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Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Goa Health Minister Vishwajit Rane met Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on the auspicious occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi and sought the blessings of Ganpati Bappa. Rane also extended his heartfelt greetings to people on the occasion and prayed for the festival to bring happiness, prosperity and wisdom to everyone. The Health Minister shared the festive message while marking Ganesh Chaturthi, one of the most widely celebrated festivals in Goa and Maharashtra. Rane’s meeting with Fadnavis came amid the festive celebrations, with devotees across the two states offering prayers and seeking the blessings of Lord Ganesha.

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: With Tiatr now part of India’s National Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage, the focus is shifting towards giving Goa’s distinctive theatre tradition a stronger presence beyond the state and among international Goan communities. Sangeet Natak Akademi Deputy Secretary (Drama) Suman Kumar has urged the Tiatr Academy of Goa (TAG) and the state government to use the national recognition as a foundation for expanding Tiatr’s academic, cultural and international footprint. Kumar was speaking during a meeting with a TAG delegation at the Sangeet Natak Akademi in New Delhi on September 10. The meeting was held to discuss the…

Team Goemkarponn FATORDA: Goa BJP president Damu Naik has said he is ready to contest the 2027 Assembly election from Fatorda if directed by the party leadership, setting the stage for a potential electoral contest against Goa Forward chief and incumbent MLA Vijai Sardesai. Naik said his candidature would depend on the decision of the BJP leadership, but asserted that Fatorda would be among the constituencies where the party expects to emerge victorious in the 2027 elections. “I will contest the upcoming election from Fatorda if my party tells me to descend into the battlefield,” Naik said. Claiming that the…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Goa’s narcotics enforcement record over the past five years reveals a striking pattern: hundreds of cases have been registered and drugs worth hundreds of crores seized, but investigations have often struggled to establish the larger supply chains behind the contraband. Official crime data shows that 740 narcotics cases were registered in Goa between 2021 and 2025. Alongside the seizures, however, several case records contain “Nil” entries against crucial parameters concerning the tracing of drug sources and the conduct of financial investigations. The gap is significant because the seizure of a consignment generally addresses the immediate presence of…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: With no alliance reached with Goa Forward Party, Congress will contest Fatorda with the objective of winning the seat and not merely to defeat Goa Forward chief Vijai Sardesai, Congress leader Girish Chodankar said. Chodankar claimed Chief Minister Pramod Sawant would “100%” not allow former MLA Damodar Naik to contest from Fatorda. He also alleged that he had noticed a growing closeness between Sawant and Sardesai following the cash-for-jobs controversy.

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Congress leader Girish Chodankar said the party has finalised its alliance with the Revolutionary Goans (RG) after discussions with several political parties failed to progress. Chodankar said talks had been held with all parties, including the Aam Aadmi Party and Goa Forward, but the discussions with AAP and Goa Forward eventually stopped. The Congress subsequently moved ahead with RG and sealed the alliance. According to Chodankar, the alliance is aimed at preventing a division of opposition votes and challenging the BJP in the 2027 Goa Assembly elections. He said the possibility of Goa Forward joining the alliance…

Team Goemkarponn PORVORIM: Authorities have installed three speed cameras on the Porvorim elevated corridor following a fatal crash that claimed two lives and another accident reported shortly after the flyover was opened. Two cameras have been positioned along the elevated corridor, while a third has been installed on the descending stretch towards Porvorim from Atal Setu. The notified speed limit on the stretch is 65 kmph, with the cameras aimed at detecting speeding and other traffic violations. An intercepting radar had earlier been deployed as an immediate measure following the fatal accident. Authorities have also temporarily prohibited two-wheelers from using…