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Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: JAB Club Vasco delivered a standout performance at the All Goa State Boxing Championship 2026, emerging as the overall champions and reinforcing their position as one of Goa’s most formidable boxing academies. The championship was held at Monte de Guirim in Bardez and brought together leading boxing talent from across the state under a highly competitive environment. A total of thirteen teams from various parts of Goa participated in the tournament, contesting bouts across multiple age groups and weight categories. Amid stiff competition, JAB Club Vasco dominated the medal tally with an exceptional collection of 30 medals.…

Team Goemkarponn CANACONA: Vaishnav Pednekar, a prominent youth leader from Canacona known for his active involvement in social and organisational initiatives, has been appointed as the State Vice-President of the Goa Pradesh Youth Congress (GPYC). The appointment has been made under the leadership of Indian Youth Congress President Uday Bhanu Chib, with the guidance of Indian Youth Congress National In-Charge Manish Sharma and Goa In-Charge Swapnil Patil. Pednekar will be part of the newly constituted GPYC team that will function under the leadership of Archit Shantaram Naik, the newly elected President of the Goa Pradesh Youth Congress. Party workers and…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI:: The Prisons Department has informed the High Court of Bombay at Goa that the mere presence of electrical points inside Colvale Central Jail cannot automatically be treated as evidence of deliberate facilitation of illegal mobile phone use. In a detailed affidavit filed before the court, Superintendent of Prisons Sucheta Dessai stated that although electrical points exist at certain locations inside the jail, their presence by itself does not establish institutional complicity or intentional support for unauthorised mobile usage, unless such allegations are proven through proper inquiry and reliable evidence. The department, however, made it clear that it…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Goa witnessed a rise in road accidents in 2025, reversing the declining trend seen over the previous two years, the state government informed. Transport Department stated that 430 road accidents were registered in 2025, marking a 0.90 per cent increase compared to 419 cases in 2024. In 2023, the state had recorded 423 accidents, reflecting a decline of 6.97 per cent from 2022, when 459 accidents were reported. The government acknowledged the rise in road accidents over the past five years and said multiple preventive measures are being implemented by the Goa Police. These include strict enforcement…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Goa is losing nearly 40 per cent of its drinking water due to leakages, overflow, theft and other system inefficiencies, the state government informed. Minister for Drinking Water Subhash Phal Dessai said that water losses occur due to multiple reasons including aging pipelines, pipe bursts caused by pressure fluctuations, corrosion, illegal connections, faulty meters and overflowing storage tanks. The minister explained that old cast iron and asbestos cement pipelines are more vulnerable to cracks and leakages, while factors such as high water pressure, corrosive soil, ground movement and temperature variations further aggravate losses. Leakages also occur in…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: More than six months after directions were issued by the High Court of Bombay at Goa, the Goa Police has demoted six officiating or ad-hoc Police Inspectors (PIs) who are facing criminal proceedings, restoring them to their substantive rank of Police Sub-Inspector (PSI) until they are fully cleared or acquitted. The officers reverted to PSI rank are Terence Vaz (GRP ‘A’ Company, Altinho), Sandhya Gupta (Crime Branch), Sunil Gudlar (currently under suspension), Vilesh Durbhatkar (GRP ‘B’ Company, Altinho), Sushant Gawas (SPCR, Panaji) and Rahul Dhamsekar (Traffic Cell, Dabolim Airport). An order issued from the Office of the…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) has issued a clear warning to commercial establishments and event organisers, stating that any breach of noise pollution norms will invite strict action, including hefty fines and even suspension of operational consent. GSPCB Chairman Levinson Martins said that noise levels in Goa are regulated under the Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules, 2000, which prescribe specific decibel limits for residential, commercial and industrial areas, along with clearly defined timings. “Music has to stop by 10 pm. There will be no relaxation. If noise levels exceed permissible limits, action will be…