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Cuncolim: A 16-year-old boy was found dead at his residence in Kegdicotto, Cuncolim on Saturday evening. According to police, the incident came to light on March 8 at around 7:14 pm when 108 Emergency Services in Panaji informed authorities about an unresponsive person at Sanjay Colony, Kegdicotto Power House. The boy was shifted to the Primary Health Centre (PHC) at Balli, where the on-duty doctor declared him brought dead. The boy, a native of Bihar, was later identified by family members. Police conducted an inquest panchanama, and the body was sent to South Goa District Hospital, Margao for postmortem. The…

Team Goemkarponn Anjuna: A 26-year-old tourist from Madhya Pradesh was found dead at a private villa in Anjuna on Monday afternoon. According to police, the incident came to light on March 9 at around 12:33 pm after Rahul Singh, owner of Whispering Woods Villa near Grand Peddem in Anjuna, informed the police that one of his guests had been declared dead by an ambulance team. Following the information, PSI Sahil Warang along with police staff rushed to the spot to verify the incident. The deceased has been identified as Aniket Kumar Vishwakarma (26), son of Badri Prasad Vishwakarma and a…

Team Goemkarponn Mapusa: The body of a 50-year-old man was found floating in the Chapora river at Revora in Bardez on Sunday night. According to police, the incident came to light on March 8 at around 10:24 pm after the Police Control Room (PCR) in Panaji received a call informing that a male body was seen floating in the Chapora river at Revora. Police from Colvale police station rushed to the spot and found the body floating near the river bank. Personnel from the Mapusa Fire Station later fished out the body from the river. The deceased was identified as…

Team Goemkarponn Panaji: Drishti Marine lifesavers rescued 18 beachgoers from drowning in a series of incidents across Goa’s beaches over the weekend, including multiple rescues at Arambol and Ashwem. At Arambol beach, Drishti Marine lifesavers Sakharam Bandekar and Ganajay Sawant rescued two tourists in their 20s from West Bengal after they were caught in a flash rip current. The duo, believed to be weak swimmers, were spotted in distress and brought to safety using a rescue boat and rescue tube. In another incident at the same beach, lifesavers carried out a triple rescue, saving three teenage tourists from Bengaluru who…

Team Goemkarponn PORVORIM: The issue of Goa’s taxi sector once again took centre stage in the Legislative Assembly, with the government announcing that the existing Transport Aggregator Policy will be scrapped once a new Digital Taxi Policy is finalized. Responding to concerns raised by Leader of Opposition Yuri Alemao, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said that the current aggregator policy has already been kept in abeyance and will be withdrawn once the new digital taxi policy is brought into force. “The aggregator policy has been kept on hold for the last eight months. Once the new Digital Taxi Policy…

Team Goemkarponn PORVORIM: The Goa government informed the Legislative Assembly on Monday that it intends to avail loans worth between ₹4,500 crore and ₹5,000 crore in the next financial year under the Centre’s Special Assistance for Capital Investment scheme, which provides funds with a 50-year interest-free repayment period. Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said the State had already utilised ₹4,148 crore this year under the scheme to finance capital expenditure and infrastructure works. He indicated that the government would continue to rely on this mechanism to support development initiatives. Sawant also noted that the State had borrowed only ₹1,250…

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on Monday said India will place the interests of its citizens and national priorities above all else amid the escalating conflict in West Asia. Addressing the Rajya Sabha during the Budget session, he stressed that the government is closely monitoring the situation and remains focused on protecting Indian nationals and ensuring energy security. Jaishankar highlighted that West Asia plays a crucial role in meeting India’s oil and gas requirements, warning that the ongoing war could disrupt supply chains and create wider economic instability. He said the region is essential for India’s…