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Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Central Government has prohibited the manufacture, sale and distribution of all oral formulations of Nimesulide above 100 mg in immediate-release dosage form, citing potential risks to human health and the availability of safer alternatives. The ban has been imposed following recommendations of the Drugs Technical Advisory Board. In line with this, the Directorate of Food and Drugs Administration (DFDA), Goa, has issued an advisory to all drug retailers, wholesalers, manufacturers, government and private hospitals, dispensaries, nursing homes, and registered medical practitioners across the state to strictly comply with the prohibition. Doctors and registered medical practitioners have…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Governor Pusapati Ashok Gajapathi Raju on Tuesday distributed financial assistance to over 200 dialysis and cancer patients at Lok Bhavan, Panaji. The aid was provided from the discretionary funds of the Governor. Speaking on the occasion, Secretary to the Governor Shri Arjun Mohan, IAS, said that the initiative was started by former Governor Shri P.S. Sreedharan Pillai and is being continued by the present Governor to support patients undergoing critical treatment. The financial assistance aims to ease the burden of medical expenses for patients suffering from dialysis-related ailments and cancer.

Team Goemkarponn VASCO: Anjuman Himayatul Islam High School, Baina, Vasco da Gama, celebrated its Annual Day with the theme ‘Yug Sangam – Confluence of Era’, marked by the felicitation of former student Sneha Yadav, the only girl from Goa to be selected into the Border Security Force and currently posted at the Indo-Bangladesh border. The school magazine ‘Spectra’, conceptualised, composed and designed by students, was released by the chief guest Bhaginath Shetye, chairman of the Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education. Assistant Directors of Education Sanjana Kerkar and Samiksha Naik attended as guests of honour. Also present were…

Team Goemkarponn MIRAMAR: Thirteen students from the National Institute of Oceanography (NIO), Dona Paula, were safely rescued by Drishti Marine lifesavers after the fishing trawler they were travelling on ran aground on a sandbar off Miramar beach on Tuesday morning, triggering panic among those onboard. The incident occurred at around 10.15 am, about 200 metres off the Miramar shoreline, when the trawler, which was carrying the students on a marine study tour, got stuck on a sandbar. Lifesaver captain Shahish Ballikar, who was stationed at Drishti Marine’s newly deployed floating platform ‘Seahorse’ off Miramar beach, noticed the stationary and overcrowded…

Team Goemkarponn BENAULIM: The body of an unidentified foreign national was recovered from the sea at Benaulim beach on Monday evening, prompting an investigation by Colva police. According to police, at around 6 pm on January 12, Tourist Unit Police staff from Benaulim informed authorities about a body floating in the sea. Police rushed to the spot near the Blue Corner Beach Hut and Restaurant at Benaulim Beach, where a male person, believed to be a foreign national aged between 50 and 60 years, was found lying on the seashore. Enquiries revealed that the man was first noticed floating in…

Team Goemkarponn MARGAO: An unidentified male, believed to be around 40 years old, who had been undergoing treatment at the South Goa District Hospital (SGDH), Margao, after being found in a helpless condition last month, passed away on Monday morning. Police received information at around 9.30 am on January 12 from SGDH Margao that the man, who was admitted on December 26, 2025, after being found lying near Old Hari Mandir, Margao, had expired during the course of treatment. During enquiries, police learned that the deceased was a beggar who had been staying near Station Road, Margao, for the past…

Team Goemkarponn MARGAO: A Year-old man was declared dead at the South Goa District Hospital (SGDH), Margao, on Monday evening, after he collapsed at his workplace in Shantinagar. According to information received by police at around 7.23 pm from the Casualty Police of SGDH, the deceased was identified as Annadurai Nallaiah, a resident of Shantinagar, Margao, originally from Tamil Nadu. Police enquiries revealed that Nallaiah was working as a waiter at Leandras Kitchen, located in Shantinagar. As per the statements of the restaurant owners, Prabin Fernandes and Uday Kumar, the deceased complained of chest pain while on duty and subsequently…