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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…

Team Goemkarponn CUNCOLIM: A daring theft was reported at the National Institute of Technology (NIT), Cuncolim, after two unidentified persons allegedly entered the campus and stole laptops and other valuables from the boys’ hostel. According to a complaint lodged by Erramshetty Mallikarjun, Chief Warden of NIT Cuncolim, the incident took place at around 11 am on January 12. The accused reportedly entered the NIT campus through the main gate in a Swift Dzire car and proceeded to the boys’ hostel, where they gained access to several rooms. The duo allegedly made away with nine laptops of different models valued at…

“Let us be clear. Internet service providers cannot operate in a regulatory vacuum. If they are using electricity poles, they must pay for them. If permissions are required, they must be taken. Infrastructure cannot grow through informal arrangements forever. Clear rules, fair fees and transparent processes are not anti-business. They are the foundation of sustainable growth. At the same time, enforcement cannot be reckless. Cutting cables without coordination or notice is not regulation, it is disruption. People cannot be allowed to suffer because departments are not talking to each other.” Internet disruptions in Goa have become a routine inconvenience, but…

Team Goemkarponn PORVORIM: The Goa government today mounted a strong defence of coal-handling operations at Mormugao Port, asserting in the Legislative Assembly that all companies operating at the port are functioning strictly within the limits permitted by environmental authorities and in full compliance with statutory regulations. Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant informed the House that South West Port Ltd. (SWPL), Adani Mormugao Port Terminal and the Mooring Dolphin berths all possess valid Environmental Clearances (EC) as well as Consents to Establish and Operate issued by the Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) under the Water and Air Acts. Providing detailed…