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Team Goemkarponn MARGAO: An unidentified man, believed to be between 35 and 40 years old, was brought dead to South Goa District Hospital (SGDH), Margao, on September 3 after reportedly being found lying near Station Road in the Gandhi Market area. Margao Town Police received a call from the casualty police at SGDH at around 11.47 am informing them that the man had been brought to the hospital by a 108 ambulance. During the enquiry, police learnt that the deceased was reportedly a labourer and a chronic alcoholic who used to sleep on the footpaths in and around the Gandhi…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Directorate of Education has announced the winners of the ‘Mhaji Lab, Bari Lab — Goa State Best ICT Laboratory Award Scheme’ for the academic year 2025-26. In North Goa, Fr. Agnel High School, Pilar, won in Category A, while G. S. Amonkar Vidya Mandir, Mapusa, was declared the Category B winner. In South Goa, Sarvodaya Education Society’s Higher Secondary School, Barazan, Usgao, Ponda, secured the Category A award, while Holy Rosary Convent High School, Nuvem, Salcete, won in Category B. In Kushavati district, Government High School, Ambaulim, Quepem, was selected as the Category A winner, while…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Excise Department has assigned Vigilance-related responsibilities to Harish Naik, an employee whose dismissal from service in a government revenue misappropriation case was later replaced with a lesser penalty, despite an explicit condition that he should not be placed in a sensitive position. Naik, who has since been demoted from Upper Division Clerk to Lower Division Clerk, has been given responsibilities in the Vigilance wing that include dealing with complaints against employees, vigilance matters, public grievances and issues concerning toddy tappers. The assignment comes months after the Chief Secretary, while deciding Naik’s appeal, directed that he should…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Goa Government has put in place a new mechanism for government agencies seeking Comunidade properties for public works, with the 2026 rules prescribing a series of checks before such land can be granted. The newly notified Goa Grant of Comunidade Land for Public Purpose Rules, 2026 require departments, government-owned bodies, institutions and statutory authorities to begin the process by submitting their requirement to the Administrator of Comunidade. A project proposal will have to establish the need for the land and explain the choice of a Comunidade property. Details of the area required and the nature of…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Goa has recorded 76 road crashes involving rental cars and two-wheelers over the past five years, with the accidents resulting in 38 fatalities and 65 injuries, figures presented in the Legislative Assembly have revealed. The data, covering the period from January 2021 to July 31, 2026, indicates that the number of accidents involving rented vehicles has generally increased despite fluctuations from year to year. There were nine such crashes in 2021, followed by just two in 2022. The number climbed to 14 in 2023 and further increased to 18 in 2024. Goa registered 20 cases in 2025,…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Congress Party and the Revolutionary Goans Party (RGP) held a constructive meeting to discuss the possibility of an alliance ahead of the upcoming Goa Assembly elections. Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) President Girish Chodankar and Leader of Opposition Yuri Alemao met RGP MLA Viresh Borkar and RGP Alliance Committee Chairman Amol Navelkar to deliberate on strengthening opposition unity and protecting Goa’s identity, interests and future. The parties said the people of Goa were calling for unity among opposition forces and stressed the need for a united front ahead of the elections. The meeting also focused on…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Three major gateways through which visitors enter Goa have been brought under the state’s legal framework for protection and maintenance of tourist destinations. The government has notified Dabolim International Airport, Manohar International Airport at Mopa and Mormugao Port in Vasco as tourist places with immediate effect. The notification has been issued under the Goa Tourist Places (Protection and Maintenance) Act, 2001, bringing the three locations within the scope of regulations applicable to notified tourist areas. The designation means activities that can affect cleanliness, public safety or the condition of the notified premises can invite action under the…