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Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: South Goa Member of Parliament Captain Viriato Fernandes has been nominated to the 31-member Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) constituted to examine and scrutinise the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026. The committee was constituted on Thursday, with BJP MP Sanjay Jaiswal appointed as its chairperson. The JPC has been tasked with examining the provisions of the proposed legislation and submitting its report to the Lok Sabha by the last day of the first week of the Winter Session of Parliament. The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, was introduced in the Lok Sabha on March 25, 2026.…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Directorate of Education, Government of Goa, has announced the CM-Vashistha Guru Puraskar 2025–26, with nine educators selected for their exemplary contribution and dedicated service to the education sector. The awards will be presented by Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on September 5, 2026, at 11 am during the 65th Teachers’ Day celebrations at the Institute Menezes Bragança Hall in Panaji. In the Primary Teacher category, the award will be presented to Eshwar Raghuvir Parab, Government Primary School Teacher at Government Primary School, Surla, Bicholim, and Arati Ashok Kolambkar, Government Primary School Teacher at Government Primary School, Chavdi,…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Government of Goa has notified the Goa (Contractual Employees Regularization in Service) Rules, 2026, paving the way for the one-time regularisation of eligible contractual employees who have completed at least 10 years of continuous service from the date of their initial contractual appointment. The notification, issued by the Department of Personnel on September 3, 2026, states that the rules will apply to contractual employees working against Group A, B and C posts, including those working in government departments and government bodies, subject to specified conditions. To qualify, employees must have met the prescribed educational qualification and…

Team Goemkarponn MARGAO: Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Thursday made it clear that Goa’s next Assembly elections will be conducted according to schedule, putting to rest speculation over the possibility of an early poll. When asked whether the elections could be held in December, Kumar responded: “Samay par hoga”, indicating that the electoral exercise would take place on time. Kumar was speaking during an interaction with members of Electoral Literacy Clubs at Ravindra Bhavan, Margao, as part of an outreach programme focused on increasing voter participation. Calling for an ambitious target, the CEC said Goa should strive for 95…

Team Goemkarponn Panaji: Goa’s hopes of taking control of their four day clash against KSCA Presidents XI suffered a major setback on the third day of the Dr. (Capt.) K. Thimmappiah Memorial Cricket Tournament at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. After Goa were bowled out for 332 in their first innings, KSCA Presidents XI responded strongly to post 396, securing a crucial 64 run lead. Goa were then reduced to 167 for 8 in their second innings by the close of play, leaving them with only a 103 run advantage and two wickets in hand. KSCA Presidents XI had…

Team Goemkarponn Panaji: Pilar Seminary produced a dominant performance to defeat Rachol Seminary 4-0 and lift the Fr. Agnel Fellowship Cup at the Fr. Agnel Football Ground on September 2. The traditional friendly football encounter began in grand style with Chief Guest Yatish Dempo attending the occasion along with several distinguished guests, including Akshaya Vernekar, Vicar General of the Society of Pilar Rev. Fr. Steevan D’Souza, Rachol Seminary Rector Rev. Donato Rodrigues and Indian football legend Muhammad Ali. The dignitaries were welcomed by the seminarians’ brass band before being escorted to the stage by Pilar Seminary Rector Fr. Norman Almeida.…

Team Goemkarponn Panaji: Arjun Rane, Yajat Keny, Ashank Dalvi and Aarish Shaikh secured their places in the finals of the Boys U9 and U11 categories at the Priority Gaspar Dias Open All Goa Major Ranking Table Tennis Tournament at Clube Tennis de Gaspar Dias, Miramar. The tournament is being conducted in association with the Goa Table Tennis Association. In the Boys U9 semifinals, top seed Arjun Rane survived a close contest against Ronan Menezes Gama, winning 3-2 to keep his title hopes alive. Second seed Yajat Keny produced a more comfortable performance, defeating Vivaan Rane 3-0 to earn his place…