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Team Goemkarponn Panaji: Two Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) were signed on Saturday to strengthen school education in Goa through institutional collaboration under the Dempo Vishwa Gramshala Initiative. The MoU signing was chaired by Chief Minister Pramod Sawant at Mahalaxmi, Altinho in Panaji. Under the initiative, the Vasantrao Dempo Education and Research Foundation signed an MoU with the Directorate of Education, Government of Goa for Government High School, Chimbel, and another MoU with Vijay Educational Trust for Ideal High School, Piligao. Both agreements will be implemented under three-year school development programmes. Speaking on the occasion, Sawant said the initiative highlights the…

Team Goemkarponn Panaji: The Goa government on Saturday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Goa Agricultural Produce and Livestock Marketing Board (GAPLM) and GMR Airport Limited, aimed at strengthening the state’s agricultural export ecosystem. The MoU signing was chaired by Chief Minister Pramod Sawant at Mahalaxmi, Altinho in Panaji. Under the agreement, a modern pack house and agri-logistics facility will be developed at Manohar International Airport, which will support grading, packaging and export of agricultural produce from Goa. Speaking on the occasion, Sawant said the facility will help ensure that Goan produce meets Agricultural and Processed Food Products…

Team Goemkarponn Margao: Konkan Railway Corporation Limited (KRCL) carried out its annual pre-monsoon inspection across the Konkan Railway route to review preparedness and assess the readiness of infrastructure and safety systems ahead of the upcoming rainy season. The inspection was led by Santosh Kumar Jha, Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of KRCL, along with directors and senior officials from various departments. The team reviewed vulnerable locations, ongoing maintenance works and safety arrangements to ensure safe and reliable train operations during the monsoon months. The Madgaon (MAO) to Thokur (TOK) section was inspected on March 10, 2026, followed by the inspection…

Team Goemkarponn MARGAO: Konkan Railway Corporation Limited (KRCL) has intensified its ticket inspection drives, detecting thousands of cases of unauthorized or irregular travel and collecting substantial penalties during February 2026. According to a press release issued by KRCL, a total of 873 ticket checking drives were conducted in February along with routine ticket inspections. During these drives, 41,522 cases of unauthorized or irregular travellers were detected, and a total of ₹2.41 crore was recovered towards railway fare and penalties. Cumulatively, during the financial year 2025–26 up to February 2026, Konkan Railway carried out 10,368 special ticket checking drives. These drives…

Team Goemkarponn Panaji: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has secured its first corporator in the Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP) after party leader Jack Sukhija won from Ward 17 as part of the Ami Ponjekar panel in the recently held CCP elections. Sukhija, who is also the assembly president of AAP in Panaji, contested the elections along with AAP leader Uma Volvoikar under the AAP-backed Ami Ponjekar panel. With Sukhija’s victory, AAP has entered the Panaji municipal body for the first time. The party described the win as a sign of the growing trust of Panaji’s citizens in…

Team Goemkarponn Mapusa: The Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) carried out a surveillance drive at Mapusa Yard and the beach belt areas to assess the safety and quality of bananas and cashew nuts being sold to consumers and tourists. During inspections at Mapusa Yard, the FDA team verified the ripening methods used by fruit vendors and collected surveillance samples for analysis. The checks were conducted as a follow-up to a coordination meeting held earlier with Mapusa Yard officials and fruit vendors, during which vendors had assured authorities that they would refrain from using unapproved ripening methods. Officials stated that no…

Team Goemkarponn Old Goa: Old Goa Police have registered an unnatural death case after a man who had been admitted to the Institute of Psychiatry and Human Behaviour (IPHB) in Bambolim since 1999 died while undergoing treatment at Goa Medical College (GMC). According to police, on March 12, 2026, a letter was received from the Institute of Psychiatry and Human Behaviour (IPHB), Bambolim, vide No. 75/8/88-MS-4800 dated March 10, 2026, informing that an unidentified male patient, Lasul Kadaiya, a native of Andhra Pradesh, had expired at GMC Bambolim. Police said the deceased had been admitted to IPHB on December 10,…