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Team Goemkarponn Canacona: Reinforcing Goa Police’s zero tolerance policy against narcotics, Canacona Police have busted a major drug trafficking attempt and seized narcotic substances worth ₹5,25,200 in a well-coordinated raid at Devabag Football Ground, Canacona. Acting on credible intelligence, the police apprehended one individual red-handed while in illegal possession of multiple narcotic substances. The accused has been identified as Walter, son of Denniez Fernandes, aged 49 years, a resident of Chapoli, Canacona, and a native of Cochin, Kerala. During the operation, police recovered 24.4 grams of MDMA, 111.2 grams of charas and 3.4 grams of cocaine from an Isuzu V-Cross…

“What BITS Pilani Goa needs now is not damage control, but deep introspection. An independent judicial or mental-health commission, transparent reporting of findings, mandatory reforms in academic and hostel policies, and continuous monitoring by external bodies are no longer optional — they are necessary. Parents entrust institutions with not just their children’s education, but their lives. Each student lost is a devastating failure of the system meant to protect them.” The tragic death of yet another student at BITS Pilani’s Goa campus — the sixth reported suicide in roughly two years — should shake the conscience of the nation. This…

Team Goemkarponn Panaji: Under the visionary leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Goa is emerging as a frontrunner in India’s healthcare transformation by leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI), said Health Minister Vishwajit Rane on Monday. Addressing a joint press conference, Rane highlighted that with the support of AstraZeneca and Qure.AI, the state has already screened over one lakh chest X-rays using AI-based technology. The initiative has led to the identification of thousands of critical lung nodules and has reduced diagnosis time by more than 50 per cent. “Goa is among the first states in the country to successfully scale AI-enabled lung…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The High Court of Bombay at Goa took up writ petitions filed by two retired Police Sub Inspectors (PSIs) of the Goa Police, challenging proposed recovery proceedings, and observed that initiating such action against pensioners amounts to harassment. A Division Bench comprising Justice Suman Shyam and Justice Amit Jamsandekar was hearing a petition filed by Shivaji Narayan Birje, a former PSI who retired from service on December 31, 2024. The court noted that despite his retirement, the authorities had initiated steps to recover alleged excess payments. Birje contended that the recovery pertained to so-called excess drawals and…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Government of Goa has withdrawn and cancelled the permission/No Objection Certificate (NOC) granted to Tirumalla Tirupati Multistate Co-operative Credit Society Ltd. for operating in the State, with immediate effect. According to a press note issued by the Office of the Registrar of Co-operative Societies, Goa, the NOC earlier granted vide letters dated July 31, 2014 and June 28, 2018—which permitted extension of the society’s area of operation and opening of 13 branches in Goa—has been withdrawn following regulatory scrutiny and inspection. The action was taken after inspection carried out by the Office of the Registrar of…

New Delhi: Bengaluru FC’s senior players, led by Indian football captain Sunil Chhetri, have agreed to a reduction in their salaries for the upcoming truncated Indian Super League (ISL) season, club owner Parth Jindal confirmed on Monday. The 2026 ISL season, which has been delayed for over four months due to administrative and financial challenges, is scheduled to resume on February 14 in a shortened format. Jindal said the decision came after open discussions between the club management and first-team players, reflecting the collective effort to navigate one of the most uncertain periods in Indian football. “Everyone is well aware…

New Delhi: India’s financial markets rallied sharply on Tuesday following the announcement of a new trade deal with the United States, which reduces tariffs on Indian goods from 50% to 18%. The rupee strengthened by 1.2% to 90.40 per dollar in early trading, marking its strongest session since November 2022. The benchmark Sensex opened more than 3,600 points higher to cross the 85,000 mark from Monday’s close of 81,666.46, while the Nifty 50 jumped 1,200 points to trade near 26,288, bringing it within 100 points of its January record high. Government bond yields eased, with the 10-year paper falling by…