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New Delhi: The Calcutta High Court has directed the West Bengal government to hand over already acquired land for fencing along the Indo Bangladesh border by March 31, stressing that national security requirements cannot be postponed due to administrative, political, or electoral reasons. The directive was issued by a division bench comprising Chief Justice Sujoy Paul and Justice Partha Sarathi Sen while hearing a petition that alleged prolonged delay by the state in transferring land required for border fencing. The court ordered that land acquired across nine border districts must be immediately handed over to the Border Security Force so…

New Delhi: India’s Chief Economic Advisor V Anantha Nageswaran has said that the recent depreciation of the rupee should not be interpreted as a sign of weakness in the country’s economic fundamentals. Instead, he explained that currency movement largely reflects the cautious approach adopted by foreign portfolio investors in response to ongoing global geopolitical and financial uncertainty. According to Nageswaran, the behaviour of foreign investors cannot be linked to the rupee’s level alone. Capital flows are influenced by a range of global factors, including geopolitical tensions, shifts in monetary policy, and broader risk sentiment. He noted that the rupee’s performance…

Team Goemkarponn CANACONA: Defending champions AAS Cricketers, Mangan once again stamped their authority by retaining the Pagui Premier League title after a convincing 22 run victory over Nuvem Heartbreakers in the final of the 5th Pagui Premier League Tennis Ball Cricket Tournament 2026. The four day tournament was organised by the Akhil Goa Kshetriya Pagui Samaj and played at the Talpona Cricket Ground. With this win, AAS Cricketers clinched their second title across the five editions of the league. The champions walked away with a cash prize of Rs.1,11,111 along with a crystal trophy valued at Rs.25,000. Runners up Nuvem…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The National Green Tribunal (NGT), by an order passed on January 28, 2026, has directed the Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority (GCZMA) to pay a penalty of ₹50,000 for failing to file its affidavit in connection with sand mining matters pending before the Tribunal. The Tribunal has now rescheduled the hearing of the cases to February 16, 2026. The matters pertain to 12 environment clearances (ECs) granted by the Goa State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (GSEIAA) on February 3, 2025, for regulating sand mining activities in the state. These ECs permitted sand mining in seven zones of…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: PWD Principal Chief Engineer Uttam Parsekar has come under renewed legal scrutiny after a new petition was filed before the Bombay High Court at Goa alleging irregularities in the award of public works tenders, resulting in a massive loss to the State exchequer. The petition, filed on Thursday by a group of citizens, accuses Parsekar of showing undue favour to his relatives and a select group of contractors while awarding both tendered and non-tendered PWD works. It further alleges that payments were cleared despite serious procedural lapses, causing an estimated loss of around ₹1,350 crore to the…

Team Goemkarponn Canacona: Tribal researcher and journalist Devidas Gaonkar from Khotigao, Canacona, has been selected to participate in an international art exhibition and seminar to be held at the Musée d’Art Moderne, Paris, France, on February 4 and 5, 2026. Gaonkar, who has been actively engaged in in-depth research on the Adivasi communities of Goa, has been invited to take part in the exhibition of renowned artist Otobong Nkanga. His participation has been facilitated through a collaboration with internationally acclaimed artist Mel O’Callaghan, who selected Gaonkar for the project. The international seminar and exhibition will explore humanity’s relationship with the…

Team Goemkarponn Canacona: Canacona police have arrested a serial chain snatcher from Karwar, Karnataka, in connection with the robbery of two gold chains from an Israeli national at Patnem beach in Canacona. The accused has been identified as Anand Chalavadi (23), a resident of Shirwad, Karwar, who is allegedly involved in multiple chain-snatching cases across Karnataka. He was arrested for snatching two gold chains from Noa Svotisky (38), an Israeli woman, while she was walking on the Patnem road towards her resort on January 22. According to police, the victim lodged a complaint on January 24, stating that an unknown…