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Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Goa is reimagining its healthcare system with a strong focus on access, prevention and timely care, said Health Minister Vishwajit Rane, highlighting the state’s AI-powered lung cancer screening initiative. “In Goa, we are reimagining healthcare with a clear focus on access, prevention, and timely care. By leveraging AI-powered lung cancer screening in collaboration with AstraZeneca and Qure.ai, we are bringing free, advanced diagnostic screening closer to the people,” Rane said. The Health Minister informed that a total of 1,06,248 screenings have already been completed under the initiative, reflecting the government’s commitment to early detection and preventive healthcare.…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Department of Information and Publicity (DIP) has strongly refuted reports published in sections of the local media claiming that the RTI online portal implemented by the department is non-functional and that the department is unaware of the issue, terming the reports as misleading and false. In a clarification issued on January 21, 2026, the DIP stated that the RTI online portal (rtionline.goa.gov.in) has been functioning properly. The department clarified that the portal was designed and developed by the National Informatics Centre (NIC) and is maintained by the same agency. The portal facilitates citizens in filing RTI…

Team Goemkarponn CANACONA: ManoShobha Kalaghar has organised a ‘Bhasabhas’ programme on the theme “Revising Textbooks” on the occasion of Republic Day, featuring two of India’s leading political scientists who will address and engage with the audience on the subject. Eminent political scientist Prof Peter Ronald deSouza will speak on revising textbooks against the backdrop of the ongoing nationwide debate surrounding NCERT textbooks, particularly in History, Political Science and Languages. His address will be followed by a deliberation with Prof Gopal Guru, another prominent political scientist and former professor at Jawaharlal Nehru University. Both speakers will later participate in an open…

Team Goemkarponn DABOLIM: Minister Mauvin Godinho said he had received a clear and categorical assurance from Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh that Dabolim Airport will never be closed for civilian operations. Godinho said the assurance was given during a recent meeting in Delhi, which he attended along with Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant. Addressing the media, Godinho said the issue was taken up directly with the Defence Minister to clear doubts being spread regarding the future of Dabolim Airport. “The opposition is trying to make a mountain out of a molehill by creating fear that Dabolim Airport will be closed…

Team Goemkarponn VASCO: Drinking Water Department (DWD) Minister Subhash Phaldessai visited Dabolim on Wednesday and held a detailed meeting with Dabolim MLA Mauvin Godinho to review persistent water supply grievances in the constituency. The meeting was attended by panchayat members from various villages, Zilla Panchayat members, Mormugao Municipal Council councillors, DWD engineers and departmental staff. Addressing reporters after the meeting, Phaldessai assured that water supply issues in the Dabolim constituency would be addressed on a priority basis. He said he was invited by Minister Mauvin Godinho to take stock of the problems being faced by residents. “I was called by…

Team Goemkarponn VASCO: Vasco MLA Krishna Salkar was elected unopposed as the President of the Murgaon Nagrik Shigmotsav Samiti (MNSS) for the third consecutive year at a meeting held on Tuesday evening. The meeting witnessed the presence of MNSS members and office-bearers, who unanimously supported Salkar’s candidature, with no contest for the post. Salkar’s re-election comes on the back of the large-scale expansion of the Vasco Shigmotsav over the last two years, during which the festival has seen a marked rise in footfall and programme quality. Speaking to reporters after the meeting, Salkar thanked the members for placing their trust…

Team Goemkarponn MARGAO: In a shocking incident reported from South Goa, a newly married woman has allegedly assaulted her husband and mother-in-law just two days after their wedding. The matter has been reported at the Margao Police Station. According to the victims, the marriage was an arranged one and had been finalised after detailed discussions held in August. However, they alleged that the bride’s behaviour changed on the very day of the wedding, raising concerns soon after the ceremony. Social activist and advocate Pratima Coutinho, who assisted the victims in filing a non-cognisable (NC) complaint, stated that the situation escalated…