Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: A condolence meeting in memory of late Ravi Naik will be held on October 19, 2025, at 10:30 a.m. at the Kala Academy auditorium, Panaji. Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant has appealed to all well-wishers and admirers of the late leader to attend the meeting and pay their respects.
Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Goa’s young cricketers continued their strong run at the 30th Sub-Junior National Tennis Ball Cricket Championship being held in Dausa, Rajasthan, from October 14 to 17, 2025. The Goa girls’ team stormed into the final with an unbeaten record, while the boys booked a place in the semifinals after a series of impressive wins on Day 3 of the tournament. In the girls’ league stage, Goa began their campaign with a dominant seven-wicket win over Kerala. Bowling first, Goa restricted Kerala to 22 runs in six overs, with Ayushi Shrivastav, Sandhya Rai, and Purva Gawde sharing…
Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Goa’s leading badminton talents are gearing up for the State Badminton Ranking Tournament 2025, which will take place on October 18 and 19 at the Indoor Stadium, Campal, Panaji. Organised by Shuttlers Club and Morning Badminton Club under the aegis of the Goa Badminton Association and the Sports Authority of Goa, this event marks the third and final state ranking competition of the season. It will also serve as the official selection tournament to determine Goa’s squad for the Yonex–Sunrise 87th Senior National Badminton Championships, set to be held from December 22 to 28 in Vijayawada,…
Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Goa government has announced a complete freeze on the boundaries of all administrative units from December 31, 2025, in preparation for the upcoming Population Census 2027. The notification, issued by the Directorate of Planning, Statistics and Evaluation under the Department of Planning, specifies that no changes will be permitted to the limits of municipalities, revenue villages, tehsils, sub-divisions, or districts after the cut-off date. Any modifications or realignments must be finalized and implemented before December 31, 2025. Once frozen, these boundaries will serve as the official reference for Census 2027 operations. This directive aligns with…
Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Goa government has issued the Goa Police Service (First Amendment) Rules, 2025, raising the upper age limit for direct recruitment to the post of Deputy Superintendent of Police (DySP) from 30 to 40 years. The amendment also allows the government to relax the upper age limit up to 45 years for government employees and other notified categories. The notification, prepared in consultation with the Goa Public Service Commission (GPSC), includes several other changes to the Goa Police Service Rules, 2022. Under the new provisions, 60% of vacancies in the Junior Scale (DySP level) will now…
Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Elected representatives from several constituencies in Goa on Thursday voiced strong opposition before the Supreme Court-appointed Central Empowered Committee (CEC) against the proposal to declare the Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary and its surrounding areas as a tiger reserve. The CEC held its second round of consultations in Goa, engaging with government officials, petitioner Goa Foundation, environmentalists, MLAs from Valpoi, Poriem, Sanguem, Quepem, Sanvordem and Canacona, and other stakeholders to assess the feasibility of the proposal. While the Goa government maintained that the Mhadei region functions merely as a tiger corridor between Maharashtra and Karnataka and lacks scientific…
Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Goa Association of Resident Doctors (GARD) recently met Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant to discuss the revision and enhancement of stipends for resident doctors at Goa Medical College (GMC). GARD representatives highlighted that the stipend for postgraduate doctors has not been revised since 2015, stressing the urgent need for an update to match inflation and workload. They also pointed out that many residents are the sole earners for their families, making the revision crucial. The association noted that other states currently offer stipends of around ₹1 lakh, while in Goa the process has remained stagnant,…
