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Team Goemkarponn MOBOR: A major tragedy was averted early Sunday morning when 27 fishermen were rescued after their trawler capsized at the Mobor river mouth. The rescue was jointly carried out by Drishti Marine lifesavers, local fishermen, and water sports operators. According to officials, the fishing vessel had suffered a mechanical failure late Saturday night and remained stranded off Mobor beach. While the trawler remained stable for several hours, it eventually capsized in the early hours of Sunday, causing panic among the crew on board. Drishti Marine received an alert around 11:30 p.m. on Saturday, and at 6:45 a.m.…

Team Goemkarponn CANDOLIM: The International Week of Deaf People 2025 and the International Day of Sign Languages were marked with a special day-long programme at Novotel Goa, Candolim, on Saturday. The celebration, themed “SIGN · SMILE · SHINE”, was organised by the Social Work Programme of Goa University’s D.D. Kosambi School of Social Sciences & Behavioural Studies, in collaboration with the Goa Association of the Deaf (GAD), the Ali Yavar Jung National Institute of Speech & Hearing Disabilities (Divyangjan), the Directorate of Unnat Bharat Abhiyaan, and the UGC Centre for Study of Social Exclusion & Inclusive Policy. Around 50…

Team Goemkarponn VASCO: In a landmark welfare initiative, the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) has disbursed over ₹1.26 crore in scholarships to 567 wards of its personnel under the revised DG’s Merit Scholarship Scheme for the academic year 2024–25. The new norms have extended the scholarship benefits to all wards of CISF personnel who score above 80% in Class 12, removing the earlier cap that limited the scheme to only 150 students annually. As a result, every eligible student has now been rewarded, ensuring no sense of exclusion. For the first time, the scheme has also recognised sports achievers…

Team Goemkarponn VERNA: The state government has unveiled plans to set up a state-of-the-art Innovation and Research Park at Verna Industrial Development Corporation (IDC), with Industries Minister Mauvin Godinho confirming that land will be auctioned exclusively to technology-based companies engaged in research and development. Speaking at Verna, Godinho said the project is aimed at making Goa a hub for innovation, modern technology, and employment generation. “We have a double-engine government, and when there is good collaboration between the Centre and the state, we are bound to get good results. Across the state, new infrastructure is being taken up in…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Former Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal will visit Goa on October 4 and 5 to review the party’s expansion strategy and mobilise support ahead of the upcoming Zilla Panchayat elections. AAP leaders said the visit is aimed at strengthening grassroots engagement and boosting the morale of volunteers across the state. AAP Goa president Amit Palekar said Goans are “frustrated with the BJP’s growing Gundaraj and politics of fear,” and that Kejriwal’s visit would “emphasise the need for clean, transparent governance and politics focused on real work.” Party general secretary…

Team Goemkarponn CANACONA: A 28-year-old worker from Karnataka died of electrocution while carrying out fabrication work at Palolem Beach on Saturday afternoon. According to police, the deceased, Nagesh Lamani, a resident of Pansulem, Canacona, and native of Karnataka, was employed as a helper under contractor Sidharth Dhabale. On the day of the incident, Lamani was sent along with fabricator Chandan Kumar to undertake fabrication work at Palolem when he accidentally suffered an electric shock and collapsed unconscious. He was rushed to CHC Canacona, where doctors declared him dead. Police conducted an inquest and later referred the body for post-mortem…

Team Goemkarponn CANACONA: A dispute stemming from previous enmity led to violence in Canacona on Saturday evening when a man was attacked with a wooden stick. According to a complaint filed by Premanand Gaonkar, a resident of Canacona, the incident occurred around 5 p.m. near the ITI at Mastimol. The accused, identified as Dilip Kenkre of Ponsulem, allegedly struck Gaonkar on the head with a wooden danda, causing a bleeding injury. Police said the motive behind the assault was linked to an earlier rivalry between the two. The case has been registered at Canacona Police Station, and further investigation…