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Team Goemkarponn CANACONA: The 19th Foundation Day of Shri Balram Education Society will be celebrated on Saturday, 27th September. Founded by Ramesh Tawadkar, presently Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs, Tribal Welfare and Art & Culture, the education society has chalked out a special program to felicitated the meritorious students of Class 10 and Class 12 of Balram High School and Balram Higher Secondary School. The program will be held at Shree Balram Residential High School, Amone – Poinguinim at 11:00 a.m. The program will held the presence of MP (Rajya Sabha) Sadanand Shet Tanavade and Ramesh Tawadkar, Minister…

Team Goemkarponn CANACONA: The Deputy Collector of Canacona has summoned a meeting of relevant authorities on Monday to discuss measures following a councillor’s application regarding a High Court order on stray cattle on roads. The meeting notice, issued on Thursday (25-09-2025), by Dy. Collector & Sub-Divisional Magistrate Prataprao P. Gaunkar, called for the presence of the CMC Chief Officer, Block Development Officer, Police Inspector (Traffic Cell), panchayat secretaries of VP Agonda, Khola, Shristhal, Gaondongrim, Khotigao, and Loliem-Polem, Canacona Veterinary Officer, PWD (Roads) AE, PWD (NH) AE, as well as representatives from Dhyan Foundation, Zambaulim. The meeting is scheduled at…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The State government has initiated the process of framing a Slum Rehabilitation Policy, with a survey already being conducted to identify slum settlements across Goa. Chief Minister Pramod Sawant announced that under the proposed scheme, rehabilitation will be carried out through a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model, which will include the construction of housing units for those residing in slums. Sawant clarified that beneficiaries covered under this upcoming policy will not be entitled to seek relief under the recently enacted legislations that allow regularisation of illegal houses or encroachments on government and comunidade land. The policy, he…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The State government has amended the Goa Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Rules, 1975, paving the way for Industrial Training Institute (ITI) students to secure recognition equivalent to SSC and HSSC certificates. Under the revised rules, students who have passed Class VIII and completed a two-year ITI course at a recognised centre, along with clearing the National or State Council for Vocational Training (NCVT/SCVT) exam, will be treated as SSC equivalent. Similarly, those who have passed Class X and subsequently completed ITI training as prescribed will be considered on par with HSSC certificate holders. The amendment…

Team Goemkarponn Navelim: Rosary Church Ground, Navelim Hosts Navelim Sporting Club booked their place in the semifinals of the 44th Gold Silver Rolling Trophy football tournament with a convincing 3–1 victory over Betalbatim Sporting Club in the last quarterfinal. Navelim wasted no time in taking control, striking early in the 5th minute through Noah Luis. Dickson Ragtao came close to doubling the lead soon after, but his powerful attempt rattled the crossbar. The hosts eventually extended their advantage in the 25th minute when Sherlock Dias finished with a neat placement, giving Navelim a comfortable 2–0 cushion at half-time. Betalbatim…

Team Goemkarponn Panaji: As part of the World Tourism Day 2025 celebrations, the Department of Tourism, Government of Goa, in association with the Travel and Tourism Association of Goa (TTAG), SKAL International Goa and the Yuva Tourism Club, curated a series of experiential activities highlighting the state’s rich heritage and biodiversity. The week-long initiatives included a Heritage Walk at the historic Aguad Port & Jail Complex, a serene ‘Picnic by the Forest Stream’ in Bicholim, and an immersive Nature Experience at Carambolim Lake. The programmes aimed to showcase Goa’s “Beyond Beaches” identity by connecting participants with the state’s cultural…

Team Goemkarponn BICHOLIM: Bicholim Police rescued a minor girl who had gone missing from Kudchirem, Bicholim, and arrested a 19-year-old youth from Maharashtra in connection with the case. The incident came to light on September 24 when the brother of the minor, a native of Kankumbi, Karnataka, raised an alarm after learning that his sister, who was studying in a higher secondary school in Sattari while staying with their aunt, had not reached her native place as claimed. Following the complaint lodged by the aunt, Bicholim Police registered an offence of kidnapping under Section 137(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya…