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Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Directorate of Transport, Goa, has issued a public notice clarifying that motor cab operators can now purchase digital fare meters with GPS tracking from any approved vendor, following requests from various taxi operators. Earlier, the Department had empanelled only two vendors through Goa Electronics Limited for the fitment of fare meters. However, after considering requests from taxi operators, the Directorate has allowed the choice of vendor, provided the device complies with Rule 140 of the Goa Motor Vehicle Rules, 1991. The notice emphasizes that all fare meters must have an intact seal from the…

Team Goemkarponn Panaji: The 4th edition of the NRAI Indian Restaurant Summit 2025 concluded successfully at Taj Cidade de Goa Horizon, marking a major milestone in India’s food and beverage (F&B) industry. With the theme “Serving the Future,” the three-day summit brought together over 2,500 delegates, 300+ leading brands, and 80+ speakers from across India. The event opened with a Google CEO Roundtable and a lamp-lighting ceremony graced by Shri Rohan Khaunte, Minister for Tourism, IT & E&C, Shri Rohit Monserrate, Mayor of Goa, and NRAI leadership. Discussions spanned ethnic cuisines, digital transformation, Gen Z influences,…

Team Goemkarponn Panaji: Margao, September 2025: From revolutionising businesses to shaping daily routines, geospatial and location technologies are changing how we interact with the world, starting with the simple question: ‘WHERE?’. The 16th edition of First Friday, a monthly meetup by Goa’s Creative Community, delved deep into how geospatial tools are becoming an indispensable part in today’s tech-driven world. Held at FiiRE, a coworking centre in Margao, the session was organised by the Creative Community of Goa (CCG) in collaboration with the Association of Designers of India (ADI) – Goa Chapter, with support from the Startup &…

h Team Goemkarponn CANACONA: A fire broke out early Tuesday morning in a bedroom of a residential flat in Subhash Building, Chaudi, Canacona, after an air-cooler caught fire, causing extensive damage and losses exceeding Rs. 2 lakh. The blaze, which started around 6:30 a.m., quickly filled the flat and neighboring units with smoke. Three women—a girl alone at home and a mother-daughter duo in the adjacent flat—were rescued by a neighboring resident before the Fire and Emergency Services (F&ES) arrived. Residents also removed gas cylinders from the kitchens, preventing a potential disaster. The fire destroyed clothes in cupboards and…

New Delhi: A religious gathering in Pakistan’s Balakot tehsil last week—ostensibly a conference on the life and teachings of Prophet Mohammed—has drawn sharp scrutiny after being used to spread anti-India, pro-jihad messages. According to intelligence sources, the 38th annual Mission Mustafa conference began at 10 am in Gadi Habibullah and attracted thousands from the town and surrounding areas. While prominent Islamic scholars spoke largely on the theme of Khatm-e-Nubuwat—the finality of the Prophet—the event turned into a platform for extremist rhetoric when a video of Masood Ilyas Kashmiri, a senior commander of Jaish-e-Mohammed, was played. Jaish commander…

Islamabad: Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has admitted that India categorically rejected any third-party involvement during Operation Sindoor, reiterating that New Delhi considered the conflict a strictly bilateral matter between the two countries. His remarks directly contradict former US President Donald Trump’s repeated assertions that he had mediated between India and Pakistan. India’s stand on mediation Speaking to Al Jazeera, Dar revealed details of his meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington on July 25. According to him, Rubio made it clear that India had left no room for ambiguity in its position. “When…

Vancouver: Sikhs for Justice (SFJ), a US-based pro-Khalistan group, has issued a fresh threat to “siege” the Indian Consulate in Vancouver on Thursday. The group accused Indian consulates in Canada of running spy networks targeting Khalistanis, and released a poster depicting the new Indian High Commissioner, Dinish Patnaik, with a target on his face. SFJ urged Indo-Canadians with planned visits to the Vancouver consulate to reschedule. In its statement, the group claimed the alleged surveillance has been ongoing, describing threats as so severe that the Royal Canadian Mounted Police had to offer witness protection to Inderjeet Singh Gosal,…