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Team Goemkarponn CANACONA: A total of 242 people benefitted from a one-day Free Eye Check-up Camp organised by the Lions Club of Canacona (LCC) at Agonda on Friday. The camp, held at the Agonda Sports Club Hall, offered free screening for men and women. Spectacles worth over ₹3,000 were made available to beneficiaries at a nominal charge of just ₹160. While most participants were advised spectacles, a few were also diagnosed with eye disorders requiring further treatment. The initiative was organised by LCC in coordination with social worker and businessman Suraj Naik Gaunkar, in association with the team of…

Team Goemkarponn MARGAO: In a major crackdown on the illegal sale of e-cigarettes, the Margao Town Police, under the supervision of Police Inspector Suraj Samant, SDPO Margao Siddhant Shirodkar, and SP South Tikam Singh Verma, carried out two separate raids in Margao city on Friday. In the first raid, police seized e-cigarettes valued at ₹40,000 and arrested one accused. In the second operation, e-cigarettes worth around ₹4.66 lakh and cigarettes without mandatory health warnings valued at ₹80,000 were confiscated. Two persons were apprehended during the raids and booked under the Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes (Production, Manufacture, Import, Export, Transport,…

Min Kamat Felicitated by GSA for World Aquatics Appointment Team Goemkarponn MARGAO: The Goa Swimming Association (GSA) felicitated Shri Digambar Kamat, Minister and MLA of Margao, at a function held at Orzo, Navelim, to mark his election as Bureau Member of World Aquatics 2025. Kamat will represent the Asian continent for the 2025–2029 term, a recognition hailed as a proud moment for Goa and India. GSA President Yogiraj Kamat welcomed dignitaries and underlined the association’s commitment to nurturing swimming talent in the state. The compere traced Kamat’s long career in sports administration, including his leadership roles in badminton and aquatics,…

Team Goemkarponn VASCO: Acting on the directions of the Additional District Magistrate-II, South Goa, Mamlatdar of Mormugao Taluka, Shri Pravinjay Pandit, on Friday attached two flats belonging to former MLA Jose Luis Carlos Almeida for defaulting on loan repayment. The attached properties include Flat No. 406 at Prime Harmony Cooperative Housing Society, Chicalim, and Flat No. 803 at Prime Complex Cooperative Housing Society, Vasco. The Mamlatdar, assisted by officials of the Vasco Police Station, handed over possession of the flats to the authorised officer of Saraswat Cooperative Bank Ltd, Vasco Branch. The attachment proceedings were carried out after Almeida…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Goa Police today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Yoska Technology Solutions Pvt. Ltd. at the Goa Institute, Altinho, Panaji, in the esteemed presence of the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Goa. Yoska is India’s leading endurance-sports and fit-tech company, known for IRONMAN 70.3 Goa and HYROX India. This landmark partnership aims to enhance the health and wellness of Goa Police personnel by providing structured, scientifically designed, and personalized fitness and wellness programs. Under the MoU, Yoska will deliver 5,000 pro bono training plans, valued at ₹1.1 crore, free of cost to Goa Police. In addition,…

Team Goemkarponn MARGAO: A review meeting on the saturation of Financial Inclusion (FI) schemes at Gram Panchayats and Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) in South Goa was chaired by Additional Collector-II Ramesh N. Gaonkar, along with Deputy Collector and District Recovery Officer, Avelina Dsa E. Pereira. The Lead Bank Manager informed that the campaign was scheduled across 89 panchayats in the district, of which 77 camps have already been completed, while the remaining 12 will be held next week as per schedule. The meeting also reviewed progress made under various schemes in South Goa. Issuing directions to ensure smooth implementation,…

Team Goemkarponn MARGAO: A 73-year-old woman from Navelim, South Goa, passed away at GMC Bambolim on Friday morning following a fall at her residence. Police said the deceased, Jaipali Chauhan, originally from Uttar Pradesh and residing at Mandopa, Navelim, sustained injuries after slipping in her bathroom. She was admitted to GMC Bambolim for treatment but succumbed while undergoing care. An inquest panchanama was conducted, and the body was sent for post-mortem. Police Surgeon later certified the cause of death as “intra-cranial hemorrhage in a person with diseased liver and kidneys.” The body has been handed over to the family…