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Power Minister Sudin Dhavalikar said the land earmarked for the IIT project was acquired long ago during the GEC expansion, and the Katamgal Dada site will not be touched • SCERT Director Meghana Shetgaonkar said SCERT has prepared 41 textbooks for Classes 1-8 under NEP 2020 guidelines; "150 teachers & academicians were involved in compiling age appropriate content with the focus of curricular goals & competency; review committee will soon be constituted to proofread all 41 textbooks," Shetgaonkar • Power Minister Sudin Dhavalikar said the Electricity Department has corrected 7.5 lakh power bills so far and aims to complete the correction of all erroneous bills within a year. He added that excess load charges and penalties wrongly collected from consumers will be adjusted in future electricity bills. • The High Court has appointed a child psychologist to counsel four traumatised children rescued in a child-begging case in Goa. The psychologist will also conduct family reintegration sessions and submit a report to the court on July 6. • Hemant Shirodkar and Eknath Gawas, accused in the Taleigao assault case, were granted bail by the Mapusa JMFC Court. Panaji Police have booked four persons for attempt to murder after a 21-year-old youth was allegedly attacked with an iron rod and wooden stick over previous enmity. • Transport Minister Mauvin Godinho said Goa has recorded a decline in road accidents following improvements at accident black spots and stricter road safety measures. He said the ongoing awareness campaign will continue till July 15, after which the government will decide on installing CCTV cameras at key junctions. • Transport Minister Mauvin Godinho said the Goa government's decision on the Taxi Policy has been deferred as elections are approaching. He said this is not the right time to take a tough decision and noted that the proposed Digital Taxi Policy does not yet have broad consensus. The issue will be revisited after the elections. • Goa recorded 19.88 lakh tourist arrivals by rail between January and May 2026, marking a 6.8% increase over the same period last year, according to Goa Tourism. • The Centre told the Supreme Court that India's 20% ethanol blending programme is still an ongoing experiment, with clearer results expected by next year. The government said there is no conclusive evidence that E20 fuel damages vehicles and reaffirmed that the policy will continue, citing benefits for energy security, farmers, and the environment. Power Minister Sudin Dhavalikar said the land earmarked for the IIT project was acquired long ago during the GEC expansion, and the Katamgal Dada site will not be touched • SCERT Director Meghana Shetgaonkar said SCERT has prepared 41 textbooks for Classes 1-8 under NEP 2020 guidelines; "150 teachers & academicians were involved in compiling age appropriate content with the focus of curricular goals & competency; review committee will soon be constituted to proofread all 41 textbooks," Shetgaonkar • Power Minister Sudin Dhavalikar said the Electricity Department has corrected 7.5 lakh power bills so far and aims to complete the correction of all erroneous bills within a year. He added that excess load charges and penalties wrongly collected from consumers will be adjusted in future electricity bills. • The High Court has appointed a child psychologist to counsel four traumatised children rescued in a child-begging case in Goa. The psychologist will also conduct family reintegration sessions and submit a report to the court on July 6. • Hemant Shirodkar and Eknath Gawas, accused in the Taleigao assault case, were granted bail by the Mapusa JMFC Court. Panaji Police have booked four persons for attempt to murder after a 21-year-old youth was allegedly attacked with an iron rod and wooden stick over previous enmity. • Transport Minister Mauvin Godinho said Goa has recorded a decline in road accidents following improvements at accident black spots and stricter road safety measures. He said the ongoing awareness campaign will continue till July 15, after which the government will decide on installing CCTV cameras at key junctions. • Transport Minister Mauvin Godinho said the Goa government's decision on the Taxi Policy has been deferred as elections are approaching. He said this is not the right time to take a tough decision and noted that the proposed Digital Taxi Policy does not yet have broad consensus. The issue will be revisited after the elections. • Goa recorded 19.88 lakh tourist arrivals by rail between January and May 2026, marking a 6.8% increase over the same period last year, according to Goa Tourism. • The Centre told the Supreme Court that India's 20% ethanol blending programme is still an ongoing experiment, with clearer results expected by next year. The government said there is no conclusive evidence that E20 fuel damages vehicles and reaffirmed that the policy will continue, citing benefits for energy security, farmers, and the environment.

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Serafin Cota Elected As New President Of Konkani Bhasha Mandal

The Konkani Bhasha Mandal has announced its new committee for the 2026â€“2029 term. Senior Konkani activist Serafin Cota has been elected as

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Serafin Cota Elected As New President Of Konkani Bhasha Mandal

The Konkani Bhasha Mandal has announced its new committee for the 2026–2029 term. Senior Konkani activist Serafin Cota has been elected as the President, alongside Ratnamal Divkar as the Vice President. Mangaldas Bhut has taken charge as the General Secretary, while Purshottam Verlekar will serve as the treasurer. The announcement was made during Konkani Bhasha Mandal meeting. The new committee also includes Prachi Prabhavalkar and Pramod Surlikar as Joint Secretaries.

The Central Committee members are Zuze Noronha, Vallabh Barve, Shalaka Dessai, Uday Gude, Shvetank Naik, Francis Fernandes, Prasad Pagi, and Gaurang Bhandiye. Paresh Chari has been selected as a co-opted member, and Konkani writer and teacher Anil Pai served as the election officer for the process.

Regional representatives were also chosen for each taluka. These include Abhijit Pagi for Canacona, Akash Gaonkar for Quepem, Jagannath Gurav for Sanguem, Suvidha Nayak for Ponda, Velanki Pednekar for Pernem, Sanath Bharne for Tiswadi, Palash Agni for Salcete, Pravin Sawant for Bicholim, Sarika Naik for Sattari, Prasad Pangam for Dharbandora, Prachi Prabhavalkar for Bardez, and Pramod Surlikar for Mormugao.

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