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The Mapusa JMFC Court has remanded Rovina Lobo to two days of police custody. Lobo was arrested by Colvale Police in connection with an alleged drug smuggling case at Colvale Jail. • The Government of Goa has officially declared cancer a Notified Disease under the Goa Public Health Act, 1985. All government & private hospitals, clinics, labs, and oncologists across the state are now required to report newly diagnosed cancer cases to the Directorate of Health Services within 7 to 30 days to build a State Cancer Registry. Patient data will remain confidential • Prisoner Rovina Lobo has been arrested by Colvale Police in connection with the alleged drug smuggling case at Colvale Jail. The action was taken based on information provided by a suspended GHRDC security guard. • Students of the Goa College of Engineering (GEC), Farmagudi, are opposing the decision to hold regular classes on Saturdays. After submitting signatures of over 1,100 students to the Registrar, many students bunked classes today as a mark of protest. The Mapusa JMFC Court has remanded Rovina Lobo to two days of police custody. Lobo was arrested by Colvale Police in connection with an alleged drug smuggling case at Colvale Jail. • The Government of Goa has officially declared cancer a Notified Disease under the Goa Public Health Act, 1985. All government & private hospitals, clinics, labs, and oncologists across the state are now required to report newly diagnosed cancer cases to the Directorate of Health Services within 7 to 30 days to build a State Cancer Registry. Patient data will remain confidential • Prisoner Rovina Lobo has been arrested by Colvale Police in connection with the alleged drug smuggling case at Colvale Jail. The action was taken based on information provided by a suspended GHRDC security guard. • Students of the Goa College of Engineering (GEC), Farmagudi, are opposing the decision to hold regular classes on Saturdays. After submitting signatures of over 1,100 students to the Registrar, many students bunked classes today as a mark of protest.

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Congress Office Would’ve Been Completed Long Ago If We Were Corrupt: Patkar

Amit Patkar has taken a swipe at the BJP over its new party office, alleging that the saffron party's office was built using money ear

22nd Aug 2026 • 10 hours ago • 151 views

Former Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) president Amit Patkar has taken a swipe at the BJP over its new party office, alleging that the saffron party's office was built using money earned through corruption.
Patkar said the Congress office was ready, with only the payment-related formalities remaining.
Taking a dig at the BJP, Patkar claimed that had the Congress indulged in corruption, its party office would have been completed long ago.

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