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Goa News |Issues

Monday 24 August 2026

News Analysed, Opinions Expressed

Issues

KBM warns against change in Official Language Act

Konkani Bhasha Mandal (KBM) has warned against any change in the Official language act passed in 1987 by the Goa government. READ

Mehendale takes over as CIC, pledges to strengthen RTI

Leena Mehendale, Goa’s newly sworn in state chief information commissioner, plans to empower people with a tool of Right to Information while also working on its misuse. READ

No change in Official Language Act: Parrikar

Chief minister Manohar Parrikar has ruled out any change in the existing status of the Official Language Act. READ

GMC allowing costly 'private' blood test without approval, Govt admits

The government has finally admitted that the Goa Medical College hospital allows outsider pathologists to conduct blood tests “unofficially” without any system laid down in this regard. READ

GMC blood sample not a scam; irregularity, claims CM

Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar has said that the entry of private agents into Goa Medical College and Hospital for collection of blood samples of patients is not a scam as alleged by the NCP, ... READ

Marathi-Romi Konkani join hands to oppose Devnagari script

Goa’s unending language controversy has taken a new turn now, with protagonists of Marathi and Romi Konkani sharing a platform, to oppose Konkani, written only in ‘Devnagari’ script. READ

Ban even tobacco-less Guthka, Centre urges SC

The Centre today made a strong plea before the Supreme Court for passing an appropriate order to ban all kinds of gutka in the country saying they are addictive and harmful even if they don't ... READ

GMC begins probe into blood bank racket

State-run Goa Medical College and Hospital has commenced investigation into the blood testing row, after it was discovered that private laboratories were given access to wards to conduct blood tests. READ

Sack Parsekar & conduct CBI probe, demands NCP

The Nationalist Congress Party has demanded that health minister Laxmikant Parsekar be sacked for his alleged involvement in blood bank racket at Goa Medical College hospital. READ

Khaunte exposes inter-departmental land conversion scam

Goa government was today compelled to conduct joint inspection of hill cutting and construction in forest area with Porvorim MLA Rohan Khaunte battling alone to expose the inter-departmental corruption. READ