FRIDAY, 18 SEPTEMBER 2026

4 K’taka tourists, 2 Russians, among 9 rescued at beaches over weekend

Four tourists from Karnataka were rescued, in two separate incidents, off Calangute beach by Drishti Marine lifesavers over the weekend. Two Russians and three domestic tourists from Kolkata were also rescued in separate incidents after being caught in rip currents off Sinquerim and Agonda beaches.

In a double rescue at Calangute beach two men from Karnataka who walked into the sea at night, were rescued by lifesavers on duty Subham Mukhiya, Manoj Manjhi, Narendra Kubal, Biliyam Surim and beach marshal Yogendra Yadav, with a rescue tube and safely brought back to shore. In another incident, two Karnataka men were caught in a rip current. They were rescued by lifesavers Shivam Rajbhar and Chhrap Mestri.

In a triple rescue at Agonda beach two women and one man from Kolkata, who were caught in a rip current and began drowning, were rescued by lifesaver Vikas Velip using a surfboard.

Two Russian women caught in a rip current at Sinquerim beach were rescued by lifesaver Santosh Linda using a rescue board. They were part of a group of five women who were swimming near the rip current, three of whom managed to reach the shore safely.

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GIDC reforms aim for faster, fairer project clearances

Weekly open meetings, rule-based reviews, online tools introduced

The Goan Network
Published Oct 14, 2025, 12:33 AM IST
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PANAJITo speed up industrial clearances and make the process more transparent, the Goa Industrial Development Corporation (Goa-IDC) has announced that its technical clearance meetings will now be held every week instead of every two weeks. The meetings will also be open to stakeholders, replacing the earlier closed-door format.This change is part of the Online Building Plan Approval System (OBPAS), which the GIDC describes as a major step towards faster, fair, and…

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