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— Fatorda Will Return to BJP, Asserts Naik In his first detailed interview after being appointed BJP’s Goa State President, Damu Naik speaks to Suraj Nandrerkar, Editor of Goemkarponn, about party discipline, the return of former leaders, outreach to minorities, and BJP’s target of crossing 50 percent vote share in Goa. He also addresses criticism from within and reflects on his own political journey. Excepts — Goemkarponn: How do you see your new role as state BJP president? Damu Naik: It is a big responsibility. Expectations are high both within the party and from the people. My…

Team Goemkarponn KARMALI: A 22-year-old youth from Jharkhand lost his life in a train collision at Karmali on Saturday. The deceased, identified as Praveen Kiro, had come to Goa for work just two months ago. His body has been kept at the Gomeco morgue. Police informed that Praveen’s family members in Jharkhand have been contacted and the body will be handed over to them once they arrive in Goa. The Konkan Railway Police has registered the case as an unnatural death. Further investigation is being carried out by Sub-Inspector Biplav Vast under the supervision of Police Inspector Rahul Naik.

Team Goemkarponn COLVA: Swift action by Colva Police, in coordination with the Railway Protection Force (RPF), helped trace two missing minor boys from Varca, Salcete, who had boarded a train towards Delhi. According to police, a 14-year-old boy from Bihar and a 13-year-old boy from Odisha, both residing in Varca and studying in Class 9 at the same school, went missing on Friday afternoon. The boys had told their families they were heading for tuition classes, but did not return home. Initial enquiry revealed that one of the boys had been scolded by his father for missing school, following…

Team Goemkarponn CORTALIM: Cortalim Congress leader and social activist Olencio Simoes, along with Goencho Ekvott founder Orville Dourado, has strongly criticised the ongoing land acquisition and railway double tracking works in South Goa, alleging that the entire exercise is meant to convert Goa into a coal transportation hub at the cost of local communities, heritage, and livelihoods. Simoes recalled that since 2016, several groups had been raising red flags about the intentions behind the expansion of Mormugao Port. “Since 2016 at MPT we were stating that the MPT port expansion plans is only for coal. Now again since 2020,…

Team Goemkarponn MORMUGAO: Amid strong criticism and political opposition over the double-tracking project, the Mormugao Port Authority (MPA) has asserted that the initiative will not only benefit the port by improving cargo handling and efficiency but will also strengthen Goa’s economy and enhance passenger train services across the state. MPA Traffic Manager (in-charge) Jerome Clement, when contacted, stressed that the project should be seen as a critical infrastructure upgrade for the state and not only as a port-centric exercise. “We need to understand that this infrastructure is the need of the hour, not just for the port but for…

Team Goemkarponn VASCO: Vasco MLA Krishna Salkar on Saturday launched four electric buses (EV) at the Vasco Kadamba bus stand in the presence of Mormugao Municipal Council (MMC) Chairperson Girish Borker, City ward councillor Shami Salkar, officials of the Kadamba Transport Corporation Limited (KTCL) and local residents. Speaking at the launch, Salkar said the buses would operate on the Vasco–Margao route. “This is a long-pending demand of the people, which I had raised in the assembly. We had received assurance from the Transport Minister that EV buses would be provided soon. Today, Goa has received a total of 14…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Congress Media Chairperson Amarnath Panjikar on Sunday slammed the BJP for celebrating the birthday of its State President Damu Naik inside a temple, terming it an “insult to Sanatan Dharma” and demanding an unconditional apology. “BJP speaks loudly about Sanatan Dharma but fails to practise it. Even Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not get tonsured after the death of his mother Heeraba Modi. Cutting a birthday cake inside a temple, in the presence of Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant and other BJP leaders, is an outright insult to Dharma,” Panjikar alleged. He said temples are sacred…