Author: Team Admin

“The responsibility does not end at the panchayat level. The rot travels upward to the Directorate of Panchayats and ultimately to Panchayat Minister Mauvin Godinho and his ministry. This department is empowered to discipline errant sarpanchs, audit the functioning of panchayats, and ensure accountability at the grassroots. Yet its track record is one of lethargy and selective action. It intervenes only when forced by court orders or when a controversy grows too large to ignore. In the meantime, illegalities thrive under its watch.” The High Court of Bombay at Goa’s order against illegal constructions in Arambol is not just…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Economic Offences Cell (EOC) of Goa Police has filed a case against six persons connected to a Mumbai-based financial firm, accused of duping Goan investors to the tune of ₹4.57 crore. Investigators said the accused enticed people with promises of unusually high returns, backing their claims with forged documents and flashy presentations to give the company an air of authenticity. To win confidence, the firm initially made small payments to early investors, but soon stopped all transactions and severed contact. The police are now tracing the flow of money through bank records and company accounts, while…

Team Goemkarponn CANACONA: Canacona Municipal Councilor Shubham Komarpant has submitted a memorandum to Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant, pressing for special legislation to protect the houses and ancestral land of local residents in coastal Canacona. Komarpant, who called on the Chief Minister at his Sankhali residence on Saturday morning, warned that native Goans’ land and homes are increasingly under threat. He cautioned that without protective laws, outside builders, resort owners, and land grabbers will continue to buy up local property, sidelining the interests of Goenkars. He stressed that such practices are already widespread across Goa and need immediate legislative intervention…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Government of India has invited applications for the Central Sector Scheme of Scholarship for College and University Students (PM-USP CSSS), being implemented through the National Scholarship Portal (NSP). The scheme supports meritorious students who have cleared their Higher Secondary Examination and are pursuing higher education in recognized colleges or universities across the country. Students must apply online at https://scholarships.gov.in, ensuring that all details are correctly filled and required documents uploaded. Applications must also be verified in time by the respective Institute Nodal Officer (INO). The scholarship is open to fresh applicants (first-year students) as well as…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has provisionally attached 15 properties across Bardez taluka in connection with a multi-crore land scam under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. According to officials, the scam involved forged wills, fabricated genealogies, and tampered inventory records to create false heirs and transfer ownership of prime land “on paper” to outsiders and influential interests. The attached properties are located in Revora, Anjuna, Mapusa, Nadora, Camurlim, and Parra, with an estimated value running into several crores. Investigators have termed the operation as a systematic case of “land laundering,” where Goa’s high-value coastal land was exploited…

Team Goemkarponn PORVORIM: Secretary (Co-operation) Yatindra Maralkar, IAS, convened a joint meeting with various line departments at the Secretariat in Porvorim to chart out collaborative strategies for strengthening the cooperative sector in the State. The discussion brought together officials from the Registrar of Cooperative Societies, Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services, Goa Biodiversity Board, Rural Development Agency, Directorate of Panchayats, Directorate of Municipal Administration, Directorate of Handicrafts, Textile and Coir, Directorate of Fisheries, along with representatives of Sahakar Bharathi. The meeting focused on harnessing cross-departmental support to expand the scope of cooperative initiatives across sectors, aiming to enhance rural…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The post-mortem report of the recently deceased BITS Pilani-Goa campus student has revealed that the death was not a case of suicide but the result of health neglect. Dr. Madhu Ghodkirekar, who conducted the autopsy, confirmed that the student, who was on anti-depression medication, vomited in his sleep. The vomit entered his windpipe, causing suffocation and leading to his death while asleep. Dr. Ghodkirekar stressed that many elite educational institutions fail to provide adequate mental healthcare and attention to their students. He noted that of the five student deaths reported at BITS Pilani in the past year,…