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Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: A social media post by the Ministry of Railways on August 31, 2025, has stirred fresh controversy over Goa’s double tracking project after it was abruptly deleted within hours. The post on X highlighted how the Hospet–Vasco line would accelerate the transport of coal, iron ore and steel, alongside boosting tourism to Goa and Hampi. The quick deletion triggered sharp political reactions, with opposition leaders alleging that the government was trying to conceal the project’s real intent.

Team Goemkarponn VAGATOR: Bravery and swift action saved four fishermen from drowning after their boat overturned in the early hours of Wednesday off the Vagator-Anjuna coast. The fishing boat, manned by Raj Chodankar (25) from Siolim and his three workers — Akash (23), Anjuli Ekka (25), and Sanjay Sekka (24), all from Chhattisgarh — capsized in rough waves. Struggling in the water, Raj managed to alert his friends for help. Responding immediately, locals from Guddem, Siolim — Brijesh Naik, Utkarsha Khorjuvekar, Vaibhav Khorjuvekar, and Sarvesh Chodankar — rushed to the spot. With the support of lifeguards, police, and the…

New Delhi: The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council, chaired by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, met today to consider one of the biggest tax reforms since GST was introduced. At the center of the agenda is a proposal to simplify the current four-slab system into a two-rate structure, potentially lowering prices of daily essentials and offering relief to the middle class. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has hailed the move as “next-generation” reform. The government expects the rationalisation to spur consumption and offset a projected ₹50,000 crore revenue loss. Under the proposed system, goods will be classified as merit…

Team Goemkarponn COLVA: Acting on a complaint lodged by C.F. Severino Fernandes of Colva, police are investigating a case of house break-in and theft reported between August 4 and August 8, 2025. According to the complaint, unknown miscreants allegedly forced open the rear door of Fernandes’s residence and decamped with valuables, including a gold bangle, a Rado wristwatch, ₹20,000 in cash and 3,000 Dirhams, with the total loss estimated at around ₹1.5 lakh. Further investigation is being conducted by PSI Nikhil Khajnekar of Colva Police Station.

Team Goemkarponn COLVA: Police are investigating a fatal hit-and-run accident reported near Bharat Petrol Pump, Benaulim, around 4.10 am on August 31, 2025. According to a complaint filed by Kakul Kumar of Carmona (native of Uttar Pradesh), an unidentified car rammed into his scooter, leaving him and two pillion riders — Raj Veer of Carmona (native of Uttarakhand) and Harikishan Maithani of Varca (native of Uttarakhand) — grievously injured. The car driver fled the scene without rendering help or alerting authorities. All three were rushed to GMC Bambolim, where Raj Veer succumbed to his injuries during treatment. Police conducted…

Team Goemkarponn MARGAO: Based on a complaint filed by Regino Vaz of Zariwado, Davorlim, police have booked one Sharook Khatip of Dicarpali for allegedly assaulting Vaz’s son, Samson, with an iron pipe near the Dicarpali bus stop. The incident occurred between 12.30 am and 1.30 am on August 30, 2025, when Samson was in discussion along with his friend Ali Khan — a rent-a-cab driver employed by the accused — over salary-related issues. Khatip reportedly struck Samson on the head, causing blunt injuries. Further investigation is being carried out by PSI Sagar Kamat of Margao Town Police Station.

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The ‘Double Engine Government’ has been exposed in Goa over its true intentions behind the double railway tracking project, which is actually meant to transport coal for Adani, Jindal, and their crony capitalist friends. Interestingly, these companies owe over ₹4,000 crores in Green Cess, which the BJP government has failed to recover. Chief Minister Pramod Sawant had misled the people of Goa, claiming the project was for tourism growth, but the Central Government has now revealed its true purpose – coal transportation. People, along with MLAs, protested against the project in a historic demonstration at Chandor.…