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Team Goemkarponn CANACONA: High drama unfolded at the Polem border check-post on Friday afternoon when agitated members of the Canacona Congress frontal committee, led by party leader and candidate Janardhan Bhandari, blocked the entry of heavy, overloaded and over-speeding trucks into Goa. The protest was aimed at drawing the government’s attention to the menace of trucks plying along the narrow and accident-prone NH-66 stretch between Polem and Margao. Locals say the situation has worsened ahead of the Ganesh Chaturthi festivities. Bhandari said the Congress committee had submitted a memorandum on August 12 to various authorities demanding a ban on over-speeding…

Team Goemkarponn CANACONA: Canacona police have booked a motorcycle rider for rash and negligent riding after his two-wheeler collided with a stray cattle at Ordhofond, Poinguinim, injuring the pillion rider. Police said the accused rider, identified as Ramchandra Kamble of Nagarcem, was riding a Hero Honda Splendor on Tuesday around 7.15 p.m. when he lost control and hit the stray cattle on the tar road. Both Kamble and his pillion rider, Lavkush Kumar of Lakhisarai (Bihar), fell on the road, with the pillion sustaining bodily injuries. The case has been registered under Sections 125(a) and 281 of the Bharatiya Nyaya…

Team Goemkarponn CANACONA: With Ganesh Chaturthi around the corner, the traditional Matoli Bazaar was inaugurated at the KTC bus stand in Chaudi on Sunday. The event was organised by the Jeevika MCLF Multipurpose Co-operative Society with the support of the Goa State Rural Livelihood Mission and the Department of Rural Development. Minister Ramesh Tawadkar inaugurated the bazaar, which provides a platform for local vendors to sell festive essentials while promoting self-employment and rural livelihoods. “Empowering women is a priority alongside the overall development of Canacona. Initiatives like these make women self-reliant, and in the coming months, the beautification of the…

Team Goemkarponn VERNA: Verna police arrested 37-year-old Antu Roy from Lakhipur in Cachar, Assam, in connection with Verna Police Station Crime No.118/2024 under Sections 420, 509 of IPC and Section 67A of the IT Act. According to police, a 40-year-old woman from Kesarval, Cortalim, had lodged a complaint in December 2024, alleging that Roy repeatedly had sexual relations with her since 2015 on the pretext of marriage, later refusing to marry her. He also allegedly circulated obscene videos and pictures of her through electronic means, thereby insulting her modesty. Roy was earlier absconding despite notices issued under Section 35(3) of…

Team Goemkarponn Panaji: As part of its roadmap to become an AI-driven state under the Goa AI Mission 2027, the State government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Digital India Bhashini Division of the Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) to integrate multilingual Artificial Intelligence tools into public systems, aiming to make governance more inclusive and citizen-friendly. The MoU between the Department of Information Technology, Electronics and Communications (DITE&C) and MeitY was formalised during the event ‘AI for Governance & Social Impact: Leveraging Technology for Inclusive, Responsible, and Sustainable Public Systems’, which brought together policymakers, academics and…

Team Goemkarponn PORVORIM: The fellowship of Gauncares of Comunidades, which met at the Xavier Centre for Historical Research on Sunday, resolved to challenge the State government’s newly enacted law that seeks to regularise illegal houses on comunidade lands. A panel of lawyers briefed the gathering on the legal implications of the legislation and fielded queries on related issues. The lawyers also urged comunidades to conduct surveys of their holdings and compile proper records, including details of encroachments, using survey plans and maps available with the Land Survey Department. Many comunidades presently lack updated documentation of their land, they pointed out.…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) has flagged widespread violations in the manufacture and sale of Ganesh idols, after laboratory tests confirmed the use of Plaster of Paris (PoP) in several samples collected from workshops and shops across multiple talukas. Of the 207 idols inspected till August 21, results for 160 have been released. While 130 idols met the prescribed standards, 24 contained calcium sulphate (CaSO4) levels exceeding 10 per cent, establishing they were made of PoP instead of natural clay as mandated. Mormugao accounted for the highest number of breaches with seven idols testing positive…