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Team Goemkarponn SANGUEM: The need for greater community unity, youth participation and fulfilment of long-pending government commitments came into focus at the 64th anniversary celebration of the Gomantak Gaud Maratha Samaj held at the Sanguem Municipal Council hall. Priol MLA Govind Gaude, who attended the programme as chief guest, urged community members to remain determined while pursuing issues affecting them. Raising the issue of the proposed Tribal Bhavan, Gaude questioned why the facility had not been constructed despite repeated government assurances. “If the government cannot construct a Tribal Bhavan, how will it deliver justice to the community?” Gaude asked, stressing…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Congress has lodged formal complaints against Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) workers over a protest held at Dabolim Airport during the arrival of Congress national president Mallikarjun Kharge’s convoy. Goa Pradesh Youth Congress (GPYC) president Archit Naik submitted a complaint to the Superintendent of Police, alleging that the protest amounted to a deliberate political conspiracy and interfered with the security arrangements in place for Kharge. Naik alleged that BJYM workers breached barricades, entered the road and used loudspeakers while the convoy was passing through the area. He claimed the actions amounted to a violation of security…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Bombay High Court at Goa has expressed concern over the monitoring and rehabilitation of children rescued from begging in Goa and later repatriated to Maharashtra. The concern arose during proceedings on a Public Interest Litigation concerning child begging. The petition was filed by Advocate Moses Pinto, who has raised issues relating to children found begging at various locations across Goa. The division bench of Justice Valmiki Menezes and Justice Amit Jamsandekar took note of repeated cases involving children from Dharashiv district, formerly known as Osmanabad, who had reportedly been brought to Goa for begging. The bench…

Team Goemkarponn CANACONA: Social worker and youth leader Shubham Komarpant has urged the Water Resources Department (WRD) to undertake dredging of Chapoli Dam to increase its storage capacity and help Canacona tackle water scarcity in the event of deficient rainfall in the future. Komarpant on Tuesday submitted a memorandum to WRD Canacona Assistant Engineer Dayanand Nagvekar, urging the department to prepare and submit a proposal to the government for dredging the dam. The proposal is aimed at increasing the reservoir’s storage capacity and strengthening Canacona’s water security, particularly during years of inadequate monsoon rainfall. Nagvekar assured Komarpant that the department…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The High Court of Bombay at Goa has strongly criticised Goa Police over the nine-day delay in registering an FIR in connection with the alleged theft and vandalism at the Shree Saibaba Temple in Borim. A Division Bench comprising Justice Valmiki Menezes and Justice Amit Jamsandekar questioned the police response, observing that delays in acting on law-and-order violations appeared to be becoming a pattern. The Court was informed that the incident took place on July 11, while the FIR was registered only on July 22. The petitioner submitted that the temple had been vandalised, CCTV systems were…

Team Goemkarponn DABOLIM: A motorist had a narrow escape after a portion of a large advertisement hoarding collapsed onto his motorcycle near Dabolim Airport on Tuesday, leaving him injured and triggering fresh concerns over the safety of hoardings installed close to the highway. The motorist, Omkar Sawant, was riding towards the airport when a portion of the hoarding suddenly fell onto his motorcycle. He reportedly lost control and crashed, sustaining injuries to his legs, hands and shoulder. Eyewitnesses said the falling structure appeared to have narrowly missed Sawant’s head, with his helmet reportedly helping protect him from a potentially serious…

Team Goemkarponn NORTH GOA: Police have registered two separate road accident cases in North Goa involving four two-wheelers, with three riders sustaining injuries in the incidents reported at Old Goa and Saligao. In the Old Goa case, the accident occurred at around 11.40 pm on August 14 near Bharat Petrol Pump on NH 748, Kadamba Road. According to police, Malik Kagnali, 23, was riding a Splendor motorcycle from Old Goa towards Panaji when he allegedly entered a one-way stretch meant for traffic travelling in the opposite direction. Police said that on reaching near the petrol pump, Kagnali’s motorcycle collided with…