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Team Goemkarponn Panaji: The Public Works Department (PWD), Goa, has announced a temporary traffic diversion on National Highway 66 (NH-66) to facilitate the ongoing construction of a temporary and permanent toll plaza near Km. 476.500, between Patradevi and Zuari bridge. According to a notification issued by the Executive Engineer, Works Division-VII (NH), PWD, Panaji, traffic will be diverted to temporarily extended lanes for a short stretch of 400 meters from August 20, 2025, to September 10, 2025. The measure aims to ensure smooth progress of the project and minimise hindrances. Prominent signboards indicating the diversion route will be installed by…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The long-awaited cabinet reshuffle in Goa has gathered momentum with Environment Minister Aleixo Sequeira offering to step down from Chief Minister Pramod Sawant’s council of ministers on Wednesday evening, citing personal grounds. His resignation creates the second vacancy in the cabinet, the first arising after Sawant dropped Minister Govind Gaude in June. Party sources confirmed that Assembly Speaker Ramesh Tawadkar and senior Congress-turncoat Digambar Kamat, MLA from Margao, are slated to be inducted as ministers. The oath-taking is expected tomorrow. Tawadkar is likely to demit his Speaker’s post on Thursday, following which Sanvordem MLA Ganesh Gaonkar will…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Air India has announced the resumption of its direct flight service between Goa’s Manohar International Airport (Mopa) and London Gatwick, starting October 26, 2025. The airline will operate the route three times a week — on Tuesdays, Fridays, and Sundays — deploying its Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner. The reinstated service is expected to offer a convenient option for both tourists and business travelers commuting between Goa and the United Kingdom. The direct flights had been temporarily withdrawn earlier this year as part of Air India’s global route restructuring, which involved scaling down international operations of its Boeing 787…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Sanvordem MLA and Goa Tourism Development Corporation (GTDC) Chairman Ganesh Gaonkar is likely to be the BJP’s nominee for the post of Speaker of the Goa Legislative Assembly. Party sources confirmed that the decision to back Gaonkar was taken at a recent BJP meeting. His elevation comes in the wake of Speaker Ramesh Tawadkar being tipped to resign and join the state cabinet as part of the upcoming reshuffle.

Team Goemkarponn MOPA: In a major crackdown on unauthorized taxi operations, Goa Police have booked a local driver along with Uber’s management in the state for allegedly running services without valid permits at Manohar International Airport, Mopa. Superintendent of Police (North Goa) Rahul Gupta confirmed that the Mopa Airport Police registered an FIR on August 18, 2025, following a complaint by Minesh Tar, Assistant Director of Transport, Mapusa. The charges were filed under Sections 223 and 318(3) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 — relating to disobedience of a lawful order and cheating causing wrongful loss. The case stems from…

Team Goemkarponn CANACONA: Speaker of the Goa Legislative Assembly and Canacona MLA Ramesh Tawadkar on Wednesday inspected the proposed site for a new Anganwadi at Karvem in Gaondongrim village, Canacona taluka. Officials from various departments, including Assistant Engineer of the Canacona Electricity Department Govind Bhat, local leaders, Speaker’s office staff and villagers, joined the inspection. Tawadkar also presented the design and layout of the upcoming Anganwadi to the officials present. Local residents welcomed the initiative, expressing hope that the new facility would boost early childhood education and improve nutrition services for children in the area.

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant has asserted that the State government will go ahead with the introduction of a taxi aggregators’ app, despite criticism and resistance from sections of taxi operators. Speaking at the High-Level Roundtable Conclave on “Reimagining Goa@2037: Shaping a Sustainable and Digitally Connected Tourism Future”, organised by the Goa Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) in collaboration with Chase Advisors, Sawant said that in a tourism-driven state like Goa, app-based transport is the only viable solution in the digital era. “We are ready to take any bold decision in the interest of the State.…