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Team Goemkarponn CORTALIM: In a twin initiative aimed at empowering women and supporting the farming community, Cortalim MLA Anton Vas on Monday distributed sanction orders under the Laadli Laxmi and Gruha Adhaar schemes to 64 beneficiaries, while also inaugurating a horticulture outlet under the Cortalim Agriculture Marketing Co-operative Society Ltd. The event, held in the presence of ZP member Merciana Vas and local residents, saw 36 Laadli Laxmi and 28 Gruha Adhaar sanction letters being handed over. “We placed our request before Health Minister Vishwajeet Rane and he promptly cleared it. Today, 64 women have benefitted,” Vas said, adding that…

Team Goemkarponn MAPUSA: Aldona Congress MLA Adv. Carlos Alvares Ferreira has come down heavily on the Goa government after a large section of the false ceiling at the Peddem Indoor Stadium collapsed, exposing what he alleged to be shoddy work and possible misuse of public funds. Ferreira, who inspected the site late Monday evening, demanded a full-fledged inquiry and strict accountability for the incident. “I demand that there be an inquiry into this and that it be restored. If it is the contractor’s fault, the repair should be done at the contractor’s cost and the money recovered. If not, then…

Team Goemkarponn MAPUSA: The Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) has intensified its monitoring of Food Business Operators (FBOs) across the State, with surprise inspections and revisits to units checked over the past six months. During the drive, seven units were penalised with fines and immediate closures for non-compliance. Chicken shops operating without mandatory registration in Housing Board, Mapusa, were fined between ₹10,000 and ₹20,000 by the Designated Officer, North Goa. In addition, two sweet manufacturers were directed to suspend operations, while farsan items worth ₹30,000, allegedly sourced from Banda, Maharashtra without proper labelling, were detained. The FDA said it is…

Team Goemkarponn VASCO: Cortalim Congress leader Olencio Simoes on Monday demanded that a Special Investigation Team (SIT) be constituted to probe the recurring and disturbing deaths of students at the BITS Pilani K.K. Birla Goa Campus, where four tragic deaths have occurred in less than a year. Speaking to reporters, Simoes said the repeated incidents had created an alarming situation. “This disturbing pattern has raised deep concerns among parents, students and the general public. It is imperative to ascertain whether these deaths are linked to academic stress and institutional pressure, exposure to drugs or other illegal substances, or consumption of…

Team Goemkarponn VERNA: A delegation of Congress leaders on Monday met the Police Inspector of Verna Police Station to discuss the recent death of a student at BITS Pilani Goa campus, the fourth such case in nine months. The delegation comprised Goa Pradesh Youth Congress Working President Mahesh Nadar, Goa Congress OBC Chairman Nitin Chopdekar, Jawahar Bal Manch Chairperson Pelagia Raposa, Goa Congress Minority Department Chairman Niazi Shaikh, and Cortalim Congress Block President Peter D’Souza. In a press release issued later, the Congress described the repeated student deaths as a “signal of a broken system” and held the institution responsible…

Team Goemkarponn VASCO: Residents of New Vaddem have welcomed Chief Minister Pramod Sawant’s announcement to legalize houses constructed on Communidade and government land, calling it a long-awaited relief for hundreds of families. At a press conference, the residents expressed gratitude to the CM, saying this was the first time a government had genuinely considered their well-being, allowing them to proudly say “Mhaje Ghar.” They urged Communidade bodies to extend full support to the Regularisation of Unauthorised Construction Amendment Bill, stressing that the move would benefit a large number of people who have been paying taxes despite their homes being tagged…

“Parra Panchayat has reminded us that resistance is possible. By putting strict curbs on construction—limiting buildings to two storeys, refusing arbitrary changes in zoning, and rejecting projects that burden already fragile infrastructure—Parra has taken a stand that is both courageous and necessary. Just as important, it has moved to protect the things that truly make a village what it is: its water bodies, its heritage trees, its Portuguese-era homes, and the fragile balance between people and their land. Decisions will now be made with the involvement of experts and, most importantly, with the blessing of the gram sabha. This is…