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Team Goemkarponn Cansaulim: The Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) group in Cansaulim on Sunday celebrated the 14th sobriety anniversary of one of its woman members, while also announcing an exclusive helpline and weekly meetings dedicated to women battling alcoholism. The women-only meetings will be held every Saturday between 4.30 pm and 5.30 pm. The programme was attended by Sister Rose Paite, Dr. Sharada Mulgaonkar Patil, PSI Archana Gaonkar, police constable Mamata Dhulapkar, and others. Speaking on the occasion, Sister Rose Paite lauded the courage of the member who marked 14 years of sobriety. “She dared to say she was an alcoholic…

Team Goemkarponn Verna: The body of 20-year-old BITS Pilani student Kushagra Jain was handed over to his family by Verna police on Sunday. The family has taken the body to Lucknow for the final rites. Jain, a third-year Computer Science student and resident of Lucknow, was found dead in his hostel room at the BITS Pilani Goa campus on Saturday afternoon. His sudden death has caused deep concern within the campus community, particularly as it is the fourth student death in the hostels over the past nine months. Police said the institution’s Deputy CMO declared Jain dead after…

Team Goemkarponn Chicalim: In a significant development in the ongoing row over regularisation of unauthorised constructions, the comunidades of Chicalim and Chicolna on Sunday became the first to extend support to the Goa Regularisation of Unauthorised Construction (Amendment) Bill, 2025 (ROUCAB). The bill, which seeks to regularise dwelling houses built on comunidade land before February 28, 2014, has faced stiff opposition across Goa, with several comunidades preparing to challenge it in the Supreme Court. However, the two South Goa comunidades said the move would provide relief to Goan families who built homes on comunidade land while also generating a…

Team Goemkarponn Calangute: Calangute police have registered a case of theft after a gold chain weighing around 16 grams and valued at ₹1.5 lakh was reported stolen from a residence at Khobrawado on Sunday. The complaint was lodged by Esha Calangutkar, a resident of Khobrawado, who alleged that the accused, identified as Sakhu Lamani (20), daughter of Gurappa Lamani and originally from Shirunda, Gadag, Karnataka, stole the ornament from a cupboard drawer at her house near Charlton Hotel around 10 am. Police said an offence has been registered and further investigation is underway under PSI Vighnesh Naik.

Team Goemkarponn Betul: Tension erupted at Sunset Point near Parul University, Canaginium, on Saturday evening when a group of men allegedly attacked two constables of Cuncolim Police Station with stones, fists and kicks, leaving one of them seriously injured. Police said constables Sairaj Naik and Anup Kavrekar were on duty around 4 pm when the accused — identified as Jebiyar Dung Dung of Varca (native of Jharkhand), Suresh Hariya, Rahul Kisan and Amit Lohra (all from Betul, natives of Jharkhand) — along with two unidentified persons, formed an unlawful assembly and pelted stones at them. Constable Kavrekar sustained head…

Team Goemkarponn The Lions Club of Navelim, in collaboration with Matoshree Sevadham Seva Trust, Mumbai, organised a free eye check-up camp on August 17 at Our Lady of Rosary Church premises, Navelim. A total of 218 people underwent eye examinations, out of which 128 were provided with spectacles free of cost. Alongside, the Lions Club also arranged a free physiotherapy camp led by Dr. Nidhi Sinha, where 50 patients suffering from back pain, knee pain, and other ailments were examined and treated.

Team Goemkarponn Panaji: Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant announced that the Single Window Clearance Facilitation Center for obtaining all permissions related to film shooting in Goa will become operational from September 1, 2025. He said the mechanism will ensure smooth and hassle-free clearances without hurdles at the Panchayat or Municipality level. The announcement was made at the concluding ceremony of the four-day Goa State Film Festival, which commenced on August 14. On the occasion, Vice Chairperson of the Entertainment Society of Goa (ESG), Delilah Lobo, informed that the Film Facilitation Portal launched today will also begin operations on September…