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Team Goemkarponn Margao: South Goa’s police and district administration will deploy heightened security measures, intensified patrolling, and strict traffic enforcement as the district prepares for Ganesh Chaturthi, Milad-un-Nabi, and Independence Day celebrations. The action plan was finalised at a law and order review meeting on Thursday at the Matanhy Saldanha Administrative Complex, chaired by Collector and District Magistrate Egna Cleetus and Superintendent of Police Tikam Singh Verma. The meeting was attended by senior officers from the administration, police, and other stakeholder agencies. Key measures include round-the-clock patrolling in vulnerable and high-footfall areas, stepped-up tenant verification drives, and strict penalties for…

Team Goemkarponn Panaji: Goa Tourism has been awarded the Best Wedding Destination title at the Travel & Tourism Fair (TTF) Mumbai 2025, held from August 11–13 at the Jio World Convention Centre. The award was received on behalf of the department by Deputy Director of Tourism Rajesh Kale, Assistant Tourist Officer Chitra Vengurlekar, Janvi Kharat from the Tourism Department, and GTDC Manager Chandrashekhar Kopardekar. Tourism Minister Rohan A. Khaunte said Goa’s growing reputation as India’s preferred wedding destination reflects the hard work of the tourism industry and stakeholders. “At TTF Mumbai, we presented Goa as a place where celebrations can…

Panaji: The Department of Information Technology, Electronics and Communications (DITE&C), Government of Goa, has launched the Mahila Digital Shashaktikaran Yojana to equip rural women with essential digital skills for jobs, entrepreneurship, and access to public services. The initiative was presented during an awareness and training programme in Panaji, attended by Minister for ITE&C and Tourism Rohan A. Khaunte, DITE&C Director Kabir Shirgaonkar, Tourism Director Kedar Naik, GTDC Managing Director Kuldeep Arolkar, Airbnb Public Policy Head (India) Asmita Joshi, and Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) Senior Coordinator Tejas Raval. Khaunte said the programme aligns with the Prime Minister’s four pillars of…

Team Goemkarponn Panaji: The Goa Tourism Department has rolled out a Homestay and Bed & Breakfast Scheme aimed at empowering women in the state’s hinterland, offering them grants of ₹2 lakh each to start their own ventures and showcase Goa’s cultural and culinary heritage beyond its beaches. The scheme was highlighted during an Awareness and Training Programme held at Novotel Goa Panaji on Thursday, attended by Tourism Minister Rohan A. Khaunte, Tourism Director Kedar Naik, GTDC Managing Director Kuldeep Arolkar, and representatives from Airbnb, the Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA), and the IT Department. Khaunte said the initiative would initially focus…

Team Goemkarponn Ecoxim: A demolition drive in Ecoxim, Bardez, has sparked controversy, with the Halankar family accusing senior Goa Civil Service officers of abusing their authority to favour a colleague. On orders of Dy Collector Rajesh Asgaonkar, Mamlatdar Ms. J. Pereira led a team to pull down a structure allegedly built on government land by Chandrakant Halankar. The family, however, claims the property has existed for more than 50 years and that the action was triggered by a complaint from their neighbour, Dy Collector Manohar Lavu Karekar, and his brother, Dr. Chetan Karekar of Goa Medical College. According to the…

“Notably, Goa has longstanding traditions of humane, community-led animal welfare: People For Animals Goa, PAWS, Goa SPCA and others have led rabies vaccination and sterilisation drives to render Goa rabies-free by 2018, and they continue to offer adoption, ambulance services, and legal interventions. Goa’s approach underscores that public safety and animal welfare need not be mutually exclusive — they can be pursued concurrently, through scientifically backed, humane, and community-engaged models.” On August 11, 2025, the Supreme Court of India took an unprecedented leap, directing that all stray dogs in Delhi–NCR must be picked up and moved to shelters…

Team Goemkarponn Margao: Alarmed by the recent gang war in Margao, Benaulim MLA Capt. Venzy Viegas on Wednesday led an Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) delegation to meet the Superintendent of Police, South Goa, submitting a memorandum on the “alarming rise” in violent crime. The memorandum called for intensified police patrolling in vulnerable areas, intelligence-led preventive policing, swift investigation of violent cases, and community trust-building measures. Capt. Viegas also proposed a South Goa-wide CCTV network, offering to deploy his MLA fund for its implementation in coordination with police. Curtorim leader Engr. Roque Virgilio Mascarenhas stressed that CCTV coverage must extend…