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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…

Team Goemkarponn Panaji: Fisheries Minister Nilkanth Halarnkar has informed that Goa government has proposed setting up an aquarium at Tuem in Pernem. He informed that Department of Fisheries has already written to the North Goa Collector, seeking transfer of land for the project. Halarnkar said that while the State does not have any fish breeding centres in the coastal villages of Pernem such as Morjim, Mandrem and Arambol, efforts are underway to expand aquaculture activities. “At present, Goa has only one freshwater fish seed hatchery at Keri, Sattari, where Indian major carps and other carps are bred, and the…

Team Goemkarponn Panaji: Panaji is set to be transformed into a 100% renewable energy city under the Solar City initiative of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE). New and Renewable Energy Minister Ramkrishna Dhavlikar informed that the Goa Energy Development Agency (GEDA) has already prepared the Solar City Master Plan for Panaji at a cost of ₹3.5 lakh. The MNRE has sanctioned and released ₹3.29 lakh to GEDA for preparing the plan, while no separate budgetary provision has been made by the State government. Dhavlikar further stated that the German agency GIZ has conducted a detailed assessment…

Team Goemkarponn New Delhi: Goa’s Mormugao Port recorded a passenger footfall of 67,594 cruise tourists and revenue of nearly ₹4.82 crore from 38 cruise vessels between October 2024 and June 2025, the Union government informed the Rajya Sabha. Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal, said in a written reply to a question raised by Rajya Sabha MP Sadanand Shet Tanavade Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal said the figures reflect Goa’s growing role under the Cruise Bharat Mission (CBM), launched on September 30, 2024, to position India as a global cruise hub. The…

Team Goemkarponn CANACONA: The Agonda Gram Sabha on Sunday unanimously demanded immediate removal of five speed breakers on the MDR-49 road, which villagers said were erected without the panchayat’s request and have now turned into accident spots. Residents pointed out that while the panchayat had earlier identified accident-prone stretches and requested specific speed breakers, district authorities had gone ahead and constructed additional humps between Devaghaga and Parvem. Villagers complained that instead of preventing mishaps, these extra humps have caused more accidents. After discussions, the Gram Sabha resolved to remove two speed breakers on the Bokdamoll-Agonda slope, two of the…