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Team Goemkarponn Panaji: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has identified five additional political parties from Goa for potential removal from its list of Registered Unrecognised Political Parties (RUPPs), as part of an ongoing nationwide effort to clean up the political registry and enhance electoral transparency. This second phase targets 476 RUPPs across India, following the Commission’s August 9 action that saw 334 parties struck off the rolls, including four Goa-based groups — Goa Nationalist Party, Goa Praja Party, Goemcarancho Otrec Asro, and United Goans Party. The total number of RUPPs has now been reduced from 2,854 to 2,520.…

Team Goemkarponn Bicholim: Ona village in Maulinguem panchayat witnessed a tense situation when residents protested against a house survey being conducted by officials under police escort. The survey team, led by the Mamlatdar and Talathi, had arrived unexpectedly in Ona village to carry out the survey as part of compliance with a court directive. However, the sudden visit without prior intimation sparked strong resistance from the villagers, who questioned the legality of the survey and demanded proper notice. The confrontation escalated in the presence of a significant police contingent, heightening the tensions between officials and residents. Mayem MLA Premendra…

Team Goemkarponn Seraulim: Former Seraulim Sarpanch Joaquim Dias has accused local officials of registering nearly 100 illegal voters at commercial premises operating as bars and restaurants in the village, triggering demands for a thorough investigation and action against responsible officials. Dias, supported by advocate Radharao Gracias, revealed that around 80 voters are registered under House No. 81/B — a bar and restaurant — with another 20 voters listed at a second bar owned by the same family. These properties belong to Camilo Dourado, father of Leslie Dourado, the sitting Deputy Sarpanch of Seraulim, adding a political dimension to the…

Team Goemkarponn Panaji: The Goa government has confirmed that six Non-Resident Goans (NRGs) and Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) have fallen victim to illegal or fraudulent sales of their ancestral properties in the state over the past five years. Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said a Special Investigation Team (SIT) was constituted in June 2022 to probe complaints and FIRs related to illegal land transfers and land grabbing through forged documents. Sawant informed that, pending new legislation, the state has designated special district-level courts in Panaji and Margao to deal exclusively with land grabbing cases for faster disposal. On issues faced by…

Team Goemkarponn Panaji: The Goa government has constructed 2,017 Individual Household Toilets (IHHL) in the last three years under the Public Works Department’s sewerage divisions, with 483 units still pending, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant informed the Assembly. Sawant said that from April 1, 2023, to May 31, 2025, a total of 2,500 toilets were sanctioned under the State Infrastructure Development Corporation of Goa Ltd (SIDCGL) jurisdiction, of which over 80 per cent have been completed. Pending units will be taken up as and when applications are received on the IHHL portal, he said. Goa was officially declared Open Defecation…

Team Goemkarponn Panaji: The Directorate of Transport has issued a total of 68,492 challans to drivers of two-wheelers and four-wheelers across Goa between January 1 and July 2024, excluding checkpost violations. Of these, 20,468 challans were slapped on two-wheeler riders and 48,024 on four-wheeler drivers, Transport Minister Mauvin Godinho informed the Assembly on Wednesday. Minister said the details of violators, including names, addresses, traffic rule breaches and fines collected, are listed in Annexure A of the reply. Godinho said driving licences are being suspended under Section 19 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, and Rule 21 of the Central…

Team Goemkarponn Panaji: Civil courts across Goa have received 2,954 marriage and divorce-related petitions from January 2022 to June 2025, with Salcete taluka alone accounting for nearly a third of the total cases, official data shows. According to figures presented by Law and Judiciary Minister Aleixo Sequeira, Salcete topped the list with 994 petitions, followed by Bardez with 692, and Tiswadi with 347. The statistics further reveal that as of June this year, 2,237 matrimonial cases — including those related to child custody, domestic violence, and maintenance — remain pending across various talukas. Bardez leads with 696 pending cases,…