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Team Goemkarponn Panaji: The government has advised all departments and institutions that accept Aadhaar for providing schemes, benefits, or services to verify its authenticity by using a secure QR Code scanner. Officials said that scanning the secure QR Code printed on Aadhaar cards, PVC cards, or downloaded e-Aadhaar helps protect systems from forged or manipulated documents. The QR Code reveals original UIDAI data instantly, including the cardholder’s essential demographic details and photograph. The feature, built into every Aadhaar, is tamper-proof and digitally signed by UIDAI. It works entirely offline through UIDAI’s official QR Code Scanner app, available for Android…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: In a setback to minorities who staged a protest at Azad Maidan demanding the creation of a State Minority Commission, the Goa government has ruled out setting up such a body, asserting that it is unnecessary. Addressing a press conference at the party office, Minister for Industries, Trade and Commerce and Panchayati Raj Mauvin Godinho said the Pramod Sawant-led government had never discriminated in extending either central or state schemes to citizens. “Demands are being made for a separate commission for minorities, but the fact is there is no need for one in Goa. We…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Goa Congress on Tuesday alleged large-scale irregularities in the State’s electoral roll, claiming that several entries list the house number as “0” and that dozens of voters from different religions and castes are registered under a single address. Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) president Amit Patkar said the discrepancies in South Goa mirror those recently exposed by party national leader Rahul Gandhi in Bengaluru. “We have found as many as 80 voters registered under one house number. This is a serious issue that questions the accuracy and authenticity of voter records. We are investigating and…

“For many local residents, the days around Sunburn meant sleepless nights and feeling like strangers in their own homes. Goa’s tourism industry has long been accused of chasing quantity over quality. Mass tourism may fill rooms and bars, but it also strains public resources, raises property prices, and leaves behind an ecological footprint far larger than the short-term revenue it generates. Sunburn, with its scale and energy demands, embodied this tension perfectly.p The environmental strain was equally significant. Goa’s beaches are already under immense stress from unregulated construction, erosion, and waste mismanagement. Hosting a festival that draws tens of thousands…

Team Goemkarponn Bicholim: Police have arrested two men in connection with a chain-snatching incident that took place in December last year at Bhamai Pale, Bicholim, in which gold jewellery worth ₹2.2 lakh was stolen from a woman. According to police, on December 5, 2024, two unidentified men on a black motorcycle allegedly snatched a 40-gram gold mangalsutra and a 12-gram gold daul from complainant Sanika Naik, before fleeing the spot. A case under Section 304 read with Section 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) was registered at Bicholim Police Station. On August 5, 2025, the accused — identified…

Team Goemkarponn Panaji: Police have booked five persons for allegedly abusing, threatening, and assaulting a man and his friends during a dispute over vehicle parking in Salvador do Mundo. According to police, the incident occurred around 7:14 p.m. on August 9, 2025, when complainant Navin Kishor Arlekar (32), a resident of Paithona, was confronted by the accused. One of them allegedly abused him over the parking issue, while another banged and punched the steering wheel of his vehicle and prevented him from getting out. The same accused reportedly used obscene language towards Arlekar’s friends, while three others allegedly joined…

Team Goemkarponn Old Goa: Police have registered a case against a man for allegedly assaulting his three minor children and threatening his two minor daughters with a koyta (sickle) at his residence in Primos Park, Khorlim. According to police, the complaint was lodged by the children’s mother, a resident of Corlim originally from Andhra Pradesh, who alleged that on June 17, 2025, the accused, identified as Gurrayya Sagli, assaulted the children with his bare hands, causing them physical harm, and issued threats, subjecting them to mental harassment. The case has been registered under Sections 115(2), 131, and 351 of…