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New Delhi: In the face of growing pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has taken a defiant stand, making it clear that India will continue prioritizing its national interests — including ongoing oil imports from Russia — even as the geopolitical spotlight intensifies. With India becoming one of the top buyers of Russian crude oil, Trump has singled out New Delhi as a key obstacle in his bid to isolate Russian President Vladimir Putin over the ongoing war in Ukraine. However, PM Modi’s administration is refusing to budge. No Instruction to Halt Russian Oil Purchases Despite…

Team Goemkarponn Panaji: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has stated that the Goa government will only consider any new reservation for the Bhandari Samaj after the 2027 census. Currently, the community is covered under the 27% reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) based on the 2012-14 population data. He made this statement while responding to a demand raised by GFP MLA Vijai Sardesai in the Goa Legislative Assembly. Sardesai had alleged that the BJP-led government is following a “divide and rule” policy reminiscent of the British by denying the Bhandari Samaj a separate quota within the OBC bracket. He also demanded…

Team Goemkarponn Panaji: Goa has scripted a historic chapter in Indian motorsports as ace rally driver Vaibhav Marathe has been officially selected to represent India at the FIA Asia Pacific Rally Championship (APRC) 2025, to be held in Medan, Indonesia, from July 7 to August 9, 2025. The championship, globally sanctioned and hosted under the prestigious IKATAN MOTOR INDONESIA (IMI), features the grueling IMI Sumatera Ultra-Rally Championship, comprising 12 special stages covering over 200.60 kilometers of jungle and gravel terrain. This marks a monumental achievement not only for Marathe but also for Goa, as he becomes the first Goan ever…

Team Goemkarponn Panaji: In a significant development, the Directorate of Panchayats has placed Orville C. Vales, Secretary of the Sancoale Village Panchayat, under suspension following a recommendation from the Directorate of Vigilance and an inquiry conducted by the Anti-Corruption Branch, Panaji. The suspension, issued under Rule 10 of the Central Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeals) Rules, 1965, comes in the wake of serious allegations against Vales involving high-handedness and suspected corruption. As per the order, disciplinary proceedings will be initiated against him. GFP MLA Vijai Sardesai, who had raised the issue on the floor of the Goa Legislative…

Team Goemkarponn Panaji: Leader of the Opposition Yuri Alemao on Friday raised serious concerns in the Goa Legislative Assembly over the alleged wrongful arrest of two Kerala-based Catholic nuns by Chhattisgarh Police on charges of human trafficking and forced religious conversion. The complaint had reportedly been lodged by a local right-wing activist. Alemao pointed to a disturbing trend of “private policing” gaining ground in BJP-ruled states, stating that minorities remain vulnerable to targeted harassment based on fake and frivolous complaints. He demanded a firm assurance from Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant that such acts of minority harassment and right-wing appeasement…

Team Goemkarponn Canacona: In a decisive and unified stand, the Loliem-Polem Gram Sabha on Sunday categorically rejected all 13 developmental proposals, including the government-backed Film City project on Bhagwati plateau, earlier cleared by the Loliem-Polem Communidade. The Gram Sabha resolutions clearly stated that no non-traditional use of the village plateaus would be permitted. The meeting saw over 200 villagers participating in what many called a critical and symbolic session to protect their village’s ecological and cultural integrity. The resolutions, proposed by Dattaprasad Prabhugaonkar and seconded by Prashant Pagi, were passed unanimously. The Gram Sabha authorized the Panchayat body to formally…

Team Goemkarponn CANACONA: In a major development for the remote hamlet of Marlim-Tirval, the Electricity Department has completed a Rs 5.39 crore underground (UG) cabling project spanning 12 km through the Cotigao Wildlife Sanctuary, significantly improving the power infrastructure for the area. Speaker and Canacona MLA Ramesh Tawadkar inaugurated the newly laid UG network on Saturday in the presence of Poinguinim Sarpanch Savita Tawadkar, panch Rasika Gaonkar, villagers, and officials from the Electricity Department. The project involved the laying of 11KV, 120 sq.mm XLPE underground cables and the revamping of two Distribution Transformer Centres (DTCs), one each at Marlim and…