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Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has called for a detailed investigation into the circumstances that led activist Rama Kankonkar to accuse Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and Tourism Minister Rohan Khaunte of involvement in his assault. The party said there appeared to be a “politically motivated attempt” to malign the image of BJP leaders. Addressing the media on Sunday, BJP state president and Rajya Sabha MP Sadanand Shet Tanavade dismissed the allegations as “completely baseless” and claimed that the victim and his family had been changing their statements since the incident. Tanavade said the Chief Minister had…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: A day after activist Rama Kankonkar reignited controversy by alleging that two ministers were behind the assault on him, Goa Police on Sunday said the investigation is being conducted fairly, without political influence or external pressure. North Goa Superintendent of Police Rahul Gupta asserted that the case would proceed purely on the basis of evidence, not speculation. Speaking at a press briefing at police headquarters in the presence of DGP Alok Kumar, he said the initial, video-recorded statement made by Kankonkar remains the most crucial piece of evidence. “The first statement has the highest evidential value.…

Team Goemkarponn CARANZALEM: The Archdiocese of Goa and Daman joyfully marked the Jubilee of Social Communications on Sunday, with simultaneous celebrations held across Goa — notably at Our Lady of Rosary Church, Caranzalem, and Dramapur Parish. A solemn Eucharistic celebration at Caranzalem was presided over by the Auxiliary Bishop of Goa and Daman, Most Rev. Simião Purificação Fernandes, and coincided with the parish feast of Our Lady of the Rosary, making the day doubly significant for the local faithful. The special event was jointly organized by the Diocesan Centre for Social Communications Media (DCSCM) and the Parish of Caranzalem.…

Team Goemkarponn MORMUGAO: Councillors from Mormugao constituency are set to raise the issue of land restoration and repair of damaged public utilities in Bogda and Sada during the special council meeting on the Formula 4 event, scheduled at the Mormugao Municipal Council (MMC) on Monday. Eight municipal councillors, along with residents and former MLA Milind Naik, held a meeting on Sunday to thank Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant for intervening and agreeing to shift the Formula 4 race venue from the densely populated areas of Bogda. However, councillors now plan to seek immediate restoration of the land and repair…

Team Goemkarponn CHICALIM: In a rare display of unity, the Chicalim Panchayat on Sunday witnessed a peaceful and productive gramsabha, where locals and panch members came together to discuss key civic issues and later felicitated Sarpanch Kamla Prasad Yadav for the construction of 1919 Sportz, Goa’s largest private cricket stadium at Verna IDC. Panch member Francisco Nunes said the meeting reflected the growing sense of cooperation among villagers and the Panchayat body. “The gramsabha was held peacefully, and several major issues were taken up,” said Nunes. “We had a long-standing problem of handcarts being left unattended in public areas,…

Team Goemkarponn MARGAO: Police recovered the body of an unidentified man from beneath the bridge connecting Loutolim to Verna IDC on Sunday afternoon. According to Maina Curtorim Police, information was received around 2:08 p.m. regarding a male person lying by the roadside at Loutolim. Upon verification, officers found the body of a man aged between 35 and 40 years, bearing injuries on the head and legs. Preliminary enquiries revealed that the deceased was reportedly seen roaming in the Verna area and is suspected to have been suffering from mental health issues. A panchanama of the scene of the unnatural…

Team Goemkarponn PONDA: A 37-year-old man from Usgao died after reportedly falling from a ladder while painting a house in Dharbandora on Saturday evening. According to police, the deceased has been identified as Sanjay Kumar, a resident of Tisk-Usgao, Ponda. Around 8 p.m., the PHC Pilliem, Dharbandora, informed police that Kumar had been brought dead as a result of a fall from height. Enquiries revealed that Kumar had taken up a painting contract at the house of Vibhakar Dessai at Pilliem. While painting, he allegedly lost balance and fell from a ladder about two metres high. An inquest panchanama…