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Team Goemkarponn Panaji: In a major move to provide legal status to thousands of Goan households, the State government has issued three circulars to regularise houses constructed before 1972, including those built on Alvara or Bhatkar lands. Chief Minister Pramod Sawant announced that the initiative will come into effect from August 1 and is expected to benefit over one lakh houses across the State. As per the new procedure, the regularisation will be carried out in three stages. First, the Deputy Collector will issue a Settlement Land Certificate. Next, the respective Panchayat or Municipality will verify and certify the structure…

Team Goemkarponn Panaji: MLA Vijai Sardesai has raised serious allegations in the Goa Legislative Assembly, calling the ongoing land dealings in the Zuari area a ₹50,000 crore scam. He claimed that land originally granted by the communidade with the intention of promoting local employment is now being converted into real estate plots for sale. “This is a massive scam. The land meant to benefit Goans by generating jobs is being diverted for profiteering through plot sales. Will the government take any action to stop this misuse?” Sardesai asked during the session. Responding to the allegations, Town and Country Planning Minister…

Team Goemkarponn Margao: The Xth Installation Ceremony of the Board of Directors of the Lions and Leo Club of Salcete for the Lionistic Year 2025–2026 was held with great enthusiasm on July 18, 2025, at Hotel Laxmi Empire, Margao. Lion Griffin Fernandes was installed as the President of the Lions Club of Salcete, while Leo Leansa Gonsalves took charge as President of the Leo Club of Salcete for the new Lionistic year. The installation and induction were conducted by 2nd Vice District Governor MJF Lion Sudesh Borkar of Lions District 317-B, who also administered the oath of secrecy to the…

New Delhi: The Government of India on Thursday clarified that Operation Sindoor was launched as a direct and focused response to a brutal cross-border terror attack in Pahalgam, carried out by Pakistan-sponsored terrorists. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), through Minister of State Kirti Vardhan Singh, emphasized that India’s actions were “measured, focused, and non-escalatory” and not conducted under any international pressure, as speculated. In a written reply to questions raised by MP Ramji Lal Suman in the Rajya Sabha, MoS Singh said the operation aimed to dismantle terror infrastructure and neutralize terrorists likely to be infiltrated into India. On…

Team Goemkarponn Ponda: The 5th edition of the Daivadnya Carrom Tournament 2025 was successfully held on 20th July at Daivadnya Hall, Ponda. Organised by the Akhil Gomantakiya Daivadnya Brahmin Youth Association in association with the Ponda Daivadnya Brahmin Samaj and supported by the Goa Carrom Association, the tournament saw enthusiastic participation from over 100 players across various age groups, showcasing the growing interest in the sport within the community. The event was inaugurated by Smt. Seema Rohit Vernekar, President of AGDBYA, and Mr. Deepak Lotlikar, President of the Ponda Daivadnya Samaj. Chief Guest Mr. Kishor Pandurang Lotlikar, Ex-Assistant Director of…

Team Goemkarponn Panaji: In a significant development during the ongoing monsoon session of the Goa Legislative Assembly, Speaker Ramesh Tawadkar has allowed a series of key questions pertaining to the Town and Country Planning (TCP) Department to be taken up, despite earlier objections raised by TCP Minister Vishwajit Rane. The Minister had previously refused to answer these questions citing that the matters were sub judice. However, the Speaker’s decision has now paved the way for both starred and unstarred Legislative Assembly Questions (LAQs) to be answered, some during the current session and others in the next. Postponed LAQ No. 1C,…

Team Goemkarponn Panaji: In a shocking incident that has rocked the police force, two police personnel attached to branches under the North Goa Superintendent of Police have been booked and suspended for allegedly outraging the modesty of a woman outside a pub in Patto, Panaji. As per the FIR (Crime No. 104/25) registered at the Panaji Police Station on 24 July 2025, the incident occurred on the night of 23 July at 9:40 PM, near the entrance of a popular pub in Patto. According to the complaint filed by the woman, a resident of Panaji, the accused — Omkar Jadhav…