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Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Goa Legislative Assembly Speaker Dr Ganesh Chandru Gaonkar met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and thanked him for the Union Government’s decision regarding Scheduled Tribe (ST) reservation in the Goa Legislative Assembly. The meeting comes amid the state’s efforts to secure political reservation for the Scheduled Tribe community in the Assembly, making the issue a key focus of the Speaker’s interaction with the Prime Minister. Gaonkar conveyed his gratitude to Modi for the decision and apprised him of developments concerning the Goa Legislative Assembly. During the meeting, the Speaker also discussed the proposed celebration marking 25 years…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: More than 400 alleged victims of the BotBro-MindCrypto forex and cryptocurrency scam are being represented by advocates Laxman Pednekar and Siddesh Shet, as the investigation into the case continues. The victims include investors from Belagavi, Khanapur and nearby areas who reportedly put money into the trading company. The victims have welcomed the arrest of accused Ashutosh Naik, crediting Economic Offences Cell (EOC) Police Inspector R. Sheikh with taking action in the case. They have also urged the investigating authorities to trace and arrest the other accused allegedly linked to the matter. Naik was arrested by the…

Team Goemkarponn FATORDA: Goa Forward Party chief Vijai Sardesai has hit back at those seeking to pressure him into alliance negotiations, asserting that threats or attempts to create fear will not force him to return to the negotiating table. Sardesai said he respects the growing sentiment among people in Goa that non-BJP parties should unite to challenge the BJP in the 2027 Assembly elections. However, he maintained that any alliance must be discussed on the basis of mutual respect and cannot be imposed through pressure. Recalling the 2012 Assembly election, Sardesai said he had faced a similar situation when…

Team Goemkarponn PORVORIM: Goa’s ₹641-crore, 5.15-km six-lane Porvorim-Guirim Elevated Corridor on NH-66 is scheduled to be inaugurated on September 10, 2026, by Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari. PWD Minister Digambar Kamat recently met Gadkari in New Delhi and invited him to inaugurate the newly constructed elevated corridor. Gadkari accepted the invitation, setting the stage for the formal opening of the long-awaited project. The elevated corridor has been constructed along the busy NH-66 stretch through Porvorim and is aimed at eliminating chronic traffic bottlenecks that have affected daily commuters and motorists travelling towards North Goa. The…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Goa’s Scheduled Tribe reservation process has entered a crucial stage, with the Centre’s latest directive putting the state’s ST population figures at the heart of the exercise to reserve Assembly constituencies. The Ministry of Law and Justice has asked the Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India to ascertain or estimate Goa’s ST population under the legislation that provides for readjustment of Assembly representation for the community. The move follows the Readjustment of Representation of Scheduled Tribes in Assembly Constituencies of the State of Goa Act, 2025, which came into force on August 6. The immediate…

Team Goemkarponn TALEIGAO: The Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) has intensified surveillance across Goa to prevent the supply of substandard and unsafe food products, with officials stepping up checks at both the retail and supply-chain levels. Acting on inputs from local vendors and following backtracking at the retail level, FDA officials intercepted a private vehicle from Belagavi at Taleigao carrying around 120 kg of sweets intended for distribution to vendors across Goa. During the inspection, officials found that the supplier was operating without a valid Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) licence. In the interest of…

Team Goemkarponn MAPUSA: A delegation of Together For Mapusa met Leader of Opposition Yuri Alemao and urged him to table the proposed Goa Municipalities (Amendment) Bill, 2026 during the forthcoming session of the Goa Legislative Assembly. The delegation, comprising Vice President Vijay Bhike, General Secretary Jitesh Kamat, Secretary Sushant Pawaskar and Yogesh Kelkar, submitted a copy of the draft Bill to Alemao. Quepem MLA Altone D’Costa was also present during the meeting. The group said the proposed amendments seek to strengthen municipal administration by introducing greater transparency, accountability and public participation in decision-making. Together For Mapusa particularly highlighted the…