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Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Directorate of Food and Drugs Administration (FDA), Goa, intensified its surveillance operations this week, cracking down on food establishments in Tiswadi and Bardez talukas for failing to meet food safety and hygiene standards. The FDA inspection team visited multiple locations including Agacaim, Bella Vista Sangolda, Mapusa, and Assagao. The drive led to the immediate closure of several eateries, with officials citing unhygienic conditions and lack of regulatory compliance. In Agacaim, Hyderabadi Dum Biryani, operated by Mushimulla, was directed to shut down due to unsanitary practices and operating without a valid Food Safety and Standards Authority of…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Goa is making significant strides in women’s empowerment through its flagship schemes—Mamta, Ladli Laxmi, and Griha Aadhar—each tailored to support women at different stages of life. With over 3.5 lakh beneficiaries collectively, these initiatives reflect a robust, life-stage-based welfare model that aligns with Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s vision of building an Atmanirbhar Nari Shakti. The Mamta scheme has provided essential maternal care to more than 78,000 women, ensuring support during pregnancy and early motherhood. The Ladli Laxmi scheme, aimed at empowering young girls through financial assistance for education and marriage, has reached over 88,000 beneficiaries. Meanwhile,…

Team Goemkarponn VASCO: Goa Forward Party President and Fatorda MLA Vijai Sardesai has launched a sharp critique of the Mormugao Port Authority (MPA) after the sudden closure of a key foot overbridge, calling it symbolic of a larger effort to displace locals and assert authoritarian control over Mormugao. Sardesai, who visited the site of the welded-shut foot overbridge gates, said the incident illustrates the growing disconnect between the MPA and the local population. “The issue of the MPT gate remains unresolved because Vasco and Mormugao are slowly turning into the Republic of MPA. The port authority functions like a government…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED), Panjim Zonal Office, has provisionally attached two immovable properties in Vasco valued at ₹1.05 crore in connection with a money laundering probe linked to the Sada Urban Co-operative Credit Society Limited (SUCCSL). The action was taken under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002. In a statement, the ED said its investigation was based on an FIR and subsequent charge-sheet filed by Goa Police, which named Uma Nilesh Hondad alias Uma Raju Helawar, the former Branch Manager of SUCCSL’s Zuarinagar Branch, among the accused. They are alleged to have…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Department of Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs has issued an advisory to LPG consumers in Goa following reports of malpractices in the supply and delivery of LPG cylinders. Officials said they had observed incidents involving underweight cylinders, tampering with safety seals, and other unsafe delivery practices that not only pose serious risks to consumer safety but also violate consumer rights. In its advisory, the Department has urged consumers to ensure that LPG cylinders are weighed in their presence at the time of delivery. Consumers are advised to check the tare weight and net weight markings on…

Team Goemkarponn VERNA: A 57-year-old casual labourer from Cortalim was declared dead after being brought to the Primary Health Centre (PHC) in Cansaulim late on Thursday night. The deceased, identified as Bijlee Singh, originally from Bihar, was employed with Marine Electricals at IDC Verna. Police said the Medical Officer at PHC Cansaulim alerted them after Singh was brought in unconscious and declared dead on arrival. During enquiry, police spoke with Amrendra Singh, the deceased’s son-in-law, who said he received information on the evening of 3 July 2025 that Singh was feeling unwell. Later, around midnight, he was informed that Singh…

Team Goemkarponn MARGAO: A 41-year-old resident of Gogol Housing Board, Margao, was found dead by suicide in the early hours of Friday. The deceased, identified as Imtiyaz Ahmed Bhavikatti, was brought to the South Goa District Hospital (SGDH) casualty ward, where he was declared dead on arrival. Police said the incident came to light after a phone call from SGDH informed Fatorda Police of the case. Preliminary investigation revealed that the deceased had hanged himself using a dupatta as a ligature on the terrace of his apartment. According to police sources, the man was reportedly under mental stress and suffering…