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Team Goemkarponn MANDREM: Goa Forward Party chief and Fatorda MLA Vijai Sardesai has assured residents of Mandrem that he will take up critical local issues in the upcoming Assembly session, including Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) restrictions affecting homes and the prolonged non-operational status of Tuem Hospital. Speaking at a meeting at the Mandrem Zilla Panchayat hall, Sardesai criticised local representatives for failing to address these concerns in the Assembly, saying that neglect has left vital problems unsolved. The session was organised to listen to complaints from Mandrem and Pernem residents. Goa Forward general secretary Durgadas Kamat, North Goa district president…

Team Goemkarponn COLVALE: Police investigating the smuggling of nearly 1.4 kg of suspected ganja into Colvale jail have recovered a SIM card from the prison cell of inmate Manthan Chari. According to sources, while the mobile phone allegedly used by Chari to coordinate the smuggling was disposed of before it could be seized, officers managed to find the SIM card, which will be key evidence in the investigation. Chari was arrested on June 27 after three men — Gautam Talwar, Samuel Pujari, and Jafar Mulla — reportedly named him during police interrogation. Investigators suspect Chari directed the group by phone…

New Delhi: India and the United States are on the verge of concluding a significant bilateral trade agreement, with sources indicating that the deal could be finalised within the coming week. The breakthrough comes as the clock ticks down on a 90-day tariff reprieve announced by former US President Donald Trump — set to expire on July 9 — prompting a renewed urgency in trade negotiations. According to senior officials, both nations have agreed on key concessions in sectors such as agriculture and automobiles. Rajesh Agarwal, Special Secretary in India’s Department of Commerce and currently leading a high-level delegation in…

Team Goemkarponn MARGAO: The investigation into the Navelim dog shooting incident has seen a fresh development, with the accused in the case depositing a second firearm with the Margao police for forensic checks. This move comes after the complainant alleged that the first gun submitted by the accused did not match the weapon seen in CCTV footage of the shooting. Following this new submission, the complainant has called on the Margao police to pursue the case thoroughly, questioning whether officers have searched the accused’s residence to verify if any other firearms are stored there. On Saturday, the complainant, joined by…

by Irfan Iqbal Gheta West Bengal’s capital, Kolkata, is once again in the news—and once again, for all the wrong reasons. The Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC) government is drawing heavy flak, not only for the crime itself but more so for the irresponsible and misogynistic statements made by its own leaders. “Didi”—as Mamata Banerjee is fondly called—is expected to rein in the motormouths within her party ranks. Last Wednesday, Kolkata witnessed an alleged heinous crime. A 24-year-old law student from a city-based law college was reportedly sexually assaulted. In a rare instance of swift action, Kolkata Police arrested four…

The acid attack on a 17-year-old girl at a bus stop in Panaji has left Goa stunned and exposed. A crime so grotesque, so terrifying in its intent and brazenness, has forced the state to confront an uncomfortable truth: the Goa we knew is slipping away. The peaceful, safe, close-knit society that defined our identity is under threat. And one cannot ignore the growing chorus—from citizens and even Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant himself that the unchecked rise in migration is playing a role in this transformation. Over the years, Goa has seen a significant influx of people from other…

Team Goemkarponn CANACONA: A 47 year old woman from Agonda ended her life by jumping into a Well late in Canacona. According to Canacona police, information was received from 108 emergency service staff that one lady jumped into the well near her residence at Agonda late Saturday evening. Police visited the spot and noticed the body of the woman- Jovita Miranda lying inside the well, and thereafter the lifeless woman was taken out from the well with the help of Fire Brigade staff of Canacona Fire and Emergency Services and shifted to CHC Canacona by 108 ambulance. The doctor on…