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Team Goemkarponn MARGAO: A 47-year-old Portuguese national was detained in South Goa on Tuesday after it was discovered that he had been residing in the country without valid travel documents. The arrest followed his appearance in court for an ongoing narcotics case. The accused, Antonio Manuel Faria Ramos, a resident of Arambol in North Goa, was present before the Hon’ble District and Sessions Judge-2 and Additional Sessions Judge, Margao, in connection with NDPS Case No. NDPS/03/2020. During the court proceedings, Ramos failed to produce his passport and visa, raising concerns about his legal status in India. Following a complaint filed…

Team Goemkarponn DABOLIM: In a significant development, the long-standing dispute over civilian access to key religious sites in Vasco — including the Ram Mandir, Kali Mandir, and Syrian Orthodox Church — has been amicably resolved following intervention by Vasco MLA Krishna (Daji) Salkar. The dispute had arisen after access to these religious sites was reportedly restricted by the Indian Navy due to land ownership concerns. Acting promptly on the matter, MLA Salkar sought the intervention of Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant to ensure that public access to these places of worship was not hampered. Following discussions, the Chief Minister instructed…

Team Goemkarponn VASCO: The Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) has been conferred with two prestigious awards at the 19th National Awards for Excellence in Cost Management & 8th CMA Awards 2024, organised by The Institute of Cost Accountants of India (ICMAI), held at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. The awards were presented by Lok Sabha MP and Chairperson, Committee on Finance Bhartruhari Mahtab. GSL was adjudged the Winner (1st award) for Excellence in Cost Management – 2024, under the category of Manufacturing – Public – Medium, reinforcing the company’s financial prudence, cost optimisation, and value creation in the defence shipbuilding sector. Adding…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Former Goa Chief Minister Digambar Kamat’s recent remarks targeting the Indian National Congress have drawn sharp criticism from senior party leader Girish Chodankar, who termed the statements as “hypocritical” and reflective of “political opportunism and betrayal.” Chodankar, in a strongly worded press note, slammed Kamat for his selective outrage over the Emergency—an event that occurred decades before Kamat’s rise within the Congress. “If Kamat truly believes the Emergency was a betrayal of democracy, why did he accept the position of Chief Minister under Congress rule?” Chodankar questioned. He said Kamat served not just as Chief Minister for…

Emergency a dark chapter in Indian democracy, says Goa CM at Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas function in Margao Team Goemkarponn MARGAO: Goa Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant on Tuesday said that the nation comes first and no one is above the Constitution, as he recalled the pain and suppression suffered by citizens during the Emergency imposed on June 25, 1975. Speaking at the State-level function to mark Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas 2025 at Govind Ramnath Kare College of Law, Margao, organised in association with Vidya Vikas Mandal, Dr Sawant described the Emergency as one of the darkest periods in independent India’s history.…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: In a bid to promote mindful reading and digital detox, V. M. Salgaocar College of Law (VMSCL), through its flagship initiative BeyondTheSyllabus (BTS), is organizing a distinctive event titled Library Marathon: 3-Hour Screen-Free Reading Challenge on June 28, 2025. The event will be held from 9:15 AM to 12:15 PM at the VMSCL Library, Miramar. Designed to rekindle participants’ relationship with physical books, the session will require readers to spend three uninterrupted hours without screens or electronic devices. Open to students and the general public, the event is limited to the first 30 registered participants. Those who…

Team Goemkarponn COLVALE: Colvale Police have successfully foiled a bid to smuggle ganja into the Central Jail at Colvale, arresting three youth and detaining a minor in connection with the case. Acting under the supervision of Superintendent of Police (North) Rahul Gupta, SDPO Mapusa Wilson D’Souza, and PI Sanjit Kandolkar, the operation was carried out in the early hours of June 25 following a detailed investigation. The case was initially reported on June 15 by the Deputy Superintendent of Central Jail, who submitted a suspicious envelope to the Colvale Police Station. According to the report, on the morning of June…