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Team Goemkarponn Panaji: The Goa Tourism Development Corporation (GTDC) has announced a special Monsoon Trekking Expedition to the scenic Tambdi Surla Waterfalls, scheduled for Sunday, June 29, 2025. Set within the heart of the Bhagwan Mahaveer Wildlife Sanctuary, the Tambdi Surla waterfall is a breathtaking monsoon attraction surrounded by dense forest, flowing streams, and abundant biodiversity. As part of the experience, participants will also get the chance to explore the historic 12th-century Shiva Temple at Tambdi Surla—one of Goa’s oldest temples. The trail from the temple to the waterfalls offers a moderately challenging 90-minute trek (one way), ideal for nature…

Team Goemkarponn Panaji: A total of 45 children found new homes in 2024–25 through the State Adoption Resource Agency (SARA) in Goa, under the Child Protection and Rehabilitation Mission Vatsalya. All adoptions were carried out legally and transparently in accordance with the guidelines laid down by the Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA), ensuring that the child’s best interests were prioritized at every step. The initiative reflects the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to guarantee every child a right to love, care, and a secure future. Mission Vatsalya focuses on the rehabilitation and protection of vulnerable children—those who are orphaned,…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Bombay High Court at Goa has issued notices to all respondents in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging the government’s decision to lease over 2 lakh square metres of comunidade land in Tivim to the Pune-based MIT Group of Institutions. The case will come up for further hearing on August 11. During the initial hearing, Advocate General Devidas Pangam represented the State, while legal representatives of the MIT Group and the managing committee of the Tivim comunidade were also in attendance. Senior Advocate Carlos Ferreira appeared for the petitioners. The PIL, filed last month by a…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: A day after former minister and BJP MLA Govind Gaude launched a sharp criticism of the party’s State President, the ruling BJP responded, firmly denouncing his statements. Speaking at a press conference held at the party’s headquarters, Vasco MLA and BJP chief spokesperson Daji Salkar urged party legislators to show restraint when making public comments. “An MLA must think multiple times before levelling allegations against the State President of a national party like the BJP,” Salkar said. He emphasized that no individual holds more importance than the organisation. “The BJP has always taken firm action against those…

Team Goemkarponn Canacona: The Loliem-Polem Communidade has called for an extraordinary general body meeting in ordinary form on July 6 to deliberate on several proposals seeking long-term lease of communidade land for various public and private development projects. The meeting is scheduled to be held at 10:30 am at the Sabhamandap of Shri Keshav Devalaya, Loliem, following publication of the notice in the Official Gazette. Among the proposals to be discussed is the grant of concurrence for a joint inspection and survey of 1 lakh square metres of land previously approved for lease to eight agro-based industrialb units. This lease,…

Team Goemkarponn BICHOLIM: In a major crackdown on an interlinked extortion racket, Bicholim Police have arrested five individuals operating across North Goa. Among those initially caught were Salman Khan (26), a resident of Corlim, and Maksud Khan (29) from Ponda, who had allegedly detained a man and demanded ₹10 lakh from him. According to police, the accused fled after the victim alerted authorities but were later tracked down and arrested. At a press briefing, North Goa Superintendent of Police Rahul Gupta confirmed the arrests were part of a wider investigation into an organised gang. “We have registered two separate FIRs…

Team Goemkarponn DABOLIM: In a fatal road accident on Monday evening, a pedestrian identified as Hare Krishna Roy, a native of Bihar and resident of Panjim, was killed after being crushed under a speeding truck near the Dabolim Airport junction at Chicalim. According to sources, Roy, who worked as a security guard in Panjim, had travelled to Vasco to meet a group of acquaintances who were supposed to accompany him on a train journey back to his native village in Bihar later in the day . The accident occurred while he was crossing the road near the airport. Eyewitnesses said…