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Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Aam Aadmi Party’s (#BJPCheBurak) door-to-door signature campaign against poor road conditions in Goa has seen an overwhelming response, with over 5,000 citizens signing in just two days of its launch. The campaign, which began in Saligao on September 4, has rapidly spread across constituencies including Porvorim, Taleigao, Poriem, Mapusa, Bicholim, Mayem, Priol, Thivim and Marcaim in North Goa, and Curchorem, Curtorim, Margao, Quepem, Sanguem, Savordem and Fatorda in South Goa. AAP leaders said the initiative is aimed at holding the BJP government accountable for road infrastructure neglect and demanding immediate repairs to prevent further accidents…

Betrayal Within Goa — WRD officials from Karnataka weakened Goa’s Mhadei case due to divided loyalty. — Goa’s legal fight lacked conviction; Karnataka and Maharashtra gained ground. — Only Goan officers and experts can defend Mhadei effectively. — Double-tracking and coal transport threaten forests, rivers, and health. — Delay in tiger reserve declaration weakens Goa’s position. — Goa is vulnerable to climate disasters but unprepared. — Kerkar calls it “betrayal from within.” Team Goemkarponn Panaji: Environmental activist Rajendra Kerkar has accused Goa’s Water Resources Department (WRD) of weakening the state’s case on the Mhadei…

By Suraj Nandrekar Goa has long been celebrated for its beaches, biodiversity, and relaxed charm. But the recent increase in coal transportation from Mormugao Port along the South Western Railway corridor threatens to undermine the very foundation of the state’s tourism economy. The debate is often framed as a question of economic development versus environmental protection, yet the answer is far from simple: the two may be mutually incompatible in their current forms. Coal is not being mined in Goa, but its movement through the state carries risks that are all too real. Trains laden with coal produce dust,…

— Fatorda Will Return to BJP, Asserts Naik In his first detailed interview after being appointed BJP’s Goa State President, Damu Naik speaks to Suraj Nandrerkar, Editor of Goemkarponn, about party discipline, the return of former leaders, outreach to minorities, and BJP’s target of crossing 50 percent vote share in Goa. He also addresses criticism from within and reflects on his own political journey. Excepts — Goemkarponn: How do you see your new role as state BJP president? Damu Naik: It is a big responsibility. Expectations are high both within the party and from the people. My…

Team Goemkarponn KARMALI: A 22-year-old youth from Jharkhand lost his life in a train collision at Karmali on Saturday. The deceased, identified as Praveen Kiro, had come to Goa for work just two months ago. His body has been kept at the Gomeco morgue. Police informed that Praveen’s family members in Jharkhand have been contacted and the body will be handed over to them once they arrive in Goa. The Konkan Railway Police has registered the case as an unnatural death. Further investigation is being carried out by Sub-Inspector Biplav Vast under the supervision of Police Inspector Rahul Naik.

Team Goemkarponn COLVA: Swift action by Colva Police, in coordination with the Railway Protection Force (RPF), helped trace two missing minor boys from Varca, Salcete, who had boarded a train towards Delhi. According to police, a 14-year-old boy from Bihar and a 13-year-old boy from Odisha, both residing in Varca and studying in Class 9 at the same school, went missing on Friday afternoon. The boys had told their families they were heading for tuition classes, but did not return home. Initial enquiry revealed that one of the boys had been scolded by his father for missing school, following…

Team Goemkarponn CORTALIM: Cortalim Congress leader and social activist Olencio Simoes, along with Goencho Ekvott founder Orville Dourado, has strongly criticised the ongoing land acquisition and railway double tracking works in South Goa, alleging that the entire exercise is meant to convert Goa into a coal transportation hub at the cost of local communities, heritage, and livelihoods. Simoes recalled that since 2016, several groups had been raising red flags about the intentions behind the expansion of Mormugao Port. “Since 2016 at MPT we were stating that the MPT port expansion plans is only for coal. Now again since 2020,…