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Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: In a significant step to clean up and modernize the country’s electoral rolls, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has successfully resolved a nearly two-decade-old issue involving the duplication of similar EPIC (Electors Photo Identity Card) numbers issued to genuine voters across different constituencies. The ECI announced that it had traced the root of the problem to 2005, when Assembly Constituency-wise alphanumeric series were assigned in a decentralized manner. Some states and Union Territories continued to use outdated series even after the delimitation of constituencies in 2008, leading to cases where different electors in separate constituencies were…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: As Goa braces for the monsoon, the Captain of Ports (CoP) has issued a set of preventive directives aimed at curbing the spread of vector-borne diseases such as malaria, dengue, and chikungunya among maritime workers and coastal communities. The advisory, issued to barge owners, canoe operators, watersports boat owners, dockyards, ship repair yards, and boat manufacturing units, outlines a series of measures to be implemented immediately in anticipation of heavy rainfall. Key among the directives is the need to prevent water accumulation in cargo holds, tyres used as fenders, and open vessels. The CoP has instructed that…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Public Works Department (PWD) of Goa has imposed a strict ban on road digging activities across the state starting May 15, 2025, ahead of the upcoming monsoon season. The directive, issued by the Chief Engineer of the National Highways and Roads & Buildings (NH, R\&B) division, mandates that no fresh permissions for road excavation be granted during this period. In an official note circulated to all Executive Engineers across various divisions in Panaji, Margao, Mapusa, Bicholim, and Ponda, the department declared the onset of a *“No Digging Period”*, effective until the end of the monsoons. “The…

Team Goemkarponn MORMUGAO: A 47-year-old railway worker, Anand Naik, a resident of Guirim, Mapusa, succumbed to his injuries at Goa Medical College, Bambolim, after being involved in a train accident at Mormugao Port Authority (MPA) premises. According to the police, the incident occurred on April 29 at around 3.30 pm when Naik was on duty at the RND Yard near MPA Gate No. 9. Preliminary enquiry suggests he may have accidentally come in contact with a moving train on Track No. 4, resulting in severe injuries to his right arm. Naik was initially rushed to Sub District Hospital, Chicalim, and…

Team Goemkarponn UTORDA: A 48-year-old man, Pandurang Bhagat, a resident of Dabolim, Vasco, died in a self accident near the Uttorda bypass while he was on his way to Margao railway station on Monday. According to police, the incident occurred when Bhagat was riding his Hornet motorcycle with his son as pillion. He reportedly lost control of the two-wheeler and rammed into a roadside signboard. Both father and son fell off the vehicle, but Bhagat remained unresponsive. He was immediately shifted to South Goa District Hospital, Margao (Hospicio), where doctors declared him brought dead. Verna police conducted an inquest panchanama…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: GPCC Media Chairman Amarnath Panjikar hit out at the BJP Government for collapsing law and order in the state after the office of party in power itself was targeted by robbers. “The theft reported at the BJP office in Sankhlim has exposed the police system of the state, which is handled by Pramod Sawant, who also holds Home Portfolio. With this robbery it is evident that law and order in Goa has collapsed,” Panjikar said. “If the ruling party’s own offices are not safe, it speaks volumes about the current state of policing and governance in Goa.…

Team Goemkarponn DELHI: The Congress Working Committee (CWC) on Wednesday adopted a strongly worded resolution expressing deep concern over recent national security lapses and sharply criticizing the Modi government’s handling of the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack. The CWC began by extending condolences to the families of the soldiers, officers, and civilians who lost their lives in the Poonch and Pahalgam attacks. “The nation stands united in grief and resolve,” the statement said, reiterating the party’s “complete support” to the Indian armed forces. However, the party raised pointed questions about what it described as a “deeply troubling” intelligence failure…