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Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor and former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will embark on a two-day visit to Goa on May 9 and 10, marking his first appearance in the State since the party’s recent electoral defeat in Delhi. AAP Goa president Amit Palekar confirmed that during his visit, Kejriwal will inaugurate the party’s office in the Santa Cruz Assembly constituency on May 10. He will also launch “Amche Arogya Polyclinic,” a free medical facility aimed at benefiting residents of the Santa Cruz area. In addition to these events, Kejriwal is expected to hold meetings…

Team Goemkarponn MORMUGAO: The Catholic Association of Goa (CAG) organised a brain storming session for its Executive members on 1st May. The Brain Storming was organised at Pallotti Home, Chicalim , Mormugao and it began with the welcome address by CAG President Adv. Nick Collaco. A status of the present condition of the Christian community in India was discussed and deliberated upon by the members present. Session was held under the presidentship of Adv. Nick Collaco. A road map for the CAG was discussed and identified and the same will be put up to the next executive committee meeting for…

Team Goemkarponn VASCO: The Goa Barge Owners’ Association (GBOA) has constituted a new managing committee for the 2025–26 term during its Extraordinary General Body Meeting held on April 26. The newly elected committee officially took charge on May 2. The new office bearers include Chandrakant Gawas as President, Derrick Vales as Vice President, Alex Coutinho as General Secretary, and Mahendra (Mayur) Parsekar as Treasurer. Rahul Naik, Priyesh Kamat, and Rohit Parab have been inducted as committee members. The association expressed optimism about the revival of mining activities in the state, which has historically served as the backbone of the Goan…

Team Goemkarponn SANCOALE: A day after the tragic death of 20-year-old Krishna Kasera, a second-year student at the BITS Pilani Goa campus, the family has alleged foul play and claimed the incident was not a suicide but a murder. The student, a native of Lucknow, was found hanging in his hostel room on Thursday morning. Krishna’s mother, Manisha Kasera, expressed deep anguish and blamed the institution for negligence. “He messaged me a day before saying he was unwell. I asked him to take medicine but got no further response. We assumed he might be studying late in the library because…

Team Goemkarponn XELDEM: Tensions flared in the early hours of Saturday when a group of 6–7 individuals reportedly assaulted civilians and police personnel near Shivnagar Tanki in Xeldem. The Quepem Police have filed two separate cases in connection with the incident and launched a search operation to trace those involved. The Quepem Police Control Room received a call around 2:00 AM reporting a brawl in the area. A police team was immediately dispatched to the scene. Upon arrival around 2:30 AM, the situation escalated when one of the accused, identified as Joyson Fernandes, allegedly slapped a police driver. Other members…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: In a significant policy reversal, the Goa government has officially discontinued its free water supply scheme as of May 1. The decision was announced via a formal notification issued by U P Parsekar, Principal Chief Engineer of the Public Works Department and Ex Officio Additional Secretary to the Government of Goa. The scheme, launched in September 2021, was a key initiative of Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, who had declared Goa would become India’s first state to offer water free of charge to all households. The policy allowed households consuming less than 16 cubic meters of water per…

Team Goemkarponn Bicholim: Thousands of devotees thronged the temple premises to seek the darshan of Shri Devi Lairai, with the event passing largely peacefully under the watchful eye of the police and district authorities. According to Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Bicholim, Shri Jivba Dalvi, a total of 23 individuals were detained under Section 172 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) for moving suspiciously within the crowd with alleged intentions of committing snatching or theft. Special police deployment, including personnel in plain clothes led by Police Sub-Inspectors (PSIs), played a crucial role in identifying and detaining the suspects. Additionally, drone…