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Team Goemkarponn VASCO: With traffic congestion and water seepage emerging as concerns at the newly constructed railway underpass, Vasco MLA Krishna Salkar on Friday conducted a joint inspection of the site along with railway officials, Water Resources Department (WRD) officials, MMC Chairperson Girish Borker and the WRD consultant. The inspection focused on two key issues — traffic movement near the Tanya Hotel junction and the flow of underground water towards the low-lying underpass road. Salkar and the officials examined the approach to the underpass and discussed measures to improve the movement of vehicles at the junction, particularly during peak hours.…

Team Goemkarponn CAVELOSSIM: A joint CRZ inspection of the Ashford construction site in Cavelossim on Thursday examined allegations of unauthorised metal-sheet fencing and damage to an existing sand dune, with Benaulim MLA Capt Venzy Viegas calling for action against alleged violations. Viegas, along with villagers from Mobor-Cavelossim, panchayat representatives and the original complainant, attended the inspection of the property. According to Viegas, the inspection found that the property did not have permission for the temporary metal sheets and that an existing sand dune had been damaged. He questioned how permission for the temporary structures could have been issued by the…

Team Goemkarponn PORVORIM: Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant launched integrated Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems for the Goa Labour Welfare Board and the Goa Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board, marking a move towards greater digitisation of labour welfare administration in the state. The systems, launched at Mantralaya, Porvorim, are designed to bring key processes including worker registration, database management, contribution and cess collection, renewals, welfare scheme processing and monitoring onto digital platforms. According to the government, the move is intended to reduce paperwork and enable faster processing and delivery of welfare services. The Labour Welfare Board and the…

Team Goemkarponn PORVORIM/SALIGAO: The fourth day of the Congress-led Goy Rakhonn Yatra passed through the Porvorim and Saligao Assembly constituencies on September 25, with party leaders raising issues related to road safety, traffic congestion, the Porvorim flyover and development in Saligao. The day’s march was also dedicated to people who have lost their lives in road accidents in Goa. The organisers said thousands of locals, Congress workers and supporters participated in the yatra. Addressing the gathering, AICC Goa Desk In-charge Manikrao Thakare criticised the state government over road safety and questioned whether the newly opened Porvorim elevated corridor had delivered…

Team Goemkarponn MAPUSA: Police have registered a case against a man following a complaint alleging criminal trespass, damage to a worship structure and threats at Camarcazan, Mapusa. According to the complaint lodged by Narayan Tatulo Naik, a resident of Camarcazan, the incident occurred on August 15 at around 7.30 pm in front of his residence. The complainant alleged that the accused, Benedict John Arauzo, a resident of Camarcazan, Poddkair, Mapusa, who is reportedly involved in a property dispute with him, allegedly entered the complainant’s landed property and courtyard without permission. The accused allegedly caused damage to a worship structure erected…

Team Goemkarponn CANDOLIM: Police have registered a case against two persons for allegedly obstructing government-authorised PWD work at a work site in Candolim on September 24. According to a complaint lodged by Michael V. Lobo, Chairman of the Goa State Infrastructure Development Corporation (GSIDC) and MLA of the Calangute constituency, the incident occurred at around 1.30 pm at a PWD work site in Candolim, Bardez. The complaint states that the accused, identified as Derrick Gonsalves and Glen Fernandes, both residents of Candolim, allegedly came to the government-approved work site with a common intention to obstruct the execution of the authorised…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: A 35-year-old man was allegedly caught accepting money bets on numerical digital numbers at a public place near the KTC Bus Stand in Panaji on September 24, police said. According to police, HC 5340 Gurudas Ghadi, on behalf of the State, lodged a complaint stating that the accused, Khaja Mainuddin Ismail Makandar, 35, a resident of Ramnagar, Reis Magos, Betim, was found allegedly accepting money bets as a game of chance from members of the public at around 3.15 pm opposite a Kerala shop at the KTC Bus Stand. During the action, police seized Rs 1,070 in…