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Team Goemkarponn CANACONA: Due to incessant and torrential rains , at least two incidents of house walls collapse and several trees including Coconut trees were reported as all the three major rivers flowed on their brinks with stagnations at several other places all over Canacona taluka. The mud walls of houses of Shrikant Mhalgo and Remedio D’Costa at Khotigao and Agonda villages, respectively, came crashing down amidst the heavy and torrential rains lashing the taluka in the past few days. In both the incidents no injuries to the people were reported. At Khotigao, the incident took place around 5 am…

Team Goemkarponn CANACONA: Goa Forward Party’s (GFP) ‘Amcho Avaz Vijay’, party’s people centric initiative aimed at directly engaging with the citizens and listening to the electorate’s grievances ahead of forthcoming monsoon assembly session is to be held in Canacona on Sunday. Addressing a press conference, GFP’s block president Datta Gaonkar announced the visit of Gf party supremo’s Vijay Sardessai to Canacona constituency on Sunday (06.07.2025) at Shristhal Panchayat hall. ‘This visit is part of the party’s people centric initiative “Amcho Avaz Vijai”, aimed at directly engaging with citizens and listening to their grievances, which will be strongly raised by our…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has initiated proceedings to delist four Registered Unrecognized Political Parties (RUPPs) from Goa after they failed to contest a single election in the last six years and their offices could not be physically located. As part of a nationwide exercise to clean up the political system, the ECI has identified these parties in the first phase of scrutiny. The four Goa-based RUPPs are: Goa Nationalist Party (Chinchmala, Wada Parye, Sattari), Goa Praja Party (Ella, Old Goa, Tiswadi), Goemcarancho Otrec Asro (Sao Jose de Areal, Salcete), and United Goans Party (Dondrem, Taleigao,…

Team Goemkarponn CHORAO: Efforts to recover the partially submerged Betim ferry received a significant boost with the arrival of a second pontoon equipped with an additional crane at Chorao Island. Officials believe this added infrastructure will finally enable a full-scale salvage operation to begin. The ferry has remained stuck at the Chorao ramp since July 23, after one of its tanks flooded. Although three motorcycles that sank with it were recovered the same day, repeated attempts to lift the ferry itself have failed for over ten days. According to the River Navigation Department (RND), poor underwater visibility has been a…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: In separate incidents reported in Goa, two women have fallen victim to cyber fraud, resulting in a combined loss of nearly Rs 2 lakh. In the first case, a woman from Mardol was allegedly cheated of Rs 1.5 lakh after she was induced by cybercriminals to invest in a purported business scheme. According to a complaint lodged at the Mardol police station, the victim was contacted via Telegram by an unknown person who convinced her to invest in a scheme that involved liking and sharing videos in exchange for returns. Police said the woman did not receive…

Team Goemkarponn MAPUSA: A case has been registered after a theft of used sulphuric acid was reported at GKB Ophthalmic Ltd. in the Thivim Industrial Estate. According to the complaint lodged by Mr. Cedric Lobo, Senior Manager (HR & Administration) of the company, the incident occurred between June 28 and June 30. The accused, identified as Nilesh Gajanan Dessai from Dabiwadi, Kalane in Dodamargh, Sindhudurg (Maharashtra), was employed in the housekeeping section of the company. He is alleged to have stolen a can containing 20 litres of used sulphuric acid that was stored within the company premises. Police have registered…

Team Goemkarponn CALANGUTE: Police have arrested a 26-year-old man from Chhattisgarh for allegedly raping and assaulting a woman on the pretext of marriage at a villa in Calangute over a period of more than three years. Calangute Police registered Cr. No. 79/2025 under sections 69, 115(2), and 351(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, on 14 May 2025, after receiving a letter from the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Zone IX, Bandra (W), Mumbai. The letter enclosed the original FIR and complaint filed at Versova Police Station (Zero FIR No. 009/2025). According to police, between 3 January 2022 and 9 March…