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Team Goemkarponn CANACONA – After requests were received for 1 lakhs Sqm land from a Limited Company belonging to Speaker Ramesh Tawadkar, Loliem-Polem Communidade has called for an extraordinary general body meeting to allotte the land. Residents however, see this as a clandestine move to usurp communidade land in the back-drop of Loliem-Polem Communidade’s NOC to the Entertainment Society of Goa to set up Film City project on the lines of ‘I will supply Film City project, you give me land to set-up Multi-Fruits Processing Units’, decries the locals. In a recent Gazette notification, an extraordinary general body meeting of…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: In a bid to maintain uninterrupted access to essential services, the government has ordered a temporary suspension on the cutting, dismantling, or disconnection of cables providing internet and television services. The directive will remain in place until further notice, with authorities highlighting the need to ensure continued connectivity for the public. “As per the directives of the Government, it is directed to ensure that cutting/dismantling/ disconnecting of the cables providing internet services/T.V. cable services is kept in abeyance till further orders.” the order by CEE Stephen Fernandes reads The order has been issued to Division I/III/IV/V/VI/VII/IX/X/XI/XII/XIII/XIV/XV (Civil…

Team Goemkarponn CURCHOREM: A physical education teacher at a reputable high school in Curchorem was suspended by the Education Department for reportedly beating a Class 9 pupil who was making noise in the classroom. According to reports, the student sustained serious neck injuries. According to reports, the instructor had previously been transferred several times as a result of similar instances that had happened in numerous other schools. The teacher was thereafter the target of a complaint from the child’s mother at the Curchorem police station. The mother said that because the teacher had abused her son, she had filed the…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) of Goa Police has arrested a 21-year-old man from Jharkhand for allegedly trafficking Ganja worth Rs 4.90 lakh in another interstate drug bust. The ANC reported that Himanshu Singh was caught during a raid outside Tivim Railway Station on Tuesday evening. Singh was found with 4.910 kg of Ganja, valued at Rs 4.90 lakh. This follows a recent operation where the ANC apprehended a Goan supplier and two transporters from Jharkhand with 13 kg of Ganja. With help from Jharkhand Police, the main supplier, who regularly smuggled the drug into Goa, was also…

Team Goemkarponn SIOLIM: A narcotics raid took place in Siolim, Bardez, Goa, on April 1, 2025, between 00:35 hrs and 03:40 hrs, based on reliable information. During the operation, Sonu Yadav, a 29-year-old from Nauwaboh, Islamabad Post, Madanpur, Deoria, Uttar Pradesh, was arrested for possessing 5,010 grams of suspected Ganja, valued at around Rs. 5,00,000. The narcotics were discovered on Yadav’s white Honda Activa scooter (Registration No. GA-07-M-7636). As a result, the Anjuna Police Station filed an FIR (No. 57/2025) under Section 20(b)(ii)(B) of the NDPS Act, 1985. Yadav was taken into custody and remanded to five days of police…

Team Goemkarponn NEW VADDEM: In a shocking hit-and-run incident, a pedestrian sustained injuries after being struck by a speeding vehicle at New Vaddem. The Vasco Police have registered a case against the accused driver, who fled the scene without offering medical assistance to the victim. According to the police report, the incident occurred at around 8:40 PM on the slope leading towards the New Vaddem residential area. The accused, identified as Romeo Carvalho, a resident of New Vaddem, was driving a WagonR car in a rash and negligent manner, endangering public safety. While proceeding from GSL Vaddem towards New Vaddem,…

Team Goemkarponn MAPUSA: On a brisk morning in Mapusa, the Goa Waste Management Corporation (GWMC) embarked on a strategic enforcement drive aimed at curtailing illegal waste dumping in the city’s notorious black spots. The operation, which took place from 6:30 am to 10:00 am on April 2, 2025, was a collaborative effort involving key officials and the local police to ensure public spaces remain clean and safe. The drive resulted in the booking of 11 individuals under Section 3A 5(b) of the Goa Non-Biodegradable Garbage (Control) Act, 1996, for illegally disposing of garbage. The main objective of this early morning…