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New Delhi: In a bold diplomatic move, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made it categorically clear to former US President Donald Trump that India has never accepted—and will never accept—any foreign mediation on its disputes with Pakistan. The 35-minute phone call, initiated by Trump, served as an opportunity for Modi to bust what New Delhi sees as a false narrative that the United States played a role in negotiating a ceasefire during India’s Operation Sindoor. The conversation also underscored Modi’s assertiveness on the world stage. Despite Trump’s personal request, Modi declined to make a stopover in the US while returning from…

Team Goemkarponn MARGAO: The All Goa Road Contractors’ Association has voiced strong opposition to the government’s recent decision to remove the 20% cap on underbidding for PWD and other government tenders. The group has called for the immediate restoration of the earlier circular, warning that the new policy could lead to poor-quality infrastructure and financial losses. During a meeting held on Tuesday at the BPS Club, Association members unanimously demanded the cancellation of the revised rule, which allows contractors to submit bids significantly lower than the project estimate. Speaking to the media, Association president Amarnath Desai said the removal of…

Team Goemkarponn PONDA/DHARBANDORA: What began as a trip to Goa for a couple from Bengaluru ended in tragedy, after a long-standing relationship dispute reportedly led to the brutal murder of a woman in a remote forest area in Dharbandora. The victim’s partner, Sanjay Kevin M, has been arrested by Goa Police in Hubli, Karnataka. According to South Goa Superintendent of Police Tikam Singh Verma, IPS, the accused has confessed to the crime, stating that he and the woman, who had been in a relationship for five years, got into an intense argument during their journey. After they alighted from a…

Team Goemkarponn CANACONA: The Communidade of Loliem-Polem has scheduled an extraordinary general body meeting on July 6, 2025, to decide on conducting a joint inspection and land survey before leasing out one lakh square metres of land to Mallikarjun Multifruit Processing Producer Co. Ltd. (MMPPCL). A public notice issued by the communidade and published in a local daily states that the meeting of components in ordinary form will be held at 10:30 am in the Sabhamandap of Shri Keshav Devalaya, Loliem, following its publication in the official gazette. The meeting is being held to deliberate on files forwarded by the…

Team Goemkarponn CANACONA: In a much-awaited but long-delayed move, the Central Government has issued a final notification for the acquisition of 88 private land plots measuring a total of 78,541 square metres (7.85 hectares) at Loliem, Canacona, to facilitate the improvement of curves and the construction of a toll plaza as part of the four-laning of National Highway 66. The section falls between the end of the Manohar Parrikar Canacona Bypass Road (MPCBR) at Maxem and the Polem-Karnataka border. The acquisition covers land classified under various zones, including orchards, natural cover, khazans, no-development slopes, settlement areas, and paddy fields, spanning…

Team Goemkarponn MARGAO: Tiatr lovers, political workers, and social activists from Canacona marched to the Ravindra Bhavan complex (Lata Mangeshkar Kalangan) on Tuesday, seeking clarity on the reopening of the Sanjay Bandekar Auditorium. The auditorium has remained shut since it was flooded during pre-monsoon rains on May 20. As no responsible officer was available at the venue to respond to their queries, the group later submitted a memorandum to the Deputy Collector and Member Secretary of Canacona, urging the resolution of several pending issues before the auditorium is reopened for Tiatr and other cultural events. Gaspar Coutinho, General Secretary (Organisation)…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Bombay High Court at Goa has annulled the FIRs and Lookout Circulars issued against four individuals linked to the high-profile ₹100-crore share market scam allegedly masterminded by absconding accused Myron Rodrigues. This development marks a significant blow to the ongoing probe by Goa Police. The petitions were filed by Navnik Pereira, Sushant Ghode, Nolan Antao, and Vijay Joil, who argued that they were neither mentioned in the initial complaint nor named in the FIR filed by the Economic Offences Cell (EOC). They further pointed out that no chargesheet had been filed against them due to the…