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Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Directorate of Panchayats has initiated steps to ensure representation and accessibility for persons with disabilities across village panchayats in Goa following an ultimatum issued by the Disability Rights Association of Goa (DRAG). In a communication addressed to all Block Development Officers, the Directorate has instructed officials to complete the nomination of persons with disabilities in all panchayats by May 30, 2026. The memorandum also directs authorities to ensure that public places across villages are made accessible to persons with disabilities within a period of six months. The move comes after DRAG warned of possible legal action…

Team Goemkarponn BICHOLIM: With the monsoon season approaching, the Bicholim administration has intensified preparedness efforts by directing departments and local bodies to take urgent preventive measures against potential rain-related hazards, including dangerous trees, flooding and road damage. A high-level coordination meeting on pre-monsoon preparedness and disaster management was held at the Office of the Deputy Collector and Sub-Divisional Officer, Bicholim, under the chairmanship of Shubham M. Naik. The meeting focused on minimising risks to public safety through advance planning and coordinated emergency response measures before the onset of heavy rains. During the review, Village Panchayats and Municipal Councils were directed…

Team Goemkarponn MARGAO: A meeting of the District Level Vigilance and Monitoring Committee for South Goa under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, was held to review the implementation of the Act and monitor the status of cases in the district. The meeting was chaired by Egna Cleetus and attended by South Goa Member of Parliament Viriato Fernandes, Superintendent of Police Santosh Desai, and officials from the Social Welfare Department. During the meeting, officials stressed that all pending cases registered under the Prevention of Atrocities Act must be disposed of strictly as per prescribed legal…

Team Goemkarponn VASCO: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday inaugurated and laid the foundation stones for development projects worth around Rs 140 crore in Vasco, aimed at improving connectivity, boosting urban infrastructure and creating modern recreational facilities in the port town. The projects include the upgraded Road Under Bridge (RUB) at Vasco, an Integrated Sports, Recreational and Commercial Facilities Project, and a new Commercial Complex for the Mormugao Municipal Council. Addressing the gathering, the Chief Minister said the upgraded RUB would help ease traffic congestion and significantly improve connectivity between Vasco, Dabolim Airport, Margao and other parts of South Goa.…

Team Goemkarponn PORIEM: In a move aimed at tackling increasing soil erosion and monsoon-related damage in vulnerable areas, Poriem MLA Deviya Rane on Wednesday laid the foundation stones for two major protection wall projects in Parye and Keri. The projects include the construction of a protection wall along the nallah at Survey No. 64/1 at Zariwada Podocem in V.P. Parye and an urgent protection wall at Ghoteli No. 1 in Keri. The works are being undertaken to address persistent soil erosion caused by heavy rainwater flow, which has threatened adjoining roads and nearby land in the two localities over the…

Team Goemkarponn BENAULIM: An early-morning knife assault near a busy parking area at Benaulim has led Colva Police to register an attempt to murder case against two accused persons after a Nuvem resident suffered multiple injuries in the attack. The victim, identified as 32-year-old Zion Alvares of Nuvem, was allegedly attacked near the Blue Corner parking area at around 1:10 am on May 6. Police said the complaint was recorded at the South Goa District Hospital, Margao, where the injured man was undergoing treatment. According to investigators, the accused — identified as Ransley and Shermen — allegedly assaulted the victim…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Goa Human Rights Commission (GHRC) has disposed of 165 complaints during the 2025-26 reporting period, even as compensation exceeding Rs 54 lakh recommended in multiple cases is yet to be disbursed. The details were revealed in the Commission’s 14th annual report submitted to the State Government, which reviewed the functioning of the body between April 2025 and March 2026. According to the report, the Commission had 81 pending matters at the beginning of the period and received 105 new complaints during the year. A total of 165 cases were subsequently resolved. The Commission stated that recommendations…