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Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Taxi owners from Panaji, Taleigao, and St. Cruz met with Minister Babush Monserrate to voice their strong opposition to app-based taxi and bike rental services operating in the city. The meeting comes amid growing concerns over the impact of rent-a-car and rent-a-bike businesses on traditional taxi operators. Minister Babush Monserrate stated that rent-a-car and rent-a-bike operations should be stopped immediately, emphasizing that their cessation would benefit all conventional taxi drivers in the state. He further pointed out that 90% of taxi drivers in Goa are outsiders, urging local operators to develop their own app-based platform to compete…

Team Goemkarponn CANACONA: A new committee of the Adarsh Yuva Sangh Gaondgrim-Khotigao has been elected and formally announced. The youth-centric organization, known for organizing the annual Lukosthav festival at Adhargram in Amone (Poinguinim) for the past 24 years, was founded by Goa Legislative Assembly Speaker and Canacona MLA Ramesh Tawadkar, who now serves as Chairman of the Advisory Committee. Chandrakant Velip has been elected as the President of the organization, while Deepak Velip takes over as Secretary. Rupesh Tawadkar has been appointed Vice-President, Payak Velip as Joint Secretary, and Gangesh Velip as Treasurer. The new executive body also includes members…

Team Goemkarponn CANACONA: Canacona police have registered a case against a Karwar resident for rash and negligent driving that resulted in injuries to two women riders. According to police reports, Rajesh Naik (58), a resident of Karwar, was driving a Volkswagen Polo when he allegedly drove in a rash and negligent manner on the wrong side near Hotel Matashree. In the process, he collided head-on with a Honda Activa scooter carrying two women. The force of the impact threw both women onto the road, causing them injuries. They were immediately shifted to the Community Health Centre (CHC), Canacona for medical…

Team Goemkarponn CANACONA: Canacona police have registered a case against a local resident for allegedly abusing, threatening, and wrongfully restraining a woman doctor from accessing her own residence. According to police sources, Dr. Rajlaxmi Rubalingam, a resident of Canacona, lodged a complaint stating that between February 11 and April 22, 2025, one Conceicao Viegas verbally abused her using filthy language and threatened her to vacate the house. When the complainant refused to vacate, the accused allegedly locked the main gate of the property, thereby wrongfully restraining Dr. Rubalingam from entering her residence. The complainant further alleged that the accused formed…

Team Goemkarponn CANACONA: A Karnataka State Transport (ST) bus met with an accident on the Gulem section of NH66 on Sunday evening, leaving nine passengers injured, including two with serious head injuries. The interstate bus, bearing registration number KA31 F1587, was en route to Kumta from Margao when it veered to the extreme left around 6:30 PM and rammed into a roadside iron signboard. The impact shattered the windowpanes on the left side of the bus, causing shards of glass to injure several passengers. Emergency responders shifted the injured to the Community Health Centre in Chaudi. From there, some were…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Finance Department of Goa has undertaken a major reorganization of its VAT assessment and collection mechanism to improve efficiency and clarity. The state has been divided into eight distinct VAT wards with clearly defined jurisdictions, and a specialized unit has been created to manage taxpayers with large annual VAT liabilities exceeding Rs 1.5 crore. The move was formalized through an order issued by Commissioner of Commercial Taxes S.S. Gill, IAS, published in an Extraordinary Official Gazette. The order specifies the territorial boundaries of the eight ward offices, split evenly between North and South Goa districts. A…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: In a sharp response to the approval of occupancy certificates for a controversial project in Azossim, the Revolutionary Goans Party (RGP) has officially withdrawn its support to the Azossim-Mandur panchayat, citing a breach of trust and deviation from party principles. Speaking at a press conference in Panaji on Sunday, RGP MLA Viresh Borkar expressed his displeasure over being kept in the dark about the file concerning the issuance of occupancy certificates. “Despite ongoing communication with the panchayat regarding development activities, I was not informed about this matter. I only became aware after reading a report in a…