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Team Goemkarponn CORTALIM: Cortalim MLA Anton Vas on Monday morning launched stabilization works on the hillock near Cortalim Circle, which was affected by a landslide. The project, estimated at ₹1.39 crore, was inaugurated in the presence of Cortalim Sarpanch Ujwala Naik and other panchayat members. Speaking to the media, Vas recalled the day the landslide struck, stating that he was in the Assembly when the incident occurred. “I rushed to the site and saw stones falling and bikes trapped in the mud. Fortunately, there was no loss of life. We immediately began temporary work on the hillock,” he said. However,…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Regardless of whether an employee is appointed permanently or temporarily, the High Court of Bombay at Goa has decided that maternity leave is a legal need that takes precedence over any conflicting service regulations. The court stated that such benefits cannot be refused due to the type of employment, citing rulings from the Supreme Court. Dr. Priyanka Amonkar, who earned her postgraduate degree in 2013 and was hired as a senior resident in the pediatrics department at Goa Medical College (GMC) in July of the same year, filed the plea that resulted to the decision. She requested…

Team Goemkarponn VAGATOR: Residents of Vagator gathered along the beach to demand action against persons doing construction on a private property in a No Development Zone due to alleged illegal construction. They were reassured by the According to Calangute MLA Michael Lobo, no unlawful work was being done. The land belongs to his relatives, Lobo told the villagers, adding, “Debris removal work is being carried out as per the Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority’s (GCZMA) direction.” A viral video had raised suspicions among the locals that a wooden cottage project was being planned at the location. A neighbor named Ravi…

Team Goemkarponn CANACONA: Though its been over a year, the Wayanad disaster is still alive in people memory and so is the announcement made by the Goa Speaker Ramesh Tawadkar that as part of his now well known concept of ‘Shram-Dham’ will build houses for the affected people of Wayanad in Kerala whose houses are destroyed. Tawadkar made this declaration during the then ongoing assembly session in the first week of last August where Tawadkar said his Balaram Charitable Trust will work along with 200 volunteers to construct 10 houses in the landslide-affected areas of Wayanad. Following the announcement, Tawadkar…

Team Goemkarponn CANACONA: A parent of a school going child submitted a written complaint to the Divisional Education Officer’s (DEO) office of Canacona alleging her son studying in a private school in Canacona taluka, is being harassed by a teacher of that school. Copy of the complaint has been submitted to the Canacona police station. Speaking to a few scribes, the parents informed that a teacher at a private school in Canacona had beaten her son four months ago. ‘But we remained silent at that time. However, this teacher has repeatedly given various types of punishments to her son in…

*Also discusses enhancement of water storage capacity of Chapoli Dam Team Goemkarponn CANACONA: Speaker and Canacona MLA brokered a meeting between three concerned departments to augment the water supply from Gavnem dam for irrigation and domestic purposes to four of Canacona villages. The all important meeting of all three departments Water Resource Department, PWD(Water-supply) and Agriculture department was coordinated on Saturday by Speaker of GLA & Canacona MLA Ramesh Tawadkar. The discussion centered around the lifting of water from Gavnem Dam which was constructed 7 years ago, but yet to be commissioned. The laying of major water supply pipeline work…

Team Goemkarponn SADA: A Mega Health Camp organized at Murgao High School, Sada, received an overwhelming response as over 1,200 patients registered for free medical services, marking the highest turnout in Goa. The camp, inaugurated by Mormugao MLA Sankalp Amonkar, featured 18 medical departments, including dental, dermatology, surgery, gynecology, pediatrics, and more. The event was attended by Dean of Goa Medical College, Dr. Shivanand Bandekar, along with senior health department officials. The initiative, spearheaded by Health Minister Vishwajeet Rane, aimed to bring quality medical services closer to the people. Although Minister Vishwajeet Rane could not attend due to an unforeseen…