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Team Goemkarponn BENAULIM: As the monsoon season begins, traditional fishermen in Benaulim have reiterated their demand for a designated area to safely dock their country-made boats and store fishing equipment. They have appealed to the government to allocate 5,000 square metres from the 52,000 square metre plot belonging to the Fisheries Department at the defunct prawn hatchery site. The fishermen cite rising sea levels and objections from private landowners as major obstacles to keeping their vessels along the coastline. “After receiving complaints, some of our boats were removed. Since our homes are located more than a kilometre from the beach,…

Team Goemkarponn DABOLIM: Heavy and incessant rains disrupted flight operations at the Goa International Airport in Dabolim on Tuesday. Goa Airport director George Varghese confirmed that two flights were affected due to the weather conditions. “Two flights have been diverted today amidst the rains. A Poona-Goa flight was diverted to Hyderabad, while a Mumbai-Goa flight was diverted to Belgaum. The Mumbai-Goa flight has since returned to Dabolim, and the other flight from Hyderabad is also expected to arrive back shortly,” he said.

Team Goemkarponn DABOLIM: A 63 year old man ended his life at his flat in Dabolim. According to information from Vasco police sources, the deceased identified as Krishna Hargi commited suicide by hanging himself to a ceiling fan by using Silk Lungi as ligature material ” The Vasco police were alerted through a phone call from one Rajesh who said that one person has locked himself inside the bedroom at Umiya Buliding, Dabolim. The police reached the spot and found bedroom door of the flat locked. The locked door was broke open with the help of the locals and the…

Team Goemkarponn VELSAO: Concerned over the potential loss of a long-used traditional pathway, residents of Velsao on Tuesday morning met with a Railway official to request that access through the area not be blocked by newly erected barricades. The issue was first brought to the attention of social worker Roquezinho D’Souza, who then escalated it to Cortalim MLA Anton Vas. Vas visited the site on Tuesday morning to inspect the situation and directed D’Souza to take up the matter with Railway authorities. Following the meeting, D’Souza said the Railways had agreed to keep a portion of the area open to…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Covid-19 has made a quiet return to Goa, with a 70-year-old man from Vasco testing positive over the weekend. The patient, who has been shifted to Goa Medical College (GMC), marks the state’s entry into the list of regions seeing a slight resurgence of Covid cases, alongside Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala. So far, 257 cases have been reported nationwide, many linked to newer variants. A senior doctor, speaking on condition of anonymity, confirmed the positive case. However, health authorities maintain that the situation is under control. State epidemiologist Dr. Utkarsh Betodkar said the emergence of isolated…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The death of Chandru Gaonkar, a lineman from Morle in Sattari, while on duty has triggered a political storm in Goa, with the Congress accusing the ruling BJP government of “criminal negligence” and “systemic murder.” Gaonkar’s colleague, Sarvesh Gaonkar, was also critically injured in the incident and is currently battling for his life. In a strongly worded statement, Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) President Amit Patkar squarely blamed the BJP-led state government and its Electricity Department, alleging repeated failures to provide frontline workers with basic safety gear and supervision. “This is not just an accident. This is…

Team Goemkarponn ST CRUZ: In a landmark achievement for healthcare in the state, the Chinchinim Primary Health Center (PHC) today inaugurated its state-of-the-art, fully air-conditioned facility, marking a significant leap forward in patient comfort and healthcare efficiency. This pioneering upgrade, the first of its kind for a primary health center in Goa, was unveiled by Velim MLA Cruz Silva, in a ceremony graced by the esteemed presence of Panch Members of the Deussua-Chinchinim Village Panchayat, the dedicated PHC in-charge Dr. Nixon Fernandes, respected community leader Fr. Victor Viegas, PHC staff, and enthusiastic local residents. Funded through the MLA Local Area…