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Team Goemkarponn CHICALIM: Chicalim Sarpanch Kamla Prasad Yadav marked his birthday by launching the Gomati Foundation, a social welfare initiative aimed at promoting education, healthcare and community development in Mormugao Taluka. The Foundation was inaugurated by Goa Transport Minister Mauvin Godinho in the presence of BJP Goa President Damu Naik, Vasco MLA Krishna Salkar, panch members, social workers and a large gathering of local residents. As part of the inaugural programme, a newly developed government school premises was dedicated to students, while a free ambulance service was flagged off under the Foundation to provide emergency medical assistance, particularly to those…

Team Goemkarponn CHICALIM: A major disaster was averted after a 70-tonne tanker carrying Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) to Mopa Airport overturned on the Cortalim–Chicalim highway near St. Jacinto Island, triggering a high-alert emergency response. According to sources, the accident occurred when the driver allegedly lost control of the moving tanker while attempting to drink water. The vehicle veered off the highway and overturned on its side. The driver escaped with minor injuries. The tanker, loaded with highly inflammable aviation fuel, narrowly avoided colliding with other vehicles on the busy highway, preventing what officials described as a potentially catastrophic accident. As…

Team Goemkarponn MARGAO: A resident of Aquem Alto, Margao, has allegedly lost over ₹1.21 lakh after unknown cyber fraudsters carried out unauthorised internet banking and UPI transactions from her bank account. According to Margao Town Police, complainant Marta Saude Pereira, a resident of Aquem Alto, reported that on April 18, 2026, between 5.09 pm and 5.15 pm, unknown persons fraudulently transferred ₹1,21,349.84 from her bank account without her knowledge or consent. Police said the accused allegedly executed multiple unauthorised internet banking and UPI transactions, causing wrongful loss to the complainant. A case has been registered at Margao Town Police Station,…

Team Goemkarponn MARGAO: A resident of Mandopa, Navelim, was allegedly cheated of ₹2.28 lakh in an online air-conditioner sale scam, with Margao Town Police registering a case and launching an investigation. According to police, complainant Nitin Parashari, a resident of Mandopa, Navelim, reported that between March 26 and April 2, 2026, an unknown person contacted him through an online advertisement offering 12 new air-conditioners for sale. Police said the accused allegedly convinced the complainant that the AC units would be delivered upon payment and even arranged for a person to visit the complainant’s shop for inspection and pickup, making the…

Team Goemkarponn MARGAO: Margao Police have arrested Maria Luiza Fernandes e Kudchodkar, a resident of Karwar, Karnataka, in connection with an alleged abduction case registered following a property dispute. According to police, the case stems from a complaint lodged on July 24, 2026, by 20-year-old student Diya Sanjeel Kudchodkar, a resident of Gogol, Margao. In her complaint, Diya alleged that at around 12.50 pm on July 24, her mother, Maria Luiza Fernandes e Kudchodkar, along with two unidentified persons, allegedly abducted her father, Sanjeel Satish Kudchodkar, from Vasant Arcade Building at Comba, Margao. The complainant stated that the accused allegedly…

“Equally, if any individual raised slogans that amount to incitement to violence, threaten India’s sovereignty or violate the law, such acts must be investigated and prosecuted without hesitation. Freedom of speech and the right to protest are fundamental rights, but they are not a licence to promote unlawful conduct. Genuine students seeking justice should not have their movement overshadowed by those who use protests to spread hatred, provoke violence or advance extremist agendas. The law must distinguish between peaceful dissent and criminal acts, and act firmly against the latter. The larger issue remains the integrity of India’s examination system. Students…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant urged people not to misinterpret the Centre’s latest draft notification on the Western Ghats Ecologically Sensitive Area (ESA), assuring that there is no reason for panic as the consultation process allows citizens and stakeholders to raise their concerns. Responding to apprehensions over the seventh draft notification issued by the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), Sawant said that all objections and suggestions submitted during the consultation period will be reviewed by the Central Government before the final notification is issued. The fresh draft notification, published in the Gazette of India…