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Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) President Girish Chodankar has criticised the BJP-led State Government for allegedly attempting to suppress democratic voices by filing defamation complaints instead of addressing the concerns of the Scheduled Tribe community. Addressing a press conference, Chodankar questioned why the ₹3,200 crore Tribal Sub Plan (TSP) allocation, meant for the welfare and development of the Scheduled Tribe community, had allegedly not reached the intended beneficiaries. He also claimed that several long-pending demands of the Scheduled Tribe community, including assurances sought during the Bali Andolan, remain unfulfilled despite repeated promises by the Government. According to…

Team Goemkarponn CORTALIM: Goencho Ekvott has called for stronger environmental protection laws while announcing the successful completion of its sixth Mangrove Restoration Programme at Cortalim, where more than 300 mangrove saplings were planted in memory of late environmentalist Dr. Bolmax Pereira. Addressing a press conference on Sunday, Joint General Secretary Olencio Simoes and Founder Member Orville Dourado said the plantation drive was jointly organised by St. Joseph Vaz College, Cortalim, Goencho Ekvott, One Earth Foundation, Goa Green Ecosystem and the Chicalim Youth Farmers Club, with support from the Goa State Biodiversity Board, the Diocesan Commission for Ecology and the Biodiversity…

Team Goemkarponn MORMUGAO: Chicalim Sarpanch Kamla Prasad Yadav on Sunday launched the Gomati Foundation, named in memory of his mother, with the aim of expanding educational opportunities for underprivileged children across Mormugao Taluka. As part of the initiative, Yadav has undertaken the construction of additional classrooms at the Government School in Dabolim, enabling its upgradation from a primary school offering education up to Class V to a secondary school catering to students up to Class X. The upgraded school is scheduled to be inaugurated by Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant on July 28, which also marks Yadav’s birthday. The foundation…

Team Goemkarponn TALEIGAO: A woman pedestrian succumbed to her injuries after she was allegedly hit by a scooter near Bank of Baroda at Taleigao on Friday morning. Panaji Police have registered a case against the scooter rider for causing death by rash and negligent driving. According to the state complaint lodged by Head Constable Babu Ballapa Madanwar of Panaji Police Station, the accident occurred at around 5.55 am on July 25. Police alleged that Sudhanshu Yadav (25), a resident of Taleigao originally from Hamirpur district, Uttar Pradesh, was riding an Activa scooter (GA-03-S-2538) from Taleigao towards Santa Cruz in a…

Team Goemkarponn VASCO: An unidentified man, believed to be around 35 to 40 years old, was found dead on Platform No. 1 of Vasco Railway Station on Saturday morning. According to Vasco Railway Police, information was received at around 11.18 am from the Deputy Station Manager of Vasco Railway Station regarding the body lying on the platform. Police immediately visited the spot and conducted an inquiry. Preliminary inquiry revealed that the deceased is suspected to be a beggar and rag picker. However, his identity is yet to be established. The body has been shifted to the South Goa District Hospital…

Team Goemkarponn PERNEM: Pernem Police have arrested a 27-year-old man after allegedly finding him in possession of 205 grams of suspected ganja near the underpass of the Mopa Airport link exit road at Sukhekulan, Dhargal. According to the state complaint filed by PSI Aditya M. Gad, the accused, identified as Irfan, originally from Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, and presently residing near the parking area at Arambol, was apprehended between 10 pm and 11.49 pm on July 25. Police alleged that the accused was caught red-handed carrying a black bag containing approximately 205 grams of greenish dried leaves with flowering and fruiting…

Team Goemkarponn SANGUEM: A labourer was electrocuted to death and four others sustained injuries while erecting an electricity pole at Xelpem, Sanguem, after they allegedly came in contact with a live high-tension power line. Sanguem Police have registered a case against a Junior Engineer of the Electricity Department and a contractor for alleged negligence. According to the complaint filed by PSI Krishnadeep Borkar of Sanguem Police Station, the incident occurred on July 25 at around 4 pm during the installation of an electricity pole. Police alleged that contractor Nardev Singh and Junior Engineer Akshay Rekdo of the Electricity Department had…