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Team Goemkarponn Panaji, September 13: The Goa State Rural Livelihood Mission (GSRLM) has organised Chaturthi Bazar 2026 across the state, providing rural artisans, producers and Self Help Groups (SHGs) a platform to showcase and sell their products during the Ganesh Chaturthi season. The initiative is being conducted from September 9 to 13 through 18 Model Cluster Level Federations across Goa, with exhibitions being held at various locations in the respective talukas. The bazars feature around 360 stalls offering a range of locally made products, including coconut shell crafts, jute bags, traditional Goan snacks, Kunbi sarees, home textiles and other handicrafts…

Team Goemkarponn Panaji: The Goa Public Works Department has decided to prohibit the movement of two-wheelers on the newly opened six-lane Porvorim Elevated Corridor following a fatal accident on the flyover in which two persons travelling on a two-wheeler were killed. The decision was taken after PWD Minister Digambar Kamat visited the elevated corridor on Sunday afternoon and took stock of the traffic and safety situation. Kamat also spoke to Chief Minister Pramod Sawant before the decision was finalised. The PWD, through a notification issued on Sunday by Executive Engineer, Works Division VII (NH), Gajanan R. Desai, said all two-wheelers…

The Opposition Pieces Begin to Fall in Place, set sights on a united fight against BJP Team Goemkarponn Panaji: The Congress and Revolutionary Goans Party (RGP) have reached an in-principle understanding to contest the 2027 Goa Assembly elections together, in a move aimed at consolidating the anti-BJP vote and defeating the ruling BJP. The understanding was reached after a three-and-a-half-hour meeting between the alliance committees of the two parties in Panaji on Sunday. Putting Goa Before Politics The two parties discussed the political situation in Goa and issues including land, unemployment, environmental concerns, corruption, governance, Goa’s identity and protection of…

Team Goemkarponn Panaji: AAP & GFP today launched Goa First, their non-BJP, non-Congress alliance in Panaji. Arvind Kejriwal stated that the alliance aims to form the next Govt on its own strength. Vijai Sardesai called the alliance the first front of opposition unity. The Press Conference was led by AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal & GFP President Vijai Sardesai, along with Former CM Atishi, Goa President Valmiki Naik & MLAs Engr Cruz Silva & Capt Venzy Viegas from AAP, while GFP leaders Deepak Kalangutkar, President, North Goa District, Adv Ashma Bi Jt. Secretary, Messiah (Meshu) D’Costa, President, Yuva Forward &…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Goa’s political landscape could see the emergence of a new electoral combination ahead of the 2027 Assembly elections, with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Goa Forward Party (GFP) exploring the possibility of joining hands under a broader third-front arrangement. Political sources said initial discussions have taken place between representatives of the two parties as they assess the possibility of putting together a common platform of forces outside the BJP-Congress axis. The proposed formation is being referred to as ‘Goa First’, although its final structure and constituents are yet to be decided. AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Goa Police’s Cyber Crime Police Station has arrested two men from Pune in connection with an alleged ₹2 crore cyber fraud involving impersonation of a company CEO on WhatsApp. Cyber Crime Police registered Crime No. 81/2026 on September 8 under Sections 318(4), 319(2) read with 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Section 66-D of the Information Technology Act. According to police, the accused allegedly used the CEO’s name and profile photograph on WhatsApp to impersonate him and convinced the company’s accountant to transfer ₹2 crore through RTGS to an account belonging to NEXACRUZE MOTORS OPC PRIVATE…

Team Goemkarponn PERNEM: Mandrem Police have registered a case following the theft of approximately ₹40,000 in cash from the donation box at Shree Dev Ajoba Devasthan at Talwada, Keri, Pernem. According to the complaint filed by 66-year-old Shrikant Ramkrishna Talkar, the theft took place before 7.45 am on September 10, 2026. An unknown person allegedly broke open the lock of the donation box (fund petti), which was kept in the open premises of the temple, and stole the cash inside. The incident was reported to police at around 8.41 pm on September 10. Further investigation is in progress under the…