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Team Goemkarponn PONDA: MGP President Deepak Dhavalikar today condemned the misuse of Bhausaheb Bandodkar’s statements on Goa’s merger with Maharashtra for political gain, terming them “rumors”. “Bhau Saheb statements on merger are now misused by some for their for political benefits. They are rumors and we condemn that. That time situation was different,” said Dhavalikar He further said that Bhausaheb Bandodkar history have not reached to new generation in detail. “New generation don’t know how this one person tried to take state ahead in those all difficulties of those days. I also urge govt to complete Miramar samadhi work before…

Team Goemkarponn MANDREM: Two people were arrested by Mandrem Police from Banda, Maharashtra, on suspicion of impersonating “godmen” and defrauding a Parcem-Pernem woman of her Rs 8.5 lakh gold ornaments under the guise of ritual performance. Three accused individuals, all posing as “godmen,” visited Amita Naik’s home in Chonsaiwadda-Parcem, according to a police report she submitted. They allegedly used the promise of carrying out unique rites that would bring the complainant serenity and wealth to persuade her to give over her gold jewels. According to Naik, the accused dishonestly stole jewels valued at Rs 8.5 lakh by evading punishment and…

Team Goemkarponn Panaji: In a strongly-worded letter addressed to the Speaker of the Goa Legislative Assembly, Vijai Sardesai, President of the Goa Forward Party, has expressed deep concern over the diminishing significance of Assembly sessions in Goa. Sardesai’s letter highlights how these sessions have become mere formalities, failing to provide adequate time for meaningful discussions on critical issues affecting the state. Sardesai’s letter, submitted while indisposed due to a viral infection, protests against the short duration of Assembly sessions and the perfunctory manner in which Business Advisory Committee (BAC) meetings are conducted. He argues that despite having a comfortable majority,…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: In a new appeal submitted to the Bombay High Court in Goa, the All Goa Internet Service Providers Association (ISPA) is contesting the executive engineer of the Electricity Department’s jurisdiction to send demand letters for unpaid rent. Local Internet providers have taken this move in retaliation for the Electricity Department’s cable cutting. The operators told the court that, in exchange for the government not punishing them, they would be willing to pay 10% of the total amount owed. A hearing on the case is planned for next week. The Goa Bench of the Bombay High Court had…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has rescued 283 Indian nationals from Myanmar, including a Goan youth who was allegedly captured under false pretenses of offering a job in Thailand and then subjected to exploitative working conditions in Myanmar. Police say the victim, a young Goan engineering graduate looking for work abroad, saw an Instagram job posting for a call center position in Thailand in January 2025. Attractive terms including free housing, food, and a monthly salary of Rs 60,000 were included in the employment offer. The entire hiring process took place online, with the candidate corresponding…

Team Goemkarponn MAPUSA: Mapusa Police has arrested a person from Aldona on charges of abusing a youngster and his grandfather. According to reports, the youngster and the man’s son got into an argument at school, which led to the alleged attack. The incident, according to the police, started on March 10 after a Bastora lady said that Ajit Jalmi, a resident of Sai Nagar, Aldona, had beaten and slapped her father and little son with a wooden stick. The police clarified that the school was holding nighttime lessons because of the ongoing SSC exams. The two classmates got into an…

* Canacona’s two sites together protect 160 Pits Team Goemkarponn CANACONA: The twin Canacona’s Turtle Nesting sites witnesses a huge boost of turnout of mother turtles to lay eggs, even as 913 young hatchlings are released from amongst the 16095eggs it protects in 160 pits at the Turtle Rehabilitation Centre’s (TRC) of Agonda and Galgibaga. At Agonda alone 119 Turtle pits with 11654 eggs are protected, while 41 pits with 4441 eggs are taken care of at Galgibaga TRC which incidentally is also the headquarters of South Marine Range of Forest Department (Wildlife). At Agonda around 10 pits have hatched…