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Team Goemkarponn VAGATOR: Residents of Vagator gathered along the beach to demand action against persons doing construction on a private property in a No Development Zone due to alleged illegal construction. They were reassured by the According to Calangute MLA Michael Lobo, no unlawful work was being done. The land belongs to his relatives, Lobo told the villagers, adding, “Debris removal work is being carried out as per the Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority’s (GCZMA) direction.” A viral video had raised suspicions among the locals that a wooden cottage project was being planned at the location. A neighbor named Ravi…

Team Goemkarponn CANACONA: Though its been over a year, the Wayanad disaster is still alive in people memory and so is the announcement made by the Goa Speaker Ramesh Tawadkar that as part of his now well known concept of ‘Shram-Dham’ will build houses for the affected people of Wayanad in Kerala whose houses are destroyed. Tawadkar made this declaration during the then ongoing assembly session in the first week of last August where Tawadkar said his Balaram Charitable Trust will work along with 200 volunteers to construct 10 houses in the landslide-affected areas of Wayanad. Following the announcement, Tawadkar…

Team Goemkarponn CANACONA: A parent of a school going child submitted a written complaint to the Divisional Education Officer’s (DEO) office of Canacona alleging her son studying in a private school in Canacona taluka, is being harassed by a teacher of that school. Copy of the complaint has been submitted to the Canacona police station. Speaking to a few scribes, the parents informed that a teacher at a private school in Canacona had beaten her son four months ago. ‘But we remained silent at that time. However, this teacher has repeatedly given various types of punishments to her son in…

*Also discusses enhancement of water storage capacity of Chapoli Dam Team Goemkarponn CANACONA: Speaker and Canacona MLA brokered a meeting between three concerned departments to augment the water supply from Gavnem dam for irrigation and domestic purposes to four of Canacona villages. The all important meeting of all three departments Water Resource Department, PWD(Water-supply) and Agriculture department was coordinated on Saturday by Speaker of GLA & Canacona MLA Ramesh Tawadkar. The discussion centered around the lifting of water from Gavnem Dam which was constructed 7 years ago, but yet to be commissioned. The laying of major water supply pipeline work…

Team Goemkarponn SADA: A Mega Health Camp organized at Murgao High School, Sada, received an overwhelming response as over 1,200 patients registered for free medical services, marking the highest turnout in Goa. The camp, inaugurated by Mormugao MLA Sankalp Amonkar, featured 18 medical departments, including dental, dermatology, surgery, gynecology, pediatrics, and more. The event was attended by Dean of Goa Medical College, Dr. Shivanand Bandekar, along with senior health department officials. The initiative, spearheaded by Health Minister Vishwajeet Rane, aimed to bring quality medical services closer to the people. Although Minister Vishwajeet Rane could not attend due to an unforeseen…

Team Goemkarponn MORMUGAO: A hit-and-run accident was reported on the recently inaugurated Port Connectivity Flyover on Sunday morning after a speeding car collided with a bike and fled the scene. The accident occurred when the bike, moving towards Sada, was struck by a car attempting to turn towards the port connectivity arm from the four-lane highway. Fortunately, there was no loss of life, and both the rider and pillion escaped with minor injuries. Locals immediately alerted the police, who arrived at the scene and rushed the injured duo to Chicalim Sub-District Hospital for medical assistance. Meanwhile, the car fled without…

Team Goemkarponn ZUARINAGAR: A tragic incident unfolded when Mehboob Walikar (32), a caretaker from Zuarinagar Birla, lost his life after being attacked by a bull near Velsao lake. According to sources, Walikar and his colleague were responsible for managing a cowshed in Birla. On Friday, one of their bulls went missing after its tether came loose. The duo searched through the night but were unable to locate the animal. The search continued the next morning, and suspecting the bull might have wandered to Velsao lake, where they would usually take their cattle for grazing, the duo reached the site .…