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Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Two people have been taken into custody by the Goa Police’s Crime Branch for allegedly trafficking Goan women abroad under the guise of hiring them as housemaids. Sayyed Abdulla Shaikh, 35, of Katem, Baina, and Mastan Khan, also called Pathan, of Margao, has been identified as the accused. The founder of the NGO ARZ (Anyay Rahit Zindagi), Arunendra Pandey, reportedly submitted a written complaint, according to the police. According to the complaint, a woman was duped by Sayyed Abdulla Shaikh and Mastan Khan into accepting a position as a housemaid in Muscat with a guaranteed pay upon…

Team Goemkarponn CANACONA: South Goa Communidade Administrator Mangaldas Gaonkar has announced the elections for all the Six (6) Communidade bodies in Canacona taluka. Canacona Communidade, known as one of the important and largely contested Communidade institutions owning vast tracts of lands in the taluka with elect its new body has the largest eligible voters of 492 members. Elections of Nagarcem –Palolem Communidade in Canacona taluka will be held on December 15 at 10 am. The elections will be held in the auditorium of Sri Nirakar Devalaya in Bhagatwada. This comunidad has 435 members. Similarly, Poinguinim Communidade with 130 members will…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Directorate of Social Welfare proposes to felicitate 12 Best Social Workers one each from every taluka irrespective of gender. The Best Social Worker will be awarded with Cash Award of Rs. 25,000/-, Shawl, Certificate and Shrifal (Coconut). Prescribed applications forms are available at the counter of the Directorate of Social Welfare, Panaji and District Welfare Office, Margao, free of cost. Application in prescribed format filled in all respect and accompanied with xerox copies of the documents and passport size photo attested by Gazetted Officer or self attested should be submitted to the respective Offices (details to…

Team Goemkarponn MARGAO: The MMC having failed to clear the footpaths along the Margao-Navelim 4-lane road, Colmorod citizens engage a private machine to clear the footpaths of the bushes, ahead of the Rosary Church Feast. Spearheading the initiative, former Chairperson Savio Coutinho stated that traditionally, the Council would deploy workers and sweepers along all the roads leading to the Navelim Church a week before the Feast, and get the roads cleaned spick and span, however the Council failed to do so this year. With thousands of pedestrians using these roads to go to the church or the fair, the thick…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: A pregnant Russian woman was rescued from drowning off Benaulim beach, even as four other foreign nationals were saved from drowning by Drishti Marine lifesavers off the state’s coastline over the weekend. The weekend witnessed four double rescues and seven single rescues, even as lifesavers managed to locate two missing children and handed them over to their kin in North Goa. Benaulim: A 36-year-old pregnant Russian woman found herself in a dangerous situation while swimming 50 metres off the coast. Realising she couldn’t handle the strong waves, she called for help. Lifesaver Devidas rushed over and safely…

Team Goemkarponn ALDONA: Aldona MLA Adv Carlos Ferreira questioned DGP as to why was there a need to give clean chit to all ruling politicians during the recently held press conference. “Press Conference by Goa DGP – what was the need to give the Press conference and give a clean chit to all the ruling politicians? Who asked him to give the Press conference?,” questioned Ferreira Ferreira questioned, Can such behaviour of the highest officer of the Goa Police. instil confidence in the minds of the people who want to know who are the top politicians involved in this great…

Air pollution has emerged as one of the most pressing environmental issues of our time, and cities like Delhi stand as stark reminders of the consequences of neglecting this challenge. With schools and colleges shut down due to severe air quality crises, the situation in Delhi serves as a serious cautionary tale for states like Goa, which must prioritize environmental sustainability and health as they develop. Delhi has witnessed drastic measures being taken in the face of air pollution that reaches hazardous levels, forcing educational institutions to close their doors. Children are most vulnerable to the impacts of poor air…