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Team Goemkarponn CANACONA: The Canacona Excise Department seized 300 cartons of whiskey worth approximately ₹18.72 lakh after allegedly finding the liquor concealed among vegetable sacks inside an inter-state container at the Polem Checkpost late Sunday night. The container was intercepted at around 11 pm while reportedly proceeding towards Karwar. During a routine inspection, Excise officials questioned the driver about the contents of the vehicle. His claim that potatoes were being transported from Goa to Karnataka reportedly raised suspicion. The Excise team then physically inspected the container and found sacks containing vegetables. On closer examination, officials discovered liquor cartons concealed among…

Team Goemkarponn BAINA: A massive jungle tree came crashing down on residential houses behind Busy Bee School at Desterro in the early hours of Tuesday, damaging several structures and leaving residents shaken. Fortunately, no injuries or casualties were reported. The incident occurred around 4.30 am when the huge tree suddenly collapsed onto the houses in the area. The impact caused significant damage to the affected properties, with residents estimating their losses at several lakhs of rupees. A senior citizen living in one of the affected houses was evacuated from the premises as a precautionary measure. Fire and Emergency Services personnel…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Maharashtra authorities failed to participate in Tuesday’s hearing before the High Court of Bombay at Goa in a PIL concerning allegations of children being brought into the State for begging. The Child Welfare Committee (CWC) at Osmanabad and the Secretary of Maharashtra’s Women and Child Development Department did not join the proceedings through video conference, despite the Court having specifically directed their appearance at the earlier hearing. The authorities had also been served notices through email. Taking note of their absence, the High Court decided to seek the assistance of the Maharashtra Advocate General on matters involving…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Authorities in Goa have intensified checks against foreign nationals allegedly found violating visa and immigration rules, with 59 people detained so far this year and 98 others leaving the country after receiving Leave India notices. The latest case involved an Iranian couple who were found during an FRRO verification at a rented premises in Korgao, Pernem. Officials reportedly discovered that their passports and visas had expired. They were subsequently detained and shifted to a detention facility while further legal proceedings are undertaken. Deportation proceedings have also gathered momentum. Six foreign nationals were deported from Goa in August,…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Goa government has acknowledged that it does not have a recent scientific assessment of the condition of fish stocks in the State’s territorial waters, despite maintaining that fish catches have remained stable over the past decade. Fisheries Minister Nilkanth Halarnkar told the Legislative Assembly during the monsoon session that the government had not undertaken a scientific stock assessment or sustained monitoring programme in the last 10 years covering fish populations, breeding and spawning areas, marine biodiversity or the effects of environmental and developmental pressures. The areas for which no such assessment was carried out include the…

Team Goemkarponn BICHOLIM: Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant criticised the Congress and other opposition parties, alleging that they are confused about what to oppose and are targeting the government’s infrastructure projects and welfare schemes. Speaking at the inauguration of the Bicholim bus stand, Sawant said the opposition has no constructive agenda and urged people not to fall prey to what he termed misleading claims and opposition tactics. He also said the newly inaugurated Bicholim bus stand is an interstate bus stand and that the government plans to connect bus stands with rural areas to strengthen interstate and regional connectivity in…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Goa Municipalities (Amendment) Act, 2026 has been enacted, introducing major changes to the constitution of municipal councils, ward delimitation, reservation of seats and preparation of municipal voters’ lists. The amendment was passed by the Goa Legislative Assembly on September 1 and received the assent of the Governor on September 5. One of the key changes is the increase in the population threshold used to determine the number of municipal seats. The threshold has been raised from 2,500 to 3,000, while population of the municipal area will now be used instead of the number of voters for…