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Team Goemkarponn SANCOALE: In a strong show of solidarity, leaders of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) including MLAs Capt. Venzy Viegas and Engr. Cruz Silva, AAP Working Presidents Gerson Gomes & Valmiki Naik, along with other party members met former Sancoale Sarpanch Premanand Naik, who is currently on an indefinite hunger strike. Naik is protesting against the proposed Bhutani Infra mega-project comprising almost 700 villas and flats, and is demanding its immediate revocation. Naik, a respected community leader, began his hunger strike on Monday and has vowed not to quit until the construction licence given to Parmesh Constructions for the…

PANAJI: The Leader of Opposition Yuri Alemao demanded that the government should immediately implement ‘Disability Security SOP’ and should restart the exclusive helpline number to address their issues. In a letter to the Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, Congress leader Yuri Alemao has said that the government has failed to keep continuity of the helpline exclusively started in 2022 for disabled people. “There are around fifty thousand disable persons in our state. With the initiatives of people working for their welfare, then DGP Mr. I.D Shukla had launched this helpline. But after his retirement, this helpline stopped working. It should be…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: An ‘invasion’ of an affluent population, who have the liberty to party at night and spend their mornings in tranquillity in a luxurious lifestyle is not sustainable for Goa, according to Loutolim-based writer and anthropologist Katharina Poggendorf-Kakar, who maintains that the transformation of the Goan land and social scape was evident in the post-pandemic era, which has seen a bigger social influx and a rise in investments in Goa. “That fantasy of living in a space that gives you the freedom to (not only) party at night, but to (also) have your morning coffee to birdsong and…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: In a scathing attack, the Leader of Opposition Yuri Alemao on Thursday said that Goa government has failed to combat sex trafficking, which is bringing bad name to the state and demanded to block escort service websites fostering this trade. Reacting to the statement of Chief Minister Pramod Sawant over combating sex trafficking, Alemao said that the BJP government has totally failed to take action. “There are hundreds of escort service websites providing services in Goa. They give their phone numbers and places where they can arrange this service. Despite this, the government has failed to take…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Pooja Naik has been charged with defrauding people by offering them government jobs in two further incidents. In one instance, Priya Mandrekar of Porvorim complained to the Porvorim police that she had been dishonestly and fraudulently persuaded to transfer Rs 4 lakh to the bank account of Ajit and Anisha Satarkar, both of whom resided in Priol-Mardol, by Rupa, also known as Puja Naik of Old Goa, under the false pretense of offering her a government job. Mandrekar asserted that somewhere between November 20, 2021, and December 12, 2021, the accused had deceived her at Porvorim. Mandrekar…

Team Goemkarponn MARGAO: Navelim Sporting Club defeated Ambelim Sports Club 4-1 via the tiebreaker to enter into the quarterfinals of the 23rd edition of Bro.Eulalia Vas Memorial football tournament Org by Don Bosco Oratory factor, at their ground on Tuesday. The match started at on fast pace and both teams had equal opportunity to score Samson Fernandes of Ambelim made a solo effort in the 24th minute of play but Selvin Goalkeeper of Navelim punched away for a corner and at half-time time both teams remained at 0-0. Changing over Ronaldo Pereira of Navelim sent a long pass to Noah…

Team Goemkarponn Panaji: Fifty trained lifesavers, advanced AI-powered robots and specially trained rescue dogs will monitor the safety of triathletes during the upcoming fourth edition of IRONMAN 70.3 Goa, which kicks off on October 27 (Sunday) with a swim in the Arabian Sea off Miramar beach, in North Goa, organisers said. The promoters of IRONMAN 70.3 Goa, India’s premier endurance event, have tied up with Drishti Marine, a state government-appointed lifesaving agency dedicated to preventing drowning and managing emergencies along Goa’s coastline, to ensure a robust safety framework for the event’s opening leg, which involves a 1.9 km (1.2 mile)…