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Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has said that the Manohar International Airport at Mopa has generated significant employment opportunities for local residents, particularly from North Goa, while reiterating that certain operational details cannot be placed in the public domain due to confidentiality constraints. Highlighting Goa’s status as a globally preferred tourist destination, Sawant said the growth of tourism and allied industries across the State has expanded employment avenues, with both Dabolim and Mopa airports playing a key role in facilitating tourist movement based on traveller convenience. According to information provided by the government, a total of 4,976 people…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Goa government has informed the Legislative Assembly that there has been no increase in cases of assault and mob violence in the State over the last three years, and that no incidents of gang war have been reported during this period. According to the data, 321 cases of assault were reported in 2023, which declined to 315 in 2024 and further dropped to 252 in 2025. Incidents of mob violence also showed a downward trend, with eight cases reported in 2023, seven in 2024 and six in 2025. No cases of gang war were reported during…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Goa government has said it is aware of the arrest of Ayesha alias S.B. Krishna alias Nikki by the Uttar Pradesh Police in connection with an alleged unlawful religious conversion case registered in Agra. Ayesha was arrested under FIR No. 228/2025 at Sadar Bazar Police Station, Agra, under Sections 87, 111(3) and 111(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and Section 3(5) of the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2021. The arrest was carried out on July 17, 2025, with assistance from Old Goa Police, after a team from the Uttar Pradesh…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Monday said that Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has categorically assured the Goa delegation that there is no proposal to hand over the entire Dabolim International Airport to the Indian Navy and that civil aviation operations will continue in the interest of the state. Speaking after meeting the Defence Minister in New Delhi, Sawant said the assurance clearly dispels speculation about the possible closure of the airport for civilian use. In a statement issued late Monday evening, he accused the Opposition of creating unnecessary confusion among the public over the issue. “After our…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) has lodged a fresh complaint with the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Goa, alleging large-scale violations and misuse of Form-7 during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state, and warning that the irregularities pose a serious threat to citizens’ constitutional right to vote. In a detailed representation dated January 19, GPCC president Amit Patkar said the complaint was a continuation of an earlier submission made on January 13, but noted that subsequent disclosures had revealed “far more serious and systemic lapses” in the revision process. The…

Vijai Sardesai’s opposition to uniforms in colleges has reignited a debate that goes far beyond dress codes. When the Goa Forward Party chief said universities are not schools and young minds should not be controlled, he was making a political statement, but also a philosophical one. At its core, his argument challenges how India understands higher education and the role of students within it. Sardesai’s resistance to college uniforms stems from his belief that universities must function as spaces of autonomy. In his view, students at the higher education level are adults, capable of making choices and bearing responsibility for…

Team Goemkarponn CANACONA: Agonda coastal residents have pointed out several discrepancies in the draft Coastal Zone Management Plan (CZMP)-2019 maps and have demanded an extension of the deadline for submitting objections, along with deputation of experts to explain the technical details of the maps. Following an emergency gram sabha, the village panchayat has decided to write to the concerned authorities seeking both. The emergency gram sabha was convened by Agonda Sarpanch Nilesh Pagui after a large number of residents gathered at the panchayat office seeking clarification on the draft CZMP-2019 maps submitted by the government to the village panchayat, inviting…