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Team Goemkarponn CURTORIM: Curtorim MLA Alex Reginald has appealed to residents to adopt responsible waste disposal practices after sanitation workers collected approximately 3,880 kilograms of used diapers from Rachol, Camurlim and Curtorim over the last two days. In a public message, the MLA said the dedicated labour team spent the past 48 hours cleaning roads, fields and water channels that were littered with used diapers and plastic waste. He stressed that the issue was not about politics or assigning blame but about the need for greater civic sense. Reginald noted that while the use of diapers for babies and elderly…

Team Goemkarponn CANACONA: A meeting of representatives from various castes, communities and religions in Canacona has called for the implementation of political reservation for the Scheduled Tribe (ST) community in Goa to be deferred until the completion of the Census and the subsequent delimitation process. The meeting, convened to deliberate on the government’s proposal to extend political reservation to the ST community before the 2027 Assembly elections, passed three unanimous resolutions after discussions by several speakers. Former Canacona MLA Vijay Poi Khot and a number of local leaders were among those present. One of the resolutions stated that the Goa…

Team Goemkarponn CANACONA: A motorcyclist sustained head injuries after two large trees crashed onto the Canacona–Agonda road at Devabhaga on Monday morning, disrupting traffic for more than an hour. According to reports, a huge banyan tree fell onto the road at around 10 a.m., bringing down a large mango tree standing beside it. The falling trees trapped a motorcycle that was travelling towards Agonda. The rider, reportedly a migrant labourer from Karnataka residing in Canacona, suffered head injuries in the incident and was immediately shifted to the Community Health Centre (CHC), Canacona, for treatment. The motorcycle bore Karnataka registration number…

Team Goemkarponn SANGUEM: Villagers of Talsai in Sanguem have strongly condemned reports claiming that the village is receiving safe drinking water, asserting that their long-standing drinking water problems remain unresolved. During a gathering attended by representatives of 124 families, residents alleged that certain media reports incorrectly stated that the village no longer faced a drinking water issue and that the available water was safe for consumption. The villagers maintained that the shortage of safe drinking water continues and expressed disappointment over what they described as false and misleading reporting. They said such reports create confusion and weaken their ongoing efforts…

Team Goemkarponn NAVELIM: Allegations of irregularities in recruitment at the Navelim Panchayat have surfaced after resident Roshni Rodrigues filed a complaint with the Vigilance Department and the Director of Panchayats, seeking an inquiry into the matter. According to the complaint, members of the panchayat board allegedly appointed one of their relatives to a job and subsequently increased the employee’s monthly salary from ₹13,000 to ₹21,000 without obtaining the required approval from the competent authorities. On Monday, local villagers also visited the office of the Block Development Officer (BDO), where they held discussions with officials and demanded immediate action and a…

Team Goemkarponn DABOLIM: The South Goa District Coordination Committee, chaired by the District Collector, held a meeting to discuss the implementation of the PM Surya Ghar Yojana and plans to develop selected areas as Solar Villages to promote clean and renewable energy. During the meeting, it was decided to implement the scheme in Chicalim Panchayat under the Dabolim constituency as part of the Solar Village initiative. Accordingly, the committee resolved to develop Dabolim as a Solar Village, with a focus on encouraging the adoption of solar energy and promoting sustainable and renewable power solutions in the area. The initiative aims…

Team Goemkarponn MAPUSA: The Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) has raised serious concerns over ongoing food safety violations by vendors operating at the Alankar food area in Mapusa despite repeated warnings and inspections. As part of a recent pre-monsoon enforcement drive, the FDA took action against five establishments, resulting in the closure of four food stalls and one juice centre for failing to comply with prescribed food safety norms. According to officials, vendors at the Alankar food area have consistently failed to maintain the standards mandated under food safety regulations, despite repeated advisories and inspections conducted by the department. In…