The recent sightings of a tigress and her two cubs in Goa’s Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary have sparked renewed interest and deliberation over the state government’s opposition to certifying the sanctuary as a tiger reserve. This marks the first recorded evidence of tigers in this area since 2020, reigniting hopes among wildlife enthusiasts and conservationists. Located on the border of Maharashtra and Karnataka, the sanctuary is not just a haven for local wildlife, but also a battleground for regulatory and ecological concerns. The Bombay High Court’s directive to declare Mhadei a tiger reserve is built on recommendations from the National Tiger…
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Team Goemkarponn CANACONA: Second season in a row, students and faculty of Govt High School Gaval-Khola in Canacona have harvested Paddy cultivated and sowed in the school compound 4 months ago. It was the hard toil, students assisted by staff (adults) members of the school themselves ventured upon with sickles first to cut the paddy and later complete all the harvesting procedure. Continouing for the second year, school staff and students themselves raised the nursery and transplanted the paddy crop at the end of June month including the tasks of ploughing and Sowing processes. ‘infact, the ploughing, land-leveling, Seed selection…
Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Office of the Chief Electoral Officer has informed to general public and political parties, that the draft Electoral Roll in respect of the Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies in the State of Goa relating to the Special Summary Revision of Electoral Roll with reference to January 01, 2025 as the qualifying date will be published as per the programme approved by the Election Commission of India, New Delhi. As per the schedule for various stages of Special Summary Revision of Electoral Roll – 2025, publication of draft electoral roll will be on October 29, 2024, period of filing…
Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: After a fake WhatsApp account of him was made and circulated, Union Minister for State for Power Shripad Naik filed a police complaint. In a social media post, Naik said, “We have discovered that a fraudulent WhatsApp account is in circulation, posing as me and reaching out to individuals with unauthorized requests.” “Please be aware that I am not the sender of any such texts. The police have already received our report, and the offending party will face severe consequences. The union minister continued, “Remain vigilant, and if you receive such messages, please disregard them and report…
Team Goemkarponn VASCO: In a supposedly self-recorded video, Police Constable Prathamesh Gawade, who committed suicide on Friday night after jumping off the new Zuari Bridge near Cortalim, claimed that two female coworkers—Priti Chavan and Tanishka Chavan—had mentally tortured him. He also accused Akash Chavan, Tanishka’s brother, of torturing him. Tanishka was his sister-in-law, and Priti was his wife. Gawade, who was just assigned to the Vasco Railway Police Station, stated that he was harassed because of his friendship with Priti and the family’s displeasure, which finally drove him to take this extreme action. The video, which is currently making the…
Team Goemkarponn ASSAGAO: Two people were detained by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) Land snatching on Monday for allegedly snatching land in Assagao. The police claim that the accused, Divyakumar Khandar, 44, of Mangeshi, and Yogesh Magar, 41, of Mardol, produced fake, fraudulent documents of properties with survey numbers 237/7 and 206/13 of Assagao village and were successful in transferring the land’s ownership rights in their names. According to the police, they also sold the properties to legitimate buyers. They were taken into custody in relation to a case filed under Sections 465, 466, 467, 419, and 420 read with…
Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Police Inspector Prashal Desai was reinstated by the Goa Police after he was suspended for allegedly failing to do his duties in the June 2024 Assagao house demolition case. In the contentious demolition case involving Pooja Sharma and other conspirators, Police Inspector Desai was suspended along with two PSIs, Nitin Naik and Sanket Pokhare. After Desai claimed that the DGP pressured him to help Pooja Sharma with the June 22 demolition of the Assagao residence, the role of former DGP Jaspal Singh was called into question. After evading capture for several days, Sharma was able to obtain…