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Team Goemkarponn CANACONA: Agonda Sarpanch Prettal Fernandes appointed on Sarpanch Samvaad Advisory Committee (SSAC). Fernandes became the first and only from Goa amongst the 24 designated members from 17 States of India along-with Institutional members from Quality Council of India(QCI). Fernandes is amongst the 11 new representatives from selected and appointed across the Pan-India. Previously known as Sarpanch Samvad Executive Committee (SSEC) with already 13 appointed members, beginning 22nd Oct’2024 is officially revamped as Sarpanch Samvad Advisory Committee. The newly structured body unites all 13 previously appointed members of the Executive Committee with the inclusion of 11 new representatives from…

Team Goemkarponn BHOMA: Minister and Priol MLA Govind Gaude claimed that the people of Bhoma are spending their time on agitations on the highway expansion problem and that they have been misinformed that the plan will not affect any temples. “Only four houses at Bhoma, which will be affected, would be rehabilitated,” the minister told reporters following meetings with the locals, Sarpanch Damodar Naik, and NH authorities. Some individuals with vested interests are misguiding the Bhoma villagers. I promise the villagers that no temple will be damaged or demolished. “Bhomkars could not explain why they opposed the proposed four-lane flyover…

intro Today is the fifth day of former Sancoale Sarpanch Premanand Naik’s hunger strike at Sancoale panchayat against the Bhutani project in the village. Goemkarponn Editor Suraj Nandrekar meets him to find out more about the project and his hunger strike. Excerpts: Goemkarponn: Premanandbab, tell us about your hunger striker and why you felt it was necessary. Premanand Naik: See it all began in 2007, 08 and 09 when the Mtech project came into this village when I was sarpanch and people vehemently opposed it. The panchayat was with people and went to court and stopped the project in 2009.…

eam Goemkarponn PANAJI: The High Court of Bombay at Goa granted conditional bail to Pritesh Adkonkar of Merces, a constable with the Indian Reserve Battalion (IRB), who was arrested in July of last year on accusations of murder. Adkonkar was freed by the court on a Rs 50,000 personal bail with two solvent sureties of the same amount. Within eight days after his release, he must turn in his passport to the Sessions Court, refrain from influence, and get in touch with any witnesses or family members. Additionally, he has been instructed to report to the Old Goa police station…

Team Goemkarponn BICHOLIM: At a Bicholim high school, students taking the Class IX exam were surprised to see the answers printed next to their question paper. The Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education was in hot water when a paper setter allegedly made a mistake. Ten students who were answering the Urdu paper discovered that the answers to the multiple-choice questions were posted next to the questions. The problem was discovered ten minutes prior to the start of the tests, according to GBSHSE Chairman Bhagirath Shetye. “The students did not receive answers because they were separated from the…

Team Gomkarponn PANAJI: A Kerala-based fraudster who allegedly cheated people in five states, including Goa, and amassed Rs 1.11 crore through banking and investment schemes has been taken into custody by the Cyber Crime Police. The investigative team detained 26-year-old Muhammad Hajish, a native of Malappuram, Kerala, while looking into a trade scam, according to information provided by the police PRO. A Porvorim resident was allegedly duped into investing Rs 35.64 lakh in “Forex Trading” with the promise of high returns but ended up losing the sum transferred to the impersonator in different transactions to various bank accounts. According to…

Team Goemkarponn CUNCOLIM: Cuncolim Police have registered the offence against one Pritam Faldessai from its jurisdiction for allegedly abusing a woman under the pretext of marrying her. According to the police, the accused has been sexually abusing a lady since 2018 under the guise of making false marriage promises, according to the woman’s complaint. According to the authorities, the accused subsequently refused to marry her and instead wed someone else in response to her complaint. According to the police, the complainant was sexually abused by the accused on September 21 after he violently dragged her into his vehicle.