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Team Goemkarponn CALANGUTE: Calangute MLA Michael Lobo has expressed concern about tourism and stated that it is imperative to avoid releasing treated sewage water into Baga Creek from a sewage treatment plant. According to him, tourism will suffer if large volumes of treated sewage water leak into the sea where the creek meets the sea at Baga. “The treated water can be used for industrial purposes, plantations, irrigating fields, and watering gardens instead of being released into the creek,” he stated. According to Lobo, the plant has started serving the people of Khobra Waddo and Sauntawado. Sarpanch Calangute The meeting…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Minister Vishwajit Rane has urged the director general of police and the cyber crime cell to interrogate Congress leader Amit Patkar regarding allegations of a cash-for-government jobs scam. Patkar, the Goa Congress chief, accused Rane’s departments, including urban development and health, of issuing fake appointment letters to aspirants, claiming this was part of an extortion scheme. Rane, in response, called for a full investigation, including assessing the authenticity of a call recording provided by Patkar. The minister insists these claims are part of a smear campaign to divert attention from broader job scam issues. He said that…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: In a dramatic turn of events, around 200 residents from Aviao, Marivel Village, and La Marivel Colony gathered near Raj Bhavan to protest a shocking act of environmental destruction unfolding right next to the residence used by Goa’s Forest and Town & Country Planning (TCP) Minister and his MLA wife. The protest highlighted disturbing details of rampant deforestation in a dense forest area, designated as a green zone in the old Regional Plan and listed as forest cover in the Taleigao Outline Development Plan (ODP). According to eyewitnesses, laborers and gardeners, allegedly acting on instructions from people…

Team Goemkarponn MOPA: A 51-year-old US citizen was arrested by the Mopa Airport Police for allegedly carrying a satellite phone just before his trip to Delhi. When the accused, Brian Erich Genz of Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA, had his handbag screened, authorities said they found an Iridium satellite phone. Brian was on his way from the Manohar International Airport in Mopa to Delhi. When asked, the accused was unable to provide a license or proof of authorization from the appropriate authority to carry the instrument, which is illegal in India. On Friday, November 8, the incident took place. Section 3 read…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Chief Guest Capt. Viriato Fernandes, MP South Goa, himself very moved, gave an impressed “near-perfect 10/10 to the performance delivered by students for their passionate and thought-provoking debates, calling them “bright examples of active citizenship. He praised the students for their dedication to addressing real-world issues with conviction. He encouraged more young people to join active politics, stressing the importance of youth voices in shaping a progressive democracy. The Political Science discipline under the DD Kosambi School of Social Sciences and Behavioural Studies participated in the 4th Edition of the National Youth Parliament Scheme (NYPS) 2024 on…

In a heartbreaking turn of events, the Goa Football Association (GFA) has come under fire for its lack of adequate safety measures during youth football matches. A recent incident at the Duler Ground during an under-13 match between Anjuna Gymkhana and the Youth Club of Colvale underscores serious issues regarding the organization’s adherence to standard safety protocols. On that fateful day, in only the fifth minute of the second half, a 13-year-old player, Mayank Mote, experienced a devastating injury when the ball struck his wrist. Witnesses report that his wrist not only dislocated but also swelled to alarming proportions. Alarmingly,…

Team Goemkarponn VALPOI: Valpoi police have seized various machinery used for illegal laterite mining at Melaulim, Sattari. As per SDPO Bicholim Jivba Dalvi on 10/11/2024 a raid was conducted in the jungle hilly area at Shel Melaulim, Sattari, Goa and during the raid various machinery such as total five power tillers, four horizontal laterite stone cutting machines and two generator all approx worth Rs. 20,00,000/- was seized. The raid was successfully conducted by a team consisting of LPSI Sanisha D. Naik, PSI Allaudin Khan, PC Siddesh Gawas, PC Ulhas Gawas, all staff of Valpoi Police Station. After raid a FIR…