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Team Goemkarponn Ponda: A woman was killed and her minor son injured in a road accident involving a TATA tipper truck at Warkhandem Junction, Ponda, on December 28, 2025. According to a complaint lodged by PSI Sushanat Gaonkar, the incident occurred prior to 4.30 pm near Shantai Niwas, when the accused truck driver, Prasad Patil, a resident of Pale, Bicholim, allegedly drove the vehicle in a rash and negligent manner, endangering human life. Police said the tipper truck was proceeding from Farmagudi towards a construction site near Savoikar Hospital at Warkhandem when it dashed into a TVS Jupiter scooter coming…

Team Goemkarponn Verna: A motorcycle rider was killed in a fatal road accident involving a passenger bus at Verna on December 28, 2025. According to a complaint lodged by HC 5895 Shiva Naik of Verna Police Station, the incident occurred at around 6.45 pm when the accused bus driver, Jakir Hussain Shaikh, a resident of Sancoale, allegedly drove the bus in a rash and negligent manner while proceeding from Margao towards Vasco. When the bus reached near Santa Marble & Granite shop at Fr. Agnel Ashram, Verna, it reportedly dashed into an oncoming Honda Shine motorcycle. As a result of…

Team Goemkarponn Bicholim: Police have arrested two persons in connection with a theft reported at Krishna Petrol Pump in Sarvan, Bicholim. The incident came to light after the pump owner, Sunil Parvatkar (51), a businessman and resident of Karapur, Tisk, Sankhali, lodged a complaint on December 28, 2025, at around 4.10 pm. According to the complaint, the theft occurred in the early hours of December 28, prior to 5.50 am, when the accused allegedly broke open the lock of the main door of the petrol pump office located at Survey No. D-48, Sarvan, and gained entry. The miscreants are said…

Team Goemkarponn Panaji: Leader of the Opposition Yuri Alemao on Monday strongly criticised the BJP-led government, accusing it of using the Scheduled Tribe (ST) community merely for electoral gains while failing to protect their land, rights and environment. Alemao was speaking after meeting members of the ST community who are protesting against the proposed Unity Mall and Prashasan Stambh projects at Chimbel, which locals have opposed, citing environmental concerns and alleged construction on wetlands. Quepem MLA Altone D’Costa and Congress leader Samil Volvoikar were also present during the interaction with the protesters. Terming the projects unacceptable, Alemao said the government…

Team Goemkarponn Mapusa: In line with the assurances given by Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant, Secretary of the Department of Urban Development (UD) Yatindra M. Maralkar on Tuesday visited the Mapusa Municipal Market to review its condition and functioning. The inspection was carried out as per the directions issued by the Chief Minister during a meeting held on December 18, where concerns related to the market were discussed. UD Secretary Maralkar was accompanied by Director of Municipal Administration (DMA) Brijesh Manerikar, Chief Officer Chandrakant Shetkar, along with other municipal officers and staff. Earlier in the afternoon, the UD Secretary visited…

Team Goemkarponn Margao: The Margao Congress Block on Tuesday demanded the immediate sacking of PWD Minister Digambar Kamat, alleging that government machinery and the police department were being misused to file false cases against political opponents during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls. Addressing a press conference, Margao Congress Block Convener Savio Coutinho, along with party leaders Lalan Parsekar, Lincoln Gomes, Damodar Onskar, Camilo Camara, Clifford Dias, Anwar Naroo and Aziz Shah, alleged that false complaints and FIRs were deliberately registered against him to suppress scrutiny of irregularities in the voter revision process. Coutinho also demanded the…

Team Goemkarponn VASCO: The National Fishworkers Forum (NFF) participated in a two-day national workshop on aligning India’s National Plan of Action for Small-Scale Fisheries with the global process, held at Narendrapur in West Bengal. The workshop was organised by the Institute for Motivating Self Employment (IMSE) in collaboration with the East Coast Fish Workers Union (ECFWU). The meeting brought together fishworkers’ organisations, trade unions, researchers and civil society representatives from across the country to discuss the need for India’s fisheries policies to be aligned with the FAO Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries (VGSSF). Addressing the workshop, NFF general…