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Team Goemkarponn FATORDA’ An incident involving the alleged theft and sale of a pet German Shepherd from Borda has prompted animal welfare authorities to call for greater vigilance among pet owners. The District Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (DSPCA) has lodged a complaint with the Fatorda Police, seeking legal action against a man suspected of taking the dog and selling it for ₹4,500. Speaking to reporters, DSPCA Executive Secretary Virginia Simoes said the dog disappeared from its owner’s residence on June 5. Investigations later revealed that the animal had allegedly been taken to another locality and sold to…

*Inquiry launched into allegations of improper conduct and assault at police stationTeam Goemkarponn MAINA-CURTORIM: A police constable serving at the Maina-Curtorim Police Station has been suspended pending an investigation into allegations of misconduct involving members of the public. The action comes after complaints surfaced regarding the constable’s handling of a dispute brought before the police station by two separate parties. Sources indicated that standard procedures may not have been followed during the intervention. It is alleged that four individuals were detained at the police station for several hours, remaining there until late at night. Authorities are also looking into claims…

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…