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Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Security measures have been stepped up in North Goa ahead of Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s scheduled visit to the state on September 6 and 7, with the District Magistrate imposing temporary restrictions on road excavation, aerial recording and drone operations in designated areas. North Goa District Magistrate Ankit Yadav issued the orders under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023. The restrictions will take effect at 6 pm on September 5 and continue until 7 pm on September 7. Under the road-related order, digging or cutting of roads along identified stretches will not…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The High Court of Bombay at Goa has issued notice in Writ Petition No. 1118/2026 filed by Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) President Girish Chodankar concerning objections raised before the Election Commission of India regarding the registration of a political party. The Division Bench comprising Justice Valmiki Menezes and Justice Amit S. Jamsandekar has made the notice returnable on September 22, 2026. Importantly, the court clarified that the pendency of the petition would not prevent the Election Commission from deciding Chodankar’s objections, provided it follows the prescribed procedure. Amarnath Panjikar, Chairman of the GPCC Media & Communication…

Team Goemkarponn MARGAO: As part of the year-long Birth Centenary Celebrations of former Margao MLA and Minister Anant (Babu) Narcinva Naik, the documentary Lokanayak, chronicling his life and legacy, will be screened at Shree Saunsthan Gokarn Partagali Jeevottam Math on Friday, September 4, 2026, at 10.30 a.m. Shrinivas V. Dempo, Chairman of the Babu Naik Birth Centenary Celebrations Committee, said the documentary will be screened before Param Pujya Shrimad Vidyadheesh Teerth Sripad Vader Swamiji, Mathadhipati of Shree Saunsthan Gokarn Partagali Jeevottam Math. The screening assumes special significance as it coincides with Babu Naik’s birth tithi according to the Hindu calendar.…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The proposed twin observation towers on the new Zuari Bridge have moved a step closer to implementation, with the Goa State Expert Appraisal Committee (SEAC) recommending environmental clearance for the Rs 270-crore project. The recommendation followed a site inspection carried out by the committee on August 24. The proposal has now been referred to the Goa State Impact Assessment Authority (SIAA), which will take a final decision on the grant of environmental clearance. The project, being developed by Dilip Buildcon, had earlier secured Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) clearance from the Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority (GCZMA) in…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Nearly two months after the State Government rolled out its flagship ‘Mhajo Flat’ scheme to help flat owners secure legal ownership of their properties, the initiative is yet to receive a single application. Cooperation Minister Subhash Shirodkar informed the Assembly that no application has been received under the scheme so far, despite the government targeting around 40,000 to 50,000 flat owners. Shirodkar said cooperative housing societies that do not have a conveyance or title deed are eligible to benefit from the scheme. The scheme was brought into effect through the Goa Co-operative Societies (Amendment) Ordinance, 2026, promulgated…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Goa government has registered 16 FIRs and initiated preventive proceedings in connection with student, youth and public agitations across the state between January 1, 2022, and July 2026, Chief Minister and Home Minister Pramod Sawant informed the Goa Legislative Assembly. According to the government’s written reply to a starred question raised by Benaulim MLA Venzy Viegas, one case was registered in 2022, two in 2023, seven in 2024, two in 2025 and four up to July 2026. The cases largely relate to demonstrations allegedly held without police permission, with charges including unlawful assembly and obstruction of…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Goa government has admitted that it has not conducted any impact assessment to determine the operational and economic consequences of Manohar International Airport (MIA) at Mopa on Goa’s existing airport at Dabolim, despite a significant shift of international airlines and a sharp decline in passenger traffic at the South Goa airport. The admission came in a written reply by Chief Minister and Civil Aviation Minister Dr Pramod Sawant to an Unstarred Question tabled by St Andre MLA Viresh Borkar in the Goa Legislative Assembly. Asked whether the government had undertaken any assessment of Mopa’s impact on…