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MAPUSA: A huge Fig tree, estimated to be nearly 30 years old, was uprooted, causing havoc in Telia Vaddo. The incident occurred at the residence of Alhad Naik, leaving residents stunned and requiring the prompt intervention of the Mapusa Firefighters. Upon receiving an emergency call, the fire brigade swiftly arrived to address the unfolding situation. With their expertise and precision, the firefighters diligently worked to clear the branches and debris left in the wake of the tree’s uprooting. No human injuries were reported as a result of this incident. However, the house of Alhad Naik sustained some damage, primarily affecting…

Goemkarponn desk PONDA: Eight-month Pregnant Woman who was travelling on a bike was injured after she fell off the motorcycle she was travelling. She was shifted to Sub District Hospital. According to local Kisan Naik, the roads are dug for laying underground power cables and have not been restored yet. He said the woman was travelling pillion on the bike, and after reaching Kapileshwarim, Sharp turned bike rider applied a break to avoid a pothole on the road, following which another bike proceeding dashed the bike, due to which the pregnant woman fell on the ground. The locals shifted her…

Goemkarponn desk PONDA: The locals at Kavlem, Daag Ponda alleged that the main nullah located on the border of Kavlem Panchayat and Ponda Municipal Council (PMC) has been encroached upon by some business establishment on both sides by constructing a retaining wall and shed in nullah without any setback and permission of Panchayat and Municipality.Following this, the WRD Issue notice to Saw Mill at Kapileshwarim – Daag Ponda. Due to this encroachment, locals fear flooding the Daag Ponda culvert, which would block traffic on the main road during monsoon. The business establishment has constructed the retaining wall by putting a…

Goemkarponn desk BELGAVI: Kannada organisations have criticised the joint statement of the Chief Ministers of Goa and Maharashtra that they will fight the Mhadei issue against Karnataka. They said that the statement of Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant that they will jointly oppose Karnataka’s efforts to take up irrigation projects in the Mhadei basin is highly condemnable. Ashok Chandaragi, convenor of Kannada organisations in Belagavi district, has said that Shinde and Sawant have erred in understanding the Kalasa Bandori Nala scheme. “Shinde visited Goa on Saturday. He said Maharashtra had no dispute with Goa,…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa Police has arrested two Karnataka natives for driving in a dangerous way keeping all four doors open. The accused has been identified as Fahidh Hamaza (37 years old) and a native of Dharwad Karnataka. “As soon as we saw the video, the car was seized, and the driver was arrested. We have also challaned the said driver; all occupants of the car were tourists, said SP North Nidhin Valsan. He further said that the driver was driving the four-wheeler in a rash and dangerous way. “FIR No 69/23 U/s 279,336 IPC and sec 184(f) M V…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: To commemorate the forthcoming death anniversary of Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of Sherlock Holmes, the most famous fictional detective ever, this Thursday, 22nd June, at 6.30 pm, the Cinephile Film Club will screen three short telefilms, with Jeremy Brett, the definitive Sherlock Holmes, in the lead role. Film critic and member of the Sherlock Holmes Society Sachin Chatte will present the films. With Holmes and Watson being ever so famous, this timeless classic series was produced between 1984 to ’94 and is considered the best and most accurate representation of Arthur Conan Doyle’s stories. The details…

* Locals gather at Ponda Martyrs Memorial at Kranti Maidan for justice * Fear losing their land for not recording in land survey records. Goemkarponn desk PONDA: The tribal farmers’ families in Ponda, with the support of Revolutionary Goan, protested yesterday evening at Martyrs Memorial at Kranti Maidan against the landlord selling their land to a migrant. They gathered at Ponda Martyrs Memorial at Kranti Maidan for justice. Aged farmer Shelavati Gaude at Nallem Querim said since the past two years, a Jharkhand-based migrant has harassed her and six other families. She said migrants started high-handedness by bringing JCB and…