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Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Department of Drinking Water has clarified a video circulating on social media that purportedly shows an unauthorised person entering a water storage tank at Keri village. The department stated that the tank shown in the video is a raw water tank, where water is stored before being subjected to the required treatment process at the Water Treatment Plant. According to the department, the raw water undergoes filtration and necessary dosing of alum and chlorine before being stored in a clear water tank and subsequently supplied to the public. It added that daily water quality testing reports…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Samvidhan Jagran Manch has called on the Goa Government to move beyond statements and take concrete action on four issues raised during the ongoing Assembly session. The organisation, in a press statement, demanded a fixed timeline for introducing the proposed Anti-Conversion Bill, greater transparency over No Development Area (NDA) conversions, direct engagement with the Marathi Rajbhasha Nirdhar Samiti and the institutionalisation of the six-stanza rendition of Vande Mataram during Assembly sessions. On the Anti-Conversion Bill, the organisation expressed concern over the confirmation by ruling MLAs that the legislation would not be introduced during the current session. It…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has conducted a raid and seized a consignment of unlabelled pickles and imported cheese being transported from Maharashtra to Goa through inter-state passenger buses. According to officials, around 450 kg of pickles were being brought to Goa for an exhibition. The pickles were found packed in barrels without proper labels or details required under food safety regulations. The consignment was also reportedly being transported without the necessary bills and documents, raising concerns over the legality and traceability of the food products. The FDA also seized imported cheese found in the consignment…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Goa Government has initiated an inquiry into suspected discrepancies in Bhu-Naksha land records, following allegations of changes to survey and land-record data, including additions, deletions and alterations. Revenue Minister Atanasio Monserrate informed the Assembly in response to an unstarred question by Leader of Opposition Yuri Alemao that the inquiry being handled by the North Goa Collector is still underway and the report is currently being finalised. The Minister said inputs and documents received from different authorities are being scrutinised as part of the probe. Statements and submissions from the agencies and individuals concerned, including the National…

Team Goemkarponn PORVORIM: The Goa Directorate of Mines and Geology (DMG) has detected instances of unauthorised laterite stone extraction in Sattari, including an area falling within the Eco-Sensitive Zone (ESZ) of the Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary, the state government informed the Goa Legislative Assembly. Chief Minister and Mines Minister Pramod Sawant disclosed the details in a written reply to Unstarred Legislative Assembly Question No. 204 tabled by MLA Viresh Borkar. The government said complaints had been received regarding alleged illegal laterite quarrying at Survey No. 4/1 in Malpona village and Survey No. 23/1 in the Xelpo-Curdo hill area of Sattari. Acting…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Goa recorded 740 cases under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act over the past five years, with non-Goan residents accounting for the largest share of arrests, followed by local residents and foreign nationals, according to data tabled in the Goa Legislative Assembly. The figures were provided by Chief Minister and Home Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant in a written reply to an unstarred question raised by MLA Yuri Alemao. According to the Home Department, Goa Police registered 121 narcotics cases in 2021, followed by 154 in 2022. The number declined slightly to 140 cases in 2023…

Team Goemkarponn PORVORIM: Allegations of police high-handedness have emerged from a restaurant in Porvorim following a dispute over an allegedly inflated food bill. According to allegations, two men identified as a Police Sub-Inspector (PSI) and a Head Constable allegedly returned to the restaurant late at night after an earlier argument over the bill. The two men allegedly abused and threatened restaurant staff in the presence of customers, including children, during the incident. The incident was reportedly captured on CCTV cameras installed at the restaurant. According to the allegations, the footage shows the two men behaving aggressively and allegedly appearing to…