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Team Goemkarponn FATORDA: Goa Forward Party (GFP) president Vijai Sardesai said the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will not impact his party’s prospects in the upcoming Zilla Panchayat elections, claiming AAP’s entry into Goa politics has been “systematic” and aided by defectors aligned with its national leadership. Sardesai accused the BJP of deploying money power, manpower and political influence to suppress the opposition. He questioned the ruling party’s “unusual and excessive interest” in ZP polls, stating that ZP members hold limited powers. “Big leaders, including Arvind Kejriwal, are suddenly showing interest in these elections. Their intention is also to divide the…

Team Goemkarponn CANACONA: Putting to rest all speculation over internal friction, the Congress–Goa Forward Party (GFP) alliance in Poinguinim displayed a rare show of unity on Thursday as GFP’s ZP candidate Prashant Naik appeared alongside former Dy. Speaker Isidore Fernandes and senior Congress leaders Janardhan Bhandari and Madhav Desai at a press meet in Chaudi. Declaring that “all is well,” Isidore said the Congress rank and file is actively campaigning for the alliance candidate in ZP Poinguinim (23). He added that the BJP’s “revenge politics” in Canacona will backfire, first in the ZP polls and later in the assembly elections.…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Rajya Sabha MP Sadanand Shet Tanavade on Thursday pressed the Centre to immediately intervene and upgrade the deteriorating Goa–Belagavi highway corridors, particularly the Anmod Ghat and Chorla Ghat stretches, which he described as essential arteries for both Goa and Karnataka. Raising the issue in Parliament, Tanavade said the two ghat routes carry thousands of daily commuters along with truckloads of vegetables, fruits and other essential supplies. Several segments, he warned, remain narrow, unstable and highly prone to landslides, leading to repeated shutdowns during heavy rainfall. He recalled that large portions of Anmod Ghat caved in during the…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has positioned Goa as a “real-time environmental classroom” for the country, saying the State’s coastline, Western Ghats belt, river networks, and rich biodiversity offer daily lessons on balancing growth with ecological responsibility. In a message to participants of All India Juris Open 2025: Eco–Thinkers’ Fest, a national inter-law college event hosted by Govind Ramnath Kare College of Law, Margao, Sawant said the government’s development strategy is firmly rooted in sustainability. He noted that Goa proves economic expansion and ecological protection can coexist when public participation and sound policy design come together. “Every major…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Chief Electoral Office has flagged nearly one lakh voters for removal from the upcoming draft electoral roll after they were categorised as absent, shifted, deceased or duplicate (ASDD) during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR). With the deadline for submission and digitisation of enumeration forms ending on Thursday, officials have also identified around 1.87 lakh “unmapped” voters whose details could not be matched with past electoral records. These voters will now be required to establish proof of citizenship to remain on Goa’s rolls. CEO Sanjay Goel said that of the 11.85 lakh forms distributed during the revision…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari informed the Lok Sabha on Thursday that the ambitious twin observatory towers and restaurant project atop the new Zuari Bridge is slated for completion by March 31, 2031. Gadkari clarified that the Centre has not sanctioned the construction work for the towers or the revolving restaurant. However, responding to a request from the Goa government, the Union government has issued an in-principle NOC allowing the State to lease government land for the project. The facilities will include an observatory gallery, cafeteria and a non-revolving restaurant, all to be developed…

The horrific blaze at Birch by Romeo Lane in Delhi that killed twenty five people was a reminder of how quickly entertainment spaces can turn into death traps when safety rules are ignored. The tragedy unfolded in minutes. The owners reportedly fled. The building had violations. And the young lives lost exposed a familiar truth. In India, public safety is often treated as an afterthought until catastrophe forces it back into the headlines. If such a fire were to break out inside an offshore casino packed with several thousand people, the consequences could be unthinkable. Goa’s six offshore casinos float…