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Team Goemkarponn BAGA/ARPORA: Tensions at the 5.6 MLD Sewage Treatment Plant in Baga finally eased after timely intervention by North Goa Mamlatdar Anant Mallik, who visited the site on the request of Calangute PI Paresh Naik. The Arpora–Nagoa Sarpanch Roshan Redkar, along with irate villagers, had gathered at the plant in protest after sewage tankers from their village were denied entry for over two months. Locals insisted on meeting the Managing Director, Rajesh Kumar Khanna, but were instead asked to speak to the Mamlatdar by the police team present at the site. Sarpanch Redkar stated that just four days ago,…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Sixteen people — including five foreign nationals — were rescued from drowning at various beaches and at Dudhsagar waterfalls over the weekend by Drishti Marine lifesavers. During the same period, lifesavers also traced a missing child and administered first aid in two separate cases, including treating a jellyfish sting. At Mandrem beach, a Russian couple, aged 41 and 38, was pulled nearly 100 metres out by a rip current before lifesavers Karan Tandel (on a rescue board) and Dattaguru Korgankar (on a jet ski) brought them ashore. In another incident on the same beach, a 38-year-old man…

Team Goemkarponn VAGATOR: Several firecrackers were found lined up along the Vagator Beach shoreline on Sunday evening ahead of a planned night event, sparking outrage among local residents and environmental activists. The area is a recognised turtle nesting zone, and the move is being viewed as potentially illegal under coastal and wildlife protection laws. Residents said that loud explosions and bright flashes from firecrackers could severely disturb nesting turtles and other marine life. They have questioned whether the organisers obtained the necessary permissions to carry out such activities in an ecologically sensitive stretch. Locals have urged the Forest Department, Goa…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Indian National Congress on Monday rolled out its National Talent Hunt initiative in Goa, a programme designed to discover and groom new voices capable of representing the party at both state and national levels. Addressing the media in Panaji, AICC Social Media Chairperson Supriya Shrinate stressed that the campaign is open to all, not just existing party members. She said anyone passionate about issues affecting society is welcome to participate. “If you have something to say and want it heard, this platform belongs to you,” she noted, emphasising that applications are invited from youth, women, Dalits,…

“This move sidesteps the real problem. India never created a clear, consistent framework for dealing with Goans who acquired Portuguese nationality by virtue of birth registration. Successive governments allowed the matter to linger in uncertainty. As a result, many citizens genuinely believed they were not doing anything unlawful. They renewed Indian documents with official approval and lived their lives as Indians. The state cannot now rewrite the rules and punish people for acting under decades of mixed signals. If the aim is to protect the integrity of the electoral rolls, the solution is simple. Create a transparent system that allows…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Political fault lines widened as the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP) publicly questioned the BJP’s decision not to back an alliance candidate in Curti-Ponda, declaring it will field an Independent there and “win the seat” despite pressure from its senior partner. Chief Minister Pramod Sawant confirmed that three Zilla Panchayat seats have been allotted to the MGP under the ongoing seat-sharing arrangement, while the BJP plans to support Independent candidates in several areas. The remaining ZP candidates, he said, will be revealed on Monday. Even as Power Minister Sudin Dhavlikar announced that the MGP will declare its full…

Team Goemkarponn PERNEM: Panic returned to Patradevi on Sunday after confirmation that the rogue elephant known as “Omkar” had crossed into Goa once again. Forest Department officials have heightened vigilance in the region and begun tracking the animal’s movements in real time to prevent damage to fields and property. Special teams have been stationed along the border to steer the elephant back into Maharashtra. The renewed worry comes in the wake of recent incidents involving the same elephant. Barely two months ago, Omkar rampaged through Mopa, Torsem and Tambosem, leaving extensive agricultural destruction in its trail. The elephant had also…