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Team Goemkarponn MARGAO: Congress leader Savio Coutinho has strongly criticized the BJP for moving a no-confidence motion against the newly elected Sarpanch of Davorlim-Dicarpale Village Panchayat within hours of the election. He described the move as a “most condemnable act” by BJP forces, drawing parallels with the Margao Municipal Council Chairperson election two years ago. Coutinho accused the BJP of being “desperate for power at every level of administration” to pursue wrongdoings. He alleged that the party initially manipulated the conduct of Sarpanch elections and, after facing defeat, activated machinery to destabilize the Panchayat body. He further charged the…

Team Goemkarponn TORONTO: Acclaimed Goan actor Prashanti Talpankar has made history by winning the Best Actor award in the international category at the 14th International Film Festival of South Asia (IFFSA) in Toronto for her performance in the Konkani short film ‘Ancessao’, directed by Manguirish Bandodkar. This marks the first time a Goan actor has received an international award for a role in a Konkani film. The festival, held from October 9 to 19, screened 120 films in 22 languages, representing the diversity and richness of South Asian cinema through features, shorts, and documentaries. Among these, only two…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Department of Consumer Affairs, Government of India, in collaboration with the Department of Legal Metrology, Government of Goa, will host the 1st National Conference of Controllers of Legal Metrology on October 25, 2025, at the Goa Marriott Resort, Panjim. The inaugural session will be attended by Dr. Pramod Sawant, Chief Minister of Goa; Pralhad Joshi, Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution; Digambar Kamat, Minister for Legal Metrology, Goa; Nidhi Khare, IAS, Secretary, Department of Consumer Affairs, Government of India; Sanjiv Gadkar, IAS, Secretary, Legal Metrology, Goa; Ashutosh Agarwal, Director, Legal Metrology, Government…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Crime Branch arrested a Nigerian national early on Thursday after he was found in possession of cocaine worth around ₹1 lakh during a late-night operation in Mapusa. According to police, a case under Section 21(b) of the NDPS Act, 1985, has been registered at Crime Branch Police Station, Ribandar, following a complaint by PI Nitin V. Halarnkar. The accused, identified as Chinedu Amos alias Victor Igwe (42), a Nigerian national residing at Baga, Calangute, was intercepted between 12:50 a.m. and 2:45 a.m. near the road behind the Bombay bus stand leading to Mapusa market yard.…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Two young men from Kerala lost their lives in a tragic road accident on National Highway 66 on the stretch leading from Panaji towards Margao on Thursday night. A Himalayan motorcycle bearing registration number KL-59-AA-7413 was found lying on the roadside, and two male persons were seen sprawled on the road with multiple injuries. Shortly after, a 108 ambulance arrived at the scene and shifted both injured individuals to Goa Medical College and Hospital, Bambolim, in separate ambulances. However, doctors at GMC declared both victims — identified as Harigovind P. (21) and Vishnu Jai Prakash (25),…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Displaying remarkable courage amid turbulent weather, Drishti Marine lifesavers successfully rescued 42 people — 38 tourists aboard a cruise boat and four others on a dinghy — after both vessels got stranded among rocks off Aguada Bay in North Goa on Thursday evening. The incident occurred amid thunderstorm-induced rough seas and choppy waves that made rescue operations extremely challenging. A team of 12 Drishti Marine lifesavers, equipped with a rigid inflatable boat (RIB) and jetskis, first reached the cruise boat that had become stuck due to the turbulent sea conditions. Despite the difficult circumstances, all 38…

Team Goemkarponn MORMUGAO: In a fiery outburst, Mormugao MLA Sankalp Amonkar on Thursday accused his political rival and former MLA Milind Naik of deliberately sabotaging the Formula 4 racing event that was scheduled to be held in Mormugao, claiming that Naik, along with a few councillors and activists, staged protests for selfish motives linked to his personal property at Maimolem. Amonkar was speaking to reporters after attending a Shraddhanjali programme for former Chief Minister late Ravi Naik at his Sada office. He said the protests that erupted in Bogda were “not people’s movements” but a “planned strategy” to pressurise…