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Team Goemkarponn Panaji: Dempo Sports Club is set to make its mark in the AIFF Super Cup 2025, embracing a fresh opportunity to showcase Goan football talent on the national stage. The Golden Eagles will kick off their campaign against East Bengal FC on Saturday at the GMC Bambolim Stadium in Goa. The club’s entry into the tournament follows an invitation from the All India Football Federation after Real Kashmir FC withdrew. Accepting the offer with enthusiasm, Dempo SC sees the competition as both a challenge and a platform for its young players to gain valuable experience against India’s…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Bombay High Court at Goa has ruled that a writ petition challenging an order issued by the Senior Town Planner, Mapusa, can be heard by a single judge, rejecting a preliminary objection raised by a respondent developer. Justice Valmiki Menezes delivered the ruling while hearing a petition filed by activist Avertino Miranda against the Village Panchayat of Socorro, ONS Housing Pvt Ltd, and others. The court dismissed ONS Housing’s contention that the matter could not be entertained by a single judge under the Bombay High Court Appellate Side Rules. The developer had argued that the…

Team Goemkarponn POINGUINIM: Following complaints from local residents, the Poinguinim Panchayat has directed a builder to halt the alleged illegal construction of an additional floor at Survey No. 163/9-B in the Galgibaga area. Signed by Sarpanch V.P. Poinguinim, the order specifically instructs M/s Fly East West Pvt. Ltd to stop construction and informs the builder that their application for the proposed construction of a commercial/hotel building, compound wall, and swimming pool will remain pending until the matter is resolved by the Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority (GCZMA). The panchayat acted after receiving a complaint from villagers alleging that the…

Team Goemkarponn CANACONA: The Agonda Village Panchayat on Wednesday physically intervened to halt ongoing illegal construction activity in the village, nearly 20 days after issuing a stop-work order against the alleged violators. Acting on a complaint, the panchayat team led by Sarpanch Nilesh Pagi, Ward Panch Fatima Rodrigues, and Panchayat Secretary Amol K. Naik Gaunkar inspected the site at Survey No. 118/8 (non-promulgated area) in Agonda, where illegal structures were reportedly being erected. The panchayat had earlier, through a notice dated October 1, 2025, directed Gauri Asnotikar to immediately cease construction and submit documents proving ownership, along with necessary…

Team Goemkarponn CANACONA: Continuous torrential rains have severely impacted paddy cultivation across Canacona, leaving large stretches of fields flattened and waterlogged just as farmers prepared for harvest. In several parts of the taluka, including Agonda and Cotigao, ready-to-harvest crops have been submerged under floodwaters. At Mone in Cotigao, prolonged waterlogging has caused fallen paddy grains to sprout, raising fears of significant yield losses. “Most of the damage occurred during today’s heavy downpour. Farmers across multiple villages have been affected, though the fallen paddy can still be salvaged if the rains stop for at least three days,” said Canacona Zonal…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The State government is set to approach the Supreme Court in the ongoing Mhadei River water dispute, following the House Committee’s approval of a proposal made by Aldona MLA Carlos Ferreira. Speaking after the committee meeting chaired by Water Resources Minister Subhash Shirodkar on Friday, Ferreira said that the petition is likely to be filed in the first week of December. He explained that the decision was prompted by dissatisfaction over the lack of progress since the committee’s previous meeting held in January. “We reviewed what has happened since our last meeting and found that no…

Team Goemkarponn LOUTOLIM: The fatal explosion and flash fire that ripped through Vijay Marine Services’ shipyard in Loutolim last Friday has now claimed five lives, with two more injured workers succumbing to their injuries in hospital. The blast occurred while labourers were carrying out welding and repair work on an 80-metre landing craft vessel that was still under construction. The powerful explosion shook the area late Friday evening, leaving seven workers severely injured. Two victims were declared dead on arrival at the South Goa District Hospital shortly after the incident. Medical officials said both had suffered extensive burn injuries,…