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Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Goa High Court has upheld the decision of the Thivim Communidade to allot land to the MIIT Group of Institutions for setting up an educational institute. The court dismissed a petition filed by certain members of the Communidade who had opposed the allotment, claiming that the land was sold at a low price and caused a financial loss to the Communidade. The ruling affirms the Communidade’s authority to decide on land transactions and paves the way for the establishment of the educational institute by MIIT Group. The petitioners had argued that the sale undervalued the…

Team Goemkarponn CANACONA: Palolem ward councillor Laxuman Pagui has been unanimously elected as the new and fourth Chairperson of the current term of the Canacona Municipal Council (CMC). Pagui also becomes the fourth Chairperson from the Akhil Goa Kshetriya Pagi Samaj community, after former chairpersons Divakar Pagi, Samita Dhuri, and Ratnakar Dhuri. Presiding officer and Deputy Collector Madhukar Narvekar, after scrutinizing the only nomination received, declared Pagui elected unopposed in the presence of CMC Chief Officer Laxmikant Dessai. All 12 councillors, including outgoing Chairperson Sara Shamba Naik Desai, ex-chairpersons Simon Rebello and Ramakant Naik Gaunkar, Vice-Chairperson Gandesh Madgaonkar, and…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Goa government has assured the High Court that construction at Unity Mall will proceed only after obtaining all required approvals. The court permitted an amendment to the petition and issued notices to the respondents, including the Goa Tourism Development Corporation (GTDC). The next hearing is scheduled for 11 November. Chimbel residents, along with social activists, held a protest on Sunday opposing the proposed Unity Mall in Chimbel and the 17-storey Prashasan Stambh at Kadamba Plateau. Locals raised concerns that the projects, located close to the eco-sensitive Toyyar Lake, a notified wetland, could threaten biodiversity, deplete…

Team Goemkarponn FATORDA: After nearly forty years of uncertainty, six families displaced during the construction of the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium at Fatorda are finally set to receive ownership rights to the land they occupy. Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has assured that the long-pending issue will be resolved under the Mhaje Ghar scheme, granting the families legal land titles. The announcement followed a request from Fatorda MLA Vijai Sardesai, who raised the matter during the Chief Minister’s visit to the Nehru Stadium for the naming of the West Stand after former Sports Minister, late Francisco Monte Cruz. Following the ceremony,…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has lashed out at the Goa government, accusing it of responding too late to the people’s distress over deteriorating road conditions and delayed repair works. AAP general secretary Srikrishna Parab said the State administration acted only after sustained public outrage expressed through the party’s #BJPCheBurak campaign. The campaign saw over one lakh Goans sign petitions demanding immediate road repairs, which were later submitted to the Chief Minister. “For months, Goans have been risking their lives on unsafe, pothole-ridden roads. The government moved only after we handed over one lakh petitions. Now,…

Team Goemkarponn ALDONA: Officials from the Directorate of Vigilance, Government of Goa, conducted a thorough site inspection of the Calvim Bridge in Aldona on Wednesday as part of an ongoing probe into alleged irregularities. The inspection followed a complaint lodged on October 29, 2024, by Devidas Gopinath Panjikar of Podwal, Khorjuem, Aldona. The complaint claimed misuse of funds, release of payments without a proper completion certificate, and substandard construction work related to the bridge project. The on-site assessment was carried out in the presence of Public Works Department (PWD) officials, including the Executive Engineer and Assistant Engineer from Work…

Team Goemkarponn MAPUSA: A local court has granted nine days of police custody to two individuals in connection with the armed robbery at the residence of Dr. Mahendra Ghanekar in Ganeshpuri, Mapusa. The accused, Santosh Babu B (27) and Safikul Rohul Amir (37), both originally from Bengaluru, were apprehended by Mapusa Police on Tuesday and produced before the Mapusa Judicial Magistrate First Class on Wednesday. The remand will allow police to continue their investigation. The robbery took place on October 7, when a gang of armed men reportedly entered Dr. Ghanekar’s home, held the family at knifepoint, and stole…