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Team Goemkarponn CANACONA: A total of 180 individuals, including 150 children, were screened during a Speech Therapy and Hearing Outreach Camp held in Canacona on Monday. According to the Lions Club of Canacona, the camp benefited 70 special children from Lokvishwas Pratishthan Special School and 20 of their staff members, as well as 80 students from Mataji Mandir Boys Hostel and 10 staff members. The camp, organised by the Lions Club of Canacona, was conducted at Lokvishwas Pratishthan School for Special Children, Devabagh, Canacona. A team of doctors from Bangalore Speech and Hearing Trust participated in the outreach as…

Team Goemkarponn MORMUGAO: Mormugao MLA Sankalp Amonkar on Tuesday afternoon described the upcoming Formula 4 circuit race as a prestigious international sporting event that will place Mormugao on the world map. Speaking to the media at the site of ongoing preparations in Sada, Amonkar appealed to citizens not to fall prey to misinformation being spread by a few individuals and urged everyone to meet Chief Minister Pramod Sawant at Ravindra Bhavan on Saturday to clarify their doubts. “The Formula 4 event will be held for three days — on October 31, November 1 and 2. There are some…

eam Goemkarponn Vasco MLA Krishna Salkar has urged the state government to take proactive steps to promote cruise tourism at the Mormugao Port, highlighting its potential to bring significant economic and tourism-related growth to Mormugao taluka and to Goa as a whole. Speaking about his vision for the region, Salkar said that Mormugao’s strategic location, natural harbour and upcoming international cruise terminal make it an ideal hub for cruise tourism. “Mormugao is naturally gifted with a deep-water port and a scenic coastline. If cruise tourism is promoted seriously, it will not only benefit the taluka but also generate employment and…

Team Goemkarponn VELSAO: Farmers in Velsao-Pale are facing severe agricultural challenges after several banana plantations were found infested with the Bunchy Top disease, while many paddy fields suffered damage due to recent unseasonal rains. The dual blow has raised concern among local cultivators who rely heavily on these crops for their livelihood. Velsao Panch member Jim D’Souza, who has been actively engaging with local farmers, said he had urged the Agriculture Department to conduct an on-ground inspection to assess the extent of the damage. “Farmers in our village have been struggling for the past few weeks. The sudden…

Team Goemkarponn VASCO: Vasco Police have arrested two youths from Karnataka for allegedly stealing three two-wheelers, including two Activa scooters and one TVS Ntorq, from different parts of Vasco. The accused have been identified as Vaibhav Dattatray Ranadive (19), a resident of Sancoale and native of Karwar, and Azaran Iqbal Shaikh (18), a resident of Sanguem and native of Haveri, Karnataka. According to police, the duo had stolen a TVS Ntorq (GA-06-Y-7790), a grey Activa scooter (GA-08-W-7706), and another white Activa without a registration number from an open public parking area. The thefts occurred prior to October 5, 2025.…

Team Goemkarponn PONDA: The Ponda Police have registered a case against a Panaji resident for allegedly forging a complaint using another person’s signature and submitting it to the police to deceive others. According to police, the complaint was lodged by Sonia Balkrishna Kudchadkar, a resident of Mumbai, Maharashtra. She alleged that prior to April 14, 2025, at Ponda Police Station, the accused Vasudev alias Soham Borkar, a resident of Altinho, Panaji, prepared a forged complaint using her signature dated April 14, 2025, and submitted it to the police. The accused allegedly cheated the complainant along with Vishnu Borkar and…

Team Goemkarponn CUNCOLIM: The Cuncolim Police have registered a case against a Karnataka native for allegedly misappropriating machinery equipment worth ₹12 lakh that was entrusted to him for safekeeping. As per the complaint filed by Ismail Kerutagi, a resident of Chandor, Quepem, and originally from Karnataka, the incident occurred on September 24, 2025, around 2:00 pm, near the IOCL petrol pump at Panzorconi, Cuncolim. The accused, identified as C.H. Venkata Ravi Krishna, a resident of Panzorconi, Cuncolim, and also a native of Karnataka, had reportedly been entrusted with an underground tracker (part of an HDD machine) belonging to the…