Author: Team Admin

Team Goemkarponn MERCES: Amid continued protests by Chimbel villagers against the proposed Unity Mall project, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant visited the agitation site at the Merces junction late on Wednesday night and held detailed discussions with the demonstrators, assuring them that the project would be reviewed. The Chief Minister reached the spot around 11.20 pm after villagers had been squatting on the national highway since morning. He first met a delegation of protest leaders along with MLA Viresh Borkar and Leader of Opposition Yuri Alemao, and later addressed the gathered villagers. Sawant told the protesters that the Unity Mall is…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Stepping up the fight against rampant hill cutting and the filling of low-lying lands in Goa, retired Allahabad High Court Chief Justice Ferdino Rebello has announced plans to initiate legal action, alleging that such permissions are being granted without any valid legal framework. Addressing a public meeting on Thursday, Justice Rebello said he would write to the Secretary of the Town and Country Planning (TCP) Board and the Chief Town Planner (Land Use), demanding an immediate halt to all permissions for hill or slope cutting and land filling, regardless of gradient. He cited the absence of properly…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Goa government has taken steps to safeguard the state’s traditional salt pans by issuing identity cards to salt pan farmers and providing financial assistance of ₹50,000, Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant said at government function on ocasion of Opinion Poll Day. Addressing a gathering, the Chief Minister cautioned that without timely intervention, salt pans could eventually exist only on paper. Stressing the cultural and economic importance of the sector, he said the government has resolved to protect and revive salt pans across the state. Dr Sawant announced that a dedicated government scheme aimed specifically at the…

Team Goemkarponn PORVORIM: Minister for Tourism, Rohan A. Khaunte, informed the House during the ongoing Winter Session of the Goa Legislative Assembly that the Government provides a consolidated grant to the Carnaval committees, after which the committees independently decide the allocation of prize money for various floats. He stated that there are different categories of floats for which prize money is awarded, and the distribution of amounts within these categories is determined by the respective committees and not by the Government. The issue was raised during the Calling Attention motion by MLA, Curchorem, Nilesh Cabral, and MLA, Quepem, Altone D’Costa…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Goa government-appointed lifesaving agency Drishti Marine successfully rescued 13 students of the National Institute of Oceanography (NIO), Dona Paula, after the fishing trawler they were travelling in ran aground on a sandbar around 200 metres off Miramar beach on Tuesday morning. The rescue operation was anchored from Drishti Marine’s newly deployed floating Seahorse platform, stationed off Miramar beach. The temporary floating station enabled lifesavers to assess the situation swiftly and launch rescue efforts without delay, preventing any injuries to those onboard. The incident occurred at around 10.15 am on January 13, when lifesaver captain Shahish Ballikar…

Team Goemkarponn COLVA: An 80-year-old Danish national was found dead inside his flat at Palm Crest, Fatona, Colva, on the afternoon of January 15, 2026, after authorities were alerted about a foul smell from the premises. According to police, at around 3.38 pm, a call was received from 108 Ambulance staff reporting a strong odour emanating from a flat at Palm Crest. Police immediately visited the spot and, during the enquiry, found a man lying inside the bathroom of the flat. After verification, the 108 Ambulance staff declared the person dead. The deceased was later identified as Niels Jorgen Jensen…

Team Goemkarponn PONDA: A 45-year-old man was found dead inside his locked house at Avanti Nagar, Tisk, Usgao, on the night of January 14, 2026, after neighbours complained of a foul smell emanating from the premises. According to police, at around 9.43 pm, a phone call was received from Ramnath Dangui, informing authorities about a strong bad odour coming from the house of Johnson Joseph, who was living alone. Upon visiting the spot and conducting an enquiry, police found that the house had been locked from the inside for the past two days. With the assistance of the Ponda Fire…