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Team Goemkarponn VASCO: A property inspection by the Mormugao Municipal Authority turned violent at New Vaddem, Vasco, when three individuals allegedly abused and assaulted a Ponda resident. Complainant Sandesh Shet reported to the police that on Tuesday around 4 p.m., the accused — identified as Vinay Volvoikar, Sulochana Volvoikar, and Pradeep Volvoikar, all residents of Vasco — confronted him during the inspection. According to the complaint, the trio hurled filthy abuses, after which Vinay Volvoikar allegedly assaulted Shet with a wooden rib. The complainant further alleged that Pradeep Volvoikar damaged his gold chain and took away a broken piece…

Team Goemkarponn PONDA: Unidentified miscreants broke into the Bhoma-Adcona Panchayat building in Ponda and made away with electrical equipment and other items valued at nearly ₹1.93 lakh. According to a complaint filed by Atchutanand Naik, Junior Engineer of the Electricity Department, Marcela, the burglary occurred between 5 p.m. on September 26 and 9 a.m. on September 27. The accused persons reportedly gained entry by breaking open the main lock of the building. Stolen items include 200 metres of conductor (Ant), 250 metres of conductor (Gnat), 33 LED lights, 12 four-pin channels, 10 two-pin channels, 15 clamps, and one aluminium…

Team Goemkarponn Panaji: The Cyber Crime Police Station, Goa, has arrested a 23-year-old man on charges of violating a woman’s privacy and circulating sexually explicit material online. The arrest was made in connection with Crime No. 37/2025, registered under Sections 79 and 356 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and Sections 66-C, 66-E, 67, and 67-A of the Information Technology Act. The accused has been identified as Sadhim Mohammad, a resident of Caranzalem, Taleigao, North Goa. Police said the complaint was filed by a Bambolim resident, who alleged that the accused — her former boyfriend — misused her private…

“At Codar, the arguments against the project sound familiar. People worry about land acquisition, loss of livelihood, and environmental damage. These are legitimate concerns. No project of this magnitude should ever be imposed without consultation, transparency and adequate compensation. But when every proposed site meets the same fate, the problem is no longer about location. It is about whether Goa actually wants an IIT at all.” The Goa government’s decision to scrap the proposed IIT campus at Codar is more than just a policy reversal. It is a telling moment of how public ambition repeatedly collapses in the state…

Team Goemkarponn VASCO: Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant on Friday evening urged industries in Goa to work closely with village panchayats to boost job opportunities for locals, particularly youth from surrounding areas. He was speaking at the 24th Annual General Meeting of the Verna Industries Association (VIA) held at The Ferns, Kesarval, Verna. Sawant said industries often face criticism over not providing adequate employment to Goans, and suggested a structured initiative to bridge this gap. “There has been a long-standing demand that industries must offer local employment. I want to suggest that VIA take the lead by identifying the…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Goa has achieved 100% saturation in three key Central government schemes under the State’s flagship Swayampurna Goa programme, Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant announced on Saturday. He was addressing the 35th edition of the live interaction series as part of the ongoing Seva Pakhwada. Sawant said that inspired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of Aatmanirbhar Bharat, the Swayampurna Goa initiative has successfully taken governance to the doorsteps of people, benefiting lakhs of Goans. He added that besides full saturation in the three Central schemes, the State has achieved more than 95 per cent coverage in…

Team Goemkarponn VASCO: As part of the ongoing Seva Pakhwada campaign, the office of the Dy Collector and Mamlatdar of Mormugao, in collaboration with various line departments, organised a special service camp on Saturday, September 27, 2025. The initiative brought multiple public services under one roof, enabling residents to access facilities such as mutations, caste, residence and domicile certificates, conversion sanads, ration cards and more. Dy Collector Bhagwant Karmali said the camp was designed to make citizen-centric services easily accessible to the people of Mormugao. “We wanted to simplify the process for the public by bringing different departments together…