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Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday announced its second list of nominees for the forthcoming Zilla Panchayat (ZP) elections in Goa, adding 10 more names to the roster. With this announcement, the party has now finalized 29 candidates across the state. In North Goa, the new entrants include Manisha Santosh Korkankar (Arambol – Women’s quota), Mahesh Manohar Govekar (Siolim), Subhash Krishna Morajkar (Aldona), Narayan Ladu Mandrekar (Anjuna – OBC), Gauri Pramod Kamat (Chimbel – Women’s quota), and Paulina Oliveira, also known as Francis Po (St. Lawrence – Women/OBC). For South Goa, the candidates announced are Rupesh…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Only one nomination has been filed for the December 20 Zilla Panchayat elections in the first two days of the process. According to the State Election Commission (SEC), no papers were submitted on the opening day, December 1. On the following day, Independent candidate John Beda Pedro Pereira entered the fray from the Velim constituency in South Goa. Nominations will be accepted until December 9. Voting for all 50 ZP constituencies is slated for December 20, with counting scheduled on December 22. Among political parties, the AAP has so far announced 37 candidates, the BJP has named…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant has conveyed his warm wishes to Goans on the Feast of St Francis Xavier, a celebration observed with deep reverence across the State. In his message, the Chief Minister said the annual feast is cherished not only in Goa but also by devotees worldwide. Extending a “happy feast” to those in Goa and the Goan community living elsewhere, he said the event reflects Goa’s spirit of harmony as thousands come together in prayer. Dr Sawant noted that the novenas held in the days leading to the feast play an important role in…

Team Goemkarponn TUEM: A house in Tuem, Pernem, was hit by a daytime burglary on Tuesday, with the intruder making off with jewellery and cash valued at around ₹4 lakh. Police said the theft occurred around 10 am at the home of Anil Sawant, which was empty at the time. Investigators believe the culprit forced open a safe using a coconut-husk–peeling tool and took three gold chains along with other ornaments and cash. The break-in came to light when Sawant’s brother-in-law, who had been cutting grass nearby, went to the house around 1 pm to store his machine. Finding the…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Crime Branch has shut the door on sensational allegations made by cash-for-jobs accused Pooja Naik, concluding that her claims of paying ₹17.68 crore in bribes to a minister and two senior bureaucrats were not backed by a shred of evidence. Instead, investigators say the trail leads squarely to Naik herself. Addressing reporters on Tuesday, Crime Branch SP Rahul Gupta said the inquiry showed Naik had “created an elaborate façade” to convince hundreds of job seekers that she had access to government recruitment networks. “Every document, digital trail, and financial transaction examined so far points to only…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: In a major development, Colvale Police have apprehended a key suspect in the high-value ₹1.5 crore burglary that rattled a well-known family in Tivim, pointing strongly to an insider-driven operation. The arrested individual, identified as Kabir Pradhan, was reportedly a close associate of the family’s grandchild and a regular visitor to the residence. Investigators say he exploited his access and familiarity with the home to facilitate the theft, having prior knowledge of the large cash reserves kept inside. During interrogation, Pradhan is said to have admitted his role and disclosed that the burglary was carried out with…

Team Goemkarponn DABOLIM: Residents of Dabolim on Tuesday evening strongly objected to a proposed six-month diversion of traffic through narrow internal roads to facilitate ongoing works on the Dabolim Flyover project. The diversion, notified recently by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), triggered protests from locals who later approached the South Goa Collector seeking urgent intervention. Following their complaint, the South Goa Collector directed a joint site inspection, which was subsequently held at Dabolim by Mormugao Dy Collector Bhagwant Karmali, Mamlatdar Pranvijay Pandit, officials of NHAI, Traffic DySP South, Vasco PI Alvito Rodrigues, RTO officials and a large group…