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Team Goemkarponn ARAMBOL: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has intensified its surveillance in Arambol, Pernem, reiterating its “zero-tolerance” stand against unlicensed and unhygienic food operations. During a verification drive, officials revisited units previously instructed to halt operations and discovered that several had resumed business in violation of the earlier directives. Out of the eight premises inspected, five were compounded for non-compliance, with penalties ranging between ₹5,000 and ₹20,000. The total amount collected in fines stood at ₹85,000, officials said. Health Minister Vishwajit Rane reaffirmed the government’s firm stance on food safety, stating, “Our commitment to ensuring safe and hygienic…

Team Goemkarponn MORMUGAO: The Mormugao Municipal Council (MMC) convened a council meeting to take up a series of pending civic issues, including the inauguration of the new Vasco fish market, relocation of vendors, the return of government offices to the renovated municipal building, and the planned upgrade of the Hindu crematorium at Kharewado. MMC Chairperson Girish Borker, speaking to reporters after the meeting, said the long-awaited Vasco fish market was ready for inauguration and the process of shifting vendors from the temporary shed would now begin. “The fish market is ready, but we must issue a notice to the vendors…

Team Goemkarponn BAGA/ARPORA: Tensions at the 5.6 MLD Sewage Treatment Plant in Baga finally eased after timely intervention by North Goa Mamlatdar Anant Mallik, who visited the site on the request of Calangute PI Paresh Naik. The Arpora–Nagoa Sarpanch Roshan Redkar, along with irate villagers, had gathered at the plant in protest after sewage tankers from their village were denied entry for over two months. Locals insisted on meeting the Managing Director, Rajesh Kumar Khanna, but were instead asked to speak to the Mamlatdar by the police team present at the site. Sarpanch Redkar stated that just four days ago,…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Sixteen people — including five foreign nationals — were rescued from drowning at various beaches and at Dudhsagar waterfalls over the weekend by Drishti Marine lifesavers. During the same period, lifesavers also traced a missing child and administered first aid in two separate cases, including treating a jellyfish sting. At Mandrem beach, a Russian couple, aged 41 and 38, was pulled nearly 100 metres out by a rip current before lifesavers Karan Tandel (on a rescue board) and Dattaguru Korgankar (on a jet ski) brought them ashore. In another incident on the same beach, a 38-year-old man…

Team Goemkarponn VAGATOR: Several firecrackers were found lined up along the Vagator Beach shoreline on Sunday evening ahead of a planned night event, sparking outrage among local residents and environmental activists. The area is a recognised turtle nesting zone, and the move is being viewed as potentially illegal under coastal and wildlife protection laws. Residents said that loud explosions and bright flashes from firecrackers could severely disturb nesting turtles and other marine life. They have questioned whether the organisers obtained the necessary permissions to carry out such activities in an ecologically sensitive stretch. Locals have urged the Forest Department, Goa…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Indian National Congress on Monday rolled out its National Talent Hunt initiative in Goa, a programme designed to discover and groom new voices capable of representing the party at both state and national levels. Addressing the media in Panaji, AICC Social Media Chairperson Supriya Shrinate stressed that the campaign is open to all, not just existing party members. She said anyone passionate about issues affecting society is welcome to participate. “If you have something to say and want it heard, this platform belongs to you,” she noted, emphasising that applications are invited from youth, women, Dalits,…

“This move sidesteps the real problem. India never created a clear, consistent framework for dealing with Goans who acquired Portuguese nationality by virtue of birth registration. Successive governments allowed the matter to linger in uncertainty. As a result, many citizens genuinely believed they were not doing anything unlawful. They renewed Indian documents with official approval and lived their lives as Indians. The state cannot now rewrite the rules and punish people for acting under decades of mixed signals. If the aim is to protect the integrity of the electoral rolls, the solution is simple. Create a transparent system that allows…