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Civil Supplies Minister Sankalp Amonkar says pending payments under the Ujjwala Yojana will be disbursed within 15 days. The department has received over 2.5 lakh applications, with payments already released to nearly 1 lakh beneficiaries. He also said he will try to increase the commission for Fair Price Shop owners. • Ration cards of beneficiaries who have not collected their ration for six months have only been temporarily suspended and not permanently cancelled, clarified Civil Supplies Director Jayant G. Tari. • A major fire broke out at a cane shop in Assagao before spreading to two motorcycles and a car. Three persons sustained injuries. The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained. • Revolutionary Goans Party General Secretary Vishvesh Naik announces that Manoj Parab will rejoin the party on November 22. • Goa State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (GSCPCR) has taken suo motu cognizance of the alleged sexual assault of a three-year-old girl in Mapusa. The Commission has directed police to conduct a thorough, impartial and time-bound investigation under the POCSO Act and ensure medical, psychological and other necessary support to the child while protecting her identity. • Goa Government has prohibited strikes in all passenger and goods transport services by land and water under ESMA, 1988, with immediate effect. The order will remain in force for six months. • In a significant move, the Goa Government has officially notified the transgender community in the state as Socially and Educationally Backward, including them in the State OBC List. The notification makes the community eligible for reservation in educational institutions and public appointments under the relevant constitutional provisions. • Mission Political Reservation has filed a separate Special Leave Petition (SLP) before the Supreme Court, challenging the High Court's interim order restraining the issuance of the anticipated ST population figures for Goa for the purpose of reserving Assembly constituencies for Scheduled Tribes. Earlier, the Goa government had also filed a similar petition before the Supreme Court. • Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant has directed the Archaeology Department to notify the Kadamba Rajbid Marg between Goa Velha and Old Goa as a protected heritage site.He has also ordered restrictions on vehicular movement, fencing and installation of heritage signboards. Old Goa Police have been directed to seize machinery used for alleged illegal filling and identify and arrest those responsible within two days. Civil Supplies Minister Sankalp Amonkar says pending payments under the Ujjwala Yojana will be disbursed within 15 days. The department has received over 2.5 lakh applications, with payments already released to nearly 1 lakh beneficiaries. He also said he will try to increase the commission for Fair Price Shop owners. • Ration cards of beneficiaries who have not collected their ration for six months have only been temporarily suspended and not permanently cancelled, clarified Civil Supplies Director Jayant G. Tari. • A major fire broke out at a cane shop in Assagao before spreading to two motorcycles and a car. Three persons sustained injuries. The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained. • Revolutionary Goans Party General Secretary Vishvesh Naik announces that Manoj Parab will rejoin the party on November 22. • Goa State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (GSCPCR) has taken suo motu cognizance of the alleged sexual assault of a three-year-old girl in Mapusa. The Commission has directed police to conduct a thorough, impartial and time-bound investigation under the POCSO Act and ensure medical, psychological and other necessary support to the child while protecting her identity. • Goa Government has prohibited strikes in all passenger and goods transport services by land and water under ESMA, 1988, with immediate effect. The order will remain in force for six months. • In a significant move, the Goa Government has officially notified the transgender community in the state as Socially and Educationally Backward, including them in the State OBC List. The notification makes the community eligible for reservation in educational institutions and public appointments under the relevant constitutional provisions. • Mission Political Reservation has filed a separate Special Leave Petition (SLP) before the Supreme Court, challenging the High Court's interim order restraining the issuance of the anticipated ST population figures for Goa for the purpose of reserving Assembly constituencies for Scheduled Tribes. Earlier, the Goa government had also filed a similar petition before the Supreme Court. • Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant has directed the Archaeology Department to notify the Kadamba Rajbid Marg between Goa Velha and Old Goa as a protected heritage site.He has also ordered restrictions on vehicular movement, fencing and installation of heritage signboards. Old Goa Police have been directed to seize machinery used for alleged illegal filling and identify and arrest those responsible within two days.

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Goa CM Vows Permanent Jail Term for Accused in Mapusa Sexual Assault Case

Three-year-old girl found in distress in Mapusa; police launch manhunt as investigators examine CCTV footage to identify and arrest the accu

10th Nov 2026 • 9 hours ago • 185 views

oa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has strongly condemned the alleged sexual assault of a three-year-old girl in Mapusa, North Goa, assuring that the accused will be put behind bars permanently.

The child, daughter of a balloon seller, was found crying outside a building near a taxi stand on Sunday evening. Locals alerted the police, following which she was rushed to Mapusa District Hospital and later shifted to Goa Medical College and Hospital for further treatment. Her condition is currently reported to be stable.

Mapusa police have registered a case against an unidentified accused and launched an investigation. CCTV footage from the surrounding area is being examined to establish the sequence of events and identify the perpetrator.

Reacting to the incident, Chief Minister Sawant expressed shock and condemned the crime, asserting that such offenders have no place in society and that strict action would be taken.

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