Marathi agitators have blocked the road at the Mandovi Bridge entrance from the Panaji side, with several supporters sitting on the road as part of the ongoing protest. Heavy police presence is in place at the spot. • MLA Aleixo Reginaldo Lourenco says the Anti-Conversion Bill will not come up during the ongoing Assembly session, claiming that all MLAs, including ruling party legislators, opposed the bill at a meeting with CM Pramod Sawant this morning. • Chief Minister Pramod Sawant says the investigation into the Porvorim shootout is underway and assured that the culprits will be arrested soon. Police are probing the firing incident reported near the casino premises • Several supporters of the Marathi Rajbhasha Nirdhar Samiti have gathered at the Panaji KTC Bus Stand ahead of their proposed morcha to the Goa Assembly, demanding official language status for Marathi. Heavy police presence is in place • Fatorda MLA Vijai Sardesai has moved an adjournment motion under Rule 68 of the Goa Legislative Assembly, seeking a discussion on the “serious deterioration and virtual collapse” of law and order in the state amid rising incidents of murders, shoot-outs, assaults, robberies, thefts and drug-related crimes. • Michael Lobo says the Anti-Conversion Bill will not come up in the Assembly, stressing that the proposed legislation needs to be studied thoroughly and all stakeholders taken into confidence. He also said every religion is important and must be respected. • Goa environmental activist Rajendra P. Kerkar was honoured with the Jeevan Gaurav Award by the Sahityaratna Anna Bhau Sathe Jayanti Mahotsav Committee, Karad, Maharashtra, at a ceremony held in Karad • Panaji Police arrest Abdul Haseeb K.P. from Kerala for allegedly hacking a Panaji resident’s mobile phone and transferring Rs 7.54 lakh through multiple unauthorised UPI transactions. Case registered under Sections 318(4) & 303(2) BNS. • The Core Committee of Enough is Enough (EiE), led by Retd. Justice Ferdino Rebello, discussed its future course of action, including exploring fresh legal cases against officers and senior political leaders over alleged misuse of power. Carapur and casino-related issues were also discussed, while the committee plans to seek support from political parties for the Goa Protection of Agriculture Act Bill and its inclusion in election manifestos. • Maharashtra Deputy CM Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena has extended its support to the August 31 march to the Goa Assembly demanding official language status for Marathi alongside Konkani. The party has urged the government to take appropriate legal action and bring a Bill on the issue in the upcoming Assembly session.
Marathi agitators have blocked the road at the Mandovi Bridge entrance from the Panaji side, with several supporters sitting on the road as part of the ongoing protest. Heavy police presence is in place at the spot. • MLA Aleixo Reginaldo Lourenco says the Anti-Conversion Bill will not come up during the ongoing Assembly session, claiming that all MLAs, including ruling party legislators, opposed the bill at a meeting with CM Pramod Sawant this morning. • Chief Minister Pramod Sawant says the investigation into the Porvorim shootout is underway and assured that the culprits will be arrested soon. Police are probing the firing incident reported near the casino premises • Several supporters of the Marathi Rajbhasha Nirdhar Samiti have gathered at the Panaji KTC Bus Stand ahead of their proposed morcha to the Goa Assembly, demanding official language status for Marathi. Heavy police presence is in place • Fatorda MLA Vijai Sardesai has moved an adjournment motion under Rule 68 of the Goa Legislative Assembly, seeking a discussion on the “serious deterioration and virtual collapse” of law and order in the state amid rising incidents of murders, shoot-outs, assaults, robberies, thefts and drug-related crimes. • Michael Lobo says the Anti-Conversion Bill will not come up in the Assembly, stressing that the proposed legislation needs to be studied thoroughly and all stakeholders taken into confidence. He also said every religion is important and must be respected. • Goa environmental activist Rajendra P. Kerkar was honoured with the Jeevan Gaurav Award by the Sahityaratna Anna Bhau Sathe Jayanti Mahotsav Committee, Karad, Maharashtra, at a ceremony held in Karad • Panaji Police arrest Abdul Haseeb K.P. from Kerala for allegedly hacking a Panaji resident’s mobile phone and transferring Rs 7.54 lakh through multiple unauthorised UPI transactions. Case registered under Sections 318(4) & 303(2) BNS. • The Core Committee of Enough is Enough (EiE), led by Retd. Justice Ferdino Rebello, discussed its future course of action, including exploring fresh legal cases against officers and senior political leaders over alleged misuse of power. Carapur and casino-related issues were also discussed, while the committee plans to seek support from political parties for the Goa Protection of Agriculture Act Bill and its inclusion in election manifestos. • Maharashtra Deputy CM Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena has extended its support to the August 31 march to the Goa Assembly demanding official language status for Marathi alongside Konkani. The party has urged the government to take appropriate legal action and bring a Bill on the issue in the upcoming Assembly session.
