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Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, speaking in an interview with a local television channel, launched a broad defence of his government, brushing aside Opposition criticism and expressing confidence that the BJP will return to power in the 2027 Goa Assembly elections. Reacting to criticism over the Ujjwala scheme, Sawant said he does not care about Opposition attacks and maintained that his focus remains on the welfare of Goans. He also announced that the remuneration under the Griha Aadhar and DSSY schemes will be increased, with details to be revealed soon. On the electoral battle ahead, Sawant rejected the…

Team Goemkarponn ANJUNA: Anjuna Police have registered a case against the owner/manager of M/s Kiki By The Sea at Assagao for allegedly violating noise pollution norms by playing music beyond the permissible time and prescribed sound limits. Anjuna Police registered FIR Cr. No. 99/2026 at 7.39 pm on September 9, 2026, under Section 5 of the Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules, 2000, and Section 15 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986. The case was registered following an email received from the Goa State Pollution Control Board and a complaint lodged by PSI Amir Taral of Anjuna Police Station. According…

Team Goemkarponn MANDREM: Mandrem Police have arrested a 46-year-old Russian national for allegedly staying illegally in India without a valid visa. The case was registered as Mandrem Police Station Cr. No. 83/2026 at 11.22 pm on September 9, 2026, under Section 23(a) of the Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025. According to police, the accused, identified as Alexey Avdeev, son of Alexander Proshlyakov, a Russian national residing at Keri, Pernem, was found allegedly staying in India without a valid visa. The alleged violation came to light during a police check at Keri, Pernem, at around 1 pm on September 9. The…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Economic Offences Cell (EOC) of Goa Police has arrested a 48-year-old man in connection with an alleged cheating case involving a Kerala tourist who was reportedly duped of ₹91,000 through a travel package. The EOC Police Station registered Cr. No. 07/2026 at 12.19 am on September 9, 2026, under Sections 318(4) and 338 read with Section 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, following a complaint filed by Akshay M. V., a resident of Kozhikode City, Kerala. According to the complaint, prior to December 19, 2025, at Anjuna, Bardez, the accused, identified as Gaurish Shirodkar,…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Panaji Police have registered an unnatural death case after the body of an unidentified male was found floating in the sea and lying along the seashore at Miramar Beach on Thursday. The incident was reported on September 10, 2026, following a wireless message received from the Panaji Police Control Room (PCR) at around 10.51 am, informing police that an unknown male person was floating in the sea near the Miramar shoreline. Police subsequently proceeded to the spot and found the body of an unidentified male person floating in the sea and lying along the seashore. A scene…

Team Goemkarponn MORJIM: A 48-year-old Russian national was found dead in a decomposed condition inside a rented room at Morjim in Pernem on Wednesday, prompting Mandrem Police to register an unnatural death case. Mandrem Police registered UD No. 36/2026 under Section 194 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) at around 7.24 pm on September 9, 2026. Police received a call through the Police Control Room (PCR) reporting a foul smell emanating from a room at House No. 823, near Manner Chapel, Vithaldas Waddo, Morjim, and that the person staying inside was not responding or opening the door. Police proceeded…

Team Goemkarponn BICHOLIM: A 65-year-old woman sustained grievous injuries after a Swift car allegedly driven in a rash and negligent manner rammed into a motorcycle at Amona Junction, Bicholim, on September 7. According to a complaint lodged by Head Constable Prasad Gaonkar of Bicholim Police Station, the accident occurred at around 12.30 pm near Amona Junction. Police said accused Krishna Shivram Desai (55), a resident of Manaswada, Kundem, Sankhalim, was driving a Swift car bearing registration number GA-05-B-7919 from Virdi towards Marcel when he allegedly drove in a rash and negligent manner and dashed against a Splendor motorcycle bearing registration…