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Team Goemkarponn PONDA: A 45-year-old woman from Cuncolim died after allegedly jumping from Khandepar bridge on April 5, police said. According to Ponda Police, Sanjana Gaude (45), a resident of Mardol, Cuncolim, was brought dead to GMC Bambolim after being referred from SDH Ponda. The incident reportedly occurred at around 9:30 am when she had gone with her son Saurav Gaude to Usgao on a Jupiter scooter to visit a relative. Police said that upon reaching Khandepar, the woman asked her son to stop the scooter stating she wanted to purchase some items. She then walked towards nearby shops while…

Team Goemkarponn BICHOLIM: An unidentified male was found lying at Setu Sangam, Bicholim, and later declared brought dead at CHC Bicholim on Monday morning. According to police, Bicholim Police received a phone call at around 10:25 am on April 6, 2026 from an unknown caller informing that a man was lying at the spot and suspected to be dead. PSI Jayprakash Jankar rushed to the location and shifted the person in a 108 ambulance to CHC Bicholim, where the doctor on duty declared him brought dead. Police described the deceased as around 40 years of age, approximately 5.5 feet in…

Team Goemkarponn SIOLIM: A 53-year-old security guard was found dead inside a fenced property at Siolim on Saturday evening, Anjuna Police said. According to police, Anjuna Police Station registered an unnatural death case (U.D. No. 29/2026) under section 194 BNSS on April 5, 2026 at 6:52 pm following a phone call from Siddesh Mandrekar reporting a body lying near a mango tree inside a property near La Casa Hotel, Costa Wado, Siolim. The deceased was identified as Sushant Palyekar (53), a resident of Dando, Siolim, who was employed as a security guard at the same property for the past eight…

Team Goemkarponn PONDA: A woman sustained grievous injuries after a car allegedly driven in a rash and negligent manner dashed against her scooter at Khandepar in Ponda. According to Ponda Police, the case was registered on the basis of a state complaint filed by HC Ramdas Gawas of Ponda Police Station. The incident occurred on April 3 prior to 8:31 pm at Keryam, Khandepar. Police said the accused, identified as Seban Andrade, a resident of Ponda and driver of a Maruti Swift car, was proceeding from Ponda towards Usgao when he allegedly drove the vehicle in a rash and negligent…

Team Goemkarponn MARGAO: A Honda Activa scooter worth ₹35,000 was reported stolen from an open parking area at Powerhouse, Margao, police said. According to Margao Town Police, the complaint was filed by Ahmed Hussain Patel, a resident of Gogol Housing Board, Margao. The theft reportedly occurred during the intervening period between March 28 at 9:00 pm and March 29 at 10:00 pm. Police stated that an unknown accused person decamped with the complainant’s Honda Activa scooter from the open parking place. Margao Town Police have registered a case and further investigation is being carried out by PSI Sameer Gaonkar.

Team Goemkarponn PERNEM: Pernem Police have arrested a 28-year-old man after he allegedly assaulted a complainant with an aluminium armoured cable following a dispute over rash driving at Dhargal. According to police, the offence was registered on April 5, 2026 at 10:00 pm based on a complaint filed by Krishna Mandrekar (54), a resident of DMello Waddo, Saligao. The incident reportedly occurred earlier in the evening around 5:30 pm at Oxelbag, Dhargal in Pernem. Police stated that the accused, identified as Gaurav Konadkar (28) of Oxelbag, Dhargal, allegedly abused the complainant and his employee Rakib Mandal (25), a native of…

“What makes the present moment significant is the convergence of voices. Civil society groups, village communities, environmentalists and even sections of the political class have begun to articulate a shared concern: that the current framework may not be adequately protecting Goa’s ecological and social fabric. This is not merely a policy debate. It is about the kind of development model the state wishes to pursue. However, to assume that Section 39A will simply be scrapped in response to rising criticism would be premature. Legislative provisions are rarely dismantled overnight, especially when they are embedded within a larger planning framework.” The…