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Team Goemkarponn Margao: In a major development, the Margao Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) court on October 30, 2025, acquitted all 19 remaining accused in the Velim Church attack case due to insufficient evidence, bringing closure to a case that spanned over 13 years. The case dates back to February 25, 2012, when a team of CID officers led by PI Kapil Nayak visited St. Francis Xavier Church, Velim, to collect intelligence on possible election-related disturbances. Villagers, reportedly agitated after earlier raids by the Income Tax Department and Election Flying Squad, confronted the officers. The confrontation turned violent, and…

Team Goemkarponn MARGAO: The 3rd monthly meeting of the District Water & Sanitation Mission (DWSM) for South Goa was held under the chairmanship of Ramesh Gaonkar, Additional Collector-II, South Goa, in the presence of Narayan S. Tirvenkar, Member Secretary, DWSM. Officials from various departments including Health, Agriculture, Forest (RFO), Water Resources (WRD), Information & Technology, Directorate of Panchayats (DOP), BDO offices, and DDPS attended the meeting. During the deliberations, the Directorate of Panchayats presented details of pending works at the panchayat level and informed that continuous follow-up is being taken to ensure the effective implementation of the Swachh Bharat…

Team Goemkarponn Panaji: Panaji Police have launched an investigation after a decomposed male body was found under the Atal Setu Flyover, near Kranti Circle, on the stretch proceeding from Ponda towards the multipurpose parking area. Police received a phone call from an unknown person informing about the presence of a dead body under the flyover. Upon receiving the call, LPSI Sapna Gawas of Panaji Police Station immediately visited the site and confirmed the discovery. During inspection, the deceased was found wearing short pants, and a search of his right pocket led to the recovery of an Election Card and…

Team Goemkarponn Calangute: Calangute Police have registered a case following the death of Vaibhavbhai Hasmukhbhai Narigara (24), a native of Bhavnagar, Gujarat, who was undergoing treatment at GMC Bambolim. According to police, a wireless message was received from the GMC Casualty at around 7:20 a.m. on October 30, 2025, informing that the patient admitted under MLC No. 9388/2025 in Ward No. 142 had expired while undergoing treatment. Earlier, on October 26, 2025, police had received a message from CF GMC Bambolim stating that Narigara had been admitted as a case of Ratol poisoning. Preliminary enquiry has revealed that the…

Team Goemkarponn Panaji: The Food and Drugs Administration (FDA), Goa conducted surveillance checks along the coastal belt to ensure compliance with food safety and hygiene norms. The inspection drive covered cashew shops, restaurants, and biryani outlets in the area. During the checks, the FDA team observed multiple irregularities and issued necessary directions to ensure public health safety. Three biryani outlets were instructed to relocate their biryani vessels inside their shop premises, while one restaurant was directed to shut down operations due to non-compliance with hygiene and safety standards. As part of the awareness initiative, ten cashew shops were…

Team Goemkarponn Panaji: The Directorate of Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Services has issued an advisory to pet owners and the general public following reports of Canine Distemper, a highly contagious viral disease affecting dogs, in certain parts of the State. The disease, caused by the Canine Distemper Virus (CDV), mainly affects unvaccinated or inadequately vaccinated dogs. The Department clarified that although the symptoms of Canine Distemper may sometimes resemble those of rabies, the disease is not transmissible to humans. It spreads only among dogs, through respiratory droplets, saliva, or contact with urine and feces of infected animals. Early signs…

“Lobo’s inclusion as Chairman of the GSIDC is particularly telling. Once the Leader of Opposition, he was among the most high-profile Congress MLAs to switch sides. But the political warmth he might have expected from the BJP leadership never quite followed. There have been murmurs of discontent in his camp, especially as he found himself without much say in key decisions or constituency-level development projects. Appointing him to GSIDC, a body that oversees major public infrastructure works, seems designed to restore a measure of status, or at least to keep him from drifting away before the next election.” …