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Team Goemkarponn PALOLEM: A man from Palolem, Canacona, has allegedly lost Rs 95,000 after an unknown person gained access to his mobile phone through an unauthorised link and carried out a UPI transaction without his knowledge or consent. According to the complaint lodged by Kishanbhai Mithapara, a resident of Palolem, Canacona, originally from Gujarat, the incident occurred on August 2, 2026, at around 2.48 am in Palolem. The complainant alleged that the accused gained access to his mobile phone by sending an unauthorised link. Thereafter, an unauthorised UPI transaction of Rs 95,000 was carried out from his bank account without…

Team Goemkarponn MAINA: Maina Curtorim Police have registered an offence following a complaint alleging that nine persons trespassed into a common residential house at Murda, Nuvem, and assaulted two complainants in connection with a property dispute. According to the complaint lodged by Damodar Bandodkar and Prashant Bandodkar, both residents of Nuvem, Salcete, the incident took place on September 30 at around 9.30 pm at Murda, Nuvem. The accused have been identified as Siddesh Bandodkar, Survesh Bandodkar and Milind Bandodkar, all residents of Nuvem; Nilesh Rebello of Velsao; Walter Cabriel of Raia; and four others. The complainants alleged that the accused,…

Team Goemkarponn OLD GOA: Old Goa Police have registered a cheating case after a 48-year-old man from Cumbharjua, Tiswadi, was allegedly duped of Rs 3,78,678 through a fake e-challan message. According to police, the incident occurred on September 23 at Zarcantor Wada, Cumbharjua. The complainant, Sandeep s/o Govind Gaude, received an SMS on his mobile phone stating that an e-challan of Rs 2,000 had been generated for his vehicle bearing registration number GA 07 P 0936. The message reportedly contained a link to view the challan and make the payment. Believing the message and link to be genuine, Gaude clicked…

“Goa First was launched with considerable political ambition. The alliance between the Aam Aadmi Party and Goa Forward Party was projected as an alternative to both the BJP and Congress. Its central argument was simple: Goa needed a political formation that would put Goa first rather than serve the interests of national parties. That message was not merely electoral. It was the very identity of the alliance. But barely weeks after its launch, Goa First appears to be facing its first major credibility test. The problem is not that opposition parties are talking to each other. In fact, if the…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Goa’s opposition politics has entered a fresh phase of uncertainty, with the disappearance of GFP-AAP hoardings across the state fuelling speculation about a possible new regional front ahead of the Assembly elections. The hoardings, which carried the message “Congress and BJP cheated you twice. Don’t let them cheat you the third time,” have reportedly disappeared from several locations, coming amid growing differences between the Goa Forward Party (GFP) and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) over the shape of opposition unity. The development follows AAP’s demand that GFP chief Vijai Sardesai clarify his position on an alliance. AAP…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Goa Forward Party (GFP) MLA Vijai Sardesai has called for all opposition parties in Goa to come together in a grand alliance to defeat the BJP, saying the people want the opposition to unite. “If we don’t do what people want, they will teach us a lesson. Goans want us to come together for rice-curry. I don’t know where this kachori-samosa came from,” Sardesai said. Reacting to the Aam Aadmi Party’s recent statement on the alliance, Sardesai said, “I am the representative of the people of Goa. I am with the people.” On the reported removal of…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Bombay High Court at Goa has adjourned to Tuesday the hearing on a petition filed by St Cruz resident Paresh Salgaonkar and five family members challenging the non-inclusion of their names in the electoral roll following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR). The Election Commission of India (ECI) had sought a deferment of the hearing, pointing out that the Supreme Court is already seized of matters concerning the validity of the SIR of electoral rolls in several states. However, the High Court rejected the ECI’s request, observing that “there is no substantial challenge to the SIR or…