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Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Goa Congress on Tuesday alleged large-scale irregularities in the State’s electoral roll, claiming that several entries list the house number as “0” and that dozens of voters from different religions and castes are registered under a single address. Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) president Amit Patkar said the discrepancies in South Goa mirror those recently exposed by party national leader Rahul Gandhi in Bengaluru. “We have found as many as 80 voters registered under one house number. This is a serious issue that questions the accuracy and authenticity of voter records. We are investigating and…

“For many local residents, the days around Sunburn meant sleepless nights and feeling like strangers in their own homes. Goa’s tourism industry has long been accused of chasing quantity over quality. Mass tourism may fill rooms and bars, but it also strains public resources, raises property prices, and leaves behind an ecological footprint far larger than the short-term revenue it generates. Sunburn, with its scale and energy demands, embodied this tension perfectly.p The environmental strain was equally significant. Goa’s beaches are already under immense stress from unregulated construction, erosion, and waste mismanagement. Hosting a festival that draws tens of thousands…

Team Goemkarponn Bicholim: Police have arrested two men in connection with a chain-snatching incident that took place in December last year at Bhamai Pale, Bicholim, in which gold jewellery worth ₹2.2 lakh was stolen from a woman. According to police, on December 5, 2024, two unidentified men on a black motorcycle allegedly snatched a 40-gram gold mangalsutra and a 12-gram gold daul from complainant Sanika Naik, before fleeing the spot. A case under Section 304 read with Section 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) was registered at Bicholim Police Station. On August 5, 2025, the accused — identified…

Team Goemkarponn Panaji: Police have booked five persons for allegedly abusing, threatening, and assaulting a man and his friends during a dispute over vehicle parking in Salvador do Mundo. According to police, the incident occurred around 7:14 p.m. on August 9, 2025, when complainant Navin Kishor Arlekar (32), a resident of Paithona, was confronted by the accused. One of them allegedly abused him over the parking issue, while another banged and punched the steering wheel of his vehicle and prevented him from getting out. The same accused reportedly used obscene language towards Arlekar’s friends, while three others allegedly joined…

Team Goemkarponn Old Goa: Police have registered a case against a man for allegedly assaulting his three minor children and threatening his two minor daughters with a koyta (sickle) at his residence in Primos Park, Khorlim. According to police, the complaint was lodged by the children’s mother, a resident of Corlim originally from Andhra Pradesh, who alleged that on June 17, 2025, the accused, identified as Gurrayya Sagli, assaulted the children with his bare hands, causing them physical harm, and issued threats, subjecting them to mental harassment. The case has been registered under Sections 115(2), 131, and 351 of…

Team Goemkarponn Ponda: Police have booked a woman for allegedly forging a No Objection Certificate (NOC) on the letterhead of the Ponda Municipal Council to obtain electricity and water connections for her residence. According to police, the complaint was lodged by Ponda Municipal Council Chief Officer Suyash Khandeparkar, who alleged that before August 6, 2025, the accused, identified as Alphia Menezes E Rego of Silvanagar, Ponda, prepared the forged NOC purportedly signed by municipal engineer Uday Desai. The document was allegedly submitted to the concerned authorities to secure the utility connections in her name. The case is being investigated…

Team Goemkarponn Colvale: A 31-year-old man who had been undergoing treatment for injuries sustained in a motorbike accident in Thivim in April this year has died at Goa Medical College and Hospital, Bambolim. Police identified the deceased as Shameer Babusab Nadaf, a resident of Madel, Thivim, originally from Belgaum, Karnataka. He was admitted to GMC on April 16, 2025, following a self-accident while riding pillion with his cousin from Auchitwado towards Thivim main road. According to police, the accident had caused a cervical spine injury. Despite surgical and medical treatment over the past four months, Shameer succumbed to septicaemia…