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Team Goemkarponn Panaji: Goa has recorded 371 drug trafficking cases between January 2023 and May 2025, with 411 persons arrested and 251 charge sheets filed, but only 10 cases have ended in conviction so far. Chief Minister and Home Minister Pramod Sawant, informed that 140 cases were registered in 2023, 162 in 2024, and 69 in the first five months of 2025. In 2023, police arrested 166 people and filed 121 charge sheets; in 2024, 157 people were held with 106 charge sheets filed. This year till May, 88 arrests have been made, with 24 charge sheets submitted. Convictions…

Team Goemkarponn Canacona: In a major burglary, thieves broke into an unoccupied house at Shingale-Ponsulem in Canacona and made away with gold jewellery valued at over ₹15 lakh. Complainant Mikhila Fernandes, who along with her siblings resides in Margao and occasionally visits their Ponsulem home, told police that the theft came to light on Sunday morning after a neighbour noticed the gate and main door locks broken and alerted her. On reaching the house, Fernandes found the premises ransacked, furniture and cupboards damaged, and the locks on her room and closet forced open. Several items of gold jewellery were…

Team Goemkarponn Canacona: Former Deputy Speaker and ex-Canacona MLA Isidore Fernandes on Sunday felicitated Ms. Samiksha Velip of Gaondongrim, who has been appointed as a Konkani Interpreter in the Lok Sabha. Fernandes lauded Velip’s achievement, noting that she is the first person from Canacona to secure the prestigious position. He visited her residence to extend congratulations and assured her of any support needed to pursue her work in the national capital. The former MLA also recalled his close association with her late father, Nagesh Velip, describing him as one of his staunch supporters. The visit turned emotional as Samiksha…

Team Goemkarponn Canacona: The Canacona police have registered an FIR against an unidentified person for allegedly carrying out illegal hill cutting in Loliem village. The complaint, lodged by Rohan Bhandari of the Town and Country Planning Department (TCP), Chaudi, states that prior to May 6, 2025, at an unknown time, the accused undertook hill cutting over an area measuring 10 metres by 5 metres, to a height of 5.5 metres, without obtaining the required permission from the competent authority. Police have booked the case under Section 17-A of the TCP Act. PSI Viushal Velip of the Canacona Police Station…

Team Goemkarponn Canacona: Police have booked a Karwar resident for rash and negligent driving that left two Canacona residents injured in a two-wheeler collision at Gulem. According to Canacona police, the accused, identified as Parshurushi Kalgutkar of Karwar, Karnataka, was riding a Vespa scooter towards Canacona from Margao on August 5, 2026, at around 4:15 p.m. When passing near the HP petrol pump at Gulem, he allegedly rammed into a TVS scooter from behind. The TVS rider, Prithviraj Pagi of Khola, and his pillion rider, Sushila Kharlor of Agonda (native of Meghalaya), were thrown onto the road and sustained…

Team Goemkarponn Vasco: Transport Minister Mauvin Godinho has issued a stern warning to residents of Vaddem against dumping sewage into the open nullah that flows into Vaddem lake, a site for Ganesh visarjan ceremonies. Godinho said the practice not only pollutes the water but also disrespects a sacred space. He warned that violators will face strict action, including disconnection of power and water supply. Urging people to adopt proper waste disposal methods, the minister advised residents to use sewage tanker services, which transport waste to the Woow Plant. The plant treats sewage water and converts it into usable water…

New Delhi: In a sweeping directive aimed at curbing the growing menace of stray dog attacks, the Supreme Court on Monday ordered that all stray dogs in the Delhi-NCR region be shifted to shelters, warning that any individual or organisation obstructing the exercise will face the strictest action, including contempt of court. The order, passed by a bench of Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice R Mahadevan, follows alarming reports of rising rabies-related deaths and serious injuries caused by stray dogs — incidents that have particularly affected children and the elderly. “We are not doing this for us, it is…