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Team Goemkarponn Ponda: The Town and Country Planning Department has lodged two separate complaints against individuals for allegedly carrying out illegal land filling in Ponda village without requisite permissions from the concerned authority. In the first case, based on a complaint by Madhav Naik, Planning Draftsman Grade II, Town Planner’s Office, Ponda, accused Shashikant Chari of Curti, Ponda, is alleged to have undertaken land filling measuring about 5.20 metres in depth, 15 metres in length and 11 metres in width. The case is being investigated by PSI Pratik Bhat Prabhu of Ponda Police Station. In the second incident, the…

Team Goemkarponn Panaji: Panaji police have arrested two persons for allegedly assaulting a tourist couple from Telangana during a dispute over a rented scooter. According to police, the incident occurred when complainant Syed Mujahed and his wife attempted to return the scooter hired from accused Amit alias Atmaram Walke. Walke, along with his wife Ashi Walke and associate Kishan Hosmani, allegedly demanded an additional ₹200. When the couple refused, the accused reportedly abused and threatened them. Police said Amit Walke then struck the complainant on the head with a golden kada (bracelet), while all three verbally abused the couple.…

Team Goemkarponn Margao: Konkan Railway Police have solved five cases of theft involving passengers’ belongings on running trains, recovering stolen property valued at ₹12,57,085. Following multiple complaints, a special team comprising Konkan Railway Police staff and Railway Protection Force personnel from Margao intensified patrolling and used technical surveillance and credible sources to track down suspects. Police arrested Shirsha Shirshant alias Shashikant Rathod (29) of Zuarinagar, Mormugao, for his alleged involvement in the thefts along the Konkan Railway route. Officers recovered gold ornaments weighing 114.43 grams worth ₹10,87,085 from him and froze a bank account holding ₹1,70,000, believed to be…

Team Goemkarponn Valpoi: Workers at ACGL-BBD company in Bhuipal Honda staged a protest at the company entrance following the sudden layoff of approximately 50 local contract workers. The workers alleged that migrants were being protected while local workers faced neglect and arbitrary dismissal. Local skilled workers, employed through contractors for the ACGL-BBD project, have reportedly faced harassment for several months. Incidents of locals being sent home without proper work have become frequent. The recent layoffs occurred due to the contractor’s claim of reduced work availability, leading to financial difficulties for many workers, especially with the Ganesh Chaturthi festival…

Team Goemkarponn Pernem: The Transport Department of Goa has initiated legal action against the management of Uber for allegedly operating in the state without the requisite permit or licence from the authorities. An FIR was registered today at Mopa Airport Police Station under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, following a complaint lodged by a senior officer of the Department. According to the complaint, the ride-hailing platform has been facilitating passenger pickups in Goa through its mobile application in violation of state transport laws and regulations. The Department stated that such unauthorised operations not only breach legal provisions…

Team Goemkarponn Pernem: A local court in Pernem has granted conditional bail to Sanjay Relan and his son Mitesh Relan, both residents of Siolim and originally from Delhi, in connection with the alleged assault on Sachin Dhawaskar, Secretary of the Village Panchayat, Morjim. The incident took place on August 7 at the Block Development Office (BDO) in Pernem during the hearing of an RTI appeal. According to police, the accused allegedly abused, threatened, and physically assaulted Dhawaskar. They are also accused of causing damage to government property estimated at ₹3,000. Police registered the case under various sections of the…

Team Goemkarponn Panaji: The Bombay High Court at Goa has disposed of a 2011 public interest litigation (PIL) concerning pollution in Colva creek and beach, after taking note of the measures undertaken by the Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB). A Bench comprising Justices Bharati Dangre and Nivedita P. Mehta passed the order on August 4, observing that sufficient steps had been taken to address the concerns raised in the PIL filed by the Colva Civil and Consumer Forum. The petition had alleged that several hotels, restaurants, and beach shacks were discharging waste into the creek and the sea,…