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Team Goemkarponn Bambolim: A 29-year-old man, identified as Mahadev Anand Pawar, resident of Dharbandora, reportedly fell from a height at Goa Medical College (GMC), Bambolim, on July 24. The incident occurred in Ward No. 110, where he had been admitted for medical treatment. According to a written memo received from GMC at 2:18 PM, the patient was brought to the casualty ward following the fall and was subsequently shifted back to Ward 110 for further care. The Agacaim Police were immediately informed, and an Unnatural Death case has been registered under UD No. 26/2025, U/s 194 of the Bharatiya Nagarik…

Team Goemkarponn Panaji: A 48-year-old man identified as Vince Zacharia, a resident of Pune, was declared brought dead at Goa Medical College (GMC) Hospital, Bambolim. According to the police, an Unnatural Death (UD) case bearing number 65/25 under Section 194 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) was registered at 6:36 PM on July 23, 2025. Information was received from GMC via memo No. 6945/25 stating that the deceased was brought in by an emergency 108 ambulance from the vicinity of State Bank of India, Panaji. Medical Legal Case (MLC) No. 25/6756 was initiated upon arrival at GMC. The circumstances…

Team Goemkarponn Cuncolim: A case of illegal extraction and transportation of minor minerals has been reported from Cuncolim village in Salcete, causing a financial loss of approximately ₹3.77 lakh to the State exchequer. The complaint, filed by Omkar Naik, Geologist at the Directorate of Mines and Geology, Panaji, states that prior to June 30, 2025, unknown persons unlawfully extracted mud/earth from the Cuncolim area without obtaining the mandatory license or permit from the competent authority. The illegally extracted mineral was then transported to an undisclosed location. The act is considered a theft of state-owned natural resources, carried…

Team Goemkarponn Mapusa: In a shocking hit-and-run incident, a 55-year-old woman sustained serious injuries after being knocked down by a speeding car near the T-junction close to the State Bank of India’s Agricultural Branch in Mapusa. According to the complaint filed by the victim, Mrs. Aparna Ramesh Tarkar—resident of Shetyewado, Dhuler, Mapusa, and also of Sahakar Nagar, Naigaon, Mumbai—the incident occurred on July 16, 2024, at around 12:45 PM. While she was walking along the roadside near the T-junction, the car bearing registration number MH 46 CB 7000, driven allegedly by Prabhakar Pradeep Narvekar of Guirim, Bardez, Goa, approached from…

Team Goemkarponn Panaji: Goa has officially revived meat exports after more than two decades, focusing exclusively on buffalo meat to re-enter the global market. The move comes following a major upgrade of the Goa Meat Complex (GMC) at Usgao, which is now fully equipped to handle export-grade processing. In a written reply in the Assembly on Wednesday, Animal Husbandry Minister Nilkanth Halarnkar informed that a total of 1,505 buffaloes were slaughtered between January and July 2025. The first consignment—28.5 tonnes of frozen boneless buffalo meat—was exported to Iraq in February. No exports took place in March, but the trade…

Team Goemkarponn Panaji: Heated arguments broke out in the Goa Assembly after MLA Jit Arolkar demanded that Marathi be accorded the status of Raj Bhasha and be recognised as the second official language of the state. Raising the matter during Zero Hour, Arolkar stressed on the deep religious and cultural significance of Marathi in Goa’s history and society. The proposal received backing from Minister Sudin Dhavalikar, who supported the demand, stating that Marathi has played a vital role in Goa’s religious literature, traditions, and education system. However, the Opposition strongly opposed the move, arguing that the Goa Official Language Act,…

Team Goemkarponn Panaji: During Zero Hour in the Goa Assembly MLA Carlos Ferreira raised safety concerns regarding electrical poles in his constituency, pointing out that mud has accumulated around several poles and some are in a deteriorated condition. Ferreira warned that such conditions posed a risk to public safety and urged the government to take prompt corrective measures. Responding to the issue, Public Works Department Minister Sudin Dhavalikar acknowledged that the accumulation of mud around electrical poles is a common problem in various parts of Goa. He assured the House that the concerned authorities would remove the mud and replace…