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Team Goemkarponn CHIMBEL: Old Goa Police have booked three persons for engaging in illegal gambling activities in an open area at Chimbel, Tiswadi. The offence, registered as Cr. No. 120/2025 under Section 11(2)(a) of the Goa, Daman and Diu Public Gambling Act, was lodged based on a complaint by PSI Edvin Dias of Old Goa Police Station. According to the police, on October 5, 2025, at around 9:00 p.m., a raid was conducted in an open space near the water tank at Chimbel, where the accused were allegedly found playing the card game “Andhar Bahar.” The accused has been…

Team Goemkarponn BICHOLIM: A property dispute between two brothers in Bandarwada, Bicholim turned violent on Monday, leaving one injured. According to police, Amanulla Khan (57), a resident of Bandarwada, Bicholim, lodged a complaint stating that at around 11:45 a.m. on October 6, 2025, his younger brother Neyamoddula Khan Pathan confronted him over an undivided property dispute at survey No. 33/8, Bandarwada. The accused allegedly went to a labour camp on the property and threatened the workers with dire consequences if they did not vacate the premises. When the complainant intervened, the accused reportedly assaulted him with fist blows on…

Team Goemkarponn VALPOI: Goa Police have launched an investigation after an attempted kidnapping of a 12-year-old boy was reported from Bhuipal, Honda, Sattari. According to police, a written complaint was received from the boy’s father at 1:52 a.m. on October 6, 2025, stating that on October 5, 2025, before 8:30 a.m., unknown persons travelling in a white Maruti Suzuki Omni tried to abduct his son near Baikaden, Bhuipal while he was returning home from his aunt’s residence. The minor resisted the attempt by biting one of the accused on the hand, following which the attacker allegedly injured the boy’s…

Team Goemkarponn MOPA: Mopa Airport Police have registered an offence against a Russian national for carrying a prohibited Iridium satellite communication device at Manohar International Airport, Mopa. According to police, the case (Cr. No. 49/2025) was registered at 3:43 a.m. under Section 3 read with Section 6(1A) of the Indian Wireless Telegraphy Act, 1933, based on a complaint filed by SI Upendra Singh of CISF ASG Unit, Mopa Airport. The accused, identified as Dmitry Kazakov (45), a resident of Delegatskaya Street, Moscow, was scheduled to fly to Doha on Qatar Airways Flight QR 523 (Seat 2A) when CISF personnel…

Box A Stitch In Time….???? * No visible progress: Forty days after Kamat took over as PWD Minister, most roads across Goa remain in poor shape. * Survey done, action pending: PWD categorized roads by damage level, but major repair work hasn’t started. * Selective repairs: Roads in parts of Margao and South Goa were quickly resurfaced before Amit Shah’s visit. * Kamat’s defence: The minister says work will begin once rains stop and that contractors and officers will be held accountable. * Public anger: Commuters say patchwork repairs fail repeatedly, leading to accidents and frustration. * Accountability question: Kamat…

Team Goemkarponn Panaji: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday flagged off a tempo carrying one lakh letters addressed to Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, highlighting public grievances over Goa’s poor road conditions. The letters, signed by families across the state as part of AAP’s “BJP Che Burak” campaign, were collected over several weeks to draw attention to the deteriorating condition of roads. Kejriwal, who was on the final day of his three-day Goa visit, launched the dispatch from the party’s Panaji office in the presence of senior leaders including Delhi’s Leader of…

Team Goemkarponn TELAULIM: The Telaulim village gram sabha on Sunday once again reaffirmed its strong opposition to mega housing projects with 100 Floor Area Ratio (FAR), urging the Town and Country Planning (TCP) Department not to permit such large-scale developments in the village. The meeting, chaired by Sarpanch Franny Barretto, also adopted a resolution demanding that the TCP refrain from approving any construction on open spaces, emphasizing the need to preserve the village’s natural environment and character. The renewed resolution comes in the wake of a similar stand taken at the previous gram sabha, underscoring the villagers’ continued resistance…