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Team Goemkarponn Panaji: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant held teachers accountable for students’ lack of awareness about crucial national-level entrance exams such as JEE and NEET. Speaking at the launch of the Goa Career Navigator 2025 programme, Sawant stressed that the onus lies on educators to inform and guide students about these opportunities. “I am not blaming parents or students. It is the responsibility of teachers to ensure that students are made aware of such exams,” the Chief Minister said during his address. The Goa Career Navigator 2025 is a career guidance initiative powered by artificial intelligence, jointly launched by the…

Team Goemkarponn Benaulim: Amid national-level developments indicating the Aam Aadmi Party’s withdrawal from the INDIA bloc, AAP’s Benaulim MLA Venzy Viegas clarified on Friday that the party’s Goa unit has not been instructed to break ties with the Congress or other opposition parties in the State. Viegas acknowledged recent statements by AAP’s Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh suggesting the party’s exit from the INDIA alliance—an alliance primarily formed for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. However, he reiterated that the Goa unit continues to function in coordination with other opposition parties, particularly in the run-up to the upcoming Assembly session. “We…

Team Goemkarponn Margao: An 84-year-old woman, Maria Coutinho, a resident of Nuvem, was brought dead to South Goa District Hospital (SGDH), Margao on July 17, 2025. The incident was reported to the police by the casualty department of SGDH after the deceased was brought in by a 108 Ambulance from her residence. Preliminary enquiry revealed that the deceased had a history of diabetes and high blood pressure. On the afternoon of July 17, at around 2:15 PM, she reportedly complained of chest pain. Her daughter promptly sought emergency medical assistance, and she was referred to the hospital by the 108…

Team Goemkarponn Calangute: Calangute Police have arrested five individuals from West Bengal for operating a bogus call centre in Sauntawado-Baga and defrauding foreign nationals. The raid took place on Thursday evening between 7:20 PM and 8:00 PM, during which the suspects were caught red-handed while impersonating tech support agents for overseas customers. According to police, the accused contacted foreign citizens via the app ‘portSIP UC’, posing as computer service providers. They lured victims into paying service fees using various gift cards, under the false promise of offering technical assistance. These gift cards were then fraudulently used for the personal benefit…

Team Goemkarponn Curchorem: Curchorem Police successfully traced and reunited two minor girls with their families following their alleged abduction from Curchorem on July 17, 2025. The girls, aged 13 and 14, were reported missing by their mothers, who lodged complaints stating that unknown persons had kidnapped their daughters from their lawful guardianship at around 7:56 PM and 8:28 PM respectively. Based on the complaints, Curchorem Police registered two separate offences under Crime Nos. 63/2025 and 64/2025, invoking Section 137(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Section 8 of the Goa Children’s Act, 2003. The investigation was led by PSI…

Team Goemkarponn Mapusa:Mapusa Police have registered a case under serious provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 after an elderly woman was assaulted during a failed chain-snatching attempt. The incident occurred early morning on July 18, 2025, at around 7:45 AM in front of Geeta Sadan Bangala, Shelpem, Dhuler, Mapusa. The victim, 62-year-old Geeta Naresh Shirodkar, a resident of the same locality, was on her morning walk when two unidentified men on a black motorcycle attempted to snatch her gold mangalsutra. In the process, the accused—one riding and the other as pillion—assaulted her, inflicting bodily injuries. Based on her complaint,…

Team Goemkarponn Calangute: Calangute Police have registered a case against two individuals for allegedly assaulting a man over a business-related issue near Baga, Bardez. The incident occurred around 7:30 PM on July 17, 2025, and the FIR was registered in the early hours of July 18 at 4:36 AM under Calangute P.S. Crime No. 113/2025, invoking Sections 117(2), 352 read with 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. According to the complaint filed by Ashok Chippa, a 33-year-old resident of Borim, Ponda, he was first abused with filthy language by one Punaram Prajapat, resident of Naikawaddo, Verla. Subsequently, Punaram along…