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Team Goemkarponn COLVALE/PANAJI: A 90-year-old foreign national convict lodged at Central Jail, Colvale, passed away at the TB Hospital, St. Inez, Panaji on Monday. Police said they received a wireless message from the Casualty Police, Goa Medical College (GMC), Bambolim, informing that Otto Mora Salzai (90), son of Joum Jose Salzai, a Costa Rica national, who was undergoing treatment at GMC ward no. 100 under MLC No. 25/7413 since September 19, 2025, had expired on September 29, 2025 at the TB Hospital. Enquiry revealed that Salzai was a convict prisoner no. 29/2023, serving a sentence in Special Criminal Case…

Team Goemkarponn PORVORIM: A 49-year-old labourer died after a fall while working at a construction site in Socorro on Tuesday afternoon. According to Porvorim Police, a wireless message was received from Asilo Hospital, Mapusa at around 2:50 pm on September 30, 2025, informing that a man identified as Manoj Gond (49), son of Shrikisun Gond, resident of Socorro, originally from Chakabandi Urf Bigahi Dumwalia, Deoria, Uttar Pradesh, was brought dead as a case of fall at work. Police said that enquiries with the deceased’s wife, Savita Gond, revealed that Manoj was employed as a labourer at Darius Paradise Phase…

Team Goemkarponn PORVORIM: The Porvorim Police have registered an offence against one Basavraj Harijan, resident of Zosswaddo, Succoro, for allegedly wrongfully restraining and threatening a local resident over a sewage-related issue. According to police, the complaint was lodged by Mr. Melchier Joseph Pinto Do Rosario (57), resident of Carrem De Socorro, Porvorim Bardez, who stated that on September 13, 2025, between 6:30 pm and 7:00 pm, while he and his family were returning home from church and had reached near Survey No. 220/8 under Socorro Panchayat, the accused intercepted him. It is alleged that Harijan wrongfully restrained the complainant…

“This is not merely a financial scandal. It is an ethical one. At stake is the very question of what Goa’s economy should stand for. Is the state comfortable with being a haven where gambling dens double up as gateways for illicit finance? Should public policy continue to justify casinos as engines of tourism while ignoring their role as conduits for black money and addiction? For a state already battling unemployment, inflation, and ecological degradation, relying on an industry tainted by illegality is a short-sighted and morally bankrupt choice.” The Enforcement Directorate’s recent raids on casino operators in Goa…

Team Goemkarponn PORVORIM: In a landmark decision, the Goa Cabinet has finalised the fee structure under the Mhaje Ghar scheme, paving the way for thousands of Goan families to obtain long-awaited legal and financial security for their homes. Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant said the move will resolve decades of uncertainty for families living in houses without ownership documents. “Even three generations after liberation, many families still don’t have legal papers. There was always fear of demolition and court cases. This scheme will resolve that,” Sawant said during a live interaction. For houses built before 1972, the fee…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: : Union Home Minister Amit Shah will be in Goa on October 4 to inaugurate and lay foundation stones for several major projects, Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant announced on Tuesday. During his visit, Shah will virtually inaugurate the new Goa Dental College building and the Smart City stadium at Campal. He will also lay foundation stones for major NBCC projects, including the redevelopment of Junta House and the Prashasan Stambh complex. One of the highlights of the visit will be the formal launch of the Mhaje Ghar scheme, under which Goan families will be granted…

New Delhi: The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has announced that Mohun Bagan Super Giant (MBSG) is “considered to have withdrawn” from the 2025-26 AFC Champions League Two after the Indian Super League (ISL) champions failed to travel to Iran for their Group C fixture against Foolad Mobarakeh Sepahan SC on September 30, 2025. The matter will now be referred to the relevant AFC Committee for a final decision. MBSG had informed the media on Saturday that they would not report for the match, citing that six of their foreign players declined to travel to Iran following advisories from…