Author: Team Admin

Justice in India often arrives too late to mean much, and the case of Goa Minister Mauvin Godinho in the so-called 1998 power rebate scam is a textbook example. After twenty-seven years, a local court has acquitted Godinho, who was accused of issuing power rebate notifications without Cabinet approval, allegedly causing the state a loss of ₹4.5 crore. The verdict has been welcomed by him as vindication, but the real story is not simply about whether he was guilty or innocent. It is about how politics, justice, and accountability in Goa have become intertwined in ways that corrode public faith.…

Team Goemkarponn SANKHALI/VALPOI: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Sunday intensified its outreach programmes in North Goa, targeting constituencies of Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and Health Minister Vishwajit Rane. In Sankhali, the party’s ‘Goencho Gazali’ initiative saw AAP leaders interact with local residents, vendors, hotel owners and workers. People expressed frustration over poor roads, lack of jobs and inflation. “Goans are tired of hollow promises and want a government that delivers real development,” AAP vice president Sunil Singnapurkar said, adding that people were ready for “new politics of honesty and accountability.” Chetan Kamat, also a vice president of AAP, said…

Team Goemkarponn VELSAO: Panic gripped Primeirovaddo, Velsao, on Sunday afternoon after a fire broke out at the ancestral house of Dr Sanjay Coelho. Local panch Francisco Braganza alerted the Fire Brigade, while Goa Congress treasurer Orville Dourado Rodrigues and his resort staff rushed with portable fire equipment to control the blaze. With help from villagers, they managed to contain the fire before it spread further. Although Verna Fire Station personnel responded swiftly, they could not reach the site directly due to illegal and incomplete construction work by Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL). The company had dismantled an age-old culvert that…

Team Goemkarponn MERCES: A 47-year-old man was seriously injured after an unidentified car knocked down his scooter near Merces Circle late on Friday night. Police said the accident occurred around 11.15 p.m. on August 22, when the unknown driver of a four-wheeler, whose registration number is not known, allegedly drove rashly and negligently while proceeding towards Old Goa. The vehicle hit a TVS Wego scooter (GA-04/K-5187) ridden by Riyaz Mahammad Aga, a resident of Valpoi, and sped away without stopping to render aid or inform police. The victim sustained serious injuries and is presently undergoing treatment at Goa Medical College,…

Team Goemkarponn PONDA: Ponda police registered a case against unidentified persons for allegedly operating an illegal laterite stone quarry in Dharbandora. Police said that on Saturday, prior to 4.17 p.m., an illicit quarrying activity was detected in the hill area of Marad Wada, near the Multifacility College. The accused, believed to be the owners of the land and machinery, were found extracting laterite stones using heavy equipment without authorization. Officers seized a horizontal laterite stone cutting machine and a power tiller from the site. The offence has been registered under Section 303(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, and Section…

Team Goemkarponn SANCOALE: The Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) arrested a 33-year-old delivery agent in a late-night raid at Upasnagar, Sancoale, for allegedly peddling drugs under the guise of food delivery. The accused, identified as Rahul Uppaldinni of Vaddem, Vasco, was caught with 226 grams of ganja worth ₹22,600. Police said the accused used his work as a delivery agent to discreetly supply ganja, particularly to youth at hangout spots. Based on specific intelligence, ANC sleuths laid a trap and apprehended him. Along with the narcotics, a scooter and a mobile phone used in the illegal trade were seized. The raid was…

Team Goemkarponn CANACONA: High drama unfolded at the Polem border check-post on Friday afternoon when agitated members of the Canacona Congress frontal committee, led by party leader and candidate Janardhan Bhandari, blocked the entry of heavy, overloaded and over-speeding trucks into Goa. The protest was aimed at drawing the government’s attention to the menace of trucks plying along the narrow and accident-prone NH-66 stretch between Polem and Margao. Locals say the situation has worsened ahead of the Ganesh Chaturthi festivities. Bhandari said the Congress committee had submitted a memorandum on August 12 to various authorities demanding a ban on over-speeding…