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Team Goemkarponn CHORAO: Efforts to recover the partially submerged Betim ferry received a significant boost with the arrival of a second pontoon equipped with an additional crane at Chorao Island. Officials believe this added infrastructure will finally enable a full-scale salvage operation to begin. The ferry has remained stuck at the Chorao ramp since July 23, after one of its tanks flooded. Although three motorcycles that sank with it were recovered the same day, repeated attempts to lift the ferry itself have failed for over ten days. According to the River Navigation Department (RND), poor underwater visibility has been a…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: In separate incidents reported in Goa, two women have fallen victim to cyber fraud, resulting in a combined loss of nearly Rs 2 lakh. In the first case, a woman from Mardol was allegedly cheated of Rs 1.5 lakh after she was induced by cybercriminals to invest in a purported business scheme. According to a complaint lodged at the Mardol police station, the victim was contacted via Telegram by an unknown person who convinced her to invest in a scheme that involved liking and sharing videos in exchange for returns. Police said the woman did not receive…

Team Goemkarponn MAPUSA: A case has been registered after a theft of used sulphuric acid was reported at GKB Ophthalmic Ltd. in the Thivim Industrial Estate. According to the complaint lodged by Mr. Cedric Lobo, Senior Manager (HR & Administration) of the company, the incident occurred between June 28 and June 30. The accused, identified as Nilesh Gajanan Dessai from Dabiwadi, Kalane in Dodamargh, Sindhudurg (Maharashtra), was employed in the housekeeping section of the company. He is alleged to have stolen a can containing 20 litres of used sulphuric acid that was stored within the company premises. Police have registered…

Team Goemkarponn CALANGUTE: Police have arrested a 26-year-old man from Chhattisgarh for allegedly raping and assaulting a woman on the pretext of marriage at a villa in Calangute over a period of more than three years. Calangute Police registered Cr. No. 79/2025 under sections 69, 115(2), and 351(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, on 14 May 2025, after receiving a letter from the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Zone IX, Bandra (W), Mumbai. The letter enclosed the original FIR and complaint filed at Versova Police Station (Zero FIR No. 009/2025). According to police, between 3 January 2022 and 9 March…

Team Goemkarponn OLD GOA: Police have registered an Unnatural Death case after the body of a 55-year-old man was recovered from the river near Diwar on Thursday morning. Old Goa Police registered U.D. No. 43/2025 under section 194 of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. According to police, a call was received at 9.19 am from PCR Panaji reporting that a person had drowned at Diwar. Officers visited the spot near Devyaa Hotel and found the body of a male floating in the river water at Amboi, Diwar Ilhas. The deceased was identified as Antony Dmello, 55, son of George…

Team Goemkarponn PERNEM: Police have booked several persons for allegedly carrying out unauthorised hill cutting on private property in Corgao village without the necessary permissions. Pernem Police registered FIR No. 42/2025 under sections 17-A and 17-B of the Goa, Daman and Diu Town and Country Planning Act, 1974, based on a complaint filed by Omkar J. Gawas, Planning Draftsman Grade II with the Deputy Town Planner’s office in Pernem. According to police, prior to 11 May 2023, the accused—identified as Yasin Usman Naik along with other occupants and right holders of land bearing Survey No. 206/1, and Ismail Zickriya Khwaja…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has announced that the under-construction Kunbi Village project at Selaulim will be completed within three months at an estimated cost of ₹10 crore. Speaking at an event in Panaji on Wednesday marking Kunbi Community Day, Sawant said the dedicated cultural village aims to celebrate and preserve the unique traditions of the Kunbi community, one of Goa’s oldest tribal groups. The CM said the new facility will serve as a cultural hub where Goa’s younger generations and tourists alike can learn about Kunbi heritage, customs, attire and crafts. He emphasised that this would be…