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Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The High Court of Bombay at Goa will on July 8 hear final arguments in the Anti-Corruption Branch’s plea challenging a lower court order that directed police to register an FIR against former minister Pandurang Madkaikar over alleged bribery claims. During the last hearing, Justice Valmiki Menezes asked all parties, including the respondents, to submit a compilation of relevant judgments and brief summaries of their arguments by July 3. The ACB has approached the High Court seeking to quash the Principal District and Sessions Court’s June 9 order, which directed the registration of an FIR based on…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Contrary to the usual trend of rising vector-borne diseases during the monsoon, Goa has seen a significant decline in dengue cases this June. According to data from the Directorate of Health Services, only 10 dengue cases were confirmed in June this year, compared to 60 cases in the same month last year. The overall dengue count for the first six months has also seen a sharp drop—from 176 cases last year (January to June) to just 43 cases this year. “This decline is evident in the data. Our focused efforts, including intensive awareness campaigns urging people to…

Team Goemkarponn Anjuna: A restaurant-cum-club in Anjuna was sealed by authorities on Tuesday for allegedly flouting noise pollution norms and continuing operations despite an earlier suspension order, officials said. The Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) had on June 18 suspended the operations of the establishment, identified as ‘Ms Diaz,’ for failing to comply with mandatory noise monitoring requirements. During a recent inspection, GSPCB officials found that the club’s online noise monitoring system had been deliberately concealed inside a wooden box, rendering it ineffective and preventing the recording of ambient sound data as mandated under regulatory guidelines. The Board concluded…

Team Goemkarponn SANKHALI: Police have arrested a 38-year-old Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS) worker at the Community Health Centre (CHC) Sanquelim for allegedly assaulting the ward in-charge after being questioned about arriving late for duty. According to the complaint filed by Medical Officer Atul Pai Bir, the incident occurred on July 2, 2025, at around 9.40 am. The accused, Santosh Varak of Sriram Colony, Saleli, reported nearly two hours late. When Ward In-Charge Suresh Sinari (53) questioned him, Varak allegedly abused him with filthy language and slapped him outside the H.O.’s office, obstructing him from performing his lawful duty. Police have registered offences…

Team Goemkarponn SANKHALI: A 40-year-old housewife from Gokulwadi, Sanquelim was duped of over ₹44,000 by fraudsters posing as TATA SKY officials. According to the complaint lodged by Anusha W/o Shrikant Wadkar, the accused, using mobile numbers 9163305970 and 7865870394, contacted her between the night of June 18 and morning of June 19, 2025, claiming to be a TATA SKY representative. Under the pretext of initiating a recharge pack, the caller convinced her to share her banking credentials. The fraudster then deceitfully transferred ₹44,340.76 from her savings account without her knowledge. Following the incident, a case was registered at Bicholim Police…

Team Goemkarponn COLVALE: Just weeks after an attempt to smuggle drugs into Colvale Central Jail was foiled, prison authorities on Wednesday caught an apprentice allegedly trying to sneak in tobacco products. The incident took place in the afternoon during a security check at the prison gate, where guards found three packets of tobacco hidden on the apprentice, who was assigned to the jail’s CCTV control booth. Prison officials questioned the apprentice before filing a complaint with Colvale police and handing over the seized tobacco. The latest incident comes after a June 14 case where suspects tried to deliver cannabis into…

Team Goemkarponn PORVORIM: Porvorim police have registered a case against a 25-year-old Kenyan national for allegedly staying in Goa without a valid visa. According to police, during a document check at Northern Hill Crest Hotel in Nerul on July 2, the woman, identified as Mary Wanjiku from Nairobi, was found with a genuine passport but failed to produce a valid visa. Police said she was residing illegally in India in violation of the Foreigners Order, 1948, and the Foreigners Act, 1946. An offence has been registered at Porvorim Police Station under relevant sections of the law.