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Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has unearthed a massive land scam in Goa involving illegal grabbing of Communidade lands valued at over ₹1,200 crore. Acting under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, the ED conducted extensive search operations across 13 residential and commercial premises in Goa and Hyderabad on September 9 and 10 in connection with the case of Yeshwant Sawant and others. Investigations revealed that the accused allegedly forged old documents to fraudulently mutate more than 3.5 lakh square meters of prime land in areas such as Anjuna and Assagaon. Portions of these…

Team Goemkarponn CALANGUTE/CANDOLIM: The Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) continued its special surveillance drive against the sale of substandard cashew nuts and related products in the coastal belt on Wednesday. Four shops in Calangute and Candolim, which were shut on Tuesday, were formally booked after Food Safety Officers Safia Khan, Pritam Parab, Budgo Gurav, and Darlan Diukar drew legal samples for further action. During the drive, another shop, Ms Madho Cashew at Candolim, was directed to close operations for selling substandard cashew. A factory outlet of Ms Nutinn was penalised ₹50,000 for selling misbranded confectionery items. In a major…

Team Goemkarponn VASCO: Chinmaya Mission, Vasco, ins association with Ravindra Bhavan, will organise a special lecture on “Sure Mantras of Success” by Swamini Vimlanandaji on Friday, September 12, 2025, from 6 pm to 7:30 pm at Ravindra Bhavan, Baina. The talk, aimed at inspiring individuals from all walks of life, will provide practical spiritual insights and timeless wisdom to help people lead purposeful and fulfilling lives. Swamini Vimlanandaji, an eminent educationist, will present a clear exposition of Vedantic principles and guide the audience on how ancient truths can be applied to modern challenges to achieve true success and inner…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Panaji Police on Tuesday evening caught a 36-year-old man red-handed while accepting illegal money bets in a public place at St. Inez. According to police, the accused, Umesh Gaonkar, resident of Ardhawada, Mayem, Bicholim, was apprehended at around 7:15 pm opposite Ashwini Café, St. Inez. He was allegedly accepting money bets on numerical digital numbers, a game of chance, from members of the public. During the raid, police seized cash amounting to ₹1,350 in different denominations, along with other gambling articles. An offence was registered later the same night, and further investigation is being carried out…

Team Goemkarponn CAVELOSSIM: A 22-year-old youth lost his life in the early hours of September 8 after his scooter rammed into a truck that had been parked in a dangerous manner near Hotel Novotel & Resort, Cavelossim. Police said the deceased, identified as Lakshya Wadhwa, a resident of Cavelossim and originally from Jaipur, was riding his TVS Ntorq from Cavelossim towards Mobor at around 4:30 am when he failed to notice the stationary truck and crashed into it from behind. He sustained grievous injuries and was rushed to the District Hospital, Margao, where he succumbed during treatment. The truck,…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Panaji Police have arrested two men from Hyderabad for allegedly stealing ₹5.7 lakh from a fellow guest at a city hotel. According to police, the complainant, Shri Madugula Karthik of Hyderabad, reported that on September 9, 2025, between midnight and 3 p.m., he was staying at Room No. 101 of Hotel Tree House Neptune in Panaji when two men, who had befriended him and shared the room, allegedly committed the theft. The accused were identified as Thumu Raviiteja, a resident of Sanath Nagar, Hyderabad, and Shaik Ashraf, from Khammam, Telangana. The duo is alleged to…

Team Goemkarponn VERNA: Verna police have registered a case against a man from Kolhapur for allegedly cheating a woman by establishing physical relations with her under the false promise of marriage over an extended period. According to police, the offence took place between February 8, 2024, and June 1, 2025, in Cortalim. The accused, identified as Sudesh Patil from Kolhapur, is alleged to have befriended the complainant and taken her to various places in Cortalim. During this time, he promised to marry her and under this pretext had sexual relations with her through deceitful means. However, he later refused…