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Team Goemkarponn PORVORIM: Porvorim Police have registered an offence against two individuals for alleged criminal breach of trust and cheating in a business arrangement spanning from September 2021 to February 2023. The complaint, filed by Bhupesh Gaonkar, a resident of Journalist Colony, Porvorim, states that the accused — Sandeep Verma and Hasina Mankatti, both residents of Porvorim — were entrusted with managing his business at TNK, Porvorim. During this period, the accused allegedly misused cheques issued by the complainant and transferred funds to one Vikas Kumar without his knowledge or consent, thereby committing misappropriation and cheating. The case was registered…

Team Goemkarponn COLVA: Colva Police have registered a case against two individuals for allegedly organising an illegal bull fight in an open field behind the cemetery at Betalbatim on June 19. As per the complaint lodged by PSI Nikhil Khajnekar of Colva Police Station, the accused — Liyakat Ali Shaikh, a resident of Margao, and Conceico Rodrigues of Benaulim — organised a fight between two bulls, named “Assam” and “Guzzur”, for public entertainment. The incident was conducted in an open area in full public view, and the bulls were incited to fight, thereby subjecting them to cruelty. Police have booked…

Team Goemkarponn NAVELIM: A 46-year-old pedestrian who was critically injured after being knocked down by a scooter in Navelim has succumbed to his injuries while undergoing treatment at the Goa Medical College (GMC) hospital in Bambolim. The incident occurred on June 17, 2025, when the accused rider, Yolan Aaron Fernandes, a resident of Chinchinim, was riding an Access scooter from Navelim towards Chinchinim. According to the complaint filed by ASI Umesh Gaude of Margao Town Police Station, the rider was allegedly operating the two-wheeler in a rash and negligent manner. Near MD Furniture, Navelim, the scooter struck pedestrian Vijay Pal…

Team Goemkarponn VERNA: Verna police have registered a case after a man succumbed to serious injuries sustained in a road accident at IDC Verna earlier this week. According to the police, the incident occurred on June 17 near the Herald company when Francisco Pedro Fernandes, a bus driver from Majorda, allegedly drove his vehicle in a rash and negligent manner while proceeding from Titan junction Verna towards Loutolim. Upon reaching near the Herald company, the bus reportedly struck 45-year-old Babush Gaonkar, a resident of Panchwadi-Ponda, who was replacing a punctured tyre on his Honda Amaze car. Gaonkar sustained grievous injuries…

Team Goemkarponn VASCO: Vasco police have registered a case of criminal breach of trust after a rented vehicle was allegedly taken out of Goa and misappropriated by the accused. As per the complaint filed by Shivanand Talwar, a resident of Mangoor, Vasco, the incident occurred on June 16 at around 9:00 am near “Luxury Car Wonders” on Airport Road, Dabolim. The accused, identified as Prashant Singh from Madhya Pradesh, reportedly hired a white-coloured Fortuner car on a rental basis and later fled with the vehicle outside the State, allegedly with dishonest intentions. Following the complaint, Vasco police registered an offence…

By Glen Fernandes The other day I was watching a circus. The music was loud, the crowd was excited and then came the clowns—those funny, fearless performers who stole the spotlight. They ran in with colourful clothes, painted faces and wild tricks. One slipped on a banana peel, another got hit with a fake hammer and a third kept losing his hat to the wind. The audience roared with laughter and so did I. But later that night, a quiet thought came to my mind—aren’t we all clowns, in some way? We are all part of this everyday circus. Most…

In politics, perception is power. And today, the perception is clear — Dr. Pramod Sawant is no longer the reluctant Chief Minister operating under shadows; he is emerging as the decisive authority Goa’s political corridors have not seen since the towering presence of the late Manohar Parrikar. The sacking of Govind Gaude from the Cabinet is not just a ministerial reshuffle, it is a loud and clear message from the Chief Minister that he is no longer willing to tolerate dissent within the ranks, especially when it threatens to portray the government as divided or vulnerable. Sawant’s crisp assertion to…