Author: Team Admin

New Delhi: A serving Wing Commander of the Indian Air Force has been arrested in connection with allegations of leaking sensitive defence information through digital channels. The officer, who was posted with a field unit, has been booked under the Official Secrets Act and is currently in judicial custody. The arrest took place on the night of May 31 after intelligence inputs from the Indian Air Force led Delhi Police to investigate the officer’s alleged activities. The case is being examined as part of a suspected espionage network involving the collection and transmission of strategic military information. Investigators allege that…

New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency has filed a chargesheet against two accused in an alleged cross-border terror conspiracy involving the smuggling of explosives, firearms and heroin into India. The case also includes an alleged plan to target a passenger train with an improvised explosive device. The chargesheet was submitted before the NIA Special Court in Mohali against Shubham Kumar, who has been arrested, and Jasvir Chaudhary, who remains absconding. The case was initially registered by the State Special Operations Cell in Amritsar in February 2026 following Kumar’s arrest. During his apprehension, investigators recovered a live improvised explosive device packed…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Nafiyaz Shaikh, one of the four persons convicted in the 2006 kidnapping and murder of 17-year-old Mandar Surlakar, has approached the Goa Bench of the Bombay High Court seeking premature release from his life sentence. Shaikh’s plea follows the High Court’s recent decision permitting three other convicts in the case — Rohan Pai Dhungat, Ryan Pinto and Shankar Tiwari — to be released before completion of their full life sentences. His request will be examined against the remission policy and the legal framework governing premature release of prisoners. In its recent ruling, a Division Bench of Justice…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Motorists using the NH-66 link road connecting to Manohar International Airport, Mopa, will have to pay revised toll charges from August 10, with the new tariff set to remain in force until March 31. The biggest change is for cars and other light motor vehicles, for which the single-journey toll has been increased to ₹45 from the existing ₹19.70. Under the revised structure, a return journey completed within 24 hours will cost ₹70. Commuters making frequent trips can opt for a 50-trip monthly pass priced at ₹1,575. Eligible local residents will continue to have access to a…

Team Goemkarponn VASCO: Pilgrims travelling from Goa to Velankanni for the annual feast of “Our Lady of Good Health” will have additional rail connectivity, with the Railway Board approving special train services from Vasco during the festival period. The first service, Train No. 07361 Vasco–Velankanni Express Special, will start from Vasco at 9.55 pm on August 27 and again on September 1. The train is scheduled to reach Velankanni at 3.45 am on the third day of the journey. The corresponding return service, Train No. 07362 Velankanni–Vasco Express Special, will operate from Velankanni at 11.55 pm on August 29 and…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The proposed Tamnar Inter-State Power Transmission Project has run into a forest-land issue in Dharbandora, with the Regional Empowered Committee (REC) of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) asking Goa authorities to address an alleged encroachment before the project progresses. The matter surfaced during scrutiny of the proposal to divert forest land for the transmission project. Officials from the Goa Forest Department informed the REC that part of the land identified for diversion is not in the department’s possession and is allegedly occupied by a private individual. The land in question is Survey No.…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Police Inspector Sunil Gudlar has returned to active duty and has been assigned to the Government Railway Police (GRP), around 16 months after he was suspended and arrested in an alleged bribery case. Gudlar was taken into custody by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on April 21, 2025, in connection with an alleged ₹2 lakh bribery case. He was later released on bail. His return to service follows a transfer and posting order issued by the Goa Police Headquarters on August 6, based on recommendations of the Police Establishment Board. The order cites “public interest” as the basis…