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Team Goemkarponn SIOLIM: Anjuna Police have registered separate cases against two foreign nationals for allegedly staying in Goa without valid immigration documents, leading to their arrest on Thursday. In the first case, Anjuna Police Station Crime No. 75/2026 was registered under Section 23(a) of the Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025, based on a complaint filed by Police Inspector Devendra V. Pingle of the Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO), Panaji. According to the complaint, Hamed Zarsav, 38, an Iranian national, was found at a residence in Portawada, near Pirna Bank, Siolim, at around 3.45 pm on August 6. Police alleged that…

Team Goemkarponn VASCO: An unidentified man, aged around 45–50 years, was found dead near the Vasco Municipality area in the early hours of Friday. According to Vasco Police, a phone call was received from SDH, Chicalim, at around 12.18 am on August 7, informing that a person had been brought to the hospital by a 108 ambulance and was declared dead. Police visited SDH, Chicalim, and conducted an enquiry into the circumstances. During the enquiry, it was revealed that the unidentified man had been found lying near the Vasco Municipality area. An inquest panchanama was subsequently conducted over the deceased’s…

Team Goemkarponn MARGAO: A scooter rider died after his Honda Aviator collided with the rear of a Tata goods carrier truck allegedly parked negligently along the Arlem-Nuvem bypass road. According to Maina Curtorim Police, the incident occurred on August 6, prior to 11.09 pm, on the road leading towards Nuvem Junction. Police said the accused, identified as Gavaliram Paval, a native of Pune, Maharashtra, was driving the Tata goods carrier and had allegedly parked the truck on the left side of the road without taking proper care and precaution, thereby creating a danger to human life. The rider of the…

Team Goemkarponn PORVORIM: A 31-year-old motorcyclist died after he allegedly fell into a roadside creek and was drawn into the water following a collision with a Vespa scooter at Ambirna Waddo, Porvorim, on Thursday morning. According to Porvorim Police, the incident occurred around 10 am on August 6 when the accused, identified as Farman, son of Shamim Ahmed, a resident of Moholla Chippi Pada, Nagina, Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh, was riding a Vespa scooter bearing registration number GA 08 Y 5732. Police said Farman was allegedly riding in a rash and negligent manner while proceeding from the Kadamba road direction towards…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The implementation of political reservation for Scheduled Tribes (STs) in the Goa Legislative Assembly has officially entered its next phase after the Central Government brought into force the Readjustment of Representation of Scheduled Tribes in Assembly Constituencies of the State of Goa Act, 2025. The Union Ministry of Law and Justice notified the Act with effect from August 6, 2026, activating the legal framework required to reserve four Assembly constituencies for Scheduled Tribe candidates before the 2027 Goa Assembly elections. Although the legislation is now operational, the reservation of constituencies will not take place immediately. A statutory…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Political leaders across party lines welcomed the Centre’s decision to bring into force the Readjustment of Representation of Scheduled Tribes in Assembly Constituencies of the State of Goa Act, 2025, describing it as a landmark moment for the State’s Scheduled Tribe community. Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant termed the notification a “promise kept” and said it marks the beginning of the process to ensure political representation for Scheduled Tribes in the Goa Legislative Assembly. He thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah for facilitating the legislation. Tribal Welfare Minister Ramesh Tawadkar described the…

Team Goemkarponn VALPOI: The body of an 11th Standard Science student from Baina, who went missing at Sanvordem Waterfall in Sattari during a school-organised trekking programme, was recovered by rescue teams on Friday. The deceased has been identified as Rahul Bind, a Science student of Deep Vihar Higher Secondary School at Sada. Rahul had gone missing while participating in a trekking programme organised by the school at Sanvordem Waterfall in Sattari. Following the incident, forest officials, police, fire personnel and other rescue agencies launched an extensive search operation to trace him. After several hours of search efforts, rescue teams recovered…