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Team Goemkarponn FATORDA: Fatorda Police have registered an FIR against two residents of Borda, Margao, following a complaint alleging that a woman was cheated of ₹60 lakh in connection with a promised residential flat investment. According to the complaint filed by Josephina M. Mergulhao Fernandes, a resident of Seraulim, Colva, the incident dates back to 2008, when she allegedly invested ₹60 lakh in a business establishment at Borda, Fatorda, operated by accused Pramod V. Barad and Amey Barad. The complainant alleged that the accused, acting with common intention, dishonestly induced her to invest the amount on the assurance that residential…

Team Goemkarponn MORJIM: A 27-year-old Russian national was found dead at his rented accommodation in Bhatir Wado, Morjim, on September 7, prompting Mandrem Police to register an unnatural death case. The deceased has been identified as Pavel Lenskii, who was residing at Bhatir Wado, Morjim, under the care of a local resident. According to police, information was received from the Police Control Room, following which PSI Pratik Garud and staff proceeded to the spot and conducted an inquiry. Police said Lenskii had reportedly been facing financial difficulties after losing his job as a programmer with a Russian company. His friend,…

Team Goemkarponn MOBOR: An unidentified man, believed to be between 25 and 30 years old, was found dead at Mobor Beach in Cavelossim on September 7. According to police, a phone call was received at around 4.04 pm from ASI Krishna Velip of Betul Coastal Police Station, informing that a body was lying on the seashore at Mobor Beach. Police personnel who visited the spot found the body of an unidentified male lying on the shore. The deceased was wearing a black half-sleeve T-shirt with the word “DREAMS” printed on it and blue-and-white shorts. A blue ribbon was tied around…

Team Goemkarponn CURCHOREM: Former Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) president Amit Patkar has raised concerns over the alleged growing drug menace in Curchorem, claiming that the town is “fast becoming Goa’s drug capital” under the BJP-led government. Patkar said the issue came to the fore during his interactions with educational institutions, where concerns were raised about the safety of children and their increasing exposure to drugs. He announced that a sustained anti-drug awareness campaign would be launched from October, beginning in Curchorem and subsequently extending to other parts of Goa. “Our children should carry books and dreams, not live under…

Team Goemkarponn MORMUGAO: Mormugao MLA Sankalp Amonkar on Tuesday appealed to women beneficiaries of the Goa Ujwala scheme not to fall prey to what he termed “false and misleading” information being circulated by opposition leaders. Amonkar said attempts were being made to create unnecessary fear among women by claiming that availing benefits under the Goa Ujwala scheme would affect their existing benefits under the Griha Aadhar and Dayanand Social Security Scheme (DSS). Rejecting the claims, Amonkar urged beneficiaries to verify information before believing rumours being circulated through political circles and social media. He said the Goa Ujwala scheme was introduced…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) has launched a sharp attack on the BJP-led government over the state’s smart meter project, alleging cost escalation, inflated electricity bills and delays in billing while demanding that the project be scrapped. GPCC Media and Communication Department chairman Amarnath Panjikar said the project cost had increased from ₹467 crore to approximately ₹890 crore, raising questions over planning, transparency and accountability. “A project whose cost has nearly doubled while consumers are being hit with inflated bills cannot be called smart governance. This is a colossal failure of the Sawant Government. Scrap the…

Team Goemkarponn FATORDA: Fatorda MLA Vijai Sardesai has accused the BJP of turning welfare schemes into political tools, alleging that programmes such as the Ujjwala Yojana are being used to create an electoral narrative rather than provide sustainable long-term support. Sardesai said the Ujjwala scheme was an example of what he described as a broader BJP model of announcing welfare initiatives with political fanfare, building voter dependence and using public funds to gain electoral advantage. According to Sardesai, the importance attached to such schemes changes once elections are over, with beneficiaries potentially facing reduced or withdrawn benefits. “This is not…