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Team Goemkarponn    Ponda: In a swift operation, Goa Police, with assistance from Karnataka authorities, have arrested Munir Al Shafiq (22), a Mangaluru resident, in connection with the daylight abduction of Ponda-based businessman Sandeep Chaudhary (32). The police revealed that the kidnapping stemmed from a business dispute between the two men.   Chaudhary, who runs a factory in Kundaim, reportedly owed Shafiq, who owns a scrap factory in Mangaluru, Rs 40 lakh. Police said that Shafiq orchestrated the kidnapping using his workers, who abducted Chaudhary from Joplinagar, Ponda, on Tuesday afternoon at around 3:15 pm.   According to Deputy Superintendent…

Team Goemkarponn DABOLIM: Vaishnavi Manerikar, a resident of Davorlim, Salcete, has reported that on June 9, 2025, at around 8:20 AM, an unknown male on a black two-wheeler snatched her gold mangalsutra while she was near the Shripad Shrivallab Temple in Mugalli, Davorlim. The mangalsutra, valued at approximately ₹1,39,000, was worn by the complainant at the time of the incident. The accused escaped immediately after the theft. The case is under investigation by PSI Gaurav Naik of Maina Curtorim Police Station.

Team Goemkarponn KUNDAIM: Franklin Stephen, a resident of Taleigao, Goa, has reported the theft of a brown-colored Eicher truck valued at approximately ₹5 lakh. The vehicle, which belongs to his firm, Francisco Martins Event Production LLP, based in Kundaim, Ponda, was stolen on June 10, 2025, between 1:15 PM and 8:30 PM at Kundaim. The identity of the accused is currently unknown. The case is under investigation by Assistant Sub-Inspector Nitin Gaude of the Mardol Police Station.

Team Goemkarponn MARGAO: A complaint was lodged by Jyotiranjan Barik, a resident of Aquem, Margao, reporting the theft of his Access 125 scooter valued at ₹1,14,000. The incident occurred between 3:00 PM on May 14, 2025, and 1:00 AM on May 15, 2025, near Ravindra Bhavan, Margao. The accused person(s) remain unidentified, and the investigation into the theft is currently underway. The case is being handled by Police Sub-Inspector Satvashil S. Devidas.

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: In a significant move to promote inclusive education, the Goa government has launched the ‘Bhagwan Birsa Munda Lakshya Siddhi Yojana’, a dedicated scheme aimed at supporting Scheduled Tribe (ST) students in their preparation for NEET and JEE entrance examinations. Announced by Chief Minister Pramod Sawant in the State Budget 2025–26, the initiative seeks to bridge the educational gap by offering financial assistance for coaching through full or partial reimbursement of fees. As per the scheme guidelines, students from ST families with an annual income of up to ₹8 lakh will be eligible for 100% reimbursement of their…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Town and Country Planning (TCP) Department has reconstituted a committee to evaluate proposals seeking additional height and Floor Area Ratio (FAR) under the provisions of the Goa Land Development and Building Construction Regulations, 2010. These relaxations are granted by the government on a case-by-case basis, based on the recommendation of the TCP Board, taking into account factors such as location and the nature of the proposed development. The revamped committee will be headed by Chief Town Planner (Planning) Vertika Dagur and includes Paresh Gaitonde, Rajeev Sukhthankar, Gayle Veronica Araujo, and Anand Deshpande as members, with Vinod…

Team Goemkarponn RIBANDAR: The Goa Crime Branch has made a major breakthrough in the ongoing investigation into the misappropriation of ₹5.36 crore from the Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), with the arrest of two key accused from West Bengal, including the alleged mastermind. The latest arrests—Subhashis Sikdar and Mriganka Joarder—raise the total number of individuals held in connection with the case to seven. The case, recently transferred from Porvorim police to the Crime Branch, has uncovered a sophisticated financial fraud. According to Superintendent of Police (Crime Branch) Rahul Gupta, Sikdar orchestrated the operation by siphoning off over ₹1.8 crore from SSA’s…