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Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Goa Pradesh Congress Committee President Amit Patkar on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on the BJP-led state government, accusing it of allowing law and order to collapse under its watch. Patkar said Goa was “bleeding” under what he termed as BJP’s “Gundaraj,” following a string of violent incidents and the recent seizure of 30 kilograms of ganja in Mapusa. The Crime Branch on June 10 seized ganja worth over ₹40 lakh from two individuals in Mapusa. Terming the incident as more than just a “petty peddling case,” Patkar alleged that it pointed to the existence of a…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Eight government officials, who were issued show-cause notices after the Shirgao Zatra stampede, have submitted their explanations to the authorities. The stampede, which occurred in early May, claimed six lives and left nearly 100 people injured. Following an initial probe, show-cause notices were served to several officials present during the incident, including the former North Goa District Magistrate, North Goa Superintendent of Police, Deputy Collector of Bicholim, Deputy Superintendent of Police of Bicholim, police inspectors from Bicholim and Mopa police stations, as well as the Panchayat Secretary of Shirgao. These officers have since been transferred to other…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: A collective of major Scheduled Tribe organisations has submitted a formal complaint to the District Registrar and Inspector General of Societies (South), disputing the legitimacy of the current leadership of the United Tribals Associations Alliance (UTTA). At a media briefing, Govind Shirodkar, representing the Gawada, Kunbi, Velip, and Dhangar Federation, disclosed that several tribal groups, including the All Goa Scheduled Tribes Union, Tribal Welfare Organisation, Gaud Jamat Mahasangh Goa, Taleigao Tribal Welfare, Gomantak Gaud Maratha Samaj, Tribes of Goa, and Gomantak Velip Samaj Sangh, have jointly raised concerns over the alliance’s management. The complaint accuses the existing…

Team Goemkarponn PARRA: A Liberian national was caught staying illegally in Goa without valid documents, police said. At around 6:30 PM on June 10, PSI Bablo Parab of Mapusa Police Station received a complaint regarding Jaso Freeman, a Liberian citizen born in Monrovia. Freeman, who resides in Boquenchi Aradi, Parra, Bardez, was found to be staying in Goa without the required visa or legal permission from the authorities. His passport, issued on April 24, 2024, and valid until April 24, 2029, did not include the necessary visa to remain in India legally. PSI Pandhari Chopdekar was involved in the investigation.…

Team Goemkarponn MARDOL: A 22-year-old man from Assam was caught red-handed in possession of suspected narcotic drugs near Khandola. Acting on a complaint by PSI Rochan Martins attached to Mardol Police Station, authorities apprehended Rituraj Chetri, a resident of Taleigao, with 129 grams of dry greenish leafy and flowering material believed to be ganja. The seized narcotics are valued at approximately ₹12,900 in the international market. Further investigation into the case is ongoing under PSI Vibhinav Shirodkar of Mardol Police Station.

Team Goemkarponn CALANGUTE: Calangute Police have arrested the owner of a guest house and registered a case against him and his manager for allegedly facilitating the sexual exploitation of minors by failing to verify and report the accommodation of victims without parental consent. The case was filed following a complaint from LPSI Deepika Parwar of Agacaim Police Station. The incident pertains to the Krishna Mahadev Guest House located near Nazri Resort, Baga, Calangute. The guest house allegedly accommodated minor victims involved in two separate but related cases registered at Agacaim Police Station (Crime No. 30/2025 and 31/2025) under sections of…

Team Goemkarponn MAPUSA: In a serious breach of food safety regulations, Mapusa Police have registered an offence against three individuals for illegally ripening bananas using artificial chemicals and distributing them to the public. The incident took place at Shop No. S-39, Sub Yard, Mapusa, Bardez, Goa, between June 9 and 10, 2025. The case was filed based on a complaint lodged by Mr. Amit M. Mandrekar, Food Safety Officer with the Directorate of Food and Drugs Administration (FDA), Bambolim. During an inspection on June 9, officials had seized a consignment of bananas suspected to be artificially ripened. The stock was…