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Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Goa Forward Party (GFP) has called for the immediate cancellation of the ₹310 crore capital dredging project proposed for the Mandovi and Zuari rivers, as well as the Cumbharjua canal. The party claims that the initiative, presented as an infrastructure upgrade, is in reality aimed at facilitating large-scale coal movement under the guise of multi-commodity transport. The demand was made following a meeting of the GFP executive committee, chaired by party president Vijai Sardesai. During the meeting, a resolution was unanimously passed urging the government to withdraw the proposal with immediate effect. According to GFP, the…

Team Goemkarponn USGAO: A fun outing turned tragic on Sunday afternoon when two young men drowned in the river at Usgaon-Ganje during a recreational water activity. Two others, who were trapped midstream, were rescued in a coordinated effort by emergency response teams. The group had ventured to the river for water-based adventure activities, unaware of the potential dangers posed by the river’s depth and unpredictable flow. The situation escalated when the water level surged unexpectedly, catching the youths off guard. In the sudden rush of water, two individuals were swept away by the powerful current. Two others managed to hold…

Team Goemkarponn Assagao: A fire broke out at an electrical warehouse near the Ganapati temple in Assagao on Sunday afternoon, injuring two people while food was being prepared inside the premises. The incident occurred between 1:00 PM and 2:20 PM when Taimir, the warehouse owner and a native of Odisha, was cooking food. A spark from the gas stove ignited nearby electrical equipment, quickly causing the fire. Reacting swiftly, Taimir disconnected the gas cylinder to prevent further escalation. Chandrashekhar Chavan, 35, from Maharashtra, who works at an electrical shop owned by Taimir about 50 meters away, rushed to the scene…

Team Goemkarponn PARRA: The Crime Branch of Goa Police has registered a case against a local house owner under the Foreigners Act for failing to report the stay of a Nigerian national at a property in Parra, Bardez. The case has been registered under Cr. No. 82/2025 U/s 14 of the Foreigners Act, 1946, based on a state complaint lodged by PI Hiru Kavlekar of the Crime Branch, Ribandar. As per the complaint, the incident dates back to May 9, 2025, when it was found that the owner of House No. 313, located at Boquenchi Arradi in Parra, Bardez, Goa,…

Team Goemkarponn PORVORIM: A 51-year-old man was found lying unconscious near the Women’s Working Hostel on the service road in Porvorim and was later declared dead upon arrival at Goa Medical College (GMC) Hospital, Bambolim. The Porvorim Police have registered a case of unnatural death under UD No. 29/2025, U/s 194 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) 2023. According to police reports, a phone call was received at Porvorim Police Station at around 1:24 PM on June 1, 2025, from an unknown caller, reporting that an unknown male person was lying unconscious on the service road. PSI Sachin Shirodkar…

Team Goemkarponn PORVORIM: A 68-year-old man succumbed to injuries sustained in a road accident involving a tipper truck and an electric scooter in Porvorim. The incident occurred on the morning of May 29, 2025, near the United Benetton Showroom on Chowgam Road. According to the complaint filed by Assistant Sub-Inspector Jairam Haldankar of Porvorim Police Station, the accident took place at around 10:18 AM when the driver of a Tata Tipper truck, bearing registration number MH-07-AT-6552, allegedly drove the vehicle in a rash and negligent manner. While attempting to turn onto Chowgam Road, the truck struck an electric scooter that…

Team Goemkarponn PORVORIM: Porvorim Police have arrested three more individuals in connection with the financial fraud involving the siphoning of funds from the account of Goa Samagra Shiksha. These arrests come after two accused were apprehended earlier last month. Acting on technical surveillance and intelligence inputs, two police teams from Porvorim Police Station were dispatched to New Delhi and West Bengal. The first team arrested Mr. Sumanta Mondal, son of Santosh Mondal, aged 40 years and a resident of Nazirpur, Nadia, West Bengal. He was apprehended within the jurisdiction of Karimpur Police Station and is being brought to Goa on…