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Team Goemkarponn CANACONA: Canacona Police have arrested two persons for allegedly possessing suspected MDMA during a raid near Char Rasta in Canacona. According to police, on July 29, between 1.15 pm and 2.45 pm, Sahil Kurdikar, a resident of Valkini Bhati, Sanguem, presently residing in Calangute, was allegedly found in possession of 1.9 grams of suspected MDMA valued at approximately ₹19,000. Another accused, Mohammed Zidan, a native of Kasaragod, Kerala, presently residing in Saligao, was allegedly found carrying 1.5 grams of suspected MDMA worth around ₹15,000. The total seizure amounted to 3.4 grams of suspected MDMA valued at approximately ₹34,000.…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: In a major breakthrough against organised narcotics trafficking, the Goa Crime Branch has busted two interstate drug cartels in separate intelligence-led operations, leading to the seizure of commercial quantities of narcotics and the arrest of key accused operating across Goa, Delhi and Hyderabad. In the first case, registered as Crime Branch FIR No. 76/2026 under the NDPS Act, the Crime Branch arrested 26-year-old Abhiram Pulikkal, a native of Kozhikode currently residing in Arpora, on June 18. Police seized 11.557 grams of methamphetamine and 9.076 grams of MDMA, collectively valued at around ₹2.65 lakh, along with his scooter…

“Unfortunately, the controversy over slogans and placards supporting Umar Khalid shifted the narrative away from education and towards a completely different political debate. Once that happened, the original issue was overshadowed. Instead of discussing examination reforms, the conversation turned to ideology, political affiliations and the intentions behind the protest. This is precisely where protest movements risk losing their moral strength. Every citizen enjoys the constitutional right to freedom of speech and peaceful assembly. These rights are fundamental to a healthy democracy. But rights also come with responsibilities. Protest organisers must ensure that demonstrations remain disciplined and centred on the issue…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The High Court has passed an interim order staying the operation and implementation of the land acquisition declaration issued for land earmarked for the proposed Borim bridge project. Pending further orders, the court has directed that no trees on the acquired land be cut and no construction activity be undertaken without its prior approval. The directions were issued during the hearing of a petition concerning the bridge project. While protecting the acquired land through its interim order, the court observed that the State government is at liberty to pursue the required Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) clearance for…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Goa government has informed the High Court that it has abandoned the proposal to construct a pedestrian footbridge linking Dayanand Bandodkar Road, near the Patto multi-level parking facility, with Santa Monica Jetty, stating that the project is not viable. The submission was made during the hearing of the High Court’s suo motu proceedings on the traffic management plan for Panaji. Placing its stand before the court, the government said the proposed footbridge was found to be impractical and, therefore, would not be taken up. Instead, the state maintained that the existing pedestrian underpass connecting the Patto…

Team Goemkarponn BICHOLIM: Patients across Goa can now access free laser treatment for varicose veins at the Bicholim Community Health Centre (CHC), with Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday describing the facility as a major step towards making specialised healthcare available in the government sector. Sawant said the treatment was previously unavailable in government hospitals or under the Deen Dayal Swasthya Seva Yojana (DDSSY), forcing many patients to seek costly private care. He said the operation theatre at Bicholim CHC was upgraded with modern equipment, enabling patients from Pernem to Canacona to avail the service free of cost. Highlighting the…

Team Goemkarponn CANACONA/KARWAR: The Karwar Rural Police have busted an alleged Goa-Karnataka ganja trafficking network with the arrest of five persons, including three women, in a two-phase operation conducted in Goa and Karnataka. Police seized a total of 1.311 kg of ganja, cash, a motorcycle, mobile phones, a digital weighing machine and other items during the operation. According to a press release issued by the Karwar Rural Police on July 27, the operations were carried out by officers of the Karwar Rural Police Station along with the Narcotics Crime Investigation Division at Nagaragunj Temple area in Hegde village of Siddapur…