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Team Goemkarponn SANGOLDA: Saligao Police have registered a case against an 18-year-old taxi driver following a road accident near Yaki Zushi restaurant on Chogm Road, Sangolda, in which the driver of another car sustained simple injuries. According to the complaint, the incident took place at around 7.54 am on September 13. The accused, identified as Vinod Shivappa Lamani, was allegedly driving an Innova taxi bearing registration number GA-03-W-3949 from an internal road towards Chogm Road. Police said that upon reaching the vicinity of Yaki Zushi restaurant, the taxi allegedly entered the main road in a rash and negligent manner and…

Team Goemkarponn OLD GOA: Police have registered a missing person complaint after a 41-year-old labourer went missing from the vicinity of the Jetty at Old Goa in the early hours of September 13. The complaint was filed by Gaurav Harihar Apte, 42, a businessman from Alto Betim, Porvorim, against unknown persons. According to the complaint, Alok Tete, son of Amatus Tete, was last seen near the Old Goa Jetty before 3 am on September 13. He has remained untraced despite efforts to locate him. Police have described Tete as around 5 feet 10 inches tall, with a thin build, round…

Team Goemkarponn CANDOLIM: A 64-year-old man was found dead near an open area close to the Candolim parking area on Wednesday, September 16, police said. According to Calangute Police, they received information about an unidentified person lying at the location at around 12.24 pm. Police visited the spot and conducted enquiries with local residents. The deceased was later identified as Basavaraj Sakarappa Attigeri, 64, a native of Gadag, Karnataka. During the enquiry, locals reportedly informed police that the man was an alcoholic and did not have a fixed place of stay. Police said that no foul play is suspected at…

Team Goemkarponn COLVA: A 48-year-old man from Kerala was found unconscious inside his hotel room in Colva on Wednesday morning and was later declared brought dead at South Goa District Hospital (SGDH), Margao. According to police, information was received from SGDH Margao at around 1.08 pm on September 16 regarding the death of Sudheer A, 48, a resident of Kerala. During preliminary enquiry, police found that Sudheer had arrived in Goa on September 14 and was staying at a hotel in Colva. He was found lying unconscious inside his room on Wednesday morning. He was subsequently shifted to SGDH Margao…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: An unidentified man, believed to be around 36 years old, was found dead in a garden opposite Geeta Bakery in Panaji, police said. According to police, information was received at around 12.35 pm on September 16 through a memorandum from the casualty department of Goa Medical College (GMC), Bambolim. The man, whose identity and residential details could not be immediately established, was found lying in the garden. He was subsequently brought to the GMC casualty department by an EMRI 108 ambulance, where he was declared brought dead. PSI Nitin Naik conducted an enquiry at the GMC casualty…

Team Goemkarponn MARGAO: An alleged attempted murder incident was reported at Platform No. 6 of the Margao Railway Station around 4 pm on Tuesday, with the accused reportedly fleeing the scene and remaining untraced. According to information available, the victim was allegedly attacked on the railway platform and sustained injuries. The injured person was subsequently shifted to Goa Medical College (GMC) for treatment. Bloodstains were reportedly noticed on the platform following the incident. However, Konkan Railway Police, when contacted, said they had not received any report regarding the alleged incident and were unaware of the case. A Deputy Superintendent of…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Captain of Ports Department has reopened the Aguada Sand Bar for all water-borne traffic with effect from September 16, 2026, while issuing a series of safety instructions to mariners navigating Goa’s inland waterways and bridges. The department has also announced that the lighthouses at Campal, Tejo Front, Tejo Rear, Reis Magos, Penha de Franca and Aguada Beacon have resumed functioning with their usual characteristics. Mariners have been cautioned about the shallow waters around the Aguada Bar, with the minimum depth recorded at 1.8 metres below chart datum at the mouth of the Mandovi River. Vessels with…