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Team Goemkarponn SANGUEM: A highly decomposed body of a male was discovered in a rented room at Saudimol, Sanguem, on receiving information from PSI Premanand Naik of Sanguem Police Station. Police visited the spot and found the room latched from inside. On peeping through the window, a male person was seen lying motionless on the floor in a prone position. With assistance from the Fire and Emergency Services, the door was forcibly opened. The deceased was identified as Suresh Khadakar, son of Hirappa Khadakar, originally from Siddhapur, Karnataka, and presently residing at Dabamol, Sanguem. According to the room owner, Melba…

Team Goemkarponn PORVORIM: Porvorim Police have registered an offence against two individuals for alleged criminal breach of trust and cheating in a business arrangement spanning from September 2021 to February 2023. The complaint, filed by Bhupesh Gaonkar, a resident of Journalist Colony, Porvorim, states that the accused — Sandeep Verma and Hasina Mankatti, both residents of Porvorim — were entrusted with managing his business at TNK, Porvorim. During this period, the accused allegedly misused cheques issued by the complainant and transferred funds to one Vikas Kumar without his knowledge or consent, thereby committing misappropriation and cheating. The case was registered…

Team Goemkarponn COLVA: Colva Police have registered a case against two individuals for allegedly organising an illegal bull fight in an open field behind the cemetery at Betalbatim on June 19. As per the complaint lodged by PSI Nikhil Khajnekar of Colva Police Station, the accused — Liyakat Ali Shaikh, a resident of Margao, and Conceico Rodrigues of Benaulim — organised a fight between two bulls, named “Assam” and “Guzzur”, for public entertainment. The incident was conducted in an open area in full public view, and the bulls were incited to fight, thereby subjecting them to cruelty. Police have booked…

Team Goemkarponn NAVELIM: A 46-year-old pedestrian who was critically injured after being knocked down by a scooter in Navelim has succumbed to his injuries while undergoing treatment at the Goa Medical College (GMC) hospital in Bambolim. The incident occurred on June 17, 2025, when the accused rider, Yolan Aaron Fernandes, a resident of Chinchinim, was riding an Access scooter from Navelim towards Chinchinim. According to the complaint filed by ASI Umesh Gaude of Margao Town Police Station, the rider was allegedly operating the two-wheeler in a rash and negligent manner. Near MD Furniture, Navelim, the scooter struck pedestrian Vijay Pal…

Team Goemkarponn VERNA: Verna police have registered a case after a man succumbed to serious injuries sustained in a road accident at IDC Verna earlier this week. According to the police, the incident occurred on June 17 near the Herald company when Francisco Pedro Fernandes, a bus driver from Majorda, allegedly drove his vehicle in a rash and negligent manner while proceeding from Titan junction Verna towards Loutolim. Upon reaching near the Herald company, the bus reportedly struck 45-year-old Babush Gaonkar, a resident of Panchwadi-Ponda, who was replacing a punctured tyre on his Honda Amaze car. Gaonkar sustained grievous injuries…

Team Goemkarponn  VASCO: Vasco police have registered a case of criminal breach of trust after a rented vehicle was allegedly taken out of Goa and misappropriated by the accused. As per the complaint filed by Shivanand Talwar, a resident of Mangoor, Vasco, the incident occurred on June 16 at around 9:00 am near “Luxury Car Wonders” on Airport Road, Dabolim. The accused, identified as Prashant Singh from Madhya Pradesh, reportedly hired a white-coloured Fortuner car on a rental basis and later fled with the vehicle outside the State, allegedly with dishonest intentions. Following the complaint, Vasco police registered an offence…

By Glen Fernandes The other day I was watching a circus. The music was loud, the crowd was excited and then came the clowns—those funny, fearless performers who stole the spotlight. They ran in with colourful clothes, painted faces and wild tricks. One slipped on a banana peel, another got hit with a fake hammer and a third kept losing his hat to the wind. The audience roared with laughter and so did I. But later that night, a quiet thought came to my mind—aren’t we all clowns, in some way? We are all part of this everyday circus. Most…