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Team Goemkarponn MARGAO: Konkan Railway Corporation Limited (KRCL) has intensified its ticket inspection drives, detecting thousands of cases of unauthorized or irregular travel and collecting substantial penalties during February 2026. According to a press release issued by KRCL, a total of 873 ticket checking drives were conducted in February along with routine ticket inspections. During these drives, 41,522 cases of unauthorized or irregular travellers were detected, and a total of ₹2.41 crore was recovered towards railway fare and penalties. Cumulatively, during the financial year 2025–26 up to February 2026, Konkan Railway carried out 10,368 special ticket checking drives. These drives…

Team Goemkarponn Panaji: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has secured its first corporator in the Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP) after party leader Jack Sukhija won from Ward 17 as part of the Ami Ponjekar panel in the recently held CCP elections. Sukhija, who is also the assembly president of AAP in Panaji, contested the elections along with AAP leader Uma Volvoikar under the AAP-backed Ami Ponjekar panel. With Sukhija’s victory, AAP has entered the Panaji municipal body for the first time. The party described the win as a sign of the growing trust of Panaji’s citizens in…

Team Goemkarponn Mapusa: The Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) carried out a surveillance drive at Mapusa Yard and the beach belt areas to assess the safety and quality of bananas and cashew nuts being sold to consumers and tourists. During inspections at Mapusa Yard, the FDA team verified the ripening methods used by fruit vendors and collected surveillance samples for analysis. The checks were conducted as a follow-up to a coordination meeting held earlier with Mapusa Yard officials and fruit vendors, during which vendors had assured authorities that they would refrain from using unapproved ripening methods. Officials stated that no…

Team Goemkarponn Old Goa: Old Goa Police have registered an unnatural death case after a man who had been admitted to the Institute of Psychiatry and Human Behaviour (IPHB) in Bambolim since 1999 died while undergoing treatment at Goa Medical College (GMC). According to police, on March 12, 2026, a letter was received from the Institute of Psychiatry and Human Behaviour (IPHB), Bambolim, vide No. 75/8/88-MS-4800 dated March 10, 2026, informing that an unidentified male patient, Lasul Kadaiya, a native of Andhra Pradesh, had expired at GMC Bambolim. Police said the deceased had been admitted to IPHB on December 10,…

Team Goemkarponn Anjuna: Anjuna Police have registered an unnatural death case after a man was found lying motionless near the helipad parking area in Vagator on Friday morning. According to police, at around 10:40 am on March 13, 2026, a phone call was received from Jerry Braganza, a resident of Chapora, informing that an unknown male person was found lying near the Vagator Helipad. Police immediately visited the helipad parking area in Vagator, where they found a man lying motionless. On verification, the person was declared dead at the spot. In this connection, Anjuna Police registered an Unnatural Death (UD)…

Team Goemkarponn Porvorim: Saligao Police have registered an unnatural death case after a 78-year-old man was found dead at his residence in Porvorim late Thursday night. According to police, U.D. No. 10/2026 under Section 194 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) was registered at 10:23 pm on March 12, 2026, following a phone call received from the PCR unit in Panaji. The deceased has been identified as Bhullan Vishwakarma (78), son of Mahabir Vishwakarma and a resident of Plot No. 4, H. No. 406/147, near PDA Colony, Porvorim, Bardez. Police said the elderly man was found hanging on the…

Team Goemkarponn Pernem: An unidentified foreign national, believed to be around 40 years old, died while undergoing treatment at Goa Medical College (GMC), Bambolim after he was found lying unconscious in Morjim village in the early hours of Thursday. According to police, a wireless message was received at 5:54 pm on March 12, 2026 from the casualty police (CP) at GMC Bambolim informing that the unidentified male, admitted in Ward No. 100 as a “found lying” case, had expired during treatment. Preliminary enquiry revealed that at around 4:00 am on March 12, a local resident passing by noticed the man…