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Team Goemkarponn VASCO: Drinking Water Department (DWD) Minister Subhash Phaldessai visited Dabolim on Wednesday and held a detailed meeting with Dabolim MLA Mauvin Godinho to review persistent water supply grievances in the constituency. The meeting was attended by panchayat members from various villages, Zilla Panchayat members, Mormugao Municipal Council councillors, DWD engineers and departmental staff. Addressing reporters after the meeting, Phaldessai assured that water supply issues in the Dabolim constituency would be addressed on a priority basis. He said he was invited by Minister Mauvin Godinho to take stock of the problems being faced by residents. “I was called by…

Team Goemkarponn VASCO: Vasco MLA Krishna Salkar was elected unopposed as the President of the Murgaon Nagrik Shigmotsav Samiti (MNSS) for the third consecutive year at a meeting held on Tuesday evening. The meeting witnessed the presence of MNSS members and office-bearers, who unanimously supported Salkar’s candidature, with no contest for the post. Salkar’s re-election comes on the back of the large-scale expansion of the Vasco Shigmotsav over the last two years, during which the festival has seen a marked rise in footfall and programme quality. Speaking to reporters after the meeting, Salkar thanked the members for placing their trust…

Team Goemkarponn MARGAO: In a shocking incident reported from South Goa, a newly married woman has allegedly assaulted her husband and mother-in-law just two days after their wedding. The matter has been reported at the Margao Police Station. According to the victims, the marriage was an arranged one and had been finalised after detailed discussions held in August. However, they alleged that the bride’s behaviour changed on the very day of the wedding, raising concerns soon after the ceremony. Social activist and advocate Pratima Coutinho, who assisted the victims in filing a non-cognisable (NC) complaint, stated that the situation escalated…

Team Goemkarponn PORVORIM: The Economic Offences Cell (EOC), Porvorim, has registered a case against Naqeeb Mulla, a resident of Belagavi, Karnataka, for allegedly committing a GST fraud amounting to ₹10.06 crore. According to the EOC, the accused allegedly posed as a tax consultant and fraudulently created fake GST entries to wrongly claim input tax credit, thereby causing substantial loss to the government exchequer. Based on the findings, a case has been registered and further investigation into the fraud is currently underway to ascertain the full extent of the offence and identify any other persons involved. The Economic Offences Cell has…

Team Goemkarponn CURTORIM: A complaint has been filed at the Maina Curtorim Police Station seeking registration of an FIR against two residents of Guirdolim, Chandor, for alleged acts of animal cruelty and harassment of community animal feeders. According to the complaint lodged by Saifali Noorani, Mr. Bhimaji and his son Mr. Shimeji Hiranwale, residents of House No. 410, Guirdolim, Chandor, have allegedly committed repeated acts of cruelty against community dogs within the jurisdiction of Maina Curtorim Police Station. The complainant has alleged that their actions caused unnecessary pain, suffering, fear and distress to the animals. The complaint states that a…

Team Goemkarponn CHANDOR: An 80-year-old man lost his life after being struck by a running train on the Madgaon–Chandor upcoming railway line on Tuesday evening. The incident occurred at around 18:40 hrs at kilometre 76/400, sending shockwaves through the local area. According to police sources, information about the incident was received by Vasco Railway Police Station through a written note from the Deputy Station Master of Vasco da Gama Railway Station. The note stated that the loco pilot of a passing train had reported that a male person was hit by the running train at the said location. The information…

Team Goemkarponn MARGAO: Margao Town Police have registered a theft case following a complaint lodged by Saifali Noorani, a resident of Margao, regarding the चोरी of a motorcycle from a residential building. According to the complaint, between 10.30 pm on January 8, 2026, and 7.00 am on January 9, 2026, unknown person(s) allegedly stole a Pulsar motorcycle from the basement parking area of Silver Tower Building at Aquem, Margao. Margao Town Police have taken cognisance of the complaint and registered an offence against unidentified accused. Further investigation in the case is being carried out by ASI Sandeep Khajankar of Margao…