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Team Goemkarponn ANJUNA:The General Manager of an Assagaon-based restaurant has been arrested for cheating and misappropriating a significant amount of money from his employer. The accused, Gulshan Kumar Singh, was employed as the General Manager by Shivkaran Singh, the owner of Sukoon Hospitality, to manage his restaurant in Assagao, Goa. According to the complaint filed on May 6, 2025, Singh misappropriated a total of Rs. 4,37,73,737/- from the company over a period spanning from August 2021 to February 2025. The complainant alleged that Singh dishonestly converted to his own use an amount of Rs. 1,88,35,553/- by altering, canceling, or deleting…

Team Goemkarponn MANDREN: In a major crackdown on illegal immigration, Mandrem Police arrested three foreign nationals found staying in Goa without valid visas during a combing operation conducted on May 10. The drive, supervised by SDPO Pernem Shri Salim Shaikh, covered Arambol, Paliem, Keri, and Morjim, and involved 39 personnel, including officials from the FRRO, GRP, and Mopa Police Station. Authorities verified 91 tenants, checked 142 hotels and guest houses, and screened 70 foreigners during the operation. The arrested individuals were identified as Roman Loskutov and Valentina Bokhan, both Russian nationals whose visas had expired in February 2023, and Dawid…

Team Goemkarponn DABOLIM: A tense situation unfolded near the Dabolim Airportafter vigilant locals exposed ongoing illegal hill cutting activity in the funnel zone—an area where construction is strictly prohibited. Residents, alarmed by the scale of the work, called the police to the site and demanded immediate seizure of the machinery being used. Despite multiple complaints and a Stop Work order issued by the Chicalim Panchayat, locals claimed that the construction work had continued unabated. “We have been complaining for a very long time about this illegal activity right in the funnel zone. It is a prohibited area, and yet the…

Team Goemkarponn SANCOALE: A 30-year-old man from Porvorim died in a road accident near Shantadurga Temple in Sancoale while travelling from Vasco to Porvorim. The deceased, identified as Avadhoot Pandurang Jadhav, originally from Kolhapur, was driving his Skoda Rapid car when he lost control and crashed into a tree on the left side of the road. He sustained serious injuries and was being shifted to South Goa District Hospital (SGDH), Margao, in a 108 ambulance when he succumbed to his injuries. Verna police, upon receiving information from the SGDH casualty department, visited the hospital and conducted an inquiry. Jadhav’s wife…

Team Goemkarponn ALTHINO: In response to the Indo-Pak Cyber Threat Advisory and the growing wave of cyber threats stemming from recent geopolitical tensions, the Government of Goa is taking swift and decisive steps to safeguard its digital infrastructure and the interests of its citizens. A new circular issued by the Department of Information Technology, Electronics & Communications (ITE&C) outlines a set of urgent cybersecurity measures aimed at protecting public digital services and sensitive data from potential breaches and attacks. These measures are part of a proactive response to national advisories from the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In). All government…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Aldona MLA Carlos Alvares Ferreira has accused the Goa BJP government of orchestrating a fraudulent denotification of over 3.33 lakh square metres of protected agricultural land to facilitate a high-end casino project by Delta Corp Ltd. Addressing the media, Ferreira said the land—measuring 3,33,805 square metres and recently notified as CADA land in November 2024—has been illegally removed from protection to accommodate an “Integrated Resort Development Project” that includes casino operations. The denotification, he alleged, was pushed through the Goa Cabinet under the guise of the Goa Investment Promotion Board (Goa-IPB), without informing members of the Command…

Team Goemkarponn MERCES: In a bid to provide accessible and affordable healthcare to Goans, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Goa President Adv. Amit Palekar on Saturday inaugurated the “Aamche Arogya Polyclinic” in Merces, part of the St. Cruz constituency. The polyclinic was inaugurated by senior citizen Joao Carmin Desouza Souza, with several senior AAP leaders in attendance. Among them were Benaulim MLA Venzy Viegas, Velim MLA Cruz Silva, AAP National Secretary Pankaj Gupta, and Jyoti Palekar, mother of Amit Palekar. Set up in collaboration with The Palekar Foundation, the clinic offers free medical consultations with general physicians, gynecologists, dentists, and pathologists.…