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Team Goemkarponn ARPORA: A Cameroonian national from Arpora has been taken into custody by the Goa Police Anti-Narcotic Cell on suspicion of carrying drugs valued at Rs one lakh. The police claim that on October 2, an ANC detective discovered cocaine and ecstasy valued at Rs 4.60 lakhs, and they apprehended a Nigerian national. On October 4, the ANC detained the Cameroonian national as a follow-up measure. Promise Isaac Umeh, the defendant, was purportedly discovered in possession of ganja, cocaine, methamphetamine, and charas. However, police reported that it was discovered during the accused’s interrogation that the owner of the residence…

Team Goemkarponn CANACONA: In a show of solidarity with the Goan Diaspora living across the Globe/back home in Goa, hundreds of Goans in the UK  denounced vicious and hurtful statements against the St. Francis Xavier sought legal action against the divisive forces seeking hard to sow communal tensions. The Goan UK community held three back-to-back meetings/gatherings at Swindon, Hounslow-Cranford, and Wembley calling for the arrest and prosecution of Subhash Velingkar for the spiteful utterances against the most revered St. Francis Xavier. The first meeting organized by ‘Goans in UK’ at Broadgreen, Swindon, was also addressed by Swindon Councilor Annabelle Pegado,…

Team Goemkarponn CANACONA:  The Goa Freedom Fighters’ Association has thanked Goa Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant for publicly announcing that a full-size statue of veteran freedom fighter Alfred Afonso hoisting the tricolour flag would be installed at the historic Terekhol fort in Pedne. In response to the demand made by GFFA President Rohidas Desai in this regard, Dr Sawant made this announcement at a function held last week in Panaji to release books on trials by the Portuguese government of six freedom fighters, on the occasion of the death anniversary of Dr T B Cunha. The freedom fighters were upset…

Team Goemkarponn VASCO: Chicalim Parish Priest Fr Bolmax Pereira has strongly criticized Chief Minister Pramod Sawant for attempting to link his situation with that of Subhash Velingkar. Fr Bolmax emphasized that the two issues are entirely different and accused the Chief Minister of misleading the public and manipulating the matter of religious sentiments and punishments. Addressing the situation, Fr Bolmax clarified that he was neither arrested nor was there an arrest warrant issued against him. He further stated that he was granted anticipatory bail by the court, but there was no valid ground for arrest, and thus the police never…

Team Goemkarponn CANACONA: The 28-year-old lad who had miraculously escaped the suicide attempt he made by jumping from a bridge two days ago, ended up successful on his second attempt and succumbed to hanging to the rafter in his own house. According to sources, Sarvesh Pednekar, 28 a resident of Shristhal committed suicide by hanging in his house at about 7 pm on Friday evening. Police informed that Sarvesh, residing at Parekoto-Shristhal was brought dead at Hospital (CHC) by family members and neighbours as a caser of Suicidal handling at residence. Uday Pednekar, father of the youth informed police that…

Team Goemkarponn CANACONA:  Canacona Weekly Saturday Market at Chaudi returns back to normalcy, a week after tensions had escalated over non-Goan Muslim traders doing business at the market. It was a normal, but hectic day as the regular and smooth business for the traders (outstation and local)  as well as for the weekly shoppers/marketeers who turned up in large numbers at the weekly bazaar on Saturday. It may be recalled that the issues erupted over objections to taking our ‘Juluse’ (procession) for the Muslim community led to the closure of the weekly bazaar a week ago, after a call was…

Team Goemkarponn PONDA: Ponda resident Vadood Shaikh, 19, has been taken into custody by the Ponda Police in relation to an alleged juvenile rape. The arrest took place on October 6, following a written complaint from the victim’s mother. The incident happened on September 26 at around 3:30 pm at the Curti, Ponda Sports Complex, according to police reports. According to the complaint, Shaikh sexually assaulted the youngster using illegal force, recorded the incident on his phone, and shared the video online. Section 74 of the BNS, Sections 8 and 14 of the POCSO Act, Section 67B of the Information…