Author: Team Admin

Team Goemkarponn MANDREM: A 64-year-old Belarus national was declared brought dead at Goa Medical College on Monday after she reportedly fell ill while staying in Morjim. According to police, Mandrem Police Station registered the case on March 2 at 2.28 pm after receiving a wireless message from the Casualty Police at GMC Bambolim informing that a foreign national had been brought dead. Enquiries revealed that the deceased, identified as Mrs Natalia Hil, wife of Ivan Satsuta, was staying at Shaan Coco Palms Beach Resort located at Vithaldas Wadda on Little Morjim Beach Road in Morjim, Pernem. She was residing there…

Team Goemkarponn COLVALE: A 59-year-old truck driver from Uttar Pradesh was found dead after allegedly dying by suicide near the Colvale–Karaswada service road on Sunday evening. According to police, information was received at around 6.46 pm on March 1 from Robot-16 staff that a man had hanged himself from a tree branch after climbing onto the rooftop of a vehicle carrier truck bearing registration number UP 70 FT 4301. The truck was parked on the left side of the Colvale–Karaswada service road opposite Om Sai Restaurant. Upon reaching the spot, police found the deceased identified as Pappu Singh, son of…

Team Goemkarponn QUEPEM:Three persons sustained injuries after a motorcycle allegedly being ridden in a rash and negligent manner collided with a scooter at Quepem. According to a state complaint filed by ASI Sandeep Velip of Quepem Police Station, the accident occurred on February 27 prior to 12.20 am on the internal canal road from GCQ College, Quepem, towards the main road connecting Quepem to Curchorem. Police said the accused rider, identified as Tanesh Naik of Xeldem, Quepem, was proceeding along with a pillion rider when he allegedly attempted to overtake another vehicle. During the manoeuvre, he is reported to have…

CUNCOLIM: Police at Cuncolim have registered a kidnapping case following a complaint filed by the mother of a minor girl whose name has been withheld. According to police sources, the complainant, a resident of Cuncolim originally from Chhattisgarh, reported that on February 28 at around 10 pm, the accused, identified as Edwin Ronata, a resident of Taleigao–Caranzalem originally from Karnataka, allegedly kidnapped her minor daughter from her lawful guardianship within the jurisdiction of Cuncolim Police Station. Based on the complaint, police have registered an offence against the accused under relevant sections pertaining to kidnapping of a minor. Further investigation is…

Team Goemkarponn MOIRA: A case of public nuisance, assault and criminal trespass has been registered at Moira in Bardez after a drunken altercation allegedly escalated into threats and violence near a residential area. According to police, the incident occurred on March 1 at around 7 pm near a house close to Bank of Baroda at Moira. Complainant Sunil Dahiya, a resident of Moira, alleged that the accused, identified as Suryanath Bhogan of Calizor, Moira, along with another person acting with common intention, consumed alcohol in an open public place and created a nuisance. The accused allegedly abused the complainant and…

The fatal accident at Assagao on February 23 has once again drawn attention to a problem that has been allowed to grow quietly on Goa’s roads. A complaint filed by the All Goa Rent A Cab Owners’ Association at the Anjuna Police Station alleges that two vehicles involved in the mishap were operating illegally as rental taxis. One was reportedly a Mahindra Thar using a changed taxi number plate, while the other, a Hyundai i20, was allegedly registered as a private vehicle but used for commercial purposes. The details will ultimately have to be established through investigation, but the larger…

“The Mirabag issue highlights a broader challenge facing Goa. Development is necessary, but it must balance environmental concerns, local livelihoods and public sentiment. Achieving that balance requires careful planning and open dialogue, not last-minute interventions triggered by protests. As the election season approaches, more such situations are likely to arise. Political parties will tread carefully, aware that every decision carries electoral implications. Agitations will not simply be administrative challenges; they will be political tests.” With elections barely eight to ten months away, the political mood in Goa is beginning to shift. Development projects once pushed with confidence are now being…