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Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Drishti Marine lifesavers rescued eight persons from drowning incidents across Goa’s coastline over the weekend, while also foiling a theft attempt at Betalbatim beach. In addition, lifesavers administered first aid to two individuals and successfully traced two missing children on different beaches. At Ashwem beach, a 64-year-old woman tourist from Pune was rescued after experiencing difficulty in the water. Lifesaver Chandrakant Devji responded using a rescue tube, with support from Darpan Revankar on a jet ski, and safely brought the woman to shore. At Anjuna beach, a 24-year-old male tourist from Mumbai was caught in a rip…

Team Goemkarponn CURCHOREM: A 42-year-old labourer was declared dead after being brought to the Community Health Centre (CHC) at Kakoda, Curchorem, on January 19, 2026. As per police sources, at around 11.55 am, the medical officer of CHC Kakoda informed police that Ranthu Mahto (42), residing near Apollo Pharmacy in Curchorem and originally hailing from Gumla district in Jharkhand, was brought to the health centre by a 108 ambulance in an unresponsive condition and was declared dead on arrival. Police visited CHC Kakoda and conducted enquiries with Balchandra Naik, who identified the deceased as his labourer. An inquest panchanama was…

Team Goemkarponn VASCO: An unidentified woman was found dead on a railway track near the IOC junction, close to MPT 9 Gate in Vasco, on January 18, 2026. According to police sources, at around 9.47 am, Vasco police received a phone call from the PCR Margao control room stating that a caller had reported a dead body lying on the railway track heading towards the MPT 9 Gate near the IOC junction. Acting on the information, police rushed to the spot and found the body of an unknown female, estimated to be between 35 and 40 years of age. Police…

Team Goemkarponn PONDA: Ponda police have registered a case of kidnapping following a complaint lodged by a resident of Ponda, originally from Maharashtra, whose name has been withheld. As per the complaint, the incident occurred on January 17, 2026, at around 9.30 am, when an unknown accused person/s allegedly kidnapped the minor nephew of the complainant from the lawful guardianship at Ponda. Police have registered an offence under relevant sections of law and have initiated an investigation to trace the minor and identify those involved. Further investigation is being carried out by PSI Sushant Gaonkar of Ponda police station.

Team Goemkarponn VASCO: A case of criminal trespass has been registered at Vasco police station following a complaint by Lieutenant Commander P. Nithin, Commanding Officer of INS Hansa, Dabolim. According to the complaint, the incident occurred on January 18, 2026, at around 10.45 am, at the DVOR area of Varunapuri within the INS Hansa premises. The accused, identified as Mohidin Shaikh, a resident of Katem, Baina, Vasco, allegedly trespassed into the defence land, which is a restricted area, with the intention to commit an offence. Police have registered the offence under relevant sections of law. Further investigation in the matter…

“The MPA’s claim rests on a loose and expansive interpretation of port limits, resurrected from older maps and inserted into a contemporary planning exercise without adequate explanation. A port authority exists to manage a port, not to govern villages kilometres away from its operational footprint. There is a qualitative difference between navigational channels and inhabited coastal settlements. Blurring that distinction may serve institutional ambition, but it undermines both planning logic and environmental law. What makes the situation more troubling is the erosion of local self-governance. Panchayats are constitutional bodies, not advisory clubs. When land use decisions are transferred to an…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Goa government has informed the State Legislative Assembly that serious violations at the Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub in Arpora—where 25 people lost their lives in a fire last month—had already been officially flagged by revenue authorities in 2024. Revenue Minister Atanasio Monserratte placed documents before the House revealing that the establishment was constructed by illegally converting land within a salt pan and demolishing a traditional sluice gate, a critical water-regulating structure. The disclosure came in reply to a question raised by Goa Forward Party MLA Vijai Sardesai during the recently concluded winter session of the…