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Team Goemkarponn MOLLEM: Collem Police have registered a case against the driver of an Ashok Leyland canter after the vehicle allegedly overturned at Anmod Ghat, leaving two persons injured. According to the state complaint filed by HC Guno Damekar, the accident occurred at around 3:45 pm on July 10, 2026, when the canter was travelling from Dharwad, Karnataka, towards Mollem. Police identified the driver as Manjunath Kanavi, a resident of Dharwad, Karnataka. He is alleged to have driven the vehicle in a rash and negligent manner, endangering human life. On reaching Anmod Ghat, Mollem, the driver reportedly lost control of…

Team Goemkarponn SALIGAO: Saligao Police have registered an unnatural death case following the death of a 78-year-old British national while undergoing treatment at Goa Medical College and Hospital (GMC), Bambolim. According to police, Raymond Philip Gamble, a British national presently residing at Dando Wado, Olim, Nerul, Bardez, died during medical treatment at GMC. The case was registered under Section 194 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, based on a wireless message and medico-legal case (MLC) received from the hospital. Preliminary inquiry revealed that the deceased had been suffering from heart-related ailments for a considerable period and had been…

Team Goemkarponn PONDA: Ponda Police have registered a case against four truck owners and another accused for allegedly illegally extracting and transporting river sand without lawful authority or permit. According to the state complaint filed by PSI Krishna Gawas, the incident occurred at around 2:39 am on July 19, 2025, at Simer, Vazangal, Shiroda, Ponda. Police alleged that the accused — Mario Colaco and Johny Ivon Colaco, both residents of Panchawadi, Ponda, Siddharth Tilve of Bagwada, Curchorem, and Flaviano Estibeiro of Panchawadi, Ponda — were found in possession of trucks loaded with illegally extracted river sand. During the investigation, police…

Team Goemkarponn VERNA: Verna Police have registered a case against a young woman and her boyfriend for allegedly stealing gold ornaments worth around Rs 2 lakh from the woman’s mother and pledging them to obtain a loan. According to the complaint filed by Munni Gupta, a resident of Sancoale, she had entrusted her gold ornaments to her daughter Kajal Gupta for safekeeping between February 2026 and March 10, 2026. The complainant alleged that while she was hospitalised, Kajal, with the alleged abetment and inducement of her boyfriend Anand, stole the ornaments from the cupboard. The accused allegedly eloped together and…

Team Goemkarponn CALANGUTE: Acting swiftly on a viral video circulated on social media and broadcast by several news channels, Calangute Police traced and apprehended the scooter rider who was alleged to have been stalking girls. According to a police press release, the video surfaced on July 18, 2026, prompting an immediate inquiry. The individual was identified as Ratan, son of Premsing Gorkha (25), a resident of Bardez, Goa, originally from West Bengal. During questioning, Ratan told police that he was under the influence of alcohol at the time of the incident and had approached the girls only to ask for…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Goa has been ranked among the five most investment-friendly states and Union Territories in the country, securing the 4th position in NITI Aayog’s Investment Friendliness Index 2026. The state also emerged as the top-performing City State and Union Territory, with an overall score of 53.1. The index assessed the investment ecosystem across 36 States and Union Territories based on eight key pillars, including infrastructure, business climate, resources, regulatory ease, institutional environment, financial health, government policy and environmental resilience. Goa was one of only five states and UTs to score above 50, earning the distinction of being a…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Goa’s AI-powered traffic surveillance system has recorded more than 35,000 traffic violations in just 48 hours, highlighting the extent of traffic rule violations across the State since automated enforcement came into force. The data, generated by the Intelligent Traffic Management System (ITMS), indicates that overspeeding emerged as the most common offence, followed by violations such as riding without helmets, failing to wear seat belts, using mobile phones while driving, signal jumping and wrong-side driving. With AI-enabled cameras monitoring traffic round the clock, violations are automatically detected, photographed and processed for the generation of e-challans, reducing the need…