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Team Goemkarponn Calangute: Calangute Police have arrested a 31-year-old man after seizing more than one kilogram of suspected ganja during a narcotics raid at Sinquerim in Bardez. According to police, the offence was registered on March 7 following a complaint filed by PSI Dinesh Kanolkar of Calangute Police Station. During a raid conducted between 2.50 pm and 4.10 pm at the helipad area in Sinquerim, police found a black polythene carry bag containing a greenish leafy and flowering substance suspected to be ganja. The contraband weighed 1,146.5 grams and is estimated to be worth around ₹1.14 lakh. The substance was…

Team Goemkarponn Saligao: Saligao Police have registered a case against a Nigerian national under the Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025 following a complaint filed by the Crime Branch. According to police, the offence was registered on March 7, 2026, based on a complaint lodged by PI Mahesh G. Gadekar of the Crime Branch Police Station, Ribandar. The accused has been identified as Omorigo Friday (42), a Nigerian national, presently residing at Barroswadda, Sangolda in Bardez. Police said the accused is currently in judicial custody in connection with another case registered at the same police station under Section 21(b) of the…

Team Goemkarponn Pernem: Mopa Airport Police have registered a case against a passenger for allegedly smoking inside the lavatory of an aircraft during a Delhi–Goa flight, thereby endangering the safety of passengers and crew. According to police, the offence was registered on March 7, 2026, following a complaint filed by Preetam Malvankar, Manager Security of Akasa Air at Manohar International Airport, Mopa. The accused, identified as Ashish, a resident of New Ashok Nagar in Delhi, was travelling from Delhi to Goa on Akasa Air flight QP-1625. During the flight, he was allegedly found smoking a beedi inside the aircraft lavatory…

Team Goemkarponn Panaji: Police have registered a case against a man for allegedly preparing and using a forged licence/NOC of Novex Communications Private Limited to organise an event at DoubleTree by Hilton Goa. According to the complaint filed by Suraj Kumar of Novex Communications Pvt Ltd, the accused, Jesus Da Costa, proprietor of Cube Arts Pvt Ltd and a resident of Colva in South Goa, allegedly prepared a forged licence/NOC of the company and produced it before the management of DoubleTree by Hilton Goa to portray it as genuine. Police said the accused allegedly used the forged document prior to…

Team Goemkarponn Porvorim: Four protesters from Mirabag who were detained for raising slogans from the visitors’ gallery during the ongoing session of the Goa Legislative Assembly were released on bail. The individuals were taken into custody by security personnel after they staged a protest inside the gallery while the House proceedings were underway, briefly drawing the attention of legislators and prompting immediate intervention by security officials. Following their release, the protesters criticised remarks allegedly made by Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, claiming that he had referred to them as “terrorists.” . The group strongly condemned the comment and clarified that they…

Team Goemkarponn CAVELLOSSIM: The death of 64-year-old Teofolio Cardozo has left the local community alarmed after his body was discovered inside a well near his residence on Thursday morning. Residents are calling for a thorough investigation to determine whether foul play was involved. The Colva police, however, have stated that the post-mortem report will provide clarity on the exact cause of death. Cardozo’s passing has sparked suspicion after he was found with a nylon rope around his neck and a chair inside the well. Villagers are questioning if he was harmed before ending up in the well. Colva police station…

Team Goemkarponn Panaji: The prolonged closure of the Sanjivani Sahakari Sakhar Karkhana Limited (SSSKL) at Dayanandnagar, Dharbandora has led to a sharp decline in sugarcane cultivation in Goa, with the number of farmers dropping by more than 50 percent over the past five years. According to information tabled in the Legislative Assembly, the number of farmers cultivating sugarcane in Goa has steadily declined from 676 farmers cultivating 546 hectares in 2020-21 to 298 farmers cultivating 254.07 hectares in 2025-26. The data was provided in response to an Unstarred Legislative Assembly Question raised by Benaulim MLA Venzy Viegas and answered by…