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Team Goemkarponn MARGAO: A man from Aquem, Margao, allegedly lost Rs 1.85 lakh after an unknown cyber fraudster reportedly lured him into downloading a PDF reader application through a Facebook pop-up and subsequently gained access to his UPI credentials. According to the complaint, the incident occurred on September 3, 2026, between 12.29 pm and 12.39 pm, in the area behind Kanta at Aquem, Margao. The complainant, Elvis Conceicao Carlos Barreto, alleged that he came across a pop-up advertisement on Facebook prompting him to download a PDF reader application. After downloading the application, the unknown accused allegedly fraudulently obtained or accessed…

Team Goemkarponn CANACONA: A 23-year-old man drowned in the Talpona river at Muthal, Sadolxem, Canacona, after a kayak reportedly overturned during a recreational ride on Friday afternoon. Police received information about the drowning from PCR Margao at around 5.40 pm on September 5, 2026. During the subsequent enquiry at Element Homestay, police learnt that three housekeeping staffers had entered the river at around 3.30 pm for a kayak ride. The deceased was identified as Rakesh Singh Roy, 23, a resident of Muthal, Sadolxem, Canacona, and originally from West Bengal. The other two persons accompanying him were Bisharlang Shylla, 24, from…

Team Goemkarponn NARVEM: Villagers from Diwade (Divar Island), Akhada, Mudder, Banzvuya, Old Goa, Vashir and surrounding areas came together on Sunday over the disputed crematorium issue at the Trisanguem Ghat area in Narve. The villagers offered a coconut at the local shrine near the crematorium and subsequently held a press conference, where they urged the government and the local MLA to convene a meeting with all concerned villagers before Ganesh Chaturthi and find a permanent solution to the issue. According to the villagers, cremation and funeral rites have been conducted at the site for generations as part of an established…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The user fee levied on passengers at Dabolim airport is expected to decline once the airport’s proposed expansion is completed, the state government has told the Legislative Assembly’s Assurance Committee. The assurance came during the committee’s examination of passenger user fees at Dabolim and Manohar International Airport at Mopa. The panel, headed by MLA Alexio Reginaldo Lourenco, expressed concern over the steep increase in Dabolim’s user fee, which has risen by more than 550 per cent in four years. The committee cautioned that continued increases could affect Dabolim’s affordability and its long-term viability for passengers. In its…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Goa government is preparing a long-term transformation of its water supply system, with the aim of replacing the existing intermittent arrangement with 24×7 water availability across the State. Drinking Water Minister Subhash Phal Dessai, in a reply to an unstarred question in the Assembly, said the government intends to modernise the distribution network through a combination of technological upgrades and management reforms. At present, only 26.54 per cent of consumers are receiving round-the-clock supply. Water availability varies considerably across the State, with some areas receiving supply for as little as two hours a day, while others…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: A recent scientific survey has identified the Madhei river-Satrem tributary watershed as the richest amphibian habitat among 12 watershed zones examined across Goa’s Western Ghats. The watershed, classified as W3 in the study, recorded 19 amphibian species, the highest number documented during the survey. Overall, researchers recorded 22 species from 102 sampling locations, including eight species found only in the Western Ghats. The study, published in the Journal of Threatened Taxa, examined amphibian diversity across approximately 1,335.95 sq km of Goa’s Western Ghats. The surveyed landscape included the Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary, Bhagwan Mahavir Wildlife Sanctuary, Mollem National…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Goa Government has said that no fish sample tested so far has been found to contain added formaldehyde, with authorities continuing regular surveillance to ensure the quality and safety of fish sold in the state. The information was provided by Fisheries Minister Nilkanth Halarnkar in response to an unstarred question raised by MLA Premendra Shet on trading of fish in the state. The government said the Quality Council of India (QCI) has been engaged to conduct round-the-clock checks on fish-laden vehicles entering Goa through the notified borders at Pollem and Patradevi. These checks began at the…