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Team Goemkarponn MORMUGAO: Mormugao is set to get its first government hospital, with the foundation stone for the long-awaited 20-bedded facility likely to be laid on July 26, marking a significant milestone in strengthening public healthcare in the constituency. Mormugao MLA Sankalp Amonkar on Monday inspected the proposed hospital site along with officials of the Goa State Infrastructure Development Corporation (GSIDC). The hospital will be constructed on a 4,000-square-metre plot. Speaking to reporters after the inspection, Amonkar said the foundation stone is tentatively scheduled to be laid by Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant in the presence of Health Minister Vishwajit…

Team Goemkarponn PALE: The Agriculture Department on Monday carried out a joint inspection of sea water-affected paddy fields at Bondpem, Pale, following a representation submitted by the Pale Tolem Xetkar Tenant Association (PTXA) seeking immediate assessment of crop damage and assistance for affected farmers. The inspection was conducted by officials from the Zonal Agriculture Office, Cortalim, in the presence of Cortalim MLA Anton Vas, Assistant Agriculture Officer Mahesh Kankonkar, Velsao Panch members Jim D’Souza and Remedios Noronha, along with local farmers and PTXA representatives. The inspection followed a representation by PTXA Chairman Roquezinho D’Souza, who stated that recent sea water…

Team Goemkarponn CALANGUTE: Calangute Police have arrested a man for allegedly luring a 23-year-old woman from Uttar Pradesh to Goa on the false promise of providing her with a job before allegedly raping, confining and threatening her. According to police, the woman alleged that after arriving in Goa, the accused took her to a room where he raped her against her will, wrongfully confined her, and threatened to kill her if she attempted to leave. Police said an FIR was registered on July 12, 2026, based on the woman’s complaint. The accused was arrested on July 13, 2026, after following…

Team Goemkarponn BICHOLIM: Bicholim Police have arrested two persons in connection with the electrocution death of a 20-year-old ITI student during electrical installation work at a house under construction in Maulinguem. The case was registered following a complaint lodged by Rajesh Prabhakar Naik, father of the deceased Akshat Rajesh Naik, a resident of Deulwada, Lamgao, Bicholim. According to police, the incident occurred on June 26, 2026, between 3:00 pm and 9:35 pm, at the newly constructed first-floor residence of Sameer Ramnath Maulingkar at Harijanwada, Maulinguem. Investigations revealed that Kedar Krishna Mandrekar, who was carrying out electrical installation work at the…

Team Goemkarponn MARGAO: A pedestrian was injured after being hit by a car near the railway gate at Chandor. The case was registered at Maina Curtorim Police Station based on a state complaint filed by Assistant Sub-Inspector Jitendra Gaonkar. According to police, the incident occurred on July 11, 2026, at around 8:17 pm, when Shubhashish Thripathy, a resident of Hinjewadi, Pune, Maharashtra, was allegedly driving a Hyundai Verna car in a rash and negligent manner while proceeding from Davorlim towards Chandor Market. On reaching near the railway gate at Chandor, the car allegedly struck Jose Sabestiao Rodrigues, a resident of…

Team Goemkarponn CANACONA: A woman lost her life after she was allegedly knocked down by a scooter being ridden by an underage child at Ordhofond, Bhatpal, Canacona, on Sunday night. According to Canacona Police, the case was registered on a state complaint filed by HC Ganu Pagi. Police said that at around 8:28 pm on July 12, 2026, the owner of a TVS Jupiter scooter, identified as Kanta Naik, a resident of Ghodkamolem, Poinguinim, allegedly permitted an underage child to ride the two-wheeler. The underage rider, accompanied by another underage pillion rider, was proceeding from Bhatpal towards Sadolxem when the…

Team Goemkarponn MARGAO: Margao Town Police have solved a jewellery shop theft case with the arrest of a 35-year-old man from Maharashtra and the recovery of a stolen 22K gold chain. The case was registered at Margao Town Police Station under Crime No. 66/2026 under Section 303(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, following a complaint lodged on July 4, 2026, by Sapna Gaonkar of JGP Jewellers Ltd., Margao. According to the complaint, an unknown person stole a 22K gold chain weighing 10.010 grams and a 22K gold pendant weighing 1.450 grams from the jewellery shop on June 15, 2026,…