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Goemkarponn Desk PONDA: Just three weeks had passed since the horrifying starvation deaths of two brothers in Margao, when news of another tragic incident—a Tuesday night teen believed to have perished from starvation—had leaked out of Ponda. The elderly girl who passed away was from Bihar and had spent the previous four years living with her brother at her uncle’s Ponda home. According to police investigations, the girl had been going without even a drop of water for the previous few months on four days: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. The girl experienced an unexpected pain in her chest at…

Goemkarponn Desk MARGAO: The Zuari River is the scene of alleged illegal mechanized fishing activity, according to an urgent complaint lodged with authorities by the All-Goa Small Scale Responsible Fisheries Union earlier this month. President Shaila D’Mello and secretary Laximan Mangueshkar of the Union claim that eight trawlers engaged in purse seine fishing, a type of illegal mechanized fishing, inside the river between 9:45 p.m. on May 9 and well past midnight at 12:30 a.m. The complaint letter, which is addressed to the Director of the Department of Fisheries, the Captain of Ports (CoP), and the Superintendent of Police (SP)…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: On May 9, 2024, the Cyber Crime Police Station (PS) opened a case (Cr. No. 19/2024) in accordance with several provisions of the Trademarks Act, the Information Technology (IT) Act, and the Indian Penal Code (IPC). An employee of Big Daddy Casinos filed a complaint alleging the establishment of phony online gaming portals that mimicked the complainant’s business. Adla Nithin Reddy, a 22-year-old dropout from Hyderabad’s Vignana Bharti Institute of Technology, was identified as the main suspect following a thorough investigation. Reddy, who had studied computer science, created the phony websites with ChatGPT’s help, using the domain…

Goemkarponn Desk PEDDEM: Top seeds in Boys Under 17 Doubles , Bjorn Jaison and Aathish Sreenivas P.V. (KER)[1] registered an exciting 21-11, 23-21 win over Shriyansh Jena and Subhraketan (ORI) to head into the quarterfinals of the Yonex – Sunrise All India Sub Junior Badminton Ranking Tournament 2024 at Goa. Tanvi Reddy Andluri (Telengana)[1] defeated Haasana Sree Mallavarapu (AP) 21-11, 21-13 to seal her place in Girls Singles U17 Quarters. In Boys singles U17, Suryaksh Rawat (UTR)[2] defeated Divyam Sachdeva[14] (PNB) 21-11, 21-15 to march into the quarters. Organized by Goa Badminton Association under the aegis of the Badminton Association…

Goemkarponn Desk MAPUSA: A girl from Ansabhat, Mapusa was the target of a complaint after she offended the Hindu community by making comments on social media about Devi Lairai’s customs and culture. Massive crowds of dhonds and devotees gathered at the Mapusa Police station on Tuesday night, demanding that the individual be brought before the community right away to apologize. After a rude social media comment was made about Devi Lairai customs and culture, specifically the “Homkhand” ritual, tensions within the Hindu community erupted. A massive bonfire known as Homkhand is built in front of the temple. On this day,…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: A substantial debt of about 50 crores is owed to the Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP), with house taxes making up about 60% of the total. This sizeable amount that is still outstanding is the result of several problems, including legacy issues. Tenants at the market have allegedly not paid rent since the market’s construction in 2003, which is one of the main problems. The total amount owed, including compound interest, is currently between 20 and 25 crores. Furthermore, unpaid property taxes from taxpayers in arrears have increased the strain on CCP’s operations. In addition…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: In a major narcotic raid, the Anti Narcotic Cell Police Station of Goa Police have arrested a Nigerian lady with 150 grams of amphetamine W/Rs.15 lakhs. The Police have also seized 100 grams of Ganja in her possession. The Nigerian lady identified as Faith Chiemerie, 24 Years, came to Goa in a Bangalore bound inter state bus along with the contraband at the bus stop near green park hotel at Guirim, Mapusa where the ANC sleuths led by PSI Manjunath Naik apprehended her and conducted the Narcotic raid. Initial interrogation with the accused lady has revealed that…