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Team Goemkarponn Assonora: Colvale Police have arrested the accused bus driver in connection with a fatal road accident reported near Jerry Bar, Assonora, on 02 January 2026. According to police, the accused Tukaram Sawant (33), a resident of Tari Wado, Marcel, Goa, was driving a Tata bus bearing registration number GA-03-N-6019 in a rash and negligent manner at around 7.45 am while proceeding from Mapusa towards Bicholim. The bus allegedly dashed into a Hero motorcycle bearing registration number GA-03-AQ-1805, which was coming from the opposite direction. As a result of the collision, both the rider and pillion rider fell on…

Team Goemkarponn Velsao: An elderly man was found dead inside his residence at Pale, Velsao, Cansaulim, Mormugao, on 01 January 2026. According to police sources, at about 7.06 pm, Verna Police received a phone call from an unknown person informing that a dead body was found in a room at Velsao. During the subsequent enquiry and spot visit, police identified the deceased as Freddy Dias (73), a resident of Velsao Pale, Cansaulim, Mormugao, who was found hanging in the bathroom of his room in a decomposed condition. Further enquiry revealed that the deceased had been living alone for the past…

Team Goemkarponn Quepem: A 56-year-old man was found floating in a bandhara (water body) at Bhat, Quepem, in the early hours of 02 January 2026. According to police sources, at around 12.30 am, Quepem Police received a phone call from Inacio Carvalho, a resident of Ambaulim, Quepem, informing that Domingos Carvalho (56), a resident of Santamol, Ambaulim, Quepem, was seen floating in the bandhara. Upon receiving the information, police took cognisance of the matter and initiated necessary procedures. The dead body has been preserved at South Goa District Hospital (SGDH), Margao, for conducting further medico-legal formalities to ascertain the exact…

Team Goemkarponn Velsao: Verna Police have registered a case following a complaint filed by the father of a minor girl, a resident of Velsao, Mormugao, originally hailing from Bihar. According to the complaint, the incident occurred on 01 January 2026. The complainant stated that his minor daughter left their residence at around 3.00 pm on the said day and did not return home. After making efforts to trace her, the father expressed strong suspicion that some unknown person may have kidnapped the minor girl from his lawful guardianship. Based on the complaint, Verna Police have taken cognisance of the matter…

Team Goemkarponn ANJUNA: Police have launched an active search for former Arpora Sarpanch Roshan Redkar and ex-panchayat secretary Raghunath Bagkar after a court rejected their anticipatory bail pleas in connection with the deadly Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub fire that killed 25 people on December 6, 2025. The two officials, both implicated in alleged lapses that allowed the nightclub to operate illegally, are currently absconding. Officers have reportedly visited Redkar’s residence but he was not at home. The magisterial probe into the tragedy found serious irregularities, including unauthorised construction in an ecologically sensitive salt pan, allocation of house numbers without…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant said that the state has made significant progress on both the mining and fiscal fronts, with iron ore block auctions moving steadily and budget utilisation expected to touch 95 per cent by the end of the financial year. Speaking to reporters after reviewing budget utilisation with senior officers, the Chief Minister informed that a total of 12 iron ore mineral blocks have been auctioned so far. Of these, five blocks have already commenced operations, while four more are in the process of starting. He added that the government plans to auction six…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The North Goa Principal District Court has ordered a halt to the ongoing construction of the Unity Mall at Chimbel, directing the Goa Tourism Development Corporation (GTDC) to maintain the status quo until January 8, 2026. Villagers in Chimbel had resorted to a hunger strike to protest the proposed Unity Mall project, alleging that authorities ignored a Panaji Sessions Court order halting construction. The demonstration gained momentum after locals claimed that the Panchayat issued a construction licence despite the court stay being in effect until January 8, 2026. The Unity Mall, proposed by the Goa Tourism Development…