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Team Goemkarponn OLD GOA: Acting on reliable and specific information, Old Goa Police conducted a late-night narcotics raid at Gavant, Chimbel, in Tiswadi and arrested a 28-year-old man for illegal possession of suspected ganja. The raid was carried out on December 31, 2025, at around 10.54 pm on an internal road at Gavant, Chimbel. During the operation, the police apprehended Mansur Ali, son of Hazrat Ali, a resident of Indiranagar, Chimbel, who was working as a driver. Police recovered 312 grams of greenish-coloured leafy substance with flowering and fruiting tops suspected to be ganja from the accused. The seized contraband…

Team Goemkarponn ISSORCIM: Unauthorised land filling activity carried out on a property at Issorcim village in Mormugao taluka has come under the scanner of the town and country planning authorities, leading to police action against the developer involved. According to police sources, the illegal activity was detected at a property belonging to Sunny Bay Estate Pvt. Ltd, where land filling was allegedly carried out without obtaining mandatory approvals or permissions from the chief town and country planner. The activity was reportedly noticed on November 7, 2025, at Issorcim village. Based on the complaint filed by Krishna Naik, Grade II, attached…

Team Goemkarponn VALPOI/CALANGUTE: Valpoi and Calangute Police have registered multiple cases of gambling and matka betting during raids conducted on December 31, 2025, and January 1, 2026, at different locations in North Goa. Several accused were caught red-handed, arrested, and later released on bail on the same day. On December 31, 2025, Valpoi Police registered the first offence at 16.34 hours on the complaint of HC Shrikant K. Gaonkar (B. No. 4784). The incident occurred at around 14.03 hours near Shiv Parvati Hotel, Sattari, where the accused, Dayanand s/o Yadoba Naik (60), a resident of Narayan Nagar, Honda–Sattari, was allegedly…

Vithal Kamat There was a time when Goa truly felt like paradise. I count myself among the fortunate Goans who lived it and not just visited it for a weekend. It was a Goa of simplicity and silence, where mornings arrived without honking horns and nights settled without blaring music. Life moved gently, unhurried and humane. People were easygoing, content in their routines, bound more by community than by ambition. Hindus and Catholics lived side by side, not as a slogan but as a lived reality, sharing festivals, neighbourhoods and everyday life. It was a place that breathed peace. Those…

“Zilla Panchayats are meant to be the backbone of grassroots governance. They exist to address everyday concerns of rural Goa, roads, water supply, sanitation, livelihoods, health and education. Instead, they have become arenas for political manoeuvring, where numbers matter more than needs and power matters more than people. The obsession with cross-voting reflects a deeper rot. It shows how little faith political parties have in their own representatives and alliances. It also exposes how fragile so-called understandings between opposition parties really are.”The recent Zilla Panchayat elections in South Goa have once again exposed the hollowness at the heart of Goa’s…

Team Goemkarponn CANACONA: While the formation of Goa’s third district has been welcomed in some quarters, Canacona taluka has strongly opposed its inclusion in the newly announced Kushawati District, with leaders warning of a historic agitation if the decision is not reversed. Goa Forward Party (GFP) General Secretary and Poinguinim ZP candidate Prashant Naik criticized the government for rushing the decision without consulting the public or elected representatives, including MLAs, ZPs, municipalities, and panchayats. “The demand for a third district was originally proposed by late Ravi Naik with Ponda as the headquarters. Yet, the government has done something entirely different,…

Team Goemkarponn Calangute: Panic gripped Prabhu Vaddo in Calangute after an elderly caretaker was found dead under suspicious circumstances on Tuesday. The victim, who had been working at a private property for over 15 years, was discovered with severe injuries about 15 to 20 metres away from his room. Police sources said the man sustained serious head and body injuries, allegedly inflicted with a shovel. Calangute police rushed to the spot on receiving information and carried out a detailed inspection of the scene. The body was later sent for post-mortem examination to determine the exact cause of death. Another person…