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Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The District Magistrate, North Goa, has imposed a temporary ban on the digging or cutting of all types of roads along the stretch from Zuari Bridge to Taj Cidade de Goa, Horizon, Dona Paula via GMC Bambolim, without prior permission from the District Magistrate. As per the order, only applications or requests for road cutting that are emergent or urgent in nature—pertaining to essential services such as water supply, sewerage, electrical connections and similar works—will be considered. Such requests from the general public, government departments or other agencies must be routed through the concerned departments, which will…

Team Goemkarponn BICHOLIM: Bicholim Police have registered a robbery case after an elderly pigmy collector was robbed of cash near the Kareshwar temple in Bicholim, with one of the accused being arrested following a public chase. According to police, the complainant, Ranjit Sakhalkar (74), son of Vithal Sakhalkar, a private service employee and resident of Vishwas Nagar, Lamgao, Bicholim, has been working as a pigmy collector appointed by Canara Bank since 1973. The incident occurred on December 23, 2025, at around 2.30 pm, near the Kareshwar temple in Bicholim, when the complainant was walking towards his residence. Police said that…

Team Goemkarponn COLVA: The Women Police Station, Panaji, has registered a criminal case involving allegations of sexual assault, sexual harassment and criminal intimidation following a complaint filed by a woman, whose identity has been withheld for legal reasons. According to police, Crime No. 11/2025 was registered on December 23, 2025, at 1.38 pm under Sections 64, 74, 75 and 351 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). The complaint pertains to an incident that allegedly occurred on March 20, 2025, at around 12.15 am at Colva Beach, South Goa. As per the complaint, the accused person allegedly sexually assaulted and harassed…

Team Goemkarponn MANDREM: Mandrem Police have registered an unnatural death case after an elderly man accidentally fell into a well at Chonsai, Parsem in Pernem taluka. According to police, Mandrem Police Station registered U.D. No. 55/2025 under Section 194 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) on December 22, 2025, at around 5.40 pm, following information received from Police Constable Rajesh Padolkar (Buckle No. 6734), attached to Robot 19 vehicle. Police rushed to the spot at Chonsai, Parsem, Pernem, where it was revealed that the deceased, identified as Ankush Naik (82), son of Dhaku Naik and a resident of H.…

Team Goemkarponn PERNEM: Pernem Police have registered an unnatural death case following the death of a man who allegedly committed suicide at Korgao village in Pernem taluka. According to police sources, on December 23, 2025, at around 12.50 pm, Pernem Police received a phone call from the Sarpanch of Korgao Panchayat, Devidas Nagvekar, informing that a person identified as Siddheshwar Gawde, a resident of Gawdewada, Korgao, had reportedly committed suicide by hanging at his residence. The deceased was rushed to the Community Health Centre (CHC), Tuem, by his family members in a 108 ambulance, where the medical officer declared him…

Team Goemkarponn TALEIGAO: Panaji Police have arrested two youths in connection with the theft of a motorcycle reported from Caranzalem, Tiswadi. According to police, an offence was registered on December 22, 2025, at around 9.45 pm on the complaint of Santano Cruz Fernandes, a resident of H. No. 52 near the Old Post Office, Caranzalem. The complainant stated that his black Yamaha RX100 motorcycle bearing registration number GA 01 A 9462, worth approximately ₹30,000, was stolen on December 16, 2025, at around 3.12 am while it was parked in front of his house. During the course of investigation, Panaji Police…

“This episode exposes a deeper malaise within the Goa Congress. Under Patkar, the party has become synonymous with groupism. Long-standing workers complain of exclusion. A small coterie makes decisions. Ticket distribution has alienated local leaders. The organisation functions less like a democratic political party and more like a closed private company. Congress is not a startup that can be run by a single CEO with money and messaging. It is a mass political organisation that survives on collective leadership, ideological clarity and grassroots unity. When workers feel ignored, and factions thrive, defeat becomes inevitable.” The arrogance of power is usually…