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Team Goemkarponn PORVORIM: The Porvorim Police have arrested a 47-year-old school van driver for the alleged molestation of a six-year-old girl. The incident has sparked significant concern among parents in the Porvorim-Sucorro area regarding the safety of children using private school transport. The accused has been identified as Allabaksh Saiyyadabade, a resident of the 20-point area near Rastoli Devasthan, Porvorim. According to police reports, Saiyyadabade was employed as a driver for a private Maruti Suzuki Eco van used to transport children to and from school. Details of the Case The arrest took place on December 21, 2025, following a formal…

Team Goemkarponn CAVELOSSIM: An unnatural death case has been registered following the death of a 78-year-old British national at a homestay in Mobor, Cavelossim. According to police, at around 11.27 pm on December 21, 2025, Colva Police received information from the Cavelossim Police Outpost that a woman was found lying unresponsive on a bed at Fernandes Home Stay Guest House, Khandi, Mobor, Cavelossim. On receiving the information, police alerted the 108 ambulance service. The ambulance staff examined the woman and declared her dead. The deceased was later identified as Ann Stone (78), a British citizen, who was staying at the…

Team Goemkarponn PONDA: An unnatural death case has been registered at Ponda Police Station following the death of a 48-year-old man who allegedly died by suicide at Pattantaly, Ponda, on December 22, 2025. Police informed that at around 7.06 am, information was received from Alliston Fernandes, a resident of Curti, Ponda, stating that his uncle, Anthony Santos Fernandes (48), a resident of Pattantaly, Ponda, had hanged himself from a ceiling fan using a bedsheet as ligature material. On receipt of the information, police rushed to the spot and contacted the 108 ambulance service. The ambulance staff examined the victim and…

Team Goemkarponn CANACONA: Canacona police have arrested three persons in connection with an attempted murder case reported from Fulamol on December 21, 2025, even as a counter-complaint has also been registered in the same incident. According to a complaint lodged by Dhav Zore, a resident of Fulamol, the incident occurred at around 11.50 am when the accused—Janu Zore, Bombo Zore and Deepak Zore, all residents of Fulamol—allegedly assaulted his brother, Madhu Zore, with the intention to kill him. The accused were reportedly armed with a crowbar (parai) and a koita and, acting with common intention, struck Madhu Zore on the…

Team Goemkarponn MARGAO: A case of rash and negligent driving has been registered at Margao Town Police Station following an accident at Khareband on December 20, 2025, at around 8.20 pm. According to a complaint lodged by HC 5290 Prasanna Prabhugaonkar, the accused driver, Anand Reddy, a resident near Maria Hall, Benaulim, originally from Uttar Pradesh, was driving a Tata Tiago EV in a rash and negligent manner, endangering human life. While proceeding from Rawanfond junction towards Benaulim via Khareband road, the car allegedly dashed into a Tata V-30 mini pick-up moving in the same direction. After the initial collision,…

Team Goemkarponn CORTALIM: Independent candidate Merciana Vas secured a decisive victory in the Cortalim Zilla Panchayat constituency, defeating Congress candidate Sandra Rodrigues by a margin of 1,858 votes in the elections held on Sunday. The result marked another setback for the Congress in Mormugao taluka, as campaign issues raised during the poll process, including double tracking of railways and other civic concerns, failed to convert into votes. Vas, the sitting ZP member, managed to retain her seat with a comfortable margin, maintaining steady leads in several key pockets of the constituency. Cortalim saw a three-cornered contest, with Merciana Vas contesting…

Team Goemkarponn SANCOALE: The Bharatiya Janata Party stamped its authority in the Sancoale Zilla Panchayat constituency with newcomer Sunil Mahadeo Gawas registering a comfortable victory in one of the most keenly watched contests of the elections. With as many as eight candidates in the fray, Sancoale witnessed a crowded battlefield, but the BJP machinery, led by Power Minister Mauvin Godinho, ensured a clear outcome in its favour. Counting trends made the result evident early in the day. The first round itself gave the BJP a commanding advantage, which it managed to protect through subsequent rounds, ultimately winning the seat by…