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Team Goemkarponn MAPUSA: Goa has not witnessed any immediate decline in tourist inflow following the recent fire incident at a nightclub in Arpora, Tourism Minister Rohan Khaunte said, while underlining the need for stricter enforcement of safety norms across tourism-related establishments. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the Goa Liberation Day programme in Mapusa, Khaunte described the fire at Birch by Romeo Lane as a tragic and unfortunate incident. He said that although the tourism department does not issue licences to restaurants or nightclubs, it carries the responsibility of promoting Goa as a safe and responsible destination. “Tourists who…

Team Goemkarponn DABOLIM: Strengthening India’s coastal security architecture, the Indian Coast Guard on Thursday commissioned ICGS Amulya, the third vessel of the new-generation Adamya-class Fast Patrol Vessels, at a ceremony held in Goa. The ship was commissioned by Amitabh Prasad, IA&AS, Joint Secretary (IC), Ceremonial and Chief Administrative Officer, Ministry of Defence, in the presence of Inspector General Jyotindra Singh, Deputy Director General (HRD), senior dignitaries from the Central and State governments, and officials of Goa Shipyard Limited. Named ‘Amulya’, meaning priceless, the vessel reflects the Indian Coast Guard’s resolve to ensure safe, secure and clean seas in furtherance of…

Team Goemkarponn MARGAO: Demonstrating vigilance and commitment to passenger service, the Railway Protection Force (RPF), Madgaon, successfully recovered and returned lost passenger belongings under its initiative, Operation Amanat. On December 18, 2025, during routine checks on Train No. 11099, an on-duty RPF team noticed an unattended iPad in Coach H1. The device, valued at approximately ₹60,000, was immediately secured in safe custody. After completing the required formalities, the iPad was safely handed over to its rightful owner on December 19, 2025. On the same day, RPF personnel recovered a carry bag containing a saree worth ₹5,000 that had been inadvertently…

Team Goemkarponn CALANGUTE: Calangute Police have registered an unnatural death (UD) case after a 37-year-old woman was found dead on a staircase of a residential building at Gaura Wado, Calangute. The UD case (No. 81/2025) has been registered under Section 194 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023. According to police, on December 18, 2025, at around 8 pm, Calangute Police received a call from 108 ambulance staff informing them that a female person was found lying unconscious on the staircase of Casa Natasha building at Gaura Wado, Calangute, Bardez. The deceased has been identified as Holika Sema (37),…

Team Goemkarponn FATORDA: Fatorda Police have registered a case against two identified persons and three others for allegedly assaulting a man and criminally intimidating him near Borda, Margao. The case has been registered under Sections 115(2), 189(2), 351(3) and 352 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, based on a complaint filed by Mohammad Arif Dukandar, a resident of Rumdamol, Davorlim. According to police, the incident occurred on December 18, 2025, at around 7.55 pm near Bawarchi Restaurant at Borda. The accused — identified as Tausif Agadi, a resident of Rumdamol, Davorlim, and Shahrukh Nirmani, along with three unidentified male…

Team Goemkarponn CURTORIM: A woman scooter rider was killed after her two-wheeler was hit by a Mahindra Thar jeep near St. Anthony Chapel at Tembi, Curtorim, on Thursday evening. The case has been registered by Maina Curtorim Police based on a state complaint filed by Head Constable Sagar Mandrekar, attached to the police station. According to police, the accident occurred on December 18, 2025, prior to 7.45 pm. The accused driver of the Mahindra Thar jeep has been identified as Nelson Gonsalves, a resident of Guirdolim. The jeep allegedly dashed into an Activa scooter being ridden by Inacia Catarina Silva,…

Team Goemkarponn MOPA: Mopa Airport Police have registered a case and seized tobacco products worth approximately ₹4 lakh after conducting a search operation at Torxem, Pernem, late on Thursday night. The offence was registered on December 19, 2025, at around 10.10 am on a state complaint filed by Swapnil Kinalkar (30), Police Sub-Inspector attached to Mopa Airport Police Station. According to police, acting on specific and reliable information, a police team conducted a search and seizure operation on December 18, 2025, prior to 9 pm, near house number 42 of Gokuldas Mote at Sakral, Torxem, Pernem. During the operation, police…