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Team Goemkarponn ARAMBOL: Mandrem Police have registered an Unnatural Death (UD) case No. 54/2025 under Section 194 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) after a young man was found lying motionless on Arambol Beach in the early hours of Wednesday. Police received information at around 6.47 am on December 17, 2025, about an unknown male, aged approximately 30–35 years, found motionless on the beach. Upon conducting inquiries with local residents, the deceased was later identified as Abhay, son of Bheem Singh, aged 23 years, working as a waiter. He was a native of Sharog Kando Bhatnaul, Sirmaur district, Himachal…

Team Goemkarponn CHICALIM: A 39-year-old man was found dead in his room located behind the Sub-District Hospital (SDH), Chicalim, on Wednesday morning. Police received information at around 8.36 am from 108 Vasco Ambulance staff stating that a male person was lying unconscious in his room. Police rushed to the spot and found the man lying in an unconscious state. Upon examination, the 108 ambulance medical staff declared him dead. The deceased has been identified as Chhavindra Gurung (39), a resident of behind SDH, Chicalim. Police conducted a scene of UD occurrence panchanama and an inquest panchanama over the dead body.…

Team Goemkarponn MARGAO: An unidentified person was found lying near Cine Lata, close to the Margao Municipal Council, on Wednesday morning. Police received information from the PCR Panaji at around 7.31 am regarding the incident. Upon reaching the spot, the person was shifted to the District Hospital, Margao, where the doctor on duty declared him brought dead. Subsequent enquiries revealed that the deceased was identified as Ravi (other details not known), who had been working as a daily wage labourer in the Margao area for the past 20 years. Further enquiry in the matter is being conducted by PSI Subhash…

Team Goemkarponn MORMUGAO: An unidentified male, aged around 35 years, was found dead at Baina on Tuesday afternoon. Police received information from the PCR Panaji at about 3.00 pm stating that an unknown person was lying dead and had been shifted to the Sub-District Hospital (SDH), Chicalim. Upon reaching SDH Chicalim, the duty doctor confirmed that the individual had been brought dead. Preliminary enquiries with local residents revealed that the deceased was a disabled person who used to beg and had been sleeping on the roadside in the area for the past one year. An inquest panchanama was conducted over…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The District Magistrate of South Goa has issued prohibitory orders in connection with the Zilla Panchayat elections, directing the closure of all restaurants, bars, tea shops, paan shops, eateries and other food joints located within a 100-metre radius of polling stations across South Goa on polling day, December 20, 2025, from 6.00 am to 9.00 pm. Similar restrictions will be in force at counting centres on December 22, 2025, from 6.00 am till the completion of vote counting. The order also prohibits any gathering of more than five persons within 100 metres of polling stations in the…

Team Goemkarponn MARGAO: The Electoral Roll Observer for South Goa, Sandeep Jacques, IAS, appointed by the Election Commission of India, has asserted that the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls is being carried out in a transparent manner, while underlining that citizens must adhere to established procedures when raising objections or complaints. Addressing representatives of recognised political parties and election officials during his visit to South Goa on Tuesday, Jacques said that any individual who feels aggrieved by the actions of election authorities is entitled to pursue appropriate legal remedies, particularly if they believe a complaint lodged against…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: In a strong message to commercial and public establishments, the Directorate of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES) has cautioned that failure to comply with prescribed fire and life safety norms could result in the suspension or cancellation of operating licences. The warning follows a series of recent fire incidents, including the fatal blaze at Birch, after which the department issued a comprehensive circular directing all licensing authorities to tighten enforcement of fire safety regulations. The DFES has made it clear that fire safety compliance is a shared and ongoing responsibility, and not merely a procedural requirement at…