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Team Goemkarponn VERNA: A four-year-old girl who went missing during the Ramleela Mahotsav celebrations opposite the BITS Pilani campus was safely reunited with her family following a prompt search by Verna Police and Local Intelligence Branch (LIB) personnel. The incident occurred during the evening festivities when the child became separated from her family amid the gathering crowd. Upon receiving information about the missing girl, Verna Police immediately circulated her photograph through internal communication networks to alert personnel and facilitate a quick search. Personnel from the Local Intelligence Branch, along with Verna Police Station staff deployed at the venue, promptly launched…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant handed over financial assistance to the first eligible beneficiary under the Chief Minister’s Medical Assistance Scheme at Manipal Hospital, Goa, marking the rollout of an initiative aimed at easing the financial burden of medical treatment on patients and their families. Sawant said the Chief Minister’s Medical Assistance Cell is committed to ensuring that financial constraints do not come in the way of timely medical care. Eligible applicants can call the toll-free helpline 14524 for information and guidance on accessing assistance under the scheme. Emphasising the government’s continued focus on healthcare support, Sawant…

Team Goemkarponn PORVORIM: Tourism Minister and Porvorim MLA Rohan A. Khaunte has written to Chief Minister Pramod Sawant seeking urgent intervention to address access-related difficulties and road safety concerns faced by residents following the development of the Atal Setu and the Porvorim six-lane elevated corridor. In his letter, Khaunte has called for improved entry and exit points to the bridge, installation of traffic signals at a key junction, restoration of roads beneath the flyover and stronger enforcement measures to ensure smoother traffic movement and safer commuting for residents. While acknowledging that the new infrastructure is intended to ease congestion along…

Team Goemkarponn MARGAO: Fatorda Police are investigating a complaint alleging fraudulent declarations in two property sale deeds executed at the Sub-Registrar Office of Salcete, Margao, on February 6, 2026, involving properties situated at Uguirim in Curtorim. The complaint was filed by Mariano Siqueira, a resident of Curtorim, against Russel Milagres D Cunha, a Mumbai resident, and Jerson Siqueira of Curtorim. According to the complaint, Russel Milagres D Cunha, who is allegedly the son of the deceased landlady of the complainant, falsely declared himself to be a bachelor and the sole and universal heir of his deceased mother and her husband…

Team Goemkarponn COLVA: A Colva resident has lodged a complaint alleging that he was cheated of ₹5 lakh by a woman who allegedly promised to arrange overseas employment at attractive salaries. According to the complaint filed by Bashasab Siddapur, a resident of Colva, the incident relates to an alleged transaction on August 12, 2024, at Colva. The complainant alleged that the accused, Fidol Jolina Pereira, represented that she could secure overseas employment for him and was operating a recruitment office in Margao. Believing her assurances, Siddapur allegedly paid her a total of ₹5 lakh towards securing a job abroad. Of…

Team Goemkarponn CHICALIM: A scooter rider, Balvir Singh Sardar, a resident of Mangoor Hill, Vasco, succumbed to his injuries following a road accident near Mohan Garage at Chicalim on Monday, October 19. According to a state complaint lodged by Head Constable Rajesh Bandodkar of Vasco Police Station, the accident occurred at around 12.44 pm at a curve near Mohan Garage, Chicalim. The complaint states that a Maruti Dzire car driven by Subhash Gaudar, a resident of Sancoale, Zuarinagar, was proceeding from Chicalim towards Vasco when the driver allegedly drove rashly and negligently while overtaking and hit the rear of a…

Team Goemkarponn PONDA: Mardol Police are investigating a missing person complaint filed by Vishnu Kavalekar, a resident of Marcel, Ponda, after his son, Rohit Kavalekar, allegedly went missing on October 11. According to the complaint, Rohit left his residence at around 2 pm on October 11, 2026, but did not return home. The complainant has expressed suspicion that unknown persons may have abducted his son. However, the circumstances surrounding the disappearance are yet to be established. Further investigation into the case is being conducted by PSI Sushant Sangodkar of Mardol Police Station.