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Team Goemkarponn MARGAO: Fatorda Police have registered a case against two persons for allegedly assaulting a woman and her family members following a quarrel in Gogol, Margao. According to police, the complaint was filed by Safiya Bi Shaikh, who reported that the incident occurred around 6:30 pm on April 17 outside her residence. The accused, identified as Ashraf Jahan and Maaz Ali, both residents of Gogol, allegedly picked up a quarrel with the complainant and verbally abused her. Police said the accused then assaulted the complainant with slaps and also attacked her brother-in-law and mother-in-law during the altercation. It is…

Team Goemkarponn PERNEM: A theft case has been registered at Mandrem Police Station after unknown persons allegedly broke into a hotel room in Morjim and decamped with valuables worth ₹4.84 lakh. According to police, the offence was registered at 19:23 hrs on April 18 based on a complaint filed by Garvit Singh, a resident of Jaipur, Rajasthan. The incident reportedly occurred in the early hours of April 17 between 2:30 am and 8:30 am at Tender Coconut Hotel, Morjim. Police said the accused entered the room through an unlatched door and stole two iPhones, a wallet containing debit and credit…

Team Goemkarponn MANDREM: Mandrem Police have arrested a 51-year-old man for alleged possession of narcotics during a raid conducted in Morjim on Friday evening. According to police, the offence was registered at 17:47 hrs on April 18 based on a state complaint filed by PSI Kunal Naik of Mandrem Police Station. Acting on specific inputs, a raid was carried out between 2:40 pm and 5:00 pm near a ground at Kacholewada, Morjim. During the operation, the accused, identified as Prem Chandra Mishra, originally from Nepal and currently residing at Warchawada, Morjim, was apprehended. Police said he was found in illegal…

Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has once again raised concern about protecting Goa’s traditional fish trade from slipping out of local hands. It is a sentiment that carries weight, but also one that exposes an uncomfortable truth: the erosion of this sector is no longer a distant risk. It is already underway. Step onto any busy roadside in Goa today and the shift is unmistakable. Fish is no longer confined to traditional markets or the hands of local vendors who have sustained the trade for generations. Instead, migrant sellers have carved out a parallel system. They arrive on motorcycles, crates strapped…

Team Goemkarponn Panaji: The agitation against the proposed mega project at Karapur has entered its 15th day, with villagers continuing their protest with renewed intensity, raising questions over whether the project could meet the same fate as stalled developments like Mirabag, Unity Mall and the contentious 39-A proposals. What began as a localised protest has now evolved into a sustained movement, with residents from Karapur-Sarvan and adjoining areas participating in large numbers. Women, youth and elderly villagers have been actively involved, underlining the depth of opposition and the growing unity within the community against the project. At the core of…

Team Goemkarponn Panaji: In a key development in the Goa nightclub fire case, a sessions court in Mapusa has granted bail to the remaining accused, including the managers of the nightclub, bringing all accused persons in the case out on bail. The order was passed by a sessions court in North Goa in connection with the fire incident at a nightclub in Arpora, which had led to multiple casualties and injuries. With this latest order, all those arrested in the case have now secured bail at different stages of the proceedings. Earlier, bail had been granted to other accused, including…

Panaji: Goa continued to witness hot and largely dry weather conditions, with Panaji recording a maximum temperature of 34.2°C over the past 24 hours. However, high humidity levels pushed the ‘feels like’ temperature to a sweltering 42.2°C, adding to public discomfort. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the prevailing conditions are expected to remain predominantly hot across the state. Isolated light rain and thundershowers were reported in some areas on Friday evening, offering brief relief. The IMD has forecast mainly dry and sunny weather over the next few days, with a possibility of isolated showers around April 19. Thereafter,…