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Team Goemkarponn CANACONA: Claiming that BJP candidates in both Khola and Xeldem Zilla Panchayat constituencies are heading for a massive victory, former Deputy Chief Minister and BJP Vice-President Chandrakant (Babu) Kavlekar launched a sharp attack on his arch-rival and Quepem MLA Altone D’Costa, accusing him of resorting to “cheap and flamboyant gimmicks” after realising the inevitable defeat of Congress candidates. Kavlekar said he is actively involved in four ZP seats — Khola, Barcem, Xeldem and Guirdolim — where Congress MLAs Yuri Alemao and Altone D’Costa hold influence. “The BJP is winning all four seats by huge margins. It has been…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The State government has allowed an additional week for the Magisterial Inquiry Committee, led by the North Goa Collector, to wrap up its investigation into the devastating fire at the Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub in Arpora that left 25 people dead. The four-member panel, constituted on December 8, was initially instructed to complete the inquiry and submit its report within eight days. As the deadline approached, the committee sought more time, citing the need to verify documents and continue recording statements of officials linked to the case. Chief Minister Pramod Sawant approved the request, granting an…

Team Goemkarponn MAYEM: Goa Forward Party president Vijai Sardesai launched a sharp attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), accusing it of functioning as a “hafta party” and urging voters to reject it to safeguard democracy. Addressing a Zilla Panchayat election meeting in the Mayem constituency, Sardesai alleged that the BJP has become arrogant and insensitive to public issues. He accused Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant of deliberately neglecting the long-pending Mayem evacuee property issue and lacking the will to resolve it. Sardesai said the upcoming elections would give people an opportunity to demonstrate that democracy is still alive. Campaigning…

Team Goemkarponn BENAULIM: A tragic incident was reported from Toleband, Benaulim, where a one-and-a-half-year-old child lost his life after accidentally falling into a nearby pond while playing outside his house on Wednesday afternoon. The deceased has been identified as Irhan Sheikh. Colva police said the child’s body was recovered from the pond, following which an unnatural death case was registered in connection with the incident. The body has been kept at the South Goa District Hospital mortuary for post-mortem examination. According to police sources, the incident occurred between 11.30 am and 12 noon. Police later visited the spot and conducted…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Drishti Marine lifesavers rescued four persons, including a mother–child duo from Tamil Nadu and a septuagenarian tourist from the United Kingdom, and successfully traced two missing children along Goa’s coastline during the weekend. Arambol Beach: A 22-year-old man from Telangana, who had entered the sea in an intoxicated state along with five friends, began drowning after failing to navigate the waters. Lifesavers Vishnu Kubal and Manoj Parab immediately responded using a surfboard and rescue tube. With additional jet ski support, the victim was safely brought ashore. His condition is reported to be stable. Mandrem Beach: A mother…

Team Goemkarponn CALANGUTE: Calangute Police reported that a 63-year-old British national was brought dead to the Primary Health Centre (PHC), Candolim, in the early hours of December 15, 2025. According to police, at around 1.43 am, Calangute Police Station received a call from the Medical Officer of PHC Candolim informing that Mr. Barry Mark Gerrard (63), a British national presently residing at Ruffles Beach Resort, Wadi, Candolim, Bardez, Goa, was brought dead to the health centre. Police visited PHC Candolim and conducted an enquiry with the deceased’s brother, Mr. Paul Mattias Gerrard (67), also a British national, who is presently…

Team Goemkarponn MAPUSA: Mapusa Police have registered a case based on a complaint lodged by HC 4839 Vijay N. Gadekar, attached to Mapusa Police Station, regarding a road traffic accident that occurred on October 7, 2025. According to the complaint, on October 7, 2025, at around 5.10 pm, the accused, identified as S. Siva Kiran Reddy, son of S. Srinivasa Reddy, aged 25 years, resident of Plot No. 48, Trimoorthy Colony, East Marredpally, Secunderabad, Hyderabad, and also residing at C/o VR Commodities Private Limited, 9-30-4, Balamnagar, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, was driving a BMW car bearing registration number AP-39-JZ-0001. While proceeding…