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Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: An offence has been registered by police following a complaint filed by Edwin Dias, a resident of Boutavaddo, Assagao, Bardez, in connection with an alleged assault and abduction incident. According to the complaint, the incident occurred on March 15, 2026, at Altinho, Panaji, where four accused—identified as Aarti Golatkar, Nitin Golatkar, Jai Golatkar, and another member of the Golatkar family, all residents of Altinho—allegedly acted with common intention to wrongfully confine the complainant in their house. Police stated that the accused assaulted Dias with fist blows and kicks. They further allegedly forced him into a silver-coloured Wagon…

Team Goemkarponn CUNCOLIM: Cuncolim Police have registered a case against a man for allegedly outraging the modesty of a woman aboard a passenger bus on March 16, 2026. According to police, the incident occurred between 6:30 pm and 8:00 pm at Padi, when the accused, identified as Ankush Gaonkar, a resident of Gaondongrim in Canacona, allegedly touched the complainant inappropriately without her consent while seated next to her in the bus. Based on the complaint filed by the victim (name withheld), Cuncolim Police registered an FIR under Section 74 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023. Further investigation in the…

Team Goemkarponn SANCOALE: A minor girl went missing from her residence at Zuarinagar, Sancoale, on Tuesday afternoon, prompting police to register a kidnapping case after her mother expressed suspicion of foul play. According to the complaint lodged by a lady complainant , a resident of Zuarinagar and native of Karnataka, her minor daughter left the house without informing anyone and did not return thereafter. The complainant stated that despite efforts to trace her, the girl remained untraceable, leading her to suspect that unknown person(s) may have kidnapped her from lawful guardianship. Based on the complaint, Verna police registered an offence…

Team Goemkarponn VASCO: An Illegal use of domestic LPG cylinders for commercial purposes came to light during a late evening inspection near the Vasco railway station on 16.03.2026 at 19:15 hrs, when officials from the Civil Supplies Department detected violations at a local food outlet. According to the complaint filed by Assistant Director of Civil Supplies, Mormugao Taluka, Tulshidas Dabholkar, the inspection team found that the proprietor of Star Fast Food, Saif Shaikh, was using two domestic LPG cylinders of BPCL for commercial cooking, in violation of norms. The accused, a resident of Vasco, was found operating the establishment using…

Team Goemkarponn ANJUNA: In a major breakthrough, the Anjuna Police Station conducted a narcotics raid at Sonarkhed in Assagao, Bardez, leading to the arrest of a foreign national involved in illegal drug possession. The accused has been identified as Sokratis Michailidis (59), a Greek national currently residing in Badem, Assagao. During the operation, police recovered 2.271 kg of charas valued at approximately ₹22.71 lakh and 10.77 grams of ecstasy worth around ₹1.10 lakh, taking the total seizure to ₹23.81 lakh. The contraband was seized under the provisions of the NDPS Act. The raid was carried out by a police team…

Team Goemkarponn ANJUNA: In a major crackdown on narcotics, the Crime Branch Police Station in Anjuna, Bardez, arrested two individuals following a raid conducted in the early hours of March 14, 2026. Acting on specific intelligence, officials raided a room at Mazalwada in Anjuna and recovered 1.5 kilograms of ganja valued at ₹1,40,000. The drugs were seized from the possession of Loknath Haldar (21), a native of Rampurhat in West Bengal, who is currently residing in Anjuna. A case was registered against him under Section 20(b)(ii)(B) of the NDPS Act, 1985. He was subsequently produced before the JMFC court in…

“To be fair, elections are ultimately about winning. Parties are under pressure to field candidates who can secure victories, especially in high-stakes contests like bypolls. From that perspective, Bhatikar’s selection may be seen as a pragmatic choice. But pragmatism without principle is a slippery slope. It may deliver immediate gains, but it erodes trust within the organisation and among voters. The larger concern is the message this sends ahead of future elections. If party workers begin to feel that loyalty and sustained effort do not translate into opportunity, it could weaken the organisational backbone of Congress. Political parties are not…