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Team Goemkarponn ARAMBOL: An elderly pedestrian was killed in a hit-and-run accident at Varchavaddo, Arambol, on Friday evening, following which the accused truck driver has been arrested by Mandrem Police. According to police, on December 13, 2025, at around 23:50 hrs, LHC Sheetal Sadanand Kinalkar (B. No. 5214) of Mandrem Police Station lodged a complaint on behalf of the State. The incident occurred earlier at about 17:45 hrs at Varchavaddo, Arambol, Pernem–Goa. The accused, identified as Javed Khan (53), a service employee and resident near the football ground, Valpoi, Sattari, was driving an Eicher pick-up truck bearing registration number GA-04-T-6121…

Team Goemkarponn PORVORIM: A fatal road accident was reported at Malim near Malim Jetty, Betim, on Friday evening, in which an unknown male pedestrian lost his life after being hit by a passenger bus. According to Porvorim Police, on December 13, 2025, at around 22.45 hrs, HC Shripad S/o Keshav Teli (B. No. 4595), attached to Porvorim Police Station, lodged a complaint on behalf of the State. The incident had occurred earlier at about 15.45 hrs near Samarath Liquor Shop, Betim–Goa, when the driver of a passenger bus bearing registration number MH-14-MH-4383, proceeding from Verem towards Malim Jetty, allegedly drove…

Team Goemkarponn MANDREM: Mandrem Police Station has registered Crime No. 114/2025 on 14/12/2025 at 10.06 hrs under Section 15 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 and Section 5 of the Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules, 2000. The case has been registered on the complaint of Mr. Vaman Chari, Scientific Assistant attached to the Goa Pollution Control Board, Saligao. As per the complaint, on 13/12/2025, beyond 22.00 hrs, loud music was being played at M/s Morjim Culture, located at Gaude Waddo, Morjim, Pernem, without obtaining the requisite permission from the concerned authority. The accused has been identified as Mr. Deepanshu…

Team Goemkarponn CORTALIM: Two youths riding a motorcycle were killed in a road accident at the Cortalim flyover after their vehicle allegedly rammed into a road divider, crossed into the opposite lane and collided with a car in the early morning hours of Sunday The accident occurred on Sunday at around 01.20 hrs, when the rider of a TVS motorcycle, K. H. Bikram Singha, a resident of Consua, Cortalim and a native of Assam, was proceeding from Panaji towards Verna with pillion rider S. Pariton Singha, also a resident of Consua, Cortalim and a native of Assam. Police said the…

Team Goemkarponn SANCOALE: Burglars broke into Agam Batteries Pvt. Ltd at the IDC Sancoale industrial estate and decamped with batteries worth around ₹4 lakh, triggering a probe by Verna police. The theft occurred between 8 December 2025 at 17:30 hrs and 9 December 2025 at 12:00 hrs, when unknown accused persons allegedly gained entry into the company premises by forcefully opening the rear-side door. During the break-in, the intruders reportedly stole 45 batteries before fleeing with the stolen property. Based on a complaint filed by Pratik Gupta, proprietor of Agam Batteries Pvt. Ltd, IDC Sancoale, and a resident of Vasco,…

“There is a difference between raising concerns through institutional channels and performing outrage in front of microphones. Leaders who truly want reform push for action, inquiries and corrective measures. Leaders who speak first and think later often leave behind confusion rather than solutions. By choosing the public stage over internal accountability, some leaders have weakened the very administration they are part of. Naik’s intervention, therefore, should not be read as an attempt to suppress dissent but as a reminder of collective responsibility. A ruling party cannot function if every leader runs his own narrative. Governance demands coordination. Discipline is not…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Goa has completed the enumeration process for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of Electoral Rolls 2026, with 91.55 per cent of Enumeration Forms collected and digitised, election authorities said on Saturday. The revision is being carried out with January 1, 2026, as the qualifying date, following a revised schedule issued by the Election Commission of India (ECI) on November 30. Out of a total 11,85,034 electors as on October 27, 2025, 10,84,956 Enumeration Forms (EFs) were collected, while 1,00,078 electors (8.45%) were marked as ASDD/uncollectable cases after due field verification by Booth Level Officers (BLOs), including a…