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Goemkarponn desk MARGAO: In a late-night raid on a mini-casino operating from a premise at Calconda-Margao, Crime Branch detained 12 persons, including eight staffers, along with ₹ 85 lakhs worth of chips, casino machines, cash & mobiles. The raid was conducted by a team headed by Crime Branch PI Laxi Amonkar and others. Officials seized gambling material and machines used to play casinos. A source from Crime Branch told Goemkarponn that one Muzawar from Mandop, Navelim, was running the mini-casino for long. Goemkarpon also tried to find out more details about the Muzawar, and it was revealed that the said…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Police Department has suspended two constables on extortion charges from a couple late at night at Dona-Paula. Also, a departmental enquiry has been initiated. The Constables Sainath Parab and Akash Navelkar were on night patrol and intercepted at car late at night at Dona-Paula and started asking for money in the name of violating state-level curfew norms. As per information, the couple was at a sea viewpoint late at night when the constables on the official police motorcycle arrived at the point and allegedly forced the couple to pay Rs 10,000 to settle the matter outside…

Goemkapronn desk MAPUSA: Mapusa police have booked an unknown person for committing theft of Gold ornament worth Rs 1.50 lakhs from a house at Pintowaddo in Verla canca. According to police, one Nuzhat Ansari, 26 resident of Pinto waldo in Verla-Canca, on Tuesday lodged a complaint against an unknown accused of entering her house by breaking the main door lock decamping with gold ornaments worth Rs 1.50 lakhs. Police said that incident took place between August 21, 7.30 pm, to August 23. Police said that since the house was locked, thieves took advantage and committed a crime. Mapusa police registered…

Goemkaponn desk PONDA: Marcaim MLA Sudin Dhavlikar said that Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant was targetting him for staging agitation on online education, but the fact remains that there is no proper connectivity to his own constituency Sankhalim. Dhavalikar said he visited Bhamai Pali at Sankhlim and found that locals are struggling to get network connectivity. Dhavlikar said this while distributing 300 free mobiles to needy students at Marcaim through Madhavrao Dhavlikar Trust. He once again vigorously attacked Sawant Government and said his fight would continue until all needy students in Goan villages get free mobiles and internet connectivity. He…

Goemkarponn desk VALPOI: There has been a significant increase in dengue cases in Valpoi and Sattari talukas villages. The dengue virus, mainly in urban areas, has spread to rural areas besides the Valpoi municipal area. According to a recent Community Health Centre (CHC) report, about 40 dengue patients have been detected in Sattari taluka in the last seven months. It turned out that the dengue virus has caused more infections in rural areas. About 20 cases have been reported from Nagargaon Panchayat, while 7 cases have been reported recently, including Valpoi town and the Velus area. Meanwhile, one case has…

Goemkarponn desk SALIGAO: Ahead of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival, the Saligao MLA and former RDA Minister Jayesh Salgaocar have asked to repair all transformers and street lights. Salgaocar said he held a meeting with the Executive Engineer, Electricity Dept. Along with Assistant Engineers and Junior Engineers looking after Saligao Constituency. “Discussed the issue faced by Guirim Villagers due to frequent power cuts, Instructed the Engineers to take up all the pending works concerning maintenance and augmentation of transformers wherever needed, installation and repairs of street lights in all six villages in Saligao constituency, rectifying problems about the erection of new…

Goemkarponn desk POLEM: High voltage drama at Polem check post after the police at Mazali, Karnataka check post denied entry to Goans wanting to enter Karnataka since Tuesday afternoon. Hundreds of locals and Congress leaders from Canacona later went and questioned the Mazali checkpost police on why entry is denied to people going to Karnataka only to be told of the fresh SOP issued to this effect by Karnataka government. The police however were not in a position to show a copy of the fresh SOP. Later the agitated locals together with Congress party leaders blocked entry to the vehicles…