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Team Goemkarponn PILAR:A music event at Fr Agnel School Ground in Pilar descended into violence on Saturday afternoon, leading to a major law-and-order incident and injuries to police personnel. The Agacaim Police have registered a case against more than 20 individuals for rioting, assault, stone-pelting, and damaging property. According to the complaint filed by LPSI Deepika Parwar at 10:37 pm on December 7, the incident began around 3 pm when an event organised by Suraj Arjun Lohra (25) of Saligao allegedly saw a fight break out between the organisers and members of the public. Police said the confrontation disturbed public…

“This time Goa cannot hide behind familiar excuses. The state depends on tourism not just economically but culturally. It markets itself as a place where people can relax without fear. That promise rings hollow when a place meant for celebration becomes a furnace. The government must explain why its inspection mechanism failed. It must clarify whether the club had received warnings and why they were ignored. It must show the public that the law is more than a collection of polite suggestions. Nightclub owners must also face an uncomfortable truth. They have built thriving businesses on ambience, sound and spectacle.…

The devastating fire at Club Birch by Romeo Lane in Arpora, which claimed at least 25 lives and possibly more, is a grim reminder of how far our systems have decayed. While the cause of the fire must be identified, it cannot become a convenient shield to hide the larger questions. How did a club that reportedly had no construction licence operate openly. Why was it allowed to function even for a single day. A demolition order and an appeal do not automatically grant the right to run a business. Permissions to operate in any structure, legal or illegal, require…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Goa Police has issued a Look Out Circular (LOC) against nightclub owners Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra of Birch by Romeo Lane, a day after a catastrophic fire at the Arpora club killed 25 people and injured six. Officials said the duo left Goa shortly after the incident and are suspected to be attempting to flee the country. Airports and police stations nationwide have been alerted, and a police team has been dispatched to New Delhi to trace and arrest them. The Luthra brothers, along with event organisers, have been booked under sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita,…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Goa government today issued an order constituting a four-member Magisterial Inquiry Committee to investigate the devastating fire at Birch by Romeo Lane in Arpora, which claimed multiple lives and triggered concerns over regulatory lapses. According to the Home Department’s notification, the inquiry panel will be chaired by North Goa Collector Ankita Yadav, IAS, and will include South Goa SP Tikam Singh Verma, IPS, Ashutosh Apte, Director of Forensic Sciences, and Rajendra A. Haldankar, Deputy Director of Fire & Emergency Services. The committee has been tasked with examining the complete sequence of events leading to the incident,…

Team Goemkarponn SIOLIM: Siolim-based police successfully apprehended Vineesh Y. K., an absconding accused involved in a major LSD seizure case, following a Look Out Circular (LOC) issued by the ANC Police Station. The accused, a native of Kerala, is implicated in ANC PS Crime No. 13/2025 under sections 20(b)(ii)(B), 22(C), 8(c) read with 29 of the NDPS Act, 1985, involving the seizure of 110.70 grams of LSD liquid valued at Rs. 11.07 crore. Vineesh was detained on December 7, 2025, at Bangalore Airport by the Bureau of Immigration (BOI) acting on the active LOC. A team from ANC Police Station…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The political alliance between RGP and Congress has officially come to an end, RGP Chief Manoj Parab confirmed. Speaking to the media, Parab stated that the party had honored all alliance talks and kept its commitments, but recent developments have made continuing the partnership impossible. “We have respected the alliance discussions fully, delaying our candidate announcements to avoid harming the alliance. However, Congress has gone ahead and announced their list unilaterally, violating the agreed protocol of joint declaration,” Parab said. He added that RGP has not violated the principles of “Yuti Dharma” and that the decision to…