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Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Panaji Police registered two separate gambling cases after arresting two individuals who were allegedly caught red-handed accepting matka bets in public areas within the city. In the first case, police booked Divakar Gawas (39) at around 4:45 pm on December 6, following a state complaint filed by HC Anil G. Kurtikar. Gawas was reportedly found accepting matka bets from the public at Madkaikar Building, Bhatlem at around 3 pm. Officers seized ₹1,045 in cash along with gambling articles from his possession. He was arrested and later released on bail at 5:29 pm after due procedures were followed,…

PANAJI: Goa’s air travel operations plunged into turmoil over the last 24 hours, with more than 50 flights cancelled at Dabolim Airport alone, leaving several thousand passengers stranded and intensifying public outrage during the peak tourist season. The worst-hit sectors include Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Pune, Ahmedabad, Kolkata, Indore, Coimbatore, Bhopal and Raipur, with airline cancellations affecting both arrivals and departures. IndiGo accounted for the majority of the disruptions, including 31 cancellations on Friday, according to the latest airport bulletin. Passengers arriving at the airport throughout the day reported receiving no advance communication, leading to confusion, panic and swelling crowds…

Team Goemkarponn CANACONA: A 26-year-old resident of Rajbhag–Tarir lost his life in a self-accident involving a Thar jeep at Chapoli in the early hours of Saturday. The deceased, Ravish Rajendra Komarpant, died on the spot after the Karnataka-registered Thar (KA04 NG0111) he was reportedly driving rammed into a roadside granite boulder near the Chapoli dam area. The accident occurred around 3:30 am, when the vehicle, carrying three occupants, was heading towards Chapoli village. The impact was severe enough to overturn the jeep, which then collided with another rock a few metres ahead. One of the front wheels had snapped off…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The North Goa District Court has granted an interim stay on the Deputy Director of Panchayats’ order related to the proposed Unity Mall at Chimbel, effectively relieving the Chimbel Village Panchayat (VP) of any obligation to issue a construction licence to the Goa Tourism Development Corporation (GTDC) until December 17. Meanwhile, the High Court of Bombay at Goa on Friday closed a writ petition that had challenged the construction licence issued for the same project, after the petitioner chose to withdraw the plea in light of fresh proceedings initiated before the Directorate of Panchayats. During the hearing,…

Team Goemkarponn MERCES: The Special Court at Merces has released the prime accused, Zenito Cardozo, on bail in the Rama Kankonkar attempt-to-murder case. Bail was granted upon execution of a ₹5-lakh bond. Cardozo — labelled by police as a habitual offender — is among eight men booked for the assault on Kankonkar. He moved his bail plea on November 18, a day after investigators filed the chargesheet. The court had previously sent him and two others to judicial custody, later extending their remand by 14 days on October 31. The attack on Kankonkar in Merces earlier this month, reportedly linked…

Team Goemkarponn CANACONA: A swift response from residents of Khola on Friday afternoon foiled an alleged attempt by three Telangana policemen and another individual to forcibly take away a local tourism entrepreneur, leading to a police complaint filed at the Canacona police station. According to the complaint lodged by Jayesh Pagi of Matvem-Khola, a Telangana-registered car with four occupants arrived at his residence claiming they wanted to retrieve belongings from a restaurant at Cabo de Rama. One of the men, previously employed at Pagi’s restaurant, requested store keys. When Pagi refused, he agreed instead to accompany them on his scooter…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Goa’s Shikha Pathak, a prominent figure in India’s Ju-Jitsu community, has achieved a significant milestone with her selection as an official referee for the 33rd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games. The event will take place from December 9 to 20, 2025, across Bangkok and Chonburi in Thailand. Pathak’s appointment is being celebrated as a proud moment for Goa and for India, reflecting her steady rise in the sport and the growing global recognition of Indian officials. While the SEA Games is a regional event for Southeast Asian nations, organisers, along with the Ju-Jitsu International Federation, bring in select…