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Team Goemkarponn BENAULIM: Former Goa Tourism Minister Micky Pacheco has revived his association with the United Goans Democratic Party (UGDP) and joined the party as it prepares for the 2027 Goa Assembly elections. Pacheco has also become a member of the party’s executive committee, which includes 11 other advocates, and the party is now awaiting approval for its two-leaves election symbol, popularly referred to as “Don Panam.” Pacheco announced that the UGDP intends to field candidates across Goa in the upcoming Assembly elections. He maintained that the party would not divide votes, arguing that several prospective candidates seeking Congress tickets…

Team Goemkarponn DAVORLIM: A theft has been reported at a house in Davorlim, where unknown accused persons allegedly broke into the residence and stole gold ornaments, a silver bar and coins worth approximately ₹4,56,173. According to the complaint filed by Ancy A., a resident of Davorlim, the incident occurred between 5 pm on October 16 and 6:30 pm on October 17, 2026. The accused allegedly gained entry into the house by forcibly breaking open the lock of the main door. They then entered the bedroom, broke open the cupboards and stole the valuables. Further investigation in the case is being…

Team Goemkarponn MARGAO: A Margao resident has allegedly lost ₹4,20,100 in an online banking fraud after clicking on a suspicious link received through an SMS purportedly sent by the Bank of India regarding his pension. According to Margao Town Police, a case has been registered under Cr. No. 118/2026 under Section 318(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). As per the complaint filed by Andrew Joseph Fatima Pereira, a resident of Margao, the incident occurred between October 7, 2026, at 12 am and October 12, 2026, at 6:32 pm. The complainant allegedly received an SMS containing a suspicious link related…

Team Goemkarponn VASCO: Shuttering plates worth ₹9,000 were allegedly stolen from the construction site of Venkata Rao Infra Projects Pvt. Ltd. at Dabolim, Vasco, on October 17, 2026. According to the complaint filed by Vasant Prabhavalkar, a resident of Ponda and authorised signatory of Venkata Rao Infra Projects Pvt. Ltd., the incident occurred at around 5:30 pm at the company’s construction site. The complaint alleges that unidentified persons, along with rickshaw driver Ashok Dandulkar, a resident of Chicalim and originally from Karnataka, acted with a common intention to commit the theft of shuttering plates valued at ₹9,000. Further investigation in…

Team Goemkarponn ZUARINAGAR: A 50-year-old construction worker died after a wooden plank fitted to a construction lift on the third floor of a building fell on him at a construction site near MES College, Zuarinagar, on October 17, 2026. The deceased has been identified as Huchhappa Sonakappa, a resident of Dabolim and originally from Karnataka. According to police information, the incident occurred at around 8:40 am when the worker was walking inside the construction site for work. A wooden plank fitted to the construction lift on the third floor allegedly fell on him, causing serious head injuries. He was subsequently…

Team Goemkarponn MARGAO: A case involving an alleged loan fraud of ₹75 lakh has been reported in Margao, with three residents of Kundaim, Ponda, accused of allegedly obtaining credit facilities by offering a property as collateral security despite it having been previously mortgaged. According to the complaint filed by Ritesh Verma, on behalf of Bank of Baroda, Margao, the alleged offences took place between 2014 and 2023 at the erstwhile Vijaya Bank branch in Margao, which merged with Bank of Baroda with effect from April 1, 2019. The accused have been identified as Uday Naik, Urvashi Naik and Yuvaraj Naik,…

“The frequent protests called by CJP’s Abhijit Dipke have raised uncomfortable questions. A demonstration was called for October 10, followed by another on October 12, and now October 16. What exactly is the objective of repeatedly mobilising people on the streets? Is this a sustained campaign for a clearly defined cause, or are protests becoming an end in themselves? Businesses have reportedly claimed losses of around Rs 2,000 crore because of the disruptions. Such a figure needs independent verification, and responsibility for the losses must be established. Yet the larger concern cannot be dismissed. When repeated demonstrations disrupt commercial activity,…