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Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Taking a stern stance against the rising number of drug-related offences in Goa, the Additional Sessions Court at Merces has rejected the bail plea of Maqsood Ahmad, a Kashmiri native arrested in August for possession of narcotics worth around ₹7 lakh during a police raid in Assagao. Police had seized 1,770 grams of ganja valued at ₹1.7 lakh, 56 grams of hydroponic ganja worth ₹5.6 lakh, and ₹7 lakh in cash from the accused. The chargesheet in the case has already been filed, and this was Ahmad’s second bail attempt, his earlier plea having been rejected.…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: A complaint has been lodged with the Vigilance Department against three senior officials of the Public Works Department (PWD), including Principal Chief Engineer (PCE) Uttam Parsekar, over alleged favouritism in promotions and misuse of official powers for personal benefit. The complaint, filed by Lata Dessai, also names Director of Administration (PWD) Gaurish Kurtikar and Deputy Director Prakash Redka as co-accused. In a curious twist, the Vigilance Department has directed PCE Parsekar—one of the officials named in the complaint—to verify the allegations against himself and submit a factual report within 15 days. The directive, signed by Vigilance…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Goa government has established a Finance Management Committee headed by the Chief Secretary to monitor both the financial and physical progress of seven major State development projects being executed by NBCC (India) Ltd. These projects, with a combined investment of around ₹1,700 crore, include the redevelopment of Junta House, Circuit House (Altinho), government quarters (St Inez), government garage (Panaji), and the KTC bus stand (Vasco), along with the construction of Prashasan Stambh (administrative complex) at Chimbel. The foundation stones for these projects were laid last month by Union Home Minister Amit Shah. The newly formed…

Team Goemkarponn Margao: In a major development, the Margao Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) court on October 30, 2025, acquitted all 19 remaining accused in the Velim Church attack case due to insufficient evidence, bringing closure to a case that spanned over 13 years. The case dates back to February 25, 2012, when a team of CID officers led by PI Kapil Nayak visited St. Francis Xavier Church, Velim, to collect intelligence on possible election-related disturbances. Villagers, reportedly agitated after earlier raids by the Income Tax Department and Election Flying Squad, confronted the officers. The confrontation turned violent, and…

Team Goemkarponn MARGAO: The 3rd monthly meeting of the District Water & Sanitation Mission (DWSM) for South Goa was held under the chairmanship of Ramesh Gaonkar, Additional Collector-II, South Goa, in the presence of Narayan S. Tirvenkar, Member Secretary, DWSM. Officials from various departments including Health, Agriculture, Forest (RFO), Water Resources (WRD), Information & Technology, Directorate of Panchayats (DOP), BDO offices, and DDPS attended the meeting. During the deliberations, the Directorate of Panchayats presented details of pending works at the panchayat level and informed that continuous follow-up is being taken to ensure the effective implementation of the Swachh Bharat…

Team Goemkarponn Panaji: Panaji Police have launched an investigation after a decomposed male body was found under the Atal Setu Flyover, near Kranti Circle, on the stretch proceeding from Ponda towards the multipurpose parking area. Police received a phone call from an unknown person informing about the presence of a dead body under the flyover. Upon receiving the call, LPSI Sapna Gawas of Panaji Police Station immediately visited the site and confirmed the discovery. During inspection, the deceased was found wearing short pants, and a search of his right pocket led to the recovery of an Election Card and…

Team Goemkarponn Calangute: Calangute Police have registered a case following the death of Vaibhavbhai Hasmukhbhai Narigara (24), a native of Bhavnagar, Gujarat, who was undergoing treatment at GMC Bambolim. According to police, a wireless message was received from the GMC Casualty at around 7:20 a.m. on October 30, 2025, informing that the patient admitted under MLC No. 9388/2025 in Ward No. 142 had expired while undergoing treatment. Earlier, on October 26, 2025, police had received a message from CF GMC Bambolim stating that Narigara had been admitted as a case of Ratol poisoning. Preliminary enquiry has revealed that the…