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Team Goemkarponn LOUTOULIM: The relatives of workers who lost their lives in the recent fire at Vijay Marine Services in Loutolim are pressing the company for immediate compensation and assistance in sending the bodies back to their native states. Among the deceased were two brothers, leaving behind young children and spouses struggling without their main earners. Family members have demanded that the company provide at least ₹10 lakh per deceased worker and cover the transportation costs of their bodies. They stated that unless these assurances are met, they would not authorize post-mortem examinations or funeral arrangements. Relatives at the…

Team Goemkarponn Ponda: Police have registered a case against two persons from Durbhat, Ponda, for allegedly wrongfully confining a minor boy and extorting money from him under the pretext of imposing a fine for travelling triple seat on a motorcycle. According to the complaint filed by the victim’s mother (name withheld), resident of Ponda, the incident occurred on October 14, 2025, around 12:40 p.m., when the accused Shragan Naik (details not known) allegedly took away her minor son from her lawful guardianship to the residence of another accused, Tarkeshwar Naik, at Durbhat, Ponda. The complaint further states that Tarkeshwar…

Team Goemkarponn Dharbandora: Unidentified thieves stole the outer condenser unit of an air conditioner from a farmhouse at Shigao, Dharbandora, late on Friday night. According to the complaint lodged by Medar Kujur, a resident of Shigao and a native of Jharkhand, the theft occurred between 6:00 p.m. on October 17 and 9:00 a.m. on October 18, 2025, at Luizinho Faleiro’s farmhouse in Shigao, where the complainant is employed as a labourer. The accused allegedly removed and stole the outer condenser unit of a Voltas air conditioner, valued at around ₹35,000, which was installed on the outer wall of the…

Team Goemkarponn Arambol: A taxi driver attached to the Goa Miles service was allegedly assaulted and wrongfully restrained by an unidentified person at Khalchawada, Arambol, on Saturday afternoon, over a dispute concerning passenger pickup. According to the complaint filed by Purushottam Parshuram Kale (27), a resident of Sancoale, the incident occurred around 12:30 p.m. on October 18 when he had gone to pick up passengers in his taxi (registration number GA-06-T-9143). The accused allegedly wrongfully restrained him, abused him in filthy language, and punched the side window of his taxi, before attempting to assault him. The Mandrem Police have…

Team Goemkarponn Verna: Verna police have launched an investigation after unidentified persons allegedly broke into a flat at Zuari Nagar, Sancoale, and decamped with gold ornaments and wristwatches worth ₹8.5 lakh. The complaint was lodged by Raj Dulari Rana, a resident of Mangoor Hill, Vasco, who reported that between September 9 at 3.30 pm and October 18 at 6 pm, some unknown culprits broke open the main door of her flat and committed the theft. The stolen items include two gold bangles weighing 40.18 grams, a mangalsutra of 30 grams, two finger rings and a pair of earrings together…

Team Goemkarponn Colva: In two separate incidents reported from Colva, burglars decamped with gold ornaments, valuables, and cash worth nearly ₹4 lakh from residential houses in Salcete. In the first case, Percy Quintine Costa, a resident of Per-saraulim, Salcete, reported that between 12:56 a.m. and 3:37 a.m. on August 29, two unidentified persons broke into his house while the family was away. The culprits allegedly forcibly damaged the rear window glass and bent the iron grill to gain entry and stole gold ornaments, other valuables, and currency notes of various countries worth ₹1.93 lakh. The stolen items had been…

Team Goemkarponn Old Goa: A 39-year-old pedestrian lost his life after being hit by a car near the railway bridge at Corlim, Tiswadi, on Monday morning. According to Old Goa Police, the incident occurred at around 6.45 am when the driver of a Maruti Suzuki S-Cross (Reg. No. GA07N1800) was proceeding from Panaji towards Banastari and allegedly drove in a rash and negligent manner. The car reportedly struck the pedestrian, identified as Manoj Kankonkar, a resident of Corlim, who was walking by the roadside. Kankonkar sustained serious injuries in the collision and was immediately rushed to the Goa…