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Team Goemkarponn MORMUGAO: Councillors from Mormugao constituency are set to raise the issue of land restoration and repair of damaged public utilities in Bogda and Sada during the special council meeting on the Formula 4 event, scheduled at the Mormugao Municipal Council (MMC) on Monday. Eight municipal councillors, along with residents and former MLA Milind Naik, held a meeting on Sunday to thank Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant for intervening and agreeing to shift the Formula 4 race venue from the densely populated areas of Bogda. However, councillors now plan to seek immediate restoration of the land and repair…

Team Goemkarponn CHICALIM: In a rare display of unity, the Chicalim Panchayat on Sunday witnessed a peaceful and productive gramsabha, where locals and panch members came together to discuss key civic issues and later felicitated Sarpanch Kamla Prasad Yadav for the construction of 1919 Sportz, Goa’s largest private cricket stadium at Verna IDC. Panch member Francisco Nunes said the meeting reflected the growing sense of cooperation among villagers and the Panchayat body. “The gramsabha was held peacefully, and several major issues were taken up,” said Nunes. “We had a long-standing problem of handcarts being left unattended in public areas,…

Team Goemkarponn MARGAO: Police recovered the body of an unidentified man from beneath the bridge connecting Loutolim to Verna IDC on Sunday afternoon. According to Maina Curtorim Police, information was received around 2:08 p.m. regarding a male person lying by the roadside at Loutolim. Upon verification, officers found the body of a man aged between 35 and 40 years, bearing injuries on the head and legs. Preliminary enquiries revealed that the deceased was reportedly seen roaming in the Verna area and is suspected to have been suffering from mental health issues. A panchanama of the scene of the unnatural…

Team Goemkarponn PONDA: A 37-year-old man from Usgao died after reportedly falling from a ladder while painting a house in Dharbandora on Saturday evening. According to police, the deceased has been identified as Sanjay Kumar, a resident of Tisk-Usgao, Ponda. Around 8 p.m., the PHC Pilliem, Dharbandora, informed police that Kumar had been brought dead as a result of a fall from height. Enquiries revealed that Kumar had taken up a painting contract at the house of Vibhakar Dessai at Pilliem. While painting, he allegedly lost balance and fell from a ladder about two metres high. An inquest panchanama…

Team Goemkarponn NAVELIM: Two unidentified persons on a motorcycle allegedly snatched a gold chain from a woman near Perpetual Socorro Convent High School in Navelim on Sunday morning. According to Margao Town Police, the incident occurred between 9:30 a.m. and 9:45 a.m. when the complainant, Inocente Gomes alias Inacina Fernandes, a resident of Dongorim, Navelim, was targeted by the assailants. The snatched gold chain with a pendant weighs about 24 grams and is valued at approximately ₹1.2 lakh. Police have launched an investigation to trace the culprits, and the case is being probed by PSI Sameer Gaonkar of Margao…

Team Goemkarponn MARDOL: Police have booked a man from Tivrem for allegedly assaulting and obstructing a police officer from performing his duty during an incident early Sunday morning. According to Mardol Police, the incident occurred around 2 a.m. on October 12 at Kelbaiwada, Tivrem, when the accused, Pundalik Gaonkar, allegedly abused PSI Zaki Hussain in filthy language while the officer was on duty. Police said the accused also threatened to kill the officer and physically assaulted him with fist blows and nail scratches on his hand and neck, besides damaging his uniform in the process. A case has been…

Team Goemkarponn MARGAO: Maina Curtorim Police arrested 20 persons in the early hours of Saturday for allegedly being involved in online gambling activities in Salcete. According to the police, the raid was conducted around 3:25 a.m. on October 12 at a closed premises near Nessai Gate, Sao Jose de Areal, based on specific information received by PSI Sanket Naik of Maina Curtorim Police Station. During the raid, officers caught the accused persons red-handed and seized ₹4.4 lakh in cash, four tablets, a router, and a modem believed to have been used for the illegal gambling operations. All 20 accused,…