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Team Goemkarponn CALANGUTE: Police have registered a case against a BMW driver from Maharashtra for allegedly causing an accident that left two riders seriously injured and fleeing the scene without offering help. According to a complaint filed by Head Constable Pandurang Samant (HC 5456) of Calangute Police Station, the incident occurred on October 9, 2024, around 7 pm, opposite Menezes Enterprises at Naikawado, Calangute. The accused, identified as Vijay Burud (29), a resident of Khardi Diwa Shail, Panvel Road, Thane, Maharashtra, was reportedly driving a BMW car (MH-04-MQ-1112) from Baga Circle towards Calangute Tinto when he drove rashly and…

Team Goemkarponn CURCHOREM: Police have registered a case against five persons, including one identified accused, for allegedly trespassing into a residence and assaulting a man at Carriyamoddi, Pontemol, Curchorem. According to a complaint lodged by Sarvar Khan, a resident of Carriyamoddi, Pontemol, the incident occurred on June 10, 2025, around 6 pm at Candida Residency. The complainant stated that the main accused, Shivam Mohite, along with four unidentified persons, formed an unlawful assembly and forcibly entered his flat. The group allegedly pushed his pregnant sister, abused his mother and younger sister in filthy language, and when confronted, caught hold…

Team Goemkarponn MARGAO: Police has arrested two persons for allegedly possessing and attempting to sell hydroponic weed in Margao. According to a state complaint lodged by PSI Shubham Gaonkar of Margao Town Police Station, the accused, Arbaz Shaikh, a resident of Tolleband, Davorlim, was caught red-handed at around 8:35 pm on October 8, 2025, in illegal possession of hydroponic weed (ganja) weighing 27.78 grams, valued at ₹2,77,800. He was accompanied by Zahid Hoskop, a resident of Rumdamol, Navelim. Police stated that the duo had come to Ring Road, Aquem-Tolleband, Margao, to deliver the contraband to prospective customers. Both accused…

Team Goemkarponn PONDA: A complaint has been lodged against a resident of Warkhandem for allegedly obstructing the pathway of a physically disabled woman by deliberately parking vehicles in front of her house. According to the complaint filed by Noorjahan Fakir, a resident of Warkhandem, the accused, Nasir Shaikh, also from Warkhandem, had been intentionally blocking the passage leading to her residence at TNK, Hanuman Housing Society, prior to June 6, 2025. The complainant alleged that despite knowing she is 100% physically disabled and unable to walk, the accused repeatedly parked his four-wheeler and scooters on the pathway, wrongfully restraining…

Team Goemkarponn PONDA: A pedestrian sustained grievous injuries after being hit by a Tata Winger at Curti, Ponda, on Tuesday afternoon. According to a complaint filed by ASI Rohidas Bhomkar of Ponda Police Station, the incident occurred on October 7, 2025, around 2 pm, when the accused, identified as Mohamad Momin, a resident of Ponda, was allegedly driving a Tata Winger in a rash and negligent manner from Copperwada, Curti, towards Goa Dairy. When the vehicle reached near Mahalaxmi Residence, Sidhu Nagar, Curti, it reportedly knocked down a pedestrian, Abdul Khalid Siddique, a resident of Zingdimoll, Curti, causing grievous…

“The Kruti Samiti has now warned that the hospital must start by December, or there will be protests. It is tragic that people must threaten agitation just to receive what was promised to them nearly a decade ago. Why should citizens have to fight for something already built and paid for with public money? Why must health care depend on political pressure rather than administrative responsibility? The failure is systemic. It reflects poor coordination between the Goa State Infrastructure Development Corporation, which built the facility, and the Directorate of Health Services, which was supposed to operationalise it. It also reveals…

Team Goemkarponn SATTARI: Panic gripped a government primary school in Poriem, Sattari, after a ceiling fan came crashing down during class hours on Thursday, injuring a student. According to reports, the incident occurred shortly after the school building had undergone recent renovation works. The injured student was initially rushed to the Community Health Centre at Sanquelim and later shifted to the Asilo Hospital in Mapusa for further medical treatment. Local authorities and education department officials have initiated an inquiry into the incident to determine the cause of the fan’s fall. Meanwhile, parents and residents have expressed serious concern over…