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Team Goemkarponn MAPUSA: The Goa Council of Ayurvedic and Other Allied Indian Systems of Medicine has approached the Mapusa Police, raising concerns over alleged illegal practices, misleading advertisements and possible financial exploitation of patients in the name of Ayurveda and AYUSH treatments. In a complaint submitted on August 24, 2026, Council President Dr. Sneha Bhagwat urged police to examine establishments and practitioners allegedly making unverified claims about guaranteed treatments for serious medical conditions. The Council has particularly raised concerns over advertisements and signboards promoting treatments “without operation” for conditions including piles, fistula and fissure. The complaint also refers to Dr.…

Team Goemkarponn CANACONA: The Department of History of Shree Mallikarjun & Shri Chetan Manju Desai College, Delem, Canacona, organised a seminar titled “Patoleo: A Cross Community Tradition” on Friday, exploring the historical, cultural and ecological significance of the traditional Goan delicacy. The seminar highlighted how Patoleo has remained a shared culinary tradition across communities in Goa and the Konkan region, while also examining its green dimension and therapeutic properties. Associate Professor Domitel D’Souza, Head of the Department of History, in her introductory remarks, emphasised the importance of preserving traditional practices that connect communities with their cultural heritage. Keynote speaker Dr.…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: A ₹10 lakh transaction in the money trail has helped Goa Cyber Crime Police trace and arrest a 20-year-old man from Nanded, Maharashtra, in a digital arrest fraud case involving ₹42.60 lakh. The accused, identified as Tejas Narhare, was arrested after a technical and financial investigation into a complaint filed by a Canacona resident, who allegedly lost ₹42,60,094.40 between January 30 and February 21, 2026. According to police, the accused and his associates allegedly posed as officials of the Department of Telecommunications and the Delhi and Mumbai Crime Branches. The complainant was allegedly falsely linked to a…

Team Goemkarponn SANVORDEM: An elderly man was found unconscious on the foot overbridge at Sanvordem Railway Station on August 23 and was later declared brought dead at the Community Health Centre (CHC), Curchorem. According to police, a written memo was received from Sanvordem Railway Station at around 11.49 am regarding an unidentified elderly man found in an unconscious condition at the station. Police visited the spot and shifted the man to CHC Curchorem, where the duty doctor declared him brought dead. During enquiry, the deceased was identified as Vithal Kutra, aged 70, a resident of Londa, Belgaum, Karnataka, by his…

Team Goemkarponn CORTALIM: A road accident at Birla Cross Junction, Cortalim, in the early hours of August 23 left three persons injured after a Mahindra XUV allegedly collided with an Ertiga car and subsequently hit a traffic signal pole before overturning. According to a state complaint filed by HC 5767 Sudeshkumar Desai of Verna Police Station, the incident occurred at around 5.15 am. The accused driver, identified as Savio Fernandes of Navelim, Salcete, was allegedly driving the Mahindra XUV in a rash and negligent manner while proceeding from Dabolim towards Margao. Police said that upon reaching Birla Cross Junction, Cortalim,…

Team Goemkarponn TALEIGAO: A mobile phone snatching case has been registered after an unknown man allegedly snatched a mobile phone from a pedestrian near Taleigao Church on August 21. According to the complaint filed by Ganga Ram Kumar, a resident of Durgawadi, Taleigao, the incident occurred at around 6.05 pm while he was walking towards his rented room. An unknown male, allegedly riding a black Aprilia scooter with orange alloy wheels, reportedly snatched his pink-coloured OPPO K12 mobile phone, valued at around ₹15,000, from his right hand and fled from the spot. The complainant described the accused as thin-built and…

Team Goemkarponn MANDREM: A 45-year-old housewife from Madhalamaz, Mandrem, has lodged a complaint alleging that she and her 17-year-old minor son were assaulted and threatened following a property dispute. According to the complaint, the incident occurred at around 5 pm on August 23 at a house in Madhalamaz. The complainant alleged that five identified accused persons—Suchita Mhamal, her brother Mangesh Chodankar of Tar-Siolim, Kishori and her husband Kishor of Siolim, and Manisha Harmalkar of Madhalamaz—along with two unidentified women and an unidentified man, formed an unlawful assembly and allegedly trespassed into the house. The accused allegedly abused the complainant using…