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Team Goemkarponn Chimbel: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Goa, has extended its support to the ongoing protest by residents of Chimbel, particularly the ST community, against the proposed Unity Mall project. The agitation is gaining momentum, with a large-scale protest scheduled to be held on 4 January in Chimbel. AAP MLA Cruz Silva and senior party leader Amit Palekar visited the protest site ahead of the year-end and expressed solidarity with the agitators. They were accompanied by AAP Youth Wing leader Rohan Naik, Minority Wing Vice President Sarfaraz Sheikh, and party workers. The party also announced its active participation in…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Department of Information Technology, Electronics and Communication (DITE&C), Government of Goa, held its 10th Empowered Committee Meeting at the Conference Hall, Mantralaya, Porvorim, to review applications under the Seed Capital Grant Scheme of the Goa Startup Policy 2025. The meeting was chaired by Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant and co-chaired by IT, Electronics and Communications Minister Rohan Khaunte, with senior government officials and industry representatives in attendance. The Seed Capital Grant Scheme provides one-time financial assistance of up to Rs 10 lakh to startups that have developed a Minimum Viable Product. The Startup and IT Promotion…

Team Goemkarponn Agacaim: Agacaim Police have achieved a major breakthrough in a murder case with the arrest of the accused from Bihar, following a swift and coordinated inter-state operation. The case was registered on the basis of a complaint filed by Shyambabu Das (22), a labourer residing at Mercurim, Tiswadi, Goa, originally from Samastipur, Bihar, who alleged that his brother was murdered in the early hours of 22 December 2025. According to police, the accused Anish Kumar, a native of Bihar and presently residing at Mercurim, Agacaim, intentionally assaulted the complainant’s brother, forcibly restrained him, and deliberately rolled him into…

Team Goemkarponn Porvorim: Porvorim Police have booked tourists from Maharashtra for illegally displaying a “Police” signboard on their private vehicle in an attempt to evade police checks. According to Police Inspector Shri Rahul Parab, on 02 January 2026, a Hyundai Verna (MH-12-LP-5689) was noticed moving suspiciously in the Porvorim area with a “Police” signboard displayed on the vehicle. The patrolling staff, comprising Driver PC Baburao Shirodkar and Head Constable Dharmendra Wadkar, acted promptly and signalled the vehicle to stop. The vehicle was detained and the driver along with the occupants were verified. During verification, it was revealed that all the…

Team Goemkarponn Assonora: Colvale Police have arrested the accused bus driver in connection with a fatal road accident reported near Jerry Bar, Assonora, on 02 January 2026. According to police, the accused Tukaram Sawant (33), a resident of Tari Wado, Marcel, Goa, was driving a Tata bus bearing registration number GA-03-N-6019 in a rash and negligent manner at around 7.45 am while proceeding from Mapusa towards Bicholim. The bus allegedly dashed into a Hero motorcycle bearing registration number GA-03-AQ-1805, which was coming from the opposite direction. As a result of the collision, both the rider and pillion rider fell on…

Team Goemkarponn Velsao: An elderly man was found dead inside his residence at Pale, Velsao, Cansaulim, Mormugao, on 01 January 2026. According to police sources, at about 7.06 pm, Verna Police received a phone call from an unknown person informing that a dead body was found in a room at Velsao. During the subsequent enquiry and spot visit, police identified the deceased as Freddy Dias (73), a resident of Velsao Pale, Cansaulim, Mormugao, who was found hanging in the bathroom of his room in a decomposed condition. Further enquiry revealed that the deceased had been living alone for the past…

Team Goemkarponn Quepem: A 56-year-old man was found floating in a bandhara (water body) at Bhat, Quepem, in the early hours of 02 January 2026. According to police sources, at around 12.30 am, Quepem Police received a phone call from Inacio Carvalho, a resident of Ambaulim, Quepem, informing that Domingos Carvalho (56), a resident of Santamol, Ambaulim, Quepem, was seen floating in the bandhara. Upon receiving the information, police took cognisance of the matter and initiated necessary procedures. The dead body has been preserved at South Goa District Hospital (SGDH), Margao, for conducting further medico-legal formalities to ascertain the exact…