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Team Goemkarponn BAINA: A beach once known for all the wrong reasons has rewritten its story, and the New Year celebrations at Baina beach have become the clearest symbol of that transformation. What was earlier associated with red-light activities has now emerged as one of Goa’s most preferred destinations to welcome the New Year, drawing thousands of revellers to its shoreline. The change has been driven by a clear vision pursued over the last three years by Mormugao MLA Sankalp Amonkar, who set out to alter Baina beach’s public image and unlock its tourism potential. After being elected, Amonkar focused…

Team Goemkarponn PERNEM: Mandrem Police have registered an unnatural death case following the drowning of a young man at Vithaldaswada, Morjim, in Pernem taluka late on December 31, 2025. According to police, U.D. No. 58/2025 was registered at 11.04 pm under Section 194 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, after Mandrem Police Station received telephonic information from the Community Health Centre (CHC), Tuem, that an unknown male had been brought dead from Morjim. Subsequent enquiry revealed that the deceased was identified as Aditya (full name not known), aged around 25 to 30 years, a native of Bihar. He…

Team Goemkarponn QUEPEM: Two persons sustained injuries after a goods carrier rickshaw allegedly caused an accident at Guddi Paroda in Quepem on December 24, 2025, Quepem Police said. According to the complaint filed by ASI Nagesh Gaonkar of Quepem Police Station, the incident occurred prior to 10.16 pm near opposite Balaji Finance at Guddi Paroda. The accused, identified as Murshad Ali, a resident of Dicarpali, Margao, was driving a goods carrier rickshaw and had halted the vehicle at the roadside. Police stated that the accused allegedly turned the rickshaw onto the main road suddenly, without giving any signal or exercising…

Team Goemkarponn CALANGUTE: In a significant development in the Porbavaddo murder case, Calangute Police have arrested the accused and secured 11 days of police custody as investigation gathers pace. An offence was registered on January 1, 2026, at 2.55 pm at Calangute Police Station based on a state complaint filed by PSI Kiran Naik, following an enquiry into an unnatural death case (UD No. 01/2026) under Section 194 of the BNSS. Police investigations revealed that prior to 2.44 am on January 1, 2026, the accused Kamal Adhikari, a native of West Bengal and presently residing at Porbavaddo, Calangute, allegedly assaulted…

Team Goemkarponn OLD GOA: Acting on reliable and specific information, Old Goa Police conducted a late-night narcotics raid at Gavant, Chimbel, in Tiswadi and arrested a 28-year-old man for illegal possession of suspected ganja. The raid was carried out on December 31, 2025, at around 10.54 pm on an internal road at Gavant, Chimbel. During the operation, the police apprehended Mansur Ali, son of Hazrat Ali, a resident of Indiranagar, Chimbel, who was working as a driver. Police recovered 312 grams of greenish-coloured leafy substance with flowering and fruiting tops suspected to be ganja from the accused. The seized contraband…

Team Goemkarponn ISSORCIM: Unauthorised land filling activity carried out on a property at Issorcim village in Mormugao taluka has come under the scanner of the town and country planning authorities, leading to police action against the developer involved. According to police sources, the illegal activity was detected at a property belonging to Sunny Bay Estate Pvt. Ltd, where land filling was allegedly carried out without obtaining mandatory approvals or permissions from the chief town and country planner. The activity was reportedly noticed on November 7, 2025, at Issorcim village. Based on the complaint filed by Krishna Naik, Grade II, attached…

Team Goemkarponn VALPOI/CALANGUTE: Valpoi and Calangute Police have registered multiple cases of gambling and matka betting during raids conducted on December 31, 2025, and January 1, 2026, at different locations in North Goa. Several accused were caught red-handed, arrested, and later released on bail on the same day. On December 31, 2025, Valpoi Police registered the first offence at 16.34 hours on the complaint of HC Shrikant K. Gaonkar (B. No. 4784). The incident occurred at around 14.03 hours near Shiv Parvati Hotel, Sattari, where the accused, Dayanand s/o Yadoba Naik (60), a resident of Narayan Nagar, Honda–Sattari, was allegedly…