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Team Goemkarponn SADA: In a dramatic turn of events, Mormugao MLA Sankalp Amonkar on Thursday evening presided over the grand inauguration of a towering statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj at Sada Junction, even as the Mormugao Port Authority (MPA) has moved the High Court of Bombay at Goa challenging development on the land. Amid a blaze of fireworks that lit up the skyline, chants of “Har Har Mahadev”, “Jai Shivaji” and “Jai Bhavani” echoed through the air as hundreds of Shiv Premis gathered in a sea of white kurtas and saffron turbans. The atmosphere was electric, with traditional Shivaji aarti…

Team Goemkarponn Porvorim: Porvorim Police have registered an offence against a 39-year-old man for allegedly accepting gambling bets in a public place near the Sports and Cultural Club, Porvorim. The case was registered on February 18, 2026 at 21:21 hrs based on a state complaint filed by Assistant Sub Inspector Prashant Naik of Porvorim Police Station. As per the complaint, between 19:40 hrs and 20:45 hrs on the same day, the accused, identified as Sitaram Sawant, resident of Satingan Wada, Khorlim, Mapusa, Bardez-Goa, was caught red-handed while allegedly accepting gambling bets from members of the public in an open public…

Team Goemkarponn Cuncolim: A 29-year-old daily wage labourer lost his life after a wall collapsed on him while he was at work in Nagelo, Cuncolim, on Tuesday. Cuncolim Police have registered a case of unnatural death and initiated further inquiry into the incident. According to police, on February 18, 2026 at around 12:09 hrs, a phone call was received from a doctor at PHC Balli informing that Mohammad Sabir, 29, resident of Ghotna, Cuncolim, originally from Parshadpur, Araira, Bihar, had been brought dead to the health centre from Nagelo, Cuncolim. Preliminary enquiry revealed that the deceased was engaged in daily…

Team Goemkarponn Verna: Verna Police have arrested a man from Cansaulim following a complaint of rape and assault lodged by a woman from Uttar Kannada district, Karnataka. The case was registered based on the complaint of the survivor, whose identity has been withheld for legal reasons. According to the complaint, on February 15, 2026, in the morning hours at a guest house room in Cansaulim, the accused, identified as Irfan Khan, allegedly forced himself on the complainant without her consent. The survivor further alleged that on February 17, 2026 at around 3:00 hrs, the accused took her on his scooter…

Team Goemkarponn Calangute: Police have registered an offence in connection with a theft of ₹7.35 lakh reported from a restaurant in Baga. The case was registered on February 19, 2026 at 12.57 hrs based on a written complaint filed by Keshu Nathabhai Agath, a resident of Shivalik Avenue, Bodakdev, Ahmedabad, Gujarat. According to the complaint, the incident occurred on January 18, 2026 at around 12.30 hrs at Krishna Kathiyavadi Kitchen, Baga. The complainant stated that while he had briefly gone to wash his hands, the accused allegedly took advantage of his absence and decamped with his bag containing cash amounting…

Team Goemkarponn Mopa: Pernem Police have registered an offence against a 39-year-old woman passenger after two live ammunition rounds were detected in her baggage at Manohar International Airport, Mopa. The case was registered on February 18, 2026 at 17.10 hrs based on a complaint lodged by Mr. Lohith P.N., Duty Manager of ILHBSS at Manohar International Airport, Mopa, Pernem-Goa. As per the complaint, at around 17.39 hrs on the same day, during pre-boarding security screening, airport security personnel detected two live rounds inside the baggage bearing tag No. 0312770358 belonging to the passenger, identified as Bindu Kumari, wife of Binay…

Team Goemkarponn Porvorim: The Anti Narcotic Police Station, St. Cruz–Goa, has busted an illegal cannabis cultivation and drug supply operation at Alto Porvorim and arrested three persons in connection with the case. Crime No. 06/2026 has been registered under Sections 20(a), 20(b)(ii)(A) read with 29 of the NDPS Act, 1985, dated February 18, 2026. Acting on a House Search Warrant, a narcotic raid was conducted on the intervening night of February 17 and 18 at a rented flat in Rivera Residency, Alto Porvorim, Bardez–Goa. During the search, police found five cannabis plants allegedly being grown illegally inside the premises. Officers…