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Team Goemkarponn CAMURLIM: A 69-year-old tourist from Switzerland died late Sunday night while receiving medical care at Goa Medical College and Hospital. The deceased, identified as Diego Realini, had been staying alone at Shambala Guest House in Khairat, Camurlim, Bardez, since December 17, 2025. According to police, he had travelled to India on a tourist visa and was residing at the guest house for the past few months. On March 1 at around 3 pm, Realini reportedly developed health complications in his room and began vomiting. His condition worsened rapidly, prompting the guest house caretaker and owner to arrange for…

Team Goemkarponn VALPOI: Police from Valpoi Police Station cracked down on an unauthorised laterite stone quarry operating at Malashekarwada in the Khotoda panchayat area of Sattari taluka, seizing machinery and booking the landowner under relevant legal provisions. Acting on complaints from local residents about ongoing illegal extraction over the past several months, police conducted a raid at the site and found quarrying activities underway. During the operation, officers confiscated a stone-cutting machine, a generator and a goods carrier truck allegedly used to transport the extracted laterite stones. Additional equipment present at the location was also taken into custody. The landowner,…

Team Goemkarponn MARGAO: Three Lenovo laptops worth approximately ₹1.5 lakh were stolen from the premises of Victor Hospital on February 13. As per the complaint lodged by Roy Naik, IT Manager of the hospital, the theft occurred between 1:00 pm and 1:40 pm on the first floor of the hospital building at Malbhat, Margao. Unknown accused persons allegedly entered the IT office room and the Food and Facility Department office and decamped with three Lenovo laptops with the intention of illegal gain. A case has been registered at Margao Town Police Station, and further investigation is being carried out by…

Team Goemkarponn MARGAO: A man was arrested after being caught allegedly in possession of suspected ganja near the District Library at Navelim, opposite Holy Cross, Margao, in the early hours of March 3. According to a complaint filed by PSI Sanjay Velip of Margao Town Police Station, the accused, identified as Rohan Dias, a resident of Durbhat, Ponda, was caught red-handed between 10:45 pm on March 2 and 1:45 am on March 3. He was found in possession of dry greenish leafy, flowering and fruiting parts of a plant suspected to be ganja weighing 963 grams, valued at approximately ₹1,15,560.…

Team Goemkarponn A pedestrian sustained serious injuries after being knocked down by a Bolero jeep in a hit-and-run incident near Queeny Junction, Upasnagar, Sancoale, on February 28 at around 8:45 pm. According to a complaint lodged by HC 4750 Siddesh Dessai of Verna Police Station, the accused driver, identified as Laxman Singh, a resident of Chimbel, Old Goa and native of Rajasthan, was proceeding from Birla, Zuarinagar towards Chimbel. On reaching near Queeny Junction at Upasnagar, Sancoale, he allegedly drove the Bolero jeep in a rash and negligent manner and rammed into a pedestrian from behind. The injured pedestrian has…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Amid apprehensions that the ongoing conflict in the Gulf could disrupt fuel availability, a senior official linked to fuel distribution operations in Goa has clarified that the State’s supply remains unaffected and adequate stocks are in place. The official, associated with a major fuel depot, stated that Goa’s petroleum products are sourced from domestic refineries and not directly from regions impacted by the conflict. He explained that refined fuel is supplied from facilities located in Mumbai, Mangalore, Paradeep and other parts of India through established inland logistics networks. “There is no reason for concern regarding fuel availability…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Goa Forward Party chief Vijai Sardesai has introduced The Goa (Protection of Rivers) Bill, 2026, seeking to establish a structured legal mechanism for safeguarding rivers across the state. The proposed legislation outlines the formation of a three-tier Goa River Protection Authority that would be tasked with monitoring, regulating and guiding conservation initiatives related to river ecosystems. The authority is envisaged as the nodal body to coordinate river management efforts at multiple levels. The Bill also proposes formally designating certain waterways as “Protected Rivers” and creating River Conservation Zones to shield ecologically sensitive stretches from degradation and unchecked…