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Team Goemkarponn COLVA: Colva Police have booked three local taxi drivers for allegedly restraining an online-booked tourist taxi and harassing a hotel guest outside Nanu Beach Resort, Betalbatim. According to the state complaint filed by PSI Manju Vantamuri, the incident occurred on September 15 around 12:18 pm, when accused Menino D’Silva, Milagres Almeida, and Agnelo Rodrigues — all residents of Nagvaddo, Betalbatim — allegedly stopped a tourist taxi hired online by guest Rajani Ashish Matta, a resident of Ahmedabad, to drop her to the airport. The accused not only restrained the driver but also prevented the guest from boarding…

Team Goemkarponn MARGAO: A Margao resident has lodged a complaint against a Fatorda-based man for allegedly cheating him of Rs. 42.5 lakh under the pretext of providing a residential premises and a plot. According to the complaint filed by Mahesh Borkar of Pedda, Margao, between March 2024 and July 2024, the accused, identified as Kamlesh Munshibhai Karelia, dishonestly induced him to part with cash amounting to Rs. 42,50,000. Despite receiving the money, the accused allegedly failed to deliver the promised property, thereby causing wrongful loss to the complainant. Police have registered the case and further investigation has been entrusted…

Team Goemkarponn VASCO: In a late-night operation, Vasco police arrested three men near the Vasco Railway Station after they were found in possession of a large quantity of ganja valued at over ₹5.34 lakh in the open market. According to police, the raid was carried out between 8.57 pm on September 17 and 12.20 am on September 18, beside the railway station’s platform office. The accused, identified as Dinesh Chauhan alias Gangu, a resident of Vaddem, Vasco, along with Sapneshwar Gouda and Nilanchal Gouda, both hailing from Odisha, were apprehended during the operation. Police said Chauhan and Sapneshwar were…

Team Goemkarponn PONDA: Ponda Police have registered a case against three men for allegedly abducting and brutally assaulting a youth at Old Bus Stand, Ponda. The complaint was lodged by Ganesh Tudu, a resident of Tisk, Ponda and originally from West Bengal. Tudu alleged that on September 5 at around 8 PM, the accused — identified as Amay Naik of Madkai, Pritesh Kamat of Dabolim-Shiroda, and Devendra Shelapkar alias Dilu of Marcel — forcibly took him into a bus and later to a spot near the Ponda Fire Station. There, they allegedly assaulted him with kicks, fist blows, and…

Team Goemkarponn BAMBOLIM: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has come down heavily on the Goa government after the daylight assault on social activist Rama Kankonkar, calling it proof of a complete collapse of law and order in the state. Benaulim MLA Capt. Venzy Viegas demanded that the Goa DGP identify and arrest the culprits within 24 hours, warning that AAP would take to the streets if justice was delayed. He accused Chief Minister and Home Minister Pramod Sawant of failing to rein in growing violence, gang wars, and assaults. AAP Goa President Amit Palekar described the incident as an…

Team Goemkarponn SALIGAO: Saligao Police have arrested a 22-year-old man in connection with a theft at a resort villa in Nerul and recovered Rs. 2.8 lakh in stolen cash. The case was registered under Cr. No. 33/2025, Section 305 of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita Act, following a complaint lodged by Vijay Prakash (31), a businessman from Hyderabad. Prakash reported that between 8 PM on September 16 and 12.30 AM on September 17, unknown persons broke into Villa No. F-4 at Three Kings Resort, Nerul, and decamped with Rs. 2,80,000. Through sustained investigation and technical surveillance, police tracked down the…

“Consider the claim that Mhadei is merely a “transit corridor.” This has been the government’s refrain for years. Yet, camera-trap evidence has shown the presence of adult tigers. Even if cub-rearing has not been recorded, it is misleading to dismiss the area as unimportant. Corridors are not incidental; they are lifelines. Tigers, like most large mammals, depend on continuous forest landscapes for survival. Fragment those corridors and you strangle the species. By downplaying Mhadei’s role, the state essentially signals that connectivity doesn’t matter, which runs counter to the very principles of conservation.” When it comes to wildlife…