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Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) hit out at the BJP-led Goa government for failing to curb the state’s rising drug menace, urging it to adopt the systematic measures implemented by the AAP government in Punjab. AAP Goa Working President and National Spokesperson Valmiki Naik said the state has no clear assessment of the drug problem. “In Goa, the issue only comes into focus when a tragedy occurs, like the recent death of a BITS Pilani student. The police machinery wakes up only after such incidents. Instead of waiting for more youth to die, the government should commission…

Team Goemkarponn MARGAO: Fatorda police registered a case against one Simon Dias, resident of Novo Vaddo, Gogol, Margao, for allegedly assaulting his neighbour William Dias late on Sunday night. According to police, the incident occurred on September 7 at around 11 pm, when the accused allegedly attacked the complainant with a bracelet (kada) on his head and further assaulted him with kicks on his right leg. The victim sustained a grievous fracture injury on his leg. Further investigation is being carried out by PSI Satvashil Devidas of Fatorda Police Station.

Team Goemkarponn THIVIM: In a major crackdown on drug peddling, Colvale Police arrested a 25-year-old Nepalese national, Roshan Japrel, at Thivim Railway Station on Wednesday and seized 3.5 kg of ganja worth ₹3.5 lakh. The accused, a resident of Calangute, had arrived from Mumbai on the Mandovi Express and was intercepted at the station’s parking lot following a tip-off. Police said the consignment was meant for distribution to customers in Goa. Japrel has been booked under the NDPS Act. Officials confirmed that he had previously been arrested by Saligao Police in a 2024 narcotics case. The raid was carried out…

Team Goemkarponn VASCO: Vasco police have arrested two men from Nagpur, Maharashtra, after seizing a haul of electronic items that included 28 mobile phones and four laptops, all suspected to be stolen property. The action followed a complaint lodged by police constable Rajesh Bandodkar of Vasco Police Station. According to the complaint, the accused, identified as Rajesh Bhat and Dilip Kumar, both residents of Nagpur, were found in possession of several mobile phones and laptops of different companies. Police stated that the duo had acted with common intention in committing the thefts. Based on the complaint, Vasco police registered an…

Team Goemkarponn CORTALIM: Unknown Burglars broke into the house of Gagan Barik, a resident of Cortalim and native of Odisha, and decamped with gold ornaments valued at ₹1,30,000. As per the complaint, the incident occurred between September 8 and 16, when the accused persons entered the house by breaking open the back window of the kitchen. They stole a gold chain with locket and a pair of earrings, which were kept inside a cupboard locker. Verna police have registered the case under sections 331(3), 331(4) and 305 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. The investigation is being conducted by PSI…

Team Goemkarponn DABOLIM: Goa International Airport at Dabolim marked Yatri Sewa Diwas 2025 with a series of cultural, health and community-oriented activities for passengers and staff, turning the terminal into a hub of festive and social engagement on Wednesday. Arriving passengers were welcomed with a traditional tilak ceremony and a brief introduction to the significance of Yatri Sewa Diwas. Visitors also enjoyed a Goan folk dance performance at the arrival hall, organised in coordination with Goa Tourism. Many travellers took the opportunity to click photographs at a specially arranged booth featuring a life-size image of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi.…

Team SADA: The 4th National Conference on Polar Sciences (NCPS) was inaugurated at the National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR), Headland Sada, by M. Ravichandran, Secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) on Wednesday morning. The three-day event has brought together leading scientists, academicians, and researchers from India and abroad to deliberate on the critical challenges and opportunities in polar and ocean sciences. The inaugural ceremony was attended by eminent dignitaries, including Gary Wilson, President of the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR); Sunil Singh, Director, National Institute of Oceanography; and Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, Director General of the India Meteorological…