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Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: With the 2027 Goa Assembly elections approaching, opposition parties have stepped up efforts to explore a broader political understanding, but differences over the timing and terms of an alliance continue to remain. Congress leader Viresh Borkar said the party has invited the Goa Forward Party (GFP) for alliance discussions and that talks are being held at a preliminary level. He said issues such as a Common Minimum Programme and seat-sharing would be taken up after the party completes its ongoing internal restructuring and reconstitutes its committees. Congress is also looking beyond the GFP. Leader of Opposition Yuri…

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday met Japanese Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi in New Delhi and reaffirmed India’s commitment to deepening its Special Strategic and Global Partnership with Japan. The discussions focused on expanding defence and security cooperation, with both sides highlighting the partnership’s growing importance in ensuring peace, stability and prosperity across the Indo-Pacific region. During the meeting, the Prime Minister recalled his detailed discussions with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi during the 16th India-Japan Annual Summit held in July 2026. He welcomed the steady progress made in bilateral defence collaboration and emphasized the need to further…

Team Goemkarponn COLVA: Colva Police conducted a raid on an alleged online gambling den at a house in Colva on Wednesday evening, August 20, and arrested three persons for allegedly accepting illegal online bets. According to police, the raid was carried out between 7:30 pm and 9:30 pm at a premises in the 3rd Ward of Colva, following information about gambling activities. The accused have been identified as Jitendrasinh Chauhan (24), Narendrasinh Rathod (25), and Rahul Patel (33). Police said the three were allegedly caught red-handed while accepting online bets and operating computer-based and online games from the premises. During…

Team Goemkarponn CANACONA: Canacona Police have registered an offence against three persons in connection with the death of a labourer who allegedly fell from the third floor of an under-construction building at Agonda on August 17. According to the state complaint filed by PSI Vishal Velip of Canacona Police Station, the accused have been identified as Pramod Raikar of Curchorem and Badal Naik Gaonkar and Barsat Naik Gaonkar, both residents of Agonda. Police allege that the accused, who were contractors/building owners, acted with common intention and failed to provide safety equipment or take necessary precautionary measures for the deceased labourer…

“This lack of coordination has been one of the biggest weaknesses of the Goa Congress. An alliance requires trust, communication and a common strategy. If Congress leaders cannot speak with one voice within their own party, convincing smaller parties to trust them will be an uphill task. Then comes the biggest contradiction. Congress has revived its Fatorda bloc at a time when it is supposed to be strengthening its relationship with Goa Forward Party. Fatorda is not an ordinary constituency. It is the political backyard of GFP president Vijai Sardesai, who has repeatedly positioned himself as an important Opposition force…

Team Goemkarponn PERNEM: Pernem Police have arrested a 26-year-old man after allegedly catching him with 93.52 grams of a blackish semi-liquid substance suspected to be hashish oil during a narcotics raid at Chonwada, Dhargal. According to the state complaint filed by PSI Vivek H. Halarnkar of Pernem Police Station, the raid was conducted on August 19 between 3.10 pm and 7.05 pm near a banyan tree on the service road of NH-66, close to Kaloji Wine Stores. The accused has been identified as Nagraj S/o Virappan alias Hirappa Badrapur, a resident of Bhutwadi, Virnoda, Pernem. Police said the suspected hashish…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Mopa Airport Police have registered an offence against a 44-year-old Jaipur resident after a prohibited Trimble GPS device was detected in his baggage during security screening at Manohar International Airport on August 18. According to the complaint filed by CISF personnel Shantanu Pramanick, the passenger, identified as Kailash Chand Yadav, was scheduled to travel to Delhi on Air India Express flight IX-1490, which was scheduled to depart at 3.05 pm. At around 1.50 pm, during screening at the Domestic Security Hold Area, the ATRS-G system allegedly detected a Trimble GPS device in Yadav’s baggage. Police said the…