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Team Goemkarponn CANACONA: In a spate of road accidents, six buffaloes, including two pregnant and two male buffaloes, were killed within four days last week on the Manohar Parrikar Canacona Bypass Road (NH66) between Char-Rasta and Kolsar (Galgibaga). According to sources, four buffaloes — two pregnant and two male — were killed late Friday night after being hit by heavy vehicles at Bhagatwada near Char-Rasta. Two more had been found dead two days earlier after being run over at Kolsar. Several vehicles involved in the accidents reportedly sustained extensive damage. Locals said the menace of cattle straying onto the…

Team Goemkarponn CANACONA: A delegation from Khola village, led by Sarpanch Smt. Pradnya Gautam Kamat, submitted a charter of demands to Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Kamat on Saturday, urging urgent government attention to long-pending issues despite Khola being one of the few villages in Goa adopted under the Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY). The delegation, comprising Prashant Kholkar, Jairam Pagi, Eknath Pagi, and Gautam Kamat, met the Chief Minister at Ravindra Bhavan, Sankhali. Their demands included immediate installation of a mobile tower at Matvemol to resolve poor connectivity, reconstruction of the dilapidated Saleri bridge connecting Khola and Agonda, construction…

Team Goemkarponn MARGAO: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Goa on Sunday marked the third anniversary of the defection of eight Congress MLAs to the BJP in 2022 with a symbolic celebration of what it termed the “BJP-Congress wedding.” At a press conference in Margao, AAP leaders — Working President Valmiki Naik, General Secretary (Campaign) Sandesh Teleikar-Desai, Vice-President Roque Mascarenhas, and Spokesperson Pio Kevin — cut a cake to mark the “wedding anniversary” while accusing both BJP and Congress of betraying the people of Goa. Naik alleged that Congress had repeatedly aided BJP in forming governments in Goa and warned…

Team Goemkarponn MARDOL: The body of a 39-year-old man was recovered from the Zuari River near Tonka Ferry Point, Madkai, on September 14 morning. Police said a phone call was received around 10:39 am informing that Navy divers had fished out the body and kept it at the ferry point. The deceased was later identified by his wife, Jyoti Harijan, as her husband, Muktya Harijan, a resident of Davorlim, Navelim. Family members informed that the deceased had been suffering from severe diabetes, which had led to the amputation of his left leg, while doctors had advised amputation of his…

Team Goemkarponn PONDA: A 30-year-old man was found dead at his rented residence in Kavle, Ponda, on Sunday morning. Police said they received a call at around 7:09 am on September 14, informing about the incident. Upon reaching the spot, officers found the deceased, identified as Sanjay Kundekar, a native of Chandgad, Maharashtra, hanging from a wooden rafter in the kitchen of his rented room. His wife, Nikita Kundekar, told police that the family had been facing financial difficulties due to bank loans. An inquest was conducted, and postmortem examination at South Goa District Hospital confirmed the cause of…

Team Goemkarponn CUNCOLIM: A 46-year-old man from Chinchinim was found dead at his residence in the early hours of September 14. Police said the deceased, John Viegas of Deussa, Chinchinim, was discovered unconscious by his sister-in-law, Lenucia Cardozo, who immediately shifted him to South Goa District Hospital, Margao, where doctors declared him brought dead. An inquest panchanama was conducted, and postmortem revealed the cause of death as congestive cardiac failure consequent to dilated cardiomyopathy. The body was later handed over to family members for final rites. Further enquiry is being conducted by LPSI Riyanka Naik of Cuncolim Police Station.

Team Goemkarponn VERNA: A pedestrian was injured in a road mishap at Matol, Verna, on September 9 evening. According to Verna Police, at around 7:15 pm, the rider of a Bullet motorcycle, Ruban Silva, resident of Chandrawaddo, Fatorda, allegedly rode in a rash and negligent manner while proceeding from Pirni Verna towards Margao. Near Garden Auto Care on the Western Bypass Road, he knocked down pedestrian Sebastiao Fernandes of Matol, Verna, who was crossing the road towards the workshop. Fernandes sustained injuries and was shifted for medical treatment. Further investigation is being carried out by HC Sudeshkumar Desai of…