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Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Panaji Police on Tuesday evening caught a 36-year-old man red-handed while accepting illegal money bets in a public place at St. Inez. According to police, the accused, Umesh Gaonkar, resident of Ardhawada, Mayem, Bicholim, was apprehended at around 7:15 pm opposite Ashwini Café, St. Inez. He was allegedly accepting money bets on numerical digital numbers, a game of chance, from members of the public. During the raid, police seized cash amounting to ₹1,350 in different denominations, along with other gambling articles. An offence was registered later the same night, and further investigation is being carried out…

Team Goemkarponn CAVELOSSIM: A 22-year-old youth lost his life in the early hours of September 8 after his scooter rammed into a truck that had been parked in a dangerous manner near Hotel Novotel & Resort, Cavelossim. Police said the deceased, identified as Lakshya Wadhwa, a resident of Cavelossim and originally from Jaipur, was riding his TVS Ntorq from Cavelossim towards Mobor at around 4:30 am when he failed to notice the stationary truck and crashed into it from behind. He sustained grievous injuries and was rushed to the District Hospital, Margao, where he succumbed during treatment. The truck,…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Panaji Police have arrested two men from Hyderabad for allegedly stealing ₹5.7 lakh from a fellow guest at a city hotel. According to police, the complainant, Shri Madugula Karthik of Hyderabad, reported that on September 9, 2025, between midnight and 3 p.m., he was staying at Room No. 101 of Hotel Tree House Neptune in Panaji when two men, who had befriended him and shared the room, allegedly committed the theft. The accused were identified as Thumu Raviiteja, a resident of Sanath Nagar, Hyderabad, and Shaik Ashraf, from Khammam, Telangana. The duo is alleged to…

Team Goemkarponn VERNA: Verna police have registered a case against a man from Kolhapur for allegedly cheating a woman by establishing physical relations with her under the false promise of marriage over an extended period. According to police, the offence took place between February 8, 2024, and June 1, 2025, in Cortalim. The accused, identified as Sudesh Patil from Kolhapur, is alleged to have befriended the complainant and taken her to various places in Cortalim. During this time, he promised to marry her and under this pretext had sexual relations with her through deceitful means. However, he later refused…

Team Goemkarponn MORMUGAO:The long-standing issue over the gates erected by the Mormugao Port Authority (MPA) at the Baina flyover is set to move towards a resolution, with the South Goa Collector scheduled to carry out a joint site inspection in the next two days. Vasco MLA Krishna Salkar confirmed this development on Wednesday morning, while speaking to reporters after launching the reconstruction of a storm water drain and paving works in Vasco. Salkar, accompanied by Mormugao Municipal Council Chairperson Girish Borker, City ward councillor Shami Salkar and local residents, said that the gates had faced strong objections from the…

For more than three decades, Union Minister Shripad Naik has been a key face of the BJP in Goa, winning multiple terms from North Goa and serving in successive central governments. Now, his son Siddesh Shripad Naik has begun making his mark as North Goa BJP President. In this conversation with Goemkarponn Editor Suraj Nandrekar, Siddesh opens up about the challenges of carrying his father’s legacy, the debate over dynasty politics, his grassroots political journey, and his own ambitions for the future. — Excerpts Suraj Nandrekar: How challenging is it to be the son of…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The plan to set up a permanent campus for the Indian Institute of Technology-Goa (IIT-Goa) has hit another hurdle, with conflicting claims emerging over whether the Codar comunidade has given its consent. Prashant Gaonkar, attorney for the Codar comunidade, maintained that the process is still at a preliminary stage. He explained that the managing committee has not approved the transfer of land, stressing that a written proposal must first be received, reviewed, and then forwarded to the general body for final ratification. “The committee has only informed the government that land exists. Approval will require a…