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Congress and Goa Forward have begun talks; alliance and merger both options are under consideration, highly placed sources in both parties tell Prudent; while replying to a social media post criticising AAP - GF alliance, Goa Forward spokesperson Prashant Naik stated, I think your concern has reached its destination. Something positive will happen soon. • Goa Forward Party president Vijai Sardesai has approved the appointment of Shaikh Munir as General Secretary of the party’s Minority Wing, with immediate effect. • I have not made any inappropriate statement. When I was asked to resign as Minister, I only told the party high command and the Chief Minister that the works in my constituency should be completed. It has now been almost three and a half years, and many of the works have not been completed, which is worrying for me.I am still with the party. There is no question of someone else getting the ticket. But if that happens, the people of Curchorem will tell me what to do: Nilesh Cabral. • Panaji Women Police have registered an FIR against Merces-based gym owner for allegedly raping a woman on the pretext of marriage and allegedly impregnating her. Congress and Goa Forward have begun talks; alliance and merger both options are under consideration, highly placed sources in both parties tell Prudent; while replying to a social media post criticising AAP - GF alliance, Goa Forward spokesperson Prashant Naik stated, I think your concern has reached its destination. Something positive will happen soon. • Goa Forward Party president Vijai Sardesai has approved the appointment of Shaikh Munir as General Secretary of the party’s Minority Wing, with immediate effect. • I have not made any inappropriate statement. When I was asked to resign as Minister, I only told the party high command and the Chief Minister that the works in my constituency should be completed. It has now been almost three and a half years, and many of the works have not been completed, which is worrying for me.I am still with the party. There is no question of someone else getting the ticket. But if that happens, the people of Curchorem will tell me what to do: Nilesh Cabral. • Panaji Women Police have registered an FIR against Merces-based gym owner for allegedly raping a woman on the pretext of marriage and allegedly impregnating her.

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Porvorim Firing Case: Businessman’s Name Emerges, Advocate Apologises

Porvorim firing case has taken a fresh turn after the name of a Goa-based businessman, namely Gopal Naik, was reportedly mentioned by the se

19th Sep 2026 • 19 hours ago • 206 views

The Porvorim firing case has taken a fresh turn after the name of a Goa-based businessman, namely Gopal Naik, was reportedly mentioned by the seventh accused. Police are now believed to be tracing the businessman as part of the ongoing investigation.
Meanwhile, Advocate Anitha, who is allegedly representing one of the accused shooters, Arputha Raj Nadar, has posted a new video apologising for sharing an earlier video containing incorrect and misleading information.
In the earlier video, claims were made that Arputha Raj had acted on the instructions of Shrinivas Nayak. In her latest video, Anitha acknowledged that she had shared incorrect information, stating that new facts were emerging during the ongoing investigation.

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