NEWS UPDATES
Congress demands scrapping of SIR-prepared electoral roll, alleging violations of various laws. We have given the CEO 10 days to act, failing which we will move court to challenge the SIR: GPCC Chief Girish Chodankar  •  Gopal Naik, key accused in the attempt to murder case of Casino Majestic Paradise Director Shrinivas Nayak, has filed a bail application before the North Goa Additional Sessions Court. The court has fixed the hearing for October 26, granting the Crime Branch time to file its say.  •  Traffic near Holy Cross Shrine, Bambolim, will be diverted from 1 AM to 6 AM on October 25 to facilitate the lifting of a foot overbridge. Light motor vehicles will be rerouted via Old Goa, Goa Velha and Pilar, while heavy vehicles will use the Ponda–Margao route. Emergency vehicles will be allowed on the original route.  •  A 52-year-old woman, Aachal Maheshwari, originally from Gujarat, was found dead in a decomposed state inside her rented room in Siolim, Goa. Police broke open the door after neighbours reported a foul smell. The body has been sent to Goa Medical College for post-mortem.  •  Tension prevailed in Zuari Nagar, Sancoale, after a family was allegedly attacked with rods, stones and a knife. One member sustained a knife injury to the neck. The injured were shifted from Cansaulim Hospital to Margao District Hospital for further treatment.  •  A collision between two scooters on the Mapusa–Canca bypass road left two people injured, one with serious injuries; Both were shifted to a nearby hospital, while the seriously injured person was later shifted to GMC and admitted last night. He is currently undergoing treatment.  •  Principal of the Pernem school has refuted media reports claiming that six teachers from the institution were booked for assault. She clarified that no such incident had occurred and no FIR or offence had been registered against any faculty member Congress demands scrapping of SIR-prepared electoral roll, alleging violations of various laws. We have given the CEO 10 days to act, failing which we will move court to challenge the SIR: GPCC Chief Girish Chodankar  •  Gopal Naik, key accused in the attempt to murder case of Casino Majestic Paradise Director Shrinivas Nayak, has filed a bail application before the North Goa Additional Sessions Court. The court has fixed the hearing for October 26, granting the Crime Branch time to file its say.  •  Traffic near Holy Cross Shrine, Bambolim, will be diverted from 1 AM to 6 AM on October 25 to facilitate the lifting of a foot overbridge. Light motor vehicles will be rerouted via Old Goa, Goa Velha and Pilar, while heavy vehicles will use the Ponda–Margao route. Emergency vehicles will be allowed on the original route.  •  A 52-year-old woman, Aachal Maheshwari, originally from Gujarat, was found dead in a decomposed state inside her rented room in Siolim, Goa. Police broke open the door after neighbours reported a foul smell. The body has been sent to Goa Medical College for post-mortem.  •  Tension prevailed in Zuari Nagar, Sancoale, after a family was allegedly attacked with rods, stones and a knife. One member sustained a knife injury to the neck. The injured were shifted from Cansaulim Hospital to Margao District Hospital for further treatment.  •  A collision between two scooters on the Mapusa–Canca bypass road left two people injured, one with serious injuries; Both were shifted to a nearby hospital, while the seriously injured person was later shifted to GMC and admitted last night. He is currently undergoing treatment.  •  Principal of the Pernem school has refuted media reports claiming that six teachers from the institution were booked for assault. She clarified that no such incident had occurred and no FIR or offence had been registered against any faculty member
Episode 762 • 16th Oct 2026

Jit Arolkar | Mandrem MLA | Head On | 161026

16th Oct 2026

About this episode

DISCLAIMER: The views expressed in this interview are solely of the interviewee. The channel doesn't subscribe nor Endorse these views or beliefs. In today’s Head On, we speak to Mandrem MLA Jit Arolkar about Pernem politics and the road ahead of the 2027 Goa Assembly elections, amid rumours that he may leave the MGP and join the BJP ahead of the polls. #HeadOn #HeadOnPrudent #JitArolkar #MGPMLA #GoaLegislativeAssembly #GoaVidhanSabha #GoaMLA #MandremConstituency #CMO #CMOGoa #DrPramodSawant