West Bengal youth held for drugs in Anjuna

THE GOAN NETWORK MAPUSAPublished Sep 5, 2025, 12:24 AM IST

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Anjuna police arrested a youth from West Bengal on charges of possessing drugs at Anjuna in the wee hours of Thursday.

Police had received information that the accused, Bapi Jehangir Mandal (19), was involved in drugs and raided a house at about 3.30 am. Police seized 3 kgs of ganja valued at Rs 3 lakh and Rs 1.58 lakh in cash found in a bag.

The police arrested Mandal and PSI Nitesh Shingadi is investigating the case under the guidance of Police Inspector Suraj Gawas.

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Mapusa council drops garbage tax hike after oppn uproar

Proposal to double vendor levy from â‚¹5 to â‚¹10 scrapped amid united oppn

THE GOAN NETWORK MAPUSA

Published Sep 5, 2025, 12:22 AM IST

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The Mapusa Municipal Council’s (MMC) bid to double the daily garbage tax on vendors from Rs 5 to Rs 10 was shot down after councillors across the board opposed the move, accusing the civic body of squeezing the common man while failing to deliver basic services.The proposal, mooted by Market Committee Chairman Sainath Raul during the council’s general meeting, sparked immediate backlash.Councillor Tarak Arolkar said residents and vendors were being taxed more each year…