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Illegal LPG decanting racket busted in Panaji; FIR registered

Illegal LPG decanting racket busted in Panaji; FIR registered

PANAJI: Panaji Police have registered an FIR after receiving a complaint alleging illegal and unsafe LPG decanting behind Mom’s Kitchen at La Campala Colony in Panaji last night.

According to camplaint, two occupants of an LPG delivery vehicle (GA-01-T-4284), allegedly acting in connivance with Francis Martin, manager of Goa Gas Service, were found transferring LPG from a pressurised cylinder into an empty one in an open public area, without any safety measures or precautions. The act, the police said, endangered public safety and amounted to theft of LPG.

The Panaji Police have registered an offence under Sections 125, 303(2) read with 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (Panaji P.S. Cr No. 157/2025) and further investigations are underway. 

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27 children from Tata Memorial Centre visit Goa for 3-day trip

THE GOAN NETWORK
Published Nov 14, 2025, 12:48 AM IST
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KR brings smiles to young cancer survivors

MARGAOIn a gesture of compassion and social responsibility, the Konkan Railway has facilitated the travel of 27 paediatric cancer survivors along with their parents and caretakers, totalling 60 passengers, for a recreational and motivational visit to Goa.The 27 cancer survivors with their parent and caretakers in tow descended at the Margao railway station on Thursday. They will return back to the Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai after a three-day stay in the State, during which…

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