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Team Goemkarponn AGACAIM: Agacaim Police have booked two persons for allegedly accepting matka gambling bets at Agacaim Market on Tuesday evening. Police said the accused, Prakash Hirekurabar, 42, a resident of Moita, St Lourence, Tiswadi, was allegedly caught red-handed around 6.30 pm while soliciting and collecting matka bets by betting on numerical digits. During the operation, police seized ₹990 in cash, along with two carbon papers, two paper slips and a ball pen from his possession. The seized items were attached under a panchanama. In a separate action at the same location and time, police apprehended Mahmad Sadik Devihosur, 32,…

“The Mumbai-Goa highway has been under construction for years. The project was originally expected to be completed much earlier, yet motorists have continued to endure unfinished stretches, diversions, bottlenecks, dangerous road conditions and the frustration of a journey that should have become easier long ago. Gadkari has now said that the project is around 93 to 94 per cent complete and that he intends to inspect its progress personally in October. That is welcome. But after years of delay, the people deserve more than another inspection. Gadkari has indicated that contractors responsible for poor performance could face blacklisting and that…

Team Goemkarponn PORVORIM: After nearly 29 months of construction that brought traffic diversions, lane restrictions, dust, noise and daily inconvenience to motorists and residents, Goa’s much-awaited six-lane elevated corridor at Porvorim will be inaugurated today, with commuters now waiting to see whether the project delivers the long-promised relief from congestion. Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari will inaugurate the 5.15-km elevated corridor at 6 pm today in the presence of Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and other leaders. A stage has been erected on the Panaji side of the corridor for the inauguration ceremony. Executed by the National…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Tourism Minister Rohan Khaunte said the long-awaited Porvorim Flyover has finally become a reality with the support and cooperation of the people. He said the project will bring greater convenience to commuters and help ease traffic movement in the area. Khaunte described the construction as a challenging task and thanked the workers and contractors who worked round the clock to complete the project.

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: PWD Minister Digambar Kamat said he was happy to have fulfilled the commitment made to the people of Goa on the Porvorim Flyover. He said several people messaged him saying, “You kept your word,” adding that the promise has now been delivered. Kamat also said the newly developed six-lane elevated corridor on NH-66 at Porvorim will play a key role in boosting Goa’s economy.

Team Goemkarponn ANJUNA: Anjuna Police have registered a case following a road accident in which a 51-year-old scooter rider sustained grievous injuries and is undergoing treatment at Goa Medical College (GMC), Bambolim. According to police, the accident occurred on September 3 at around 2.45 pm near Café Sicily Football Ground, Anjuna, Bardez. The accused rider, identified as 24-year-old Abhijit A.S., a resident of Kollam, Kerala, was allegedly riding a Yamaha Fascino scooter bearing registration number GA-03-V-6224 from Anjuna Beach towards the Tito’s direction in a rash and negligent manner. Police said the scooter collided with an oncoming Yamaha Fascino bearing…

Team Goemkarponn TISK: Valpoi Police have registered a case against a bus driver for allegedly driving rashly and negligently and knocking down a pedestrian at Tisk, Honda, in Sattari. The incident occurred on September 4 at around 5.30 pm near SBI Bank, Tisk. According to the complaint, accused driver Sankesh Bharat Pednekar, a resident of Dabelwada, Sankhalim, was driving a bus bearing registration number GA-05-T-6435 from Honda towards Sankhalim. Police said the driver allegedly drove the bus in a rash and negligent manner without taking proper care and caution, thereby endangering human life. When the bus reached near SBI Bank,…