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Team Goemakrponn MADKAI: The ongoing tension at Shree Navdurga Devasthan Madkai escalated on Monday after the temple purohit was assaulted by some villagers over the issue of offerings to the goddess. According to the temple purohits, the villagers objected to the act of people offerings to the purohit, which was countered by them. The conflict took place just days after High Court upheld temple Mahajan’s plea. The said incident has gone viral across social media in which villagers and temple puroshit are seening fighting. While quashing the trial court order, wherein the application under order VII Rule 11 of CPC…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: In what could further boost mining resumption, the Goa State Expert Appraisal Committee (SEAC) has recommended grant of Environmental Clearances (ECs) to three iron ore mineral blocks located in North. The State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) is the final authority for issuing EC under EIA Notification 2006. The three mineral blocks are Cudnem-Cormolem (Block VI) owned by M/S JSW Steel Limited,  Cudem Mineral Block (VII) of  M/s Vedanta Ltd and Odisha based M/s Kai International Pvt Ltd’s Thivim and Pirna mineral block (VIII). “After scrutinizing the documents submitted by the project proponents, the committee decided to…

New Delhi: The Modi government has started the process to build a fence along the largest stretch of the India-Myanmar border so far, covering a distance of 83 km in Arunachal Pradesh. Sources has accessed documents related to the development. The Border Roads Organization (BRO) will be undertaking the construction. Currently, only 10 km of the India-Myanmar border is fenced near Moreh in Manipur, while fencing of another 20 km in Manipur has been recently completed. The latest project, spanning 83 km in Arunachal Pradesh, will be the largest border fencing project yet on the India-Myanmar border. According to details…

New Delhi: The toppling of Syria’s long-time ruler Bashar al-Assad by Islamist-led rebels could have “serious” implications for India, top intelligence sources told, highlighting how the development could hit the country’s business and security interests. “The Assad regime was favourable to India on the Kashmir issue after the abrogation of Article 370. Assad’s departure will impact Indian security as it can increase the instability in the region. It will benefit terrorist organisations like ISIS, which will have a ripple effect in India as the terror organisation has a presence here too,” they said. The sources added that India has been…

Moscow: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will commission the Navy’s latest, multi-role, stealth-guided missile frigate, ‘INS Tushil’ at Russia’s Kaliningrad on Monday. Rajnath Singh, along with Indian Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh K. Tripathi, and other top Defence and civilian officials from India and Russia, will commission the warship, an upgraded Krivak III Class frigate under Project 1135.6., at the Yantra Shipyard in Kaliningrad. As per a Defence Ministry statement, the Defence Minister is paying an official visit to Russia from December 8-10, during which he and his Russian counterpart Andrey Belousov will co-chair the 21st meeting of India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on…

Bangladesh: Ousted Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina lashed out at the country’s interim leader Muhammad Yunus over the arrest of religious leader Chinmoy Krishna Das Prabhu and alleged persecution of minorities and called the current regime in the country “fascist.” Das, a former ISKCON member and spokesperson of the Bangladesh Sommilito Sanatani Jagaran Jote, was arrested at Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on November 25, triggering a countrywide protest demanding his release. In a virtual address at an event in London, Hasina said, “They have arrested Chinmoy Krishna Prabhu and have not allowed a lawyer for him. Human Rights are…

New Delhi: Japanese brokerage Nomura has said Adani Group companies appear “most attractive” among Indian corporates. In a report this week, Nomura said the ports-to-power conglomerate will be able to withstand recent turmoil brought on by allegations by the US Department of Justice. It also said there were “no signs of stress” across the Adani Group, which last month firmly denied the US government department report alleging bribery for power contracts. “Adani complex looks most attractive amongst other Investment Grade corporates from India. Other Indian Investment Grade corporates stay at expensive levels vis a vis Adani complex,” said the global…