Author: Team Admin

For far too long, Goa’s urban planning and traffic management have lacked coordination and spine. Encroachments go unpunished. Illegal rental operators thrive while genuine taxi owners suffer. According to SP Traffic Prabodh Shirvoikar, action was taken last year against 550 private vehicles operating illegally as rent-a-cabs, and reports were sent to the transport department for licence cancellations. That’s commendable. But how many licences were actually cancelled? Who were the owners? Were any of them politically connected? This is the credibility problem the state administration must overcome.” Junking Goa’s Streets: A Welcome Crackdown or Just Cosmetic Clean-up? On June 12, Chief…

Ahmedabad: In a tragic incident, Air India flight AI-171, en route to London’s Gatwick Airport with 232 passengers and 12 crew members, crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad airport on Thursday. The aircraft went down near Meghaninagar, a densely populated area, triggering panic among residents. Thick black smoke from the crash site was visible as far as Vastrapur, alarming people across the city. Emergency teams, including the fire brigade, rushed to the scene immediately to carry out rescue operations. Local residents also joined the efforts to assist passengers and authorities. As of now, officials have not confirmed the number of…

Team Goemkarponn VASCO: Amid growing discontent over the proposed draft guidelines for app-based taxi aggregators in Goa, members of the All Goa Tourist Taxi Operators’ Association met Vasco MLA Krishna Daji Salkar and Mormugao MLA Sankalp Amonkar on separate occasions to express their concerns. During the meeting with Vasco MLA Salkar, the operators highlighted the threat posed to their livelihoods due to the rapid expansion of online taxi platforms. Salkar assured the delegation of his full support, stating, “We must stand by our traditional taxi operators who are sons of the soil. I will raise this issue with higher authorities…

Team Goemkarponn FATORDA: Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant on Wednesday inaugurated a state-of-the-art Traffic Police Cell at Fatorda in the presence of Fatorda MLA Vijai Sardesai and Director General of Police (DGP) Alok Kumar, IPS. Speaking at the event, the Chief Minister said the State government is working to integrate connectivity from villages to industrial estates and improve rural-urban transport links in a bid to reduce road congestion, traffic issues, and accidents. “Goa has the highest population-to-vehicle ratio in the country, which is a major cause of accidents. On average, one person dies in a road accident every day in…

New Delhi: In a chilling twist to the Raja Raghuvanshi murder case, police have revealed that Sonam Raghuvanshi’s cousin, Jitendra Raghuvanshi, played a role in facilitating payments to the contract killers hired to eliminate her husband. The murder, which occurred in Meghalaya last month, has sparked national outrage. Investigators said Jitendra’s UPI account was used to transfer the first installment of payment to the three hired assassins—Akash Rajput, Vishal Singh Chauhan, and Anand Kurmi—on May 23, the same day Raja was murdered. Authorities are now probing whether Jitendra made the transaction knowingly or was used as an unknowing intermediary. So…

New Delhi: The Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) region faces an elevated threat of flash floods, landslides, and glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) this monsoon, according to a report released on Wednesday by the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD). The intergovernmental organisation warned that rainfall from June to September is expected to be significantly above normal across the HKH range, increasing the likelihood of water-related disasters. Additionally, temperatures are projected to rise up to 2°C above seasonal averages, compounding the region’s vulnerability. “Forecasts from multiple meteorological agencies point to above-normal precipitation during the monsoon, which poses serious risks of…

Srinagar: Just days after its inauguration, the newly launched Katra-Srinagar Vande Bharat Express is witnessing an overwhelming response, with all seats fully booked for the next ten days. The train, flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has sparked a travel frenzy as people flock to experience the historic rail connection to the Kashmir valley. The launch of this service marks a monumental shift in connectivity for the region. Until now, the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway (NH-44) was the sole surface link to the Kashmir valley—a route frequently disrupted by landslides, heavy rain, and snowfall. The new rail line is being…