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Team Goemkarponn COlVA: Colva police has arrested Odisha native for allegedly being in possession of ganja worth Rs 89,000 at Betalbatim. As per information, the accused has been identified as Sumeet Mohan Das (32) n/o Odisha. Police said that Das was found possession of bag containing flowery like substance, suspected to be Ganja weighing 895 grams W/Rs. 89,500/-, approximately and a weighing machine which are attached under Panchanama, after following all mandatory provisions of NDPS Act. Accused is placed under arrest. Accused being interrogated with respect to source of the drugs. Further investigation is in progress under supervision of Ritesh…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Several establishments have received a severe warning from the Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB), which has ordered them to obtain necessary environmental approvals or risk closure. The public notice provides detailed instructions for acquiring required operating permits in a number of industries. The directive covers a broad range of residential and commercial establishments, including as carpentry workshops, bakery units, laundry facilities, flour and rice mills, and residential complexes with 24 or more apartments. Hotels, guest houses, resorts, motels, restaurants, car wash facilities, banquet halls, outdoor locations, wedding halls, sawmills, and agricultural establishments including gaushalas, dairies, poultry…

Srinagar: An encounter broke out between security forces and terrorists on Saturday in the Khanyar locality of Jammu and Kashmir’s summer capital in Srinagar, officials said. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in the Khanyar area of the city on Saturday morning following inputs about the presence of terrorists in the area, the officials added. They said the search operation turned into an encounter after the terrorists fired upon a search party of the forces, who retaliated. The exchange of firing is going on, but so far there are no reports of any casualty on either side, they…

Bhopal: Samples collected in connection with the death of 10 elephants in three days this week in Madhya Pradesh’s Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve are being sent to the ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute in Uttar Pradesh and the forensic laboratory in Sagar, an official said on Friday. On Tuesday, four wild elephants were found dead in Sankhani and Bakeli under the Khitoli range of the reserve, while four died on Wednesday and two on Thursday. “We are sending all the samples we have collected from the field as well as organic, like viscera, liver, kidney etc to the IVRI in Izatnagar in…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Former GPCC President and CWC Member Girish Chodankar Chodankar said that that the order amounted to “encouraging defections”. “I am confident that the Supreme Court will ultimately decide on this matter and disqualify the eight defecting MLAs in Goa,” said Chodankar The speaker held that the stand of Chodankar was factually and legally incorrect. “After over two years of filing the petition, we received the order today. The speaker’s decision was anticipated. I will challenge the order either in high court or the Supreme Court.”

New Delhi: Apple has achieved record revenue in India for the September quarter, driven by high demand for its latest iPhone models and strong iPad sales, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Tim Cook announced during the company’s Q4 earnings call on Friday. The Cupertino tech major’s performance was bolstered by double-digit revenue growth for its iPad in India, as well as in regions like Mexico, Brazil, the Middle East, and South Asia. “We continue to be excited by the enthusiasm we are seeing in India, where we set an all-time revenue record,” said Cook. With India on the growth radar, the…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Goa assembly speaker Ramesh Tawadkar dismissed the disqualification petition filed by the Congress against eight of its MLAs who defected to the ruling BJP. The disqualification petition was filed by former Goa Congress chief Girish Chodankar against MLAs Digambar Kamat, Aleixo Sequeira, Sankalp Amonkar, Michael Lobo, Delilah Lobo, Kedar Naik, Rudolf Fernandes and Rajesh Faldesai. Chodankar, in his petition, had sought that the speaker disqualify these eight MLAs under Para 2 of the Tenth Schedule read with Article 191 of the Constitution on the ground that they had voluntarily given up the membership of the original party…