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eam Goemkarponn PANAJI: The High Court of Bombay at Goa granted conditional bail to Pritesh Adkonkar of Merces, a constable with the Indian Reserve Battalion (IRB), who was arrested in July of last year on accusations of murder. Adkonkar was freed by the court on a Rs 50,000 personal bail with two solvent sureties of the same amount. Within eight days after his release, he must turn in his passport to the Sessions Court, refrain from influence, and get in touch with any witnesses or family members. Additionally, he has been instructed to report to the Old Goa police station…

Team Goemkarponn BICHOLIM: At a Bicholim high school, students taking the Class IX exam were surprised to see the answers printed next to their question paper. The Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education was in hot water when a paper setter allegedly made a mistake. Ten students who were answering the Urdu paper discovered that the answers to the multiple-choice questions were posted next to the questions. The problem was discovered ten minutes prior to the start of the tests, according to GBSHSE Chairman Bhagirath Shetye. “The students did not receive answers because they were separated from the…

Team Gomkarponn PANAJI: A Kerala-based fraudster who allegedly cheated people in five states, including Goa, and amassed Rs 1.11 crore through banking and investment schemes has been taken into custody by the Cyber Crime Police. The investigative team detained 26-year-old Muhammad Hajish, a native of Malappuram, Kerala, while looking into a trade scam, according to information provided by the police PRO. A Porvorim resident was allegedly duped into investing Rs 35.64 lakh in “Forex Trading” with the promise of high returns but ended up losing the sum transferred to the impersonator in different transactions to various bank accounts. According to…

Team Goemkarponn CUNCOLIM: Cuncolim Police have registered the offence against one Pritam Faldessai from its jurisdiction for allegedly abusing a woman under the pretext of marrying her. According to the police, the accused has been sexually abusing a lady since 2018 under the guise of making false marriage promises, according to the woman’s complaint. According to the authorities, the accused subsequently refused to marry her and instead wed someone else in response to her complaint. According to the police, the complainant was sexually abused by the accused on September 21 after he violently dragged her into his vehicle.

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Dr. Pramod Sawant, Chief Minister who is also the Minister for Tribal Welfare reviewed the performance of the Directorate of Tribal Welfare with Vikas Gaunekar, Additional Secretary Finance, Shri Dasharath Redkar, Director Tribal Welfare and Dr. Pratibha L.S, OSD to Chief Minister along with the officers of the Department at Altinho, Panaji. During the meeting, various issues pertaining to the centrally sponsored scheme of the Ministry of Tribal affairs, New Delhi, were discussed. Also, Chief Minister elaborately reviewed the implementation of TSP and the performance of all the line Departments implementing the Tribal sub plan. The Chief…

Panaji, Oct 2024 – Even as the State Family Welfare Bureau recently revealed that an alarming 36 percent of newly married women in Goa were found suffering from anaemia caused by iron deficiency, simple addition of easily available and affordable foods like jaggery, papaya, carrots and drumsticks can help overcome anaemia, according to Dr Vijay Naik, senior consultant physician at Healthway Hospitals in Old Goa. These findings released by the Bureau have raised concerns among healthcare professionals about their long-term health implications for young women, especially those planning for pregnancy. The statistics revealed by the Bureau said that out of…

Team Goemkarponn In a significant crackdown on narcotics, Mandrem Police Station has arrested one Varun Bawa from Himachal Pradesh, for illegally possessing approximately 630 grams of suspected charas, valued at Rs. 6,30,000. The raid was conducted on October 24, 2024, near Urmi Yoga Academy at Arambol, Pernem, Goa, was led by PSI Paresh Kale and accompanied by two panchas and staff of Mandrem Police Station. The accused person was found in an illegal possession of 630 grams of suspected charas, One silver-colored weighing pocket scale,. Rs. 6,000 in cash and One Plus 9R mobile phone with SIM card. The accused…