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At least 492 people were killed and more than 1,000 wounded, including women and children, as Israel launched fresh airstrikes in Southern Lebanon on Monday in one of the deadliest attacks since 2006. The Israel military warned the southern and eastern Lebanon citizens to evacuate ahead of its widening air campaign on Hezbollah positions in the country. Lebanon’s health ministry confirmed that the Israeli strikes killed 492 people, including 35 children and 58 women, and wounded over 1,000 people in a staggering one-day toll for the country still recovering from the fatal attack on communication devices last week. The Lebanese…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: Stating government is Gaondongrim ignoring villagers and doing injustice to the village Anganwadis, village sarpanch Dhillon alias Yeshtwant Dessa has threatened to sit on an indefinite hunger strike, till the agriculture department distributes all the materials obtained under Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana (PMKSY) to the village Anganwadi. In a decision likely to be finalized in the upcoming panchayat body meeting, all the panch members will sit on a chain-hunger strike and Sarpanch of Gaondongrim Sarpanch Dhillon (Yeshwant) Dessai will sit on an indefinite hunger strike till the materials obtained under Water conservation Initiative of PMKSY is…

Hyderabad: The row over the alleged use of animal fat in Tirupati laddoos may have sparked a massive political row in Andhra Pradesh, but it has not hit the sale of this prized prasad at Sri Venkateshwara Temple, which draws over 60,000 pilgrims daily. According to the temple administration, over 14 lakh Tirupati laddoos have been sold over four days. A total of 3.59 lakh laddoos were sold on September 19, 3.17 lakh on September 20, 3.67 lakh on September 21, and 3.60 lakh on September 22. The sales figures match their average of 3.50 lakh laddoos daily. When NDTV…

Goemkarponn desk MARGAO: Margao police have registered an offence against Aslam Bepari and his family members for alleged involvement in the illegal business of slaughtering cows/bulls. Police have registered an offence against the accused person Aslam Bepari and his family members, all residents of Sirvodem, near Quba Masjid, Khareband, Margao. The police stated that the accused were found in illegal possession of two bulls and allegedly involved in the illegal business of slaughtering cows/bulls, which are scheduled animals, thereby committing mischief by slaughtering cows for preparation of cow fat for sale in an illegal slaughterhouse in the residential house, thereby…

New Delhi: Akshay Shinde, accused of sexually abusing two minor girls at a school in Maharashtra’s Badlapur, died in retaliatory firing by police after he snatched a cop’s gun and opened fire. The incident happened on September 23, while Shinde, who worked as a sweeper at the school, was being taken to Badlapur from Taloja jail for investigations in the case. Gunshots were heard in the vicinity as the police vehicle approached the Mumbra bypass. Shinde was admitted to a hospital in Thane’s Kalwa, where he succumbed to his injuries. An assistant police inspector, who was injured in the firing…

Team India’s one-sided 280-run victory against Bangladesh in Chennai has given cricket pundits plenty of food for thought. Bangladesh arrived in the series with a 2-0 sweep in Pakistan, hoping to continue their brilliant form in the sub-continent. However, Rohit Sharma & Co. maintained their upper hand throughout the match, wrapping up the result in 3 days and one session. Seeing India secure a dominant victory against the Bangla Tigers, former Pakistan cricketer Basit Ali called out his country’s bowlers, for their poor mindset. Basit claimed that Pakistani pacers like Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, etc. considered themselves bigger…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: It is preparation and renovation time to be ready for the fast-approaching new tourism season, as hectic activities are marred with locals alleging illegalities on the coasts of Polem and Galgibaga beach coasts. Villagers of Polem have complained to the GCZMA over massive construction activities at the Polem coast in total violations of the CRZ rules and regulations and called for an immediate halt. The alleged illegal and unauthorized construction of fencing/barricade with GI pipelines and Zinc sheets and Foundations with laterite stones to construct Huts and Shacks besides blocking public pathways by putting permanent concrete columns…