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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa University (GU) today has finally agreed to give marks/credits to those students who had volunteered for the national games. Aldona MLA Advocate Carlos Ferreira had warned Goa University of criminal action for its failure to grant marks/credits to students for volunteering at the National Games. “Upon desperate pleas by college students who had not been given marks/credits for volunteering at the National Games, despite Circular by Registrar, Goa University, by claiming that GU was governed by Statutes,” said Ferreira He further said that he has personally called up the Registrar & made it clear that this…

“The current protest by taxi operators in Pernem appears to be politically motivated” — Dr Pramod Sawant Chief Minister Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: While rejecting taxi operators’ demand to close down the Goa Miles counter at Manohar International Airport, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant today said that he has agreed to 5 of the Pernem taxi operators’ demands out of 6. CM Sawant today held a meeting with Pernem taxi operators to discuss their demands pertaining especially to Manohar International Airport. “The Taxi operators came to me with their 6 demands. I have accepted five of them; their demands to shut down…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: TCP Minister Vishwajit Rane today said that his department has not given any permission for hill cutting in the last 6 months. “TCP has not given any permission for hill cutting in the last 6 months. In the case of Reis-Magos, the project’s conversion sanad was obtained in 1994, change of zone was done in RP 2001,” said Vishwajit. He further informed that the first approval was given in 1995 while revised approval was given in 2008 and that wrong information is spread among the public regarding the same. “Wherever hill cutting is going on, its being…

Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: While stating that Pernem MLA is capable of handling the taxi issue, Mandrem MLA Jit Arolkar today made it clear that Goa Miles cannot be shut. “It’s very clear that we cannot shut Goa miles but CM will decide regarding removing their counter from Mopa Airport, I cannot say anything about that. Pernem is not my constituency but I have an emotional connection there so, whenever my people will need me, I’ll be there with them,” said MLA Arolkar. He further said that nobody can restrict me or put me down, I can travel anywhere I wish.…

Goemkarponn desk COLVALE: Colvale Police have detained two more people in connection with a kidnapping case. According to the police, on July 5, a kidnapping case was filed under Section 137(2) of the BNS Act 2023 and Section 8 of the GCA 2003, in which four people were accused of kidnapping two juvenile girls. However, only two of the four accused, Arbaz Khan (20) of Duler, Mapusa, and Sabir Betageri (26), of Waddlem Bhat, Taleigao, were apprehended on July 8, while the other two remained at large. Later, utilizing technical monitoring and information obtained from reputable sources, the Colvale Police…

MUMBAI: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday issued a warning that Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Goa would experience heavy to extremely heavy rain over the next 2-3 days. A depression over northwest Madhya Pradesh and east Rajasthan has intensified, leading the IMD to issue a red alert for August 26. Similar conditions are forecast for east and south Rajasthan, Gujarat, Saurashtra and Kutch from August 26 to 29. At 11:30 pm on August 25, the deep depression was hovering 70 kilometres away from south-southeast of Chittorgarh, Rajasthan. This system is expected to move west-southwest, affecting South Rajasthan,…

Goemakpronn desk CALANGUTE: The Calangute Police Station has successfully cracked a murder case which was recently registered in Calangute PS. On Friday, at 18:51 hours, a complaint was filed by John Gracious Fernandes regarding the murder of his relative, Ms. Deodita Fernandes, aged 64, at Benson Apartments, Naikavaddo, Calangute. Acting swiftly, a police team led by PI Paresh G Naik, comprising PSI Akshay Parsekar, PSI Kiran Naik, PSI Parag Parekh, HC-496 Vidhyanand Amonkar, PC-6118 Amir Garad, PC-6644 Vijay Naik, PC-7117 Bhagwan Palyekar, PC-7119 Ganpat Tiloji, PC-7283 Raj Parab, and PC-7904 Pranay Gawas was deployed to collect intelligence and apprehend the…