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Goemkapronn desk SANGUEM: In spite of several assurances over the years regarding Wifi and mobile phone connectivity, villagers of Netravali in Sanguem are extremely upset over the near non-existent mobile and internet connectivity in the village. According to social worker Mithil Ulhas Dessai, several villagers complained to him about the promised Wifi services which have not as yet materialized. According to Mithil, during a recent event for distribution of fertilizers, which was attended by almost 70 to 80 farmers from the area, the school-going children are suffering greatly as they have to walk long distances to avail of internet facility.…

Goemkarponn desk SANGUEM: In spite of several assurances over the years, some tribal villagers and farmers from Sanguem residing in the Netravali area are still fighting for their rights under the Forest Rights Act 2006, social worker Mithil Ulhas Dessai said while speaking to media persons in South Goa. Tribals residing with a fixed habitation within the boundaries of the Netravali Wild Life Sanctuary were promised a solution to their cases for alternate accommodation or compensation for loss of their ancestral agricultural/horticultural activity, since the implementation of the Forests Rights Act in Goa in 2012. According to Mithil Ulhas Dessai,…

New Delhi: Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Tuesday said that if “evidence is submitted” terrorism “will not be condoned” when questioned about the extradition of Zakir Naik. Naik is an Islamist preacher who fled to Malaysia after being accused in India of supporting terrorism and spreading hate and division among Muslims and other communities in India through his so-called lectures and speeches. The Malaysian Prime Minister also said that one case should not deter Malaysia and India from enhancing their bilateral relationship. “We are open to any ideas and if evidence is submitted, we will not condone terrorism, but…

KOLKATA: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) may have got a preliminary permission to conduct a polygraph test on a man accused of raping and murdering a 31-year-old doctor inside a Kolkata hospital, but it is now faced with a peculiar situation that is delaying the process. For no lawyer was initially ready to represent Sanjoy Ray, a 33-year-old civic volunteer who had easy access to the interiors of the state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, where the body of a trainee doctor was found on August 9, according to CBI sources. The crime has triggered massive country-wide protests…

Kolkata: Top officers of Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), which guards airports and Parliament, reached Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital this morning for a recce. The paramilitary force has been tasked with taking over security arrangements at the state-run hospital after a shocking incident of vandalism in the aftermath of a 31-year-old doctor’s rape and murder that has shaken the nation. Senior CISF officer K Pratap Singh, who visited the hospital this morning, told the media, “Let us do our job. We have come here for some assignment. Let us finish our work, then senior officers will brief…

New Delhi: A decision on reducing the policy rate will depend on keeping inflation in check, Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das told in an exclusive interview. Any reduction in the policy rate will also depend on future data, with inflation being the biggest influencer, the RBI chief told Editor-in-Chief Sanjay Pugalia when asked to explain the RBI’s complex work in a layperson’s language. Mr Das said the fall in food and vegerable price in July is not enough to cut rates. The central bank chief denied the RBI ever said it expected inflation to go below 4 per…

New Delhi: What similarities could exist between Jamshedpur and Hosur, separated by approximately 2,000 kilometres? Despite their locations in Jharkhand and Tamil Nadu respectively, both places share a common connection: the Tata Group. Jamshedpur is one of India’s earliest planned industrial cities, while Hosur is being developed similarly by Tata Electronics. Significant changes are evident in Hosur, which was once known primarily as a village frequented by elephants. Jamshedpur also referred to as Steel City, Tatanagar, or simply Tata, was founded by Jamshedji Nusserwanji Tata and is the largest industrial city in Jharkhand, recognised as one of India’s first planned…