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Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant informed the House on Monday that the state police would strictly monitor state borders in order to prevent the importation of plaster-of-Paris Ganesh idols. The usage of Ganesh idols made of plaster from Paris for the Ganesh Chaturthi celebration is prohibited by the state. BJP MLA Premendra Shet brought up the matter on the House floor, inquiring as to the state government’s plans about the Plaster of Paris idols. In order to prevent the introduction of these idols into the state, Sawant announced that the state police would be required to maintain…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Akshay Sawant,34, and Pallavi Ghadge,33, a couple from Mumbai, have been taken into custody by the Crime Branch on charges of scamming multiple Goan individuals, including jewellers, out of more than Rs 5.7 crore. The duo is charged with deceiving investors by offering gold at reduced prices and making lucrative promises about the gold trade. CB officials claim that the pair first won over investors by offering gold coins they had bought from the neighbourhood market for less than market value. Sawant and Ghadge, however, sought full advance payments once the investors increased their investment, despite their…

Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: A social service project backed by Speaker of the Goa Legislative Assembly Ramesh Tawadkar will construct homes for those impacted by the Wayanad, Kerala, landslide. Tawadkar announced during Monday’s continuing monsoon session that 200 volunteers from his Balaram Charitable Trust will be working in Wayanad, Kerala, to build homes in the districts hit by landslides. According to him, the residences will be built in accordance with the state’s present Shram Dham idea. According to the Shram Dham concept, Balaram Charitable Trust uses crowdsourcing to build over 20 residences in Canacona taluka for impoverished families. Tawadkar urged every…

The Midday Meal Program in Goa has been a vital initiative that aims to provide nutritious meals to school children, ensuring their overall well-being and fostering better learning outcomes. On Monday, there was a debate in the Goa Legislative Assembly regarding the decision to entrust the Akshay Patra Foundation with the responsibility of supplying midday meals, raising concerns about the potential impact on the existing Self Help Groups (SHGs) in the region. While the Chief Minister’s assurance to the House regarding the continuity of SHGs in supplying midday meals did calm the nerves in the Assembly, the Domacle’s sword continues…

New Delhi: Byju Raveendran has filed a caveat before the Supreme Court against its US-based creditor Glas Trust Company LLC over the order passed by the insolvency appellate tribunal NCLAT. The caveat was filed before the apex court on August 3, a day after the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) passed an order restoring the board of edtech major after setting aside insolvency proceedings against it. Glas Trust has opposed the Rs 158.9 crore dues settlement with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) alleging the money paid by Riju Raveendran (brother of Byju Raveendran) was tainted…

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will inaugurate the first BIMSTEC Business Summit here which aims to foster greater regional collaboration through robust trade and investment relations among the members of the seven-nation grouping. The summit will be hosted by the Ministry of External Affairs in association with the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) from August 6-8, the MEA said in a statement on Monday. The first edition of the Business Summit aims to foster greater regional collaboration through robust trade and investment relations among the member countries of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic…

New Delhi: India is moving towards becoming the manufacturing hub of the world. Neighbour China also seems to have accepted that India is now becoming a major power in manufacturing. China’s official newspaper Global Times shared a list of the world’s top 10 countries in manufacturing output. India ranks fifth in that list. Interestingly, the Global Times has specifically mentioned India in its post shared on the social media platform ‘X’. Global Times on Indian Economy Global Times wrote in its post, “China remains the world’s manufacturing powerhouse. India has made it to the top 5 with a manufacturing value…