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Goemkarponn Desk COLVALE:: On Thursday morning, an unidentified car struck and killed a pedestrian crossing the Colvale service road. After going for a morning stroll, Vinayak Vithu Dhargalkar (78) of Colvale was involved in an accident at approximately 6:30 in the morning. It was an unidentified car that knocked him down. Several drivers saw him hurt as he lay by the side of the road. He was moved right away to the Mapusa District Hospital, and then a little while after that to the GMC in Bambolim. However, that evening he passed away from his wounds. According to a post-mortem…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Panchayat Minister Mauvin Godinho today said that Goa government will introduce biometric attendance systems very soon to keep a check on rampant absenteeism among village panchayat staff. “Attendance is very less at many places, Village panchayat staff are public servants and have to be regular with their duties to ensure that government schemes reach the people, villagers proposals are cleared at fast pace, work gets done in timely manner etc,” said Mauvin At a meeting earlier this week, the Panchayat Minister Mauvin Godinho presided over the discussion and finalization of the proposal. Officials were tasked with obtaining…

Goemkarponn Desk LOUTOLIM: The beleaguered Loutolim farmers, who have fought valiantly to prevent the khazan fields from being destroyed by the proposed new Borim bridge, have received the backing of Goa Forward Chief Vijai Sardesai. Sardesai demanded of the government that it stop pushing the new Borim bridge through the khazan fields and find an alternate route after a group of Loutolim farmers paid him a visit on Friday. Sardesai stated, “The new bridge should come, but on a proper alignment which will not disturb the khazan fields,” implying that the farmers are not against the new Borim bridge but…

Goemkarponn Desk NETRAVALI: About sixty Forest Department daily wage workers at Netravali Wildlife Sanctuary have begged for the regularization of their employment, stating that their current pay is insufficient to cover their families’ daily expenses. The Netravali Wildlife Sanctuary employs people as drivers, lifeguards, rescuers, and gardeners, some of whom are female. The employees have continued to provide their services in spite of the pitiful compensation—some of them for as long as 12 years—in the hopes that one day their work will be paid on a regular basis. Depending on the capacity in which they are employed, some of the…

New Delhi: The RBI on Friday said it has imposed a monetary penalty of Rs 1.31 crore on Punjab National Bank for non-compliance with certain directions related to KYC and ‘loans and advances’. The Reserve Bank said it conducted a statutory inspection of the bank concerning its financial position as on March 31, 2022. A notice was issued to the bank. After considering the bank’s reply to the notice, RBI said it found that PNB sanctioned working capital demand loans to two state government-owned corporations against amounts receivable from the government by way of subsidies/ refunds/ reimbursements. Also, the public…

New Delhi: The National Testing Agency has postponed the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test-Undergraduate (NEET-UG) that was scheduled for Saturday. The new dates will be announced by the Ministry of Education soon. The postponement comes after the Supreme Court refused to delay the NEET-UG counselling which was scheduled to begin today saying it is not an “open and shut” process. The apex court led by CJI DY Chandrachud along with Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra is set to hear various pleas seeking cancellation of the NEET-UG 2024 exams on July 8. In these pleas, petitioners have alleged paper leaks,…

Goemkarponn Desk BELGAUM: Karnataka government has been asked to stop the Progressive River Authority for Water and Harmony (PRAWAH) team from visiting the controversial Kalsa-Bhandura water diversion project sites on July 7. Kannada organizations in Belagavi and North Karnataka state argue that the PRAWAH team was formed by the Center at the behest of the Goa government. The associations contend that since the Mhadei Water Dispute Tribunal (MWDT) has already rendered its decision and the Supreme Court has since issued orders directing the sharing of water in accordance with the tribunal’s ruling, there is no longer any need for this…