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Goemkarponn desk AMONA: Dr Pramod Sawant, CM, Goa flagged off Vedanta Sesa Goa’ Mobile Health Unit at Amona Panchayat. The MHU will help expand the reach of the primary medical services provided by Vedanta’s Value-Added Business (VAB). The flagging off ceremony was organised at Amona Panchayat and community leaders including Mr Krishna Gawas, Sarpanch Amona, along with Mr. Saptesh Sardesai, CEO of Value-Added Business (VAB) & other company executives. CM, Dr. Pramod Sawant said “Vedanta Sesa Goa has started the Mobile Health Unit Project for benefiting the whole population of the Amona and Navelim village. They are now shifting from…

New Delhi: The Indian cricket team has finally landed in Delhi after their victorious 2024 T20 World Cup campaign. It was around 6:05 AM in the morning the the Air India flight carrying the T20 world champions landed at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi. At around 7:00 AM, the Indian team, led by Rohit Sharma walked out of the airport and boarded their team bus. While other members of the team boarded the team bus first, it was skipper Rohit who walked out with the T20 World Cup trophy in his hand, leaving fans at the airport…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: South Goa MP, Capt Viriato Fernandes, met with Union Minister for Road Transport & Highway Nitin Gadkari in New Delhi to seek his intervention in protecting Bhoma village from the proposed expansion of NH 4A. The village, known for its three temples and other religious structures, is facing potential destruction due to the highway expansion. Capt Fernandes, supported by all Opposition parties in Goa, conveyed the concerns of hundreds of villagers from Bhoma of Priol constituency who are strongly opposing the highway expansion. Their resistance is motivated by the fear of losing their homes and temples if…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: A 34-year-old man allegedly killed his friend after the latter took away a liquor bottle that was left over after a party at a village in South Goa, police said on Wednesday. The accused, Alex Coutinho, has been arrested under the new criminal code Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), which came into force on July 1, they said. Superintendent of Police (South) Sunita Sawant told reporters that Coutinho was arrested for killing his friend Lionel Lobo (32) for his act of taking away a leftover liquor bottle after a party a week ago. Sawant said the body of…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Charles Correa Foundation (CCF) is slated to deliver a comprehensive presentation on the deteriorating state of Kala Academy at a meeting arranged by the Kala Rakhonn Mandd in Margao. The presentation will be followed by discussions at the Fomento Amphitheatre of Gomant Vidya Niketan, Margao at 5 pm on Friday, July 5. Renowned architect Tanvi Karia, who is also the convener of the Charles Correa Foundation, will present a detailed analysis of the extensive damage that has plagued the entire Kala Academy complex over the past two decades, dating back to the first International Film Festival…

Goemkarponn desk MOIRA: In a shocking road rage case at Moira, Mapusa Police has registered an FIR against Purushottam Dinanath Verlekar r/o Moira, Bardez for assaulting Valrey Milagres Dias resulting in bodily injuries. As per the information, a case has been registered at Mapusa Police Station under Cr. No. 103/2024, U/Sec 118 (1) of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023, based on a complaint filed by Simon Milagres Dias, aged 55, a self-employed resident of Calizor, Moira, Bardez, Goa. According to the complaint, on July 3, 2024, at 4:30 PM near the Village Panchayat building in Moira, Bardez, Goa, Purushottam Dinanath…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: SP North Goa Akshat Kaushal informed that Arman Khan, one of the two accused apprehended yesterday from Colva for housebreaking and robbery at Miramar is a wanted criminal in Delhi and has more than 25 house-breaking thefts and burglary crimes registered against him. The duo, 33-year-old Arman from Delhi and 22-year-old Pawan Gaud from Bhiwandi were arrested from a hotel at Colva. “They are members of the infamous ‘Raziya Gang’ and had come to Goa with the motive of committing the crime, SP informed. They stole valuables worth Rs 75,000 from a Miramar flat by breaking open…