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Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: In democratic India, known as the best in the world, every Citizen is given rights and independence. The reservation system is adopted due to the caste distinction in the society; while demanding your rights, if any person threatens the people to establish his own supremacy, do not tolerate it because once tolerated, the person who does injustice will continue to do injustice again and again’, Dr. Uday Gaonkar. Dr. Gaonkar who is also UTAA Secretary, was speaking at the meeting organized by UTAA at Yedda-Cotigao on Wednesday. Incidentally, UTAA is holding awareness meetings at different parts of…

Goemkarponn desk TALEIGAO: A 45-year-old Bihar native was taken into custody by the Pananji Police on for possessing 940 grams of ganja, which is valued at Rs 94,000. The accused, identified by the police as Umakant Pandey, was taken into custody after they claimed to have discovered the contraband during a raid on Taleigao. Under the direction of PI Panaji Vijaykumar S. Chodankar, a group of police officers led by PSI Rajaram Bagkar and constables Laxman Mhamal, Prathamesh Malik, Minesh Naik, and Sarthak Desai carried out the raid.

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The High Court of Bombay at Goa has asked PWD to submit a compliance report regarding the completion of the water supply projects at Ganjem (Usgao) as well as the estimated completion dates for the projects. The High Court had earlier ordered PWD representatives to personally inspect the village’s water supply situation and submit a compliance report. The High Court is currently deliberating a public interest litigation petition filed by residents of Usgao led by one Rohan Rauji Naik. Although there is a significant supply of water, the PWD stated in its report that things will get…

NEW DELHI: India’s Wholesale Price Index (WPI)-based inflation rose to 2.61 per cent in May 2024, marking a 15-month high. During the same month last year, India’s WPI experienced a significant decline, falling to -3.48 per cent. Estimates had placed WPI at 3 per cent for May 2024. WPI-based inflation in May was primarily driven by increases in the prices of food articles, the manufacture of food products, crude petroleum and natural gas, mineral oils, and other manufacturing sectors. Last month, India’s WPI-based inflation surged to a 13-month high, reaching 1.26 per cent year-on-year. This was a significant jump from…

ROME: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, who is hosting this year’s Group of Seven (G7) meeting, was seen doing a namaste gesture while welcoming prominent leaders for the summit. In several videos that have gone viral on social media platform X, Meloni can be seen doing a namaste gesture to German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen while greeting them. The videos have gained widespread attention, with ‘namaste’ trending on the microblogging site. Many users on X, reacted to the Italian Prime Minister’s namaste gesture and commended her action. “Namaste goes Global. Italian PM Giorgia…

SRINAGAR: A top Jaish-e-Mohammed commander was among two terrorists killed by security forces during an encounter this week at a village near the International Border (IB) in the Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir, sources said on Friday. According to sources, it is suspected that the Pakistan Army’s hand was behind the two slain terrorists, who have been identified as Jaish commander Rihaan and his personal security officer (PSO). “Jaish Commander was carrying an M4 rifle with night scope and frequency satellite communication device. He was using a MICRO satellite communication device procured for the Pakistan Army, Navy and Air…

New Delhi: A special Air Force aircraft has landed in Kerala carrying the bodies of 45 Indians who died in a massive fire in Kuwait two days ago. Its next stop is Delhi. Gonda MP Kirti Vardhan Singh, who had to rush to Kuwait soon after taking charge as a junior minister in the foreign ministry, was also onboard the aircraft, the Indian embassy said earlier this morning. A massive fire erupted in a six-storied building in Mangaf city on Wednesday, killing at least 48 people. Out of the 176 Indian workers in the housing facility, 45 died and 33 are…