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2000 bottles (over 17000 litres) of Royal Blue, Royal Queen brand liquor placed in 48 boxes were seized by the cops. Goemkarponn desk Hyderabad: At midnight on Friday, May 10, as a DCM vehicle was travelling on the national highway close to Balanagar in the Mahabubnagar district, the Telangana police confiscated liquor valued at Rs 2.07 cr. Cops confiscated 2000 bottles (about 17,000 litres) of Royal Blue, Royal Queen brand spirits, which they claimed was being carried to Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh, to lure voters and influence election results. The spirits were packed into 48 crates. According to the authorities, the illegal…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: GOACAN has called for an inquiry by the Department of Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs (DCSCA) into the circumstances that led to the death of 1 male consumer & the critical state of 3 others due to leakage from a domestic LPG cylinder. The inquiry must be conducted by Civil Supplies Inspectors to determine whether the dealer supplying the LPG refills had conducted the Mandatory Mechanical Check (MMC) which is a Safety Check to be done once every 2 years and whether the date of the same was endorsed on the Domestic Gas Consumer Card? It has…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: On suspicion of being on a hunting trip at Saljini in the Netravali Wildlife Sanctuary, 16 employees of the State-owned Kadamba Transport Corporation Limited (KTCL) were detained by forest officials. They have five live cartridges, an axe, a hatchet, and cooking utensils taken from them. At about 9.30 p.m. on Saturday, the sixteen KTCL workers which included drivers and porters from the Sanguem area were traveling in batches to Saljini in the Netravali sanctuary area. The group’s actions made the on-duty forest department officials suspicious that they were going to the sanctuary to hunt wild animals and…

Goemakrponn desk VASCO: In a tragic incident on early Sunday morning, a cylinder gas leak at Sai Naga in Fakir Galli at Vasco, claimed the life of one person, with three others currently undergoing treatment at Goa Medical College Hospital. According to information from sources, Sanjay Bind (21 ), a native of Varanasi was killed in the gas leak incident ” A group of Eight people had come to Goa from Ghaziabad district Varanasi in search of work. They arrived in Vasco on Friday and took two rooms on rent at Fakir Galli in Shantinagar. A group of 4 people…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Artificial Intelligence (AI) is taking healthcare to a whole new level in Goa, with Health Minister Vishwajit Rane announcing the implementation of AI-powered lung cancer screening tools across all District Hospitals and Primary Health Centres (PHCs). This move is part of the state government’s comprehensive approach towards cancer care, which includes early detection, accessible treatment, and advanced methodologies. In a recent post on social media, Rane highlighted how Goa has emerged as a leader in cancer care, emphasizing the importance of early detection in improving patient outcomes. He mentioned that the state-run PHCs already offer free breast…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) recently stated that accepting a “revocation certificate” is “under consideration” for registering an Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) card, which prompted the opposition parties in Goa to criticize both the federal and state governments. In its memo dated April 4, the MEA announced that it had chosen to accept a “revocation certificate” as an alternative document to a “surrender certificate.” But according to its April 30 corrigendum, the MHA is only “under consideration” of this. “Once again, ‘jumlas’ of the BJP stands exposed with MEA backing out on its earlier memorandum…

The issue of Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) cards has been a longstanding concern for many individuals of Indian origin living abroad. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) recently made waves with its announcement regarding the acceptance of a ‘revocation certificate’ for registering an OCI card, instead of the previously required ‘surrender certificate’. This move was seen as a positive step towards simplifying the process for overseas Indians looking to obtain OCI status. However, just when it seemed like the long-standing issue was finally being addressed, a U-turn by the BJP government in Goa sparked controversy. The MEA’s initial announcement…