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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: While stating that typographical errors led to mistakes, Environment Minister Aleixo Sequeira has said that the State government has not increased the application fees for beach weddings and private events to Rs 1 lakh per day. “The state government has not increased the application fees for beach weddings and private events to Rs 1 lakh per day. The notification issued regarding scrutiny fees for the applications submitted to GCZMA), had typographical errors,” said Sequeira According to Sequeira, the costs for beach weddings would stay the same as they were announced in January 2024: Rs 1 lakh for…

TEAM GOEMKARPONN CUTBONA: Reports of new cholera cases continue to surface from the Mobor and Cutbona jetties, with health officials confirming at least 20 additional infections this week. The latest cases are mainly concentrated in Mobor, where the outbreak is currently active. Dr Utkarsh Betodkar, a state epidemiologist, stated that the recent infections have been identified among crew members of fishing vessels that had not been previously affected. While some patients are receiving treatment at home, others have needed hospitalization, Betodkar said. “Seven individuals have been admitted to private hospitals in Margao, four are receiving care at South Goa District…

TEAM GOEMKARPONN MARGAO: Curchorem police have taken into custody Richu Mahendran Pillai, a resident of Aquem, Margão, as the third accused in the 8.47 kg of ganja that was seized and is being looked into by the Curchorem police. According to the police, the accused is purportedly the primary link in the drug supply chain. According to a press release from the South Goa District Superintendent of Police’s Office, the accused was meant to pick up the seized cargo in Goa and dispose of it accordingly. Judicial First Class Margao has placed him under three days of police remand.

MUMBAI: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday said that India and China have had a “difficult history” and stated that despite the explicit agreements between both countries, the Chinese troops during the COVID-19 pandemic moved a large number of forces in violation of the agreements to the Line of Actual Control (LAC). Talking about the ongoing border disputes between both countries, Jaishankar said that 75 percent of the issues have been resolved, however, he clarified that when he only meant “disengagement”. Addressing the Asia Society at the Asia Society Policy Institute, External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar said, “When I…

NEW DELHI: Hours after Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Kangana Ranaut faced criticism from her party and the Opposition over her remarks on farm laws, the actor-turned-politician, in an X post wrote her views were personal and did not represent the party’s stand. “My views on Farmers Laws are personal and they don’t represent party’s stand on those Bills. Thanks,” (sic), Kangana’s X post read. A row erupted on Tuesday after the Congress shared an undated video of Ranaut on X, in which she could be heard saying, “Farm laws that have been repealed should be brought back. I think…

New Delhi: The former New Zealand opening batter, Martin Guptill has shared his thoughts on the biggest problems his former side is likely to face ahead of their tour of India for a three-match Test series. The former Kiwi opening batter revealed in an interview with the Press Trust of India, that the visitors must have a tough task of beating India at their home ground. The two teams that were part of the inaugural World Test Championship final, will once again come toe-to-toe as the two sides take part in three Tests taking place in Bengaluru, Pune and Mumbai…

Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: Narendra Jivappa Gaude, 25, of Hukkeri-Belagavi, has been taken into custody by Porvorim police on suspicion of stealing power meters from the open areas of the Porvorim electricity department. Porvorim police reported that an Assistant Engineer in the Electricity Department (Sub Division II) had filed a police complaint alleging that, before September 23, an unidentified individual had entered the open premises of the department and left with energy meters valued at Rs 7,000. The police team traced the offender in Belgaum and retrieved the stolen stuff from him. He was also found in possession of a scooter…