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West Bengal: Junior doctors on Saturday morning rejoined their duties partially at various government-run hospitals in West Bengal after a hiatus of 42 days. They were on ‘cease work’ agitation in protest against the rape and murder of an on-duty woman doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. The junior doctors rejoined their duties in essential and emergency services at all state-run hospitals but not in the outpatient department (OPD). “We have started rejoining duties today. Our colleagues have started returning to their respective departments since this morning only in essential and emergency services, but not at the OPDs.…

Srinagar: Three Border Security Force (BSF) soldiers were killed and six were injured when the bus in which they were travelling fell into a gorge in Jammu and Kashmir’s Budgam district, the police said. The six injured soldiers are critical, the police said. The 52-seater vehicle was part of a seven-bus convoy going for the BSF’s induction for deployment for the next phase of the assembly election, the police said, adding 35 BSF soldiers were travelling in it. The bus went off the hilly road and fell 40-feet on its side, the police said. All the injured BSF personnel are…

New Delhi: Amid a row over the use of animal fat in prasada given at Tirumala temple in Andhra’s Tirupati district, Amul issued a clarification on Friday, stating that it had never supplied ghee to Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD). After posts on various social media platforms, Amul.coop posted a statement on X, stating that Amul Ghee was never supplied to the TTD. “This is in reference to some social media posts mentioning that Amul Ghee was being supplied to Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD). We wish to inform that we have never supplied Amul Ghee to TTD,” the statement read. Issued…

The allegations of a “cash for jobs” scam in the recruitment of Lower Division Clerks (LDCs) in the South Goa Collectorate have sparked outrage and demands for immediate action from the Opposition Congress Party and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). The call for scrapping the recruitment process and initiating a thorough inquiry by a Judicial Commission reflects the gravity of the situation and the need for transparency and accountability in the government’s actions. The demand for the resignation or dismissal of Revenue Minister Atanasio ‘Babush’ Monserrate by the Congress, followed by an inquiry into the recruitment process, underscores the seriousness…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: The Cuncolim Industrial Estate’s polluting units have finally been given the boot by the Goa State Pollution Control Board, which ordered a fish meal facility and a fish processing unit to halt operations immediately. GSPCB Member Secretary Dr. Shamila Monteiro has sent letters to Ms. United Marine Products and Ms. Quality Foods, asking them to provide justification for why their operations shouldn’t be stopped or halted. The observations suggest that the fish meal facility is being conducted in a way that amounts to a breach of the terms of the operating consent granted under the Water (Prevention…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Govind Ramnath Kare College of Law, Fr. Agnel College of Arts & Commerce, Pilar, V.M. Salgaocar College of Law and Don Bosco College, Panjim score wins in the Goa University Inter Collegiate Football Championship 2024-25 for Women. At Goa University Ground In the First match of the day at Goa University Ground, Govind Ramnath Kare College of Law, Margao triumphed over Don Bosco College of Engineering, Fatorda, Margao in a tie-breaker, finishing with a score of 3-2 after the match concluded with a score of 0-0 in its stipulated time. During the tie-breaker, Prida Fernandes, Jwelly Dias,…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said that according to the agreement with Maharashtra regarding the Tillari water project, Goa receives 80% of the water while Maharashtra receives 20%. He emphasized that Maharashtra cannot divert water to Karnataka without Goa’s consent. In addition to paying for project upkeep as needed, he claimed that Goa has the greatest authority over Tillari water. “Maharashtra cannot share or divert Tillari water with Karnataka at any cost,” Sawant declared. According to media sources, Karnataka has proposed to Maharashtra that Tillari water be diverted through the Markdey River to Ghatprabhat. Karnataka is currently engaged…