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Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: In connection with the investigation, the Goa Police’s Economic Offences Cell (EOC) discovered gold ornaments valued at about Rs 3 crore in the lockers of Myron Rodrigues and his associates, who are accused of committing an investment scam at a private bank. Police say the EOC Police Station in Panjim searched three bank vaults after obtaining a search warrant from the JMFC ‘C’ Court in Margao. On Thursday, December 5, the EOC investigated three bank lockers in the Fatorda branch of a private bank: one used by Myron’s wife and co-accused Deepali Parab; another used jointly by…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Minister of State for Rural Development Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani on Friday informed the Rajya Sabha that the Goa-related land records, which are fully digitised, pertain to 425 Goan villages, with a total of 7,89,875 RoRs (Record of Rights) being computerised. He also informed that the entire 100 per cent land records computerisation work for all these villages has been completed. Pemmasani, replying to a question from the Goa Rajya Sabha member Sadanand Shet Tanavade said, “The objective of the programme is to develop a modern, comprehensive and transparent land record management system which will inter alia, improve…

Team Goemkarponn VASCO. In anticipation of the 14th Edition of the Goa River Marathon Race and Charity Fun Walk, scheduled for Sunday, the Vasco Traffic Police has issued an advisory detailing road closures and traffic diversions. The marathon will begin at 4:00 a.m., attracting participants from across India and abroad. Vasco traffic PI Shailesh Narvekar urged the public to cooperate with the authorities to ensure smooth traffic management during the event and advised commuters to plan their travel accordingly to avoid inconvenience. ” We will have road closures like the Single lane from Santrant Church Junction to Cortalim Circle ,…

Team Goemkarponn VELSAO: In a shocking development, South Western Railway’s (SWR) name has been added to several land records in Velsao village, including survey number 18/1 in Mollo. Villagers, who have been opposing the railway double-tracking project, expressed outrage over this revelation. Former Velsao panch and social worker Roquezinho D’Souza, who has been vocal against the double-tracking project, said he was shocked when people informed him that the South Western Railways name was reflected in the Form 1 & 14 of their property. ” I personally checked and found that their claims were true. This could become a major issue…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Government of India has yesterday filed a Special Leave Petition (SLP) in the Supreme Court challenging the High Court order on the OCI application filed by Adv. Aires Rodrigues. On July 25th the High Court of Bombay at Goa had directed the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to consider and decide within 30 days the application filed by Adv. Rodrigues for an Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) card. The High Court has last month issued notices to MHA officials on a Contempt of Court Petition filed by Adv. Rodrigues over the failure by MHA to comply…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Home Guards are the unsung heroes, the guardians of peace, who work diligently behind the scenes to ensure the smooth functioning of society, especially during the times of crisis stated Director General of Police Alok Kumar IPS and further mentioned that  the Home Guard is not just a title; it is a symbol of commitment, bravery, and selflessness who  assist the police during emergencies to provide support in times of natural calamities due to which  the role of Home Guards is indispensable. The DGP Goa Alok Kumar was speaking at a function organized to commemorate 62nd Raising…

Team Goemkarponn MARGAO: Girish Chodankar, the former president of the GPCC and a member of the Congress Working Committee, had his car’s side window glass shattered by unknown criminals on Friday. Late Friday, Girish submitted a report to the Fatorda police station. Girish has stated that the event occurred hours after he tweeted earlier in the morning to ban T Raja Singh’s travel to the State over the weekend, even though he has not suspected any person or organization of being responsible. Girish had parked his car to attend a requiem mass at the Holy Spirit Church on Friday night…