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Team Goemkarponn MARGAO: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant today has directed Chief Secretary (CS) to issue circular across all government departments making it mandatory to constitute Internal Committee On Sexual Harassment under POSH Act. CM Sawant was addressing the gathering on the ocasion of Orientation Programme on Prevention of Sexual Harassment (POSH) Act 2013. “Have directed CS to issue circular across all depts making it mandatory to constitute Internal Committee on Sexual Harassment under POSH Act,” said Sawant He further said that directions will be also issued to educational institutions, industries and factories. “Some offices do not have internal committee, this…

Team Goemkarponn VASCO: A senior military officer announced on Friday that the bodies of two crew members who were missing when a fishing boat and a submarine collided had been found in the Arabian Sea off the coast of Goa. A huge search for the two crew members was launched last week when the fishing vessel Marthoma sank after colliding with the Indian Navy’s submarine approximately 70 nautical miles off the coast. According to an Indian Navy spokeswoman, the lifeless remains of the missing crew members were found on the seabed close to the shipwreck Thursday in a joint effort…

Team Goemkarponn MARGAO: A husband and wife duo, Bala Nandeshwar Rao and Shanti Bala Rao, have been charged by Margao Police with scamming a resident of Curtorim of Rs 8.5 lakh and promising him a job overseas. The complaint states that an offense has been registered under Section 420 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The accused, acting under the name Dream for Overseas Consulting Private Limited, situated close to Vishal Mart, Aquem, Margao, allegedly deceitfully persuaded Arbaz Khan, a resident of Oilem Moll Don Khuris, Maina Curtorim, Salcete, to pay Rs 8.5 lakh between September…

Team Goemkarponn PORVORIM: A hit-and-run case involving a 79-year-old woman was resolved by the Porvorim Police in less than a day. One Laxmi Satpute from Rajaram Puri, Kolhapur, was struck by an unidentified car in Alto Betim, Bardez, on November 26, according to the police. After being taken to Goa Medical College and Hospital (GMC), Bambolim, the injured woman passed away while receiving treatment. Under the direction of Police Inspector Rahul Parab, the Porvorim Police then assembled a squad to solve the hit-and-run case. Himanshu Santu, a 21-year-old Uttar Pradesh native, was identified as the accused driver after the team…

Team Goemkarponn Margao: MCC Royals opened their account in the 10th edition of the Members League Cricket, organized by Margao Cricket Club, with a convincing 17-run victory over MCC Legends on Wednesday under floodlights at the MCC Ground. This win marked the Royals’ first success after two back-to-back losses, while it ended Legends’ two-match winning streak. After winning the toss and opting to bowl first, Legends made an early breakthrough, dismissing Royals opener Chirag Naik cheaply. However, the Royals bounced back with a steady 48-run partnership between Samrudh Bharne (27 off 27, 1 four) and Vinay Sambari, who scored a…

Team Goemkarponn MARGAO: In the inaugural match of the 4th Rosary intervillage veterans football tournament Carmona Veterans defeated host Rosary Veterans 8-6 via the tiebreaker to enter into the quarterfinals organised by Rosary Veterans at Laymati Football Ground Davorlim on Thursday. The match started at a slow pace and took time to settle Rosary Veterans scored Three goals in the 10th, 15th and 20th minutes of play through Vincent Colaco, Mario Miranda and Remedios Colaco and gave no chance to Carmona veterans Neil Dcruz and Charles Rodrigues and were leading 3-0 at the breather. Changing over Carmona entered the field…

The ongoing Smart City missions in Panaji have become a source of frustration for the residents and office goes. Promises made in the past linger in the air as the chaos on the roads reaches new levels of inconvenience. The initial assurances indicated that all projects would be completed by May 31, yet as the deadline ended months ago, it is clear that Panaji is far from realizing the benefits of these initiatives. The Imagine Panaji City Development Limited (IPCDL) has seemingly disregarded the commitments made to both the residents and, importantly, the High Court. Roads that once facilitated smooth…