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Team Goemkarponn VASCO: A mother-son duo from Vasco, Uma Patil and Shubham Patil, both residents of Baina, were remanded to two days of police custody on following their arrest in a case of alleged fraud. The duo was taken into custody by Vasco police on Wednesday under Section 420 read with 34 of the Indian Penal Code, based on accusations of cheating a Ribandar woman out of Rs. 6 lakh with a false promise of securing her son a government job. The accused were produced before the Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) in Vasco on Thursday morning, where they were…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Barkat Ali who was absconding for 8 years and settled in Saudi Arabia was finally deported back to India after Riyadh police in Saudi Arabia identified the accused and detained him. They informed the CBI through Interpol after a red corner notice. Ali is an accused involved in the 2011 Balli riots case in south Goa, in which two tribal youths were charred to death. He was produced before the district court in South Goa and was remanded in judicial custody. In 2022, south Goa principal district and sessions judge Irshad Agha acquitted 13 accused charged by…

Team Goemkarponn PA NAJI: In accordance with the Goa Ground Water Regulation Act, 2002, the Goa government announced the Goa Ground Water Rules, 2004. These regulations include provisions for fines ranging from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 10 lakh for infractions pertaining to groundwater authorities’ obstruction and borewell sinking. A first offense will result in a fine of Rs 1 lakh under the new regulations. The Goa Ground Water Board may impose fines of up to Rs 5 lakh for a second or subsequent offense. For the first offense, anyone found to be moving or supplying contaminated groundwater unlawfully or…

Team Goemkarponn NEW VADDEM: A house belonging to Shiva Kesavulu Devarakonda in New Vaddem, Vasco, caught fire on Thursday evening. While the cause of the fire remains unknown, residents suspect it may have been due to a short circuit. Fortunately, no injuries or loss of life were reported. According to local residents, the occupants were not home when the fire broke out. Neighbors noticed smoke coming from the house and quickly alerted the fire department and electricity authorities. Before the firefighters arrived, locals used water from their homes in an attempt to contain the blaze, but the smoke had already…

New Delhi: Amid a rise in global demand for it, India today successfully completed the flight-test of its advanced guided weapon system Pinaka. During the test, the Pinaka system’s range, accuracy, consistency and rate of fire for multiple target engagement in a salvo mode were assessed. “Defence Research and Development Organisation or DRDO has successfully completed the flight-tests of Guided Pinaka Weapon System as part of Provisional Staff Qualitative Requirements (PSQR) validation trials,” the Defence Ministry said today, adding that the flight-tests have been conducted in three phases at different field firing ranges. “Twelve rockets from each production agency from…

Team Goemkarponn PA NAJI: Alleged job fraud The Panaji police have now charged Pooja Naik with defrauding a job seeker of Rs 6 lakh while claiming to have secured a position in a government agency. Pooja Naik, an Old Goan inhabitant, has been the subject of numerous similar allegations filed at other police stations. Sushma Naik, a Calapur Tiswadi resident, submitted the complaint, stating that the incident happened in September 2020. The accused allegedly promised to assist Sushma Naik in obtaining a position with the government, according to the police. Pooja persuaded her to pay a total of Rs 6…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Shiroda Youth Club defeated Carmona SC 7-5 via the tie breaker in the 3rd division play-off match played at Don Bosco Oratory ground Fatorda on Thursday. Both the teams were tied at 3-3 at the normal time. Ronan Ferrao, Christbern Estibeiro and Landan Mendonsa scored for Carmona Sc while Johnathan D’Costa scored brace and Royston Vaz netted one for Shiroda Youth Club in the normal time. In the tie breaker – Shiroda Youth netted through Daniel Cruz, Kevin Dias, Astal Dias and Royston Vaz while Carmona Darren Noel Estibeiro and Rehan Sayed found the net