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In an email thanking his employees for not giving up, founder Byju Raveendran said he had to “move mountains” to make the payroll. MUMBAI: BYJU’s has paid January salaries to its employees after reports suggested the ed-tech firm would delay payments for the month. In an email thanking his employees for not giving up, founder Byju Raveendran said he had to “move mountains” to make the payroll. Founded in 2011, the company is facing lawsuits from lenders and allegations of Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) violations, which has led to an acute financial crisis in the company that was once…

Maldives President Says Indian Troops To Exit By May India has 80-odd troops in the island nation to provide humanitarian aid and medical evacuation New Delhi: Sticking to his anti-India stand, Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu told the parliament today that the island nation will not allow “any country to interfere with or undermine our sovereignty”. He said New Delhi and Male have agreed that Indian troops will leave The Maldives by May 10, according to local media reports. President Muizzu said Indian troops on one of the three aviation platforms in the island nation will leave by March 10, and…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Governor of Goa P.S. Sreedharan Pillai today said that State Police ensured that the Crime, Law & Order situation in the state remained under control. “Our State Police ensured that the Crime, Law & Order situation in the state remained under control. This is reflected in crime detection rate which is 85.83% and seize of 159.17 kgs of drugs worth Rs.396.35 lakh under NDPS Act during the current financial year upto November, 2023.,” said Governor while addressing the Goa Legislative Session. He further said that the State Police is making sincere efforts to make available safe driving…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Governor of Goa P.S Sreedharan Pillai today said that Goa will be the “SMART UTILITY STATE” in the days to come. “Our State has stood as a role Model for drinking Water Supply and with Augmentation of various Water Treatment Plants, soon Goa will be the “SMART UTILITY STATE” and to sustain it, number of initiatives have been taken up and the ultimate aim of the State will be 24 X7 water for all,” said Governor Pillai. He further said that all the ongoing sewerage schemes, with an aim to achieve 100% sewerage connectivity, will be commissioned…

The Varanasi court has ruled that a priest can perform prayers before the idols in the southern cellar of the Gyanvapi Masjid, where worship was stopped in the year 1993 VARANASI: The Allahabad High Court on Friday refused to grant an interim stay on the Varanasi court order that allowed Hindu prayers before idols in ‘Vyas Ji ka Tahkhana’– a cellar in the basement of Gyanvapi mosque. The Gyanvapi management committee had moved the High Court challenging the Varanasi court’s January 31 order. Meanwhile, devotees gathered outside ‘Vyas Ji ka Tahkhana’ on Friday morning to sing bhajans after the district…

Goemkarponn desk Panaji: The district administration of North Goa on Friday issued an order prohibiting the assembly of five or more people at Manohar International Airport (MIA) in Mopa and surrounding villages till March 31 to prevent protests by taxi operators. The order issued by North Goa district magistrate Dr Sneha Gitte also prohibits processions, possession of firearms, lathis, and other weapons, use of loudspeakers, sloganeering and firecrackers in and around the villages of Mopa, Warkhand, Nagzar and Chandel under the jurisdiction of Mopa Airport police station in Pernem taluka. The district magistrate further said that the above restrictions will…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: After waiting for response over repeated pleas to the various government authorities, a committee formed to restart the celebrations of feasts at Goa’s Anjediva Island appeal to the Naval Authorities at Karwar is met with same fate, as one more year has passed-by without celebration of Feast of our Lady of Springs at the Nossa Senhora das Brotas Church at Anjediva. Incidently, the locally appointed committee has personally submitted a representation signed by over 500 devotees who wants to celebrate the feast of Our Lady of Springs at Anjediva Church on 2nd Febraury. This representation too met…