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Chimur, Maharashtra: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday mounted a scathing attack against Congress and its Maha Vikas Aghadi partners, saying that they have “a double PhD” in putting brakes on development and in corruption. Addressing a rally in Chimur for BJP and MahaYuti candidates, he said: “The Congress people have a double PhD in stalling, delaying and diverting the works. In 2.5 years, they stopped every development project from Metro to Vadhvan Port and Samruddhi Mahamarg. So remember that Aghadi means the biggest player in corruption.” PM Modi also said that the rapid development of Maharashtra is beyond the…

Team Goemkarponn VELSAO: Tensions escalated in Velsao after the Railway Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) restarted construction activities at a disputed site. Residents of Mollo, Pale villages have accused the RVNL of defying an order from the South Goa collector to pause work. The residents stated that the order had been issued after they had raised alarm over RVNL’s actions on November 5, fearing encroachment on their inherited lands. Responding to their concerns, South Goa MP Viriato Fernandes had gone to the site and interacted with Goencho Ekvott founder Orville Dourado Rodrigues and local Congress leader Olencio Simoes. Fernandes then called…

Team Goemkarponn SANCOALE: Former Sancoale Panch Govind Lamani along with other members of the Banjara community, filed a police complaint at the Verna police station on Tuesday, alleging that politician-cum-activist Pratima Coutinho had made derogatory comments about the Banjara community and insulted his wife, Anusha Lamani, a panch member. All India Banjara Samaj National Vice President, Suresh Rajput, also voiced strong condemnation and demanded a public apology from Coutinho. Govind Lamani expressed disappointment over remarks allegedly made by Coutinho during a recent meeting at the Sancoale Panchayat. “I was deeply hurt because Pratima Coutinho said that ‘there are all Lamanis…

Washington: The first shipment of American Turkey products for India left on Tuesday, marking a new phase in the bilateral trade relations between the two countries. The shipment comes over a year after India agreed to the American request to reduce high tariffs on US turkey products. US Senator from Virginia Mark Warner, who is also co-chair of the Senate India Caucus, said this marks a historic milestone in international trade, expanding the reach of American turkey products in global markets, and opening new doors for US turkey producers. “This shipment is a tremendous opportunity for Virginia’s poultry producers and…

New Delhi: India is confident of achieving USD 100 billion in annual bilateral trade with Russia well ahead of the timeline of 2030 and a more substantive relationship between the two nations has a larger global resonance, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Tuesday. There have been challenges to trade, especially with regard to payments and logistics and perceptible progress has been made in that regard, but there is still some work to be done, he said. The external affairs minister was speaking at the 25th India-Russia Intergovernmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific, Technological and Cultural Cooperation (IRIGC-TEC). The…

Team Goemkarponn MARGAO: United Club Verna got the better of the Navelim Villagers Union 1-0 to enter into the semifinals of the All Goa Navelim Villagers Union trophy organised by Navelim Villagers Union and played at Rosary Church ground Navelim on Tuesday It was Navelim villagers Union that were first to miss the target in the 5th minute of play when Noah Luis’s shot hit the post and went out of play then in the 24th minute of play Elrich Fernandes of United club Verna scored by running down and beat the defence and tap the ball over the goalkeeper…

New Delhi: India has ambitious plans to set up nuclear reactors across the country, especially in states where thermal power plants have either completed its life, or where access to coal is a challenge. With its focus on clean energy, India aims to reduce its dependence fossil fuels, and for this, the central government has now asked states to set up nuclear power plants. India’s Power Minister, Manohar Lal, on Tuesday chaired the Conference of Power Ministers of States & Union Territories where he asked states that are distant from coal resources to set up nuclear-based power plants. The move…