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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: High Court of Bombay at Goa has acquitted a person who was accused of raping and sexual assault on his step daughter at Chimbel in 2018. The man was earlier sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for ten years and to pay a fine of Rs 20,000 for the offence punishable under Section 376 of IPC and to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of one year for the offence punishable under Section 506(ii) of IPC. He had appealed against the order. “The Appellant stands acquitted by giving the benefit of doubt. The Appellant be set at liberty…

NEW DELHI — Ujjwal Arora was on his way to an important meeting when he realized his electric vehicle battery was running low. So the New Delhi resident rushed to a fast-charging station, only to discover it was broken. Racing through the bustling Indian capital to another station, Arora was shocked to find that his Tata Nexon EV could not connect to the site’s charger. “It was an absolute nightmare,” the 28-year-old told Nikkei Asia. “I did manage to find a running charging station before my car completely ran out of charge. But I missed the meeting, which was very…

An investigation found that irregularities occurred during the horsepower output testing for the certification of three diesel engine models. MUMBAI: Japanese carmaker Toyota Motor Corporation has suspended shipments of 10 diesel engine-powered vehicles globally after an investigation found irregularities in the horsepower output testing. The automaker’s India subsidiary Toyota Kirloskar Motor has temporarily put on hold shipments of the Innova Crysta, Fortuner and Hilux. The investigation found that irregularities occurred during the horsepower output testing for the certification of three diesel engine models for automobiles that Toyota had commissioned to Toyota Industries Corporation (TICO). During certification testing, the horsepower output…

Dr N Kalaiselvi, the director general of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) , who was on a visit to Goa, launched C-Bot on Sunday Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Goa-headquartered National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) has launched a coral monitoring autonomous underwater vehicle, Coral Reef Monitoring and Surveillance Robot, or C-bot, for long-term monitoring of coral reefs. Dr N Kalaiselvi, director general of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) said C-bot, which can reach depths of 200 metres, was their first step to building a capable underwater vehicle that can scan the depth of the Indian…

Goemkarponn desk MOPA: Mopa Airport Police have detained one individual for creating bomb scare at the airport. As per SDPO Pernem Jivba Dalvi on Monday, Mopa Airport Police Station registered FIR under sections 505, 336 IPC upon the complaint of Mohmmed Salauddin, Manager Security, Spice Jet Ltd., Manohar International Airport Mopa Pernem Goa to the effect that at 06.19 hrs for flight SG-512/GOX-AMD a passenger namely Vimal S/. Manilal Prajapati, Age 38 Years (Male), N/o. Ahemdabad city Gujarat used the word “BOMB” at Mopa Airport Spice jet check-in Counter. Thus he made a statement conducting public mischief and his act…

Goemkarponn desk Panaji: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Monday welcomed the decision of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs to extend the ban on declare Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) for five more years under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). The Centre had declared SIMI as an ‘unlawful association’ in 2014. “I welcome the decision of the Union Home Ministry to extend the ban on SIMI. It reaffirms Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s commitment to ‘zero’ tolerance to terrorism,” Sawant said. “The ban on SIMI has been imposed under Section 3(1) of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA)…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Goa State Commission for Protection of Child Rights has witten to teh Director General of Police regarding the disturbing incidents that were reported in our state on 27th January 2024, involving the abandonment of two young children in a single day. The occurrence of two troubling abandonments in a single day underscores the fact that safeguarding our children is a collective responsibility extending beyond the realms of law enforcement and child welfare organizations, said Peter Borges, Chairperson GSCPCR. “It is a societal duty that calls for vigilance, empathy, and proactive engagement from each one of us,”…