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Goemkarponn desk VARCA: A 41-year-old man from Fatrade-Varca was gored to death by a buffalo at Fatrade. The person has identified as Jeneto Vaz, allegedly got injured during a bullfight that was held outside a starred hotel in Benaulim. Vaz was taken in serious condition to the South Goa district hospital by ambulance. Vaz’s family denied that he participated in any bullfights, saying he was hurt while handling a cow in a pound. Investigations are still ongoing in relation to the unnatural death case that has been reported. DySp Rajendra Prabhudesai said the Colva police has registered a case of…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The final date sheet for the Class XII Board examination was released by the Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (GBSHSE). The examination is scheduled to begin on February 28 and end on March 18 for the general category. The Goa Board’s public examination for vocational Class XII students is scheduled to take place from February 28 to March 12. The final schedule for the general stream exam states that the language paper will be administered on February 29 and the geography paper on February 28. The psychology paper is due on March 2. Accountancy,…

AERIAL VIEW Two accidents have already taken place, two innocent lives lost but still there has been no action, no accountability, why? Don’t these lives matter to anyone? The Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant, the Panaji MLA Babush Monseratte and the Smart City CEO Sanjith Rodrigues when questioned about fixing the accountability have only maintained “Inquiry is on”. We all know the accidents were caused due to sheer negligence of the contractors in both cases of Ribandar as well as Mala. In Ribandar there was no protection for labour and at Mala there were no barricades for the trench. These…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: In an operation, the Crime Branch of Goa Police detained 11 individuals on charges of participating in illicit gambling activities within a casino located at Candolim. The arrests followed a raid conducted at the Ocean 7 Casino, situated within the Novotel Hotel, Annawado, Candolim, in the Bardez taluka. According to police reports, the raid was prompted by suspicions of illegal gambling operations within the premises. It was revealed that the casino, Ocean 7, lacked the necessary license to conduct live gaming activities, and yet, such activities were allegedly being offered in violation of the established legal framework.…

MUMBAI: Passengers on an Indigo flight from Goa to Delhi refused to get off the aircraft after it was diverted to Mumbai due to poor visibility in Delhi. They instead sat on the tarmac and had dinner. The flight eventually left for Delhi after a delay of 12 hours. Mumbai airport also experienced major disruptions with flights from Delhi, with delays of up to three hours. The crew on board a Goa-Delhi flight that was diverted to Mumbai owing to poor visibility had the most harrowing 12 hours of their life. The Indigo flight – 6E2195 – was scheduled to…

The five students admitted having picked up some eatables like chips and chocolates and other items from the stalls but claimed that they thought that these items were left abandoned at the stalls Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Bombay High Court at Goa on Monday quashed the suspension and ordered two students studying at the Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Goa, to do community service for two months and two hours daily. The students were allegedly caught stealing some items including chocolates, pens, desk lamps, among others from the stalls on the college campus. Vuribindi Mokshith Reddy and Karri Kishore…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Porvorim police has arrested the driver of Thar Vehicle namely Vikram Mukesh Sharma, whose video of stunt on Mahindra Thar on Porvorim highway went viral. Vikram Sharma, aged 43 years, resident of Flat no 56, ground floor, MDC , sector 5, Panchakula Haryana was traced and brought alongwith Thar Vehicle no GA 07 T 1629. He is being produced before court for legal action in respect to rash and neglegiant driving. The video of said driver had gone viral yesterday near Coquiro junction Porvorim wherein he was seen standing in That jeep while driving.