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New Delhi: The Supreme Court today began hearing a batch of pleas related to the controversy-ridden medical entrance exam NEET-UG 2024, including those alleging irregularities and malpractices in the May 5 test and seeking a direction to conduct it afresh. The Centre and the National Testing Agency (NTA), which conducts NEET-UG, recently told the top court that scrapping the exam would be “counterproductive” and “seriously jeopardise” lakhs of honest candidates in the absence of any proof of large-scale breach of confidentiality. According to the cause list for July 8 uploaded on the court’s website, a bench comprising Chief Justice D…

Goemkarponn desk Panaji: Congress Party today demanded immediate Arrest and Blacklisting of the Contractor of National Highway 66 for his complete negligence and failure to take Safety & Security Measures as well as doing Sub-Standard Work from Patradevi to Bambolim. Congress Delegation comprising of GPCC President Amit Patkar, Leader of Opposition Yuri Alemao, Aldona MLA Adv. Carlos Ferreira, Quepem MLA Altone D’Costa, General Secretary Adv. Jitendra Gaonkar, North Goa District Congress President Virendra Shirodkar, Pelajia Pires and others visited the Landslide site at Naibag in Pernem and at Dhargal. Congress Party is consistently raising the issue of the bad quality…

Puri (Odisha): President Droupadi Murmu who is on a four-day visit to her home state of Odisha, expressed concern over the terrible series of heatwaves witnessed in many parts of the country during the summer and flagged that extreme weather events have become more frequent around the globe in recent years. President Murmu, who is in Odisha for the annual Jagannath Rath Yatra, visited Puri’s Golden Beach and shared images from the visit on Monday. Taking to X, President Murmu wrote in a series of tweets, “There are places that bring us in closer touch with the essence of life…

New Delhi: As he travels to Moscow on a high-profile visit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said he is looking forward to reviewing all aspects of India-Russia ties with President Vladimir Putin and sharing perspectives on various regional and global issues. PM Modi and Putin are set to explore ways to further expand bilateral relations in diverse areas at the 22nd India-Russia annual summit on Tuesday. After concluding his engagements in Russia, PM Modi will leave for Austria in the first visit by an Indian prime minister to that country in over 40 years. “The special and privileged strategic…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Reacting to the Smart City flooding, the Panaji MLA and Renevue Minister Atanasio Montserrate today termed it as a testing time. “It’s raining heavily, this is a testing time; we will come to know what went wrong as far ‘Smart City’ works are concerned,” said Monserrate. He further said that the works will be assessed and a consultant will be held accountable. “There are specifications in the tender on how to maintain quality. If quality is not maintained then we will come to know.” he added.

— Rains and Winds create havoc in Canacona, Widespread Floods and Water-Loggings, A family evacuate self at Mokhardwada — Road to a Kudewada (Gaondongrim) cut-off, uprooting trees on houses, roads, electricity alignments, — The Kudewada-Indrawada road in Gaondongrim is flooded with flood water gushing over the road and culvert bridge cutting off the Kudewada residents from the rest of the villagers. — The flooded and swollen Saleri river . — The flooded Agonda river overflowing through the paddy fields. CANACONA: As heavy rains pounded the taluka, flooding cut cut-off the residents of Kudewada (Gaondongrim) from the mainland, while another family…

Goemkapronn desk CANACONA: Half of Khotigao village remained cut off from the mainland after heavy rains triggered a landslide, caving in the village’s main Road at Avem in Khotigao village on Sunday afternoon. The Disaster Management Team (DMT) led by Canacona Mamlatdar Manoj Korgaonkar reached the site and immediately ordered the presence of PWD and Electricity officials/staff, and requisitioned the presence of Police force to keep away the large turnout of inquisitive villagers rushing to the site. The village Sarpanch Anandu Dessai also reached the site and was coordinating with the Disaster management team. The road was finally restored, after…