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Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: A mysterious ball-like object, rather a large ball yellow in colour is found stranded on the sandy beach of Palolem in Canacona. The huge-sized ball, believed to be very heavy and is not possible to even move a bit, has reportedly washed ashore at Palolem at the end of last week and has now also almost sparked a debate in the tourist area. Till now, no one nor any authorities seems to have come to claim the ball-like object, which has come from swa and washed ashore and lying on the beach sands. Interestingly, it is learnt…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Under the Smart City Mission, smart EV buses with smart ticketing systems were introduced in Panaji on Monday. 48 electric vehicles (EVs) have been purchased by Kadamba Transport Corporation Ltd. under the Mission. The first phase of Panaji’s smart city bus services was launched, with five semi-low-floor 35-seat buses and one 26-seater bus. “We want to bring an e-transportation system to the state, for which there are also plans to introduce a subsidy scheme for rickshaw drivers and motorcycle pilots to replace their vehicles with electric ones,” stated Chief Minister Pramod Sawant He further said that in…

Shares of Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. fell on Tuesday after short-seller Hindenburg Research, in its response, alleged that Kotak Mahindra Investment Ltd. had created and oversaw an offshore fund structure used by Kingdon Capital Management LLC to bet against Adani Enterprises Ltd. “While SEBI seemingly tied itself in knots to claim jurisdiction over us, its notice conspicuously failed to name the party that has an actual tie to India: Kotak Bank, one of India’s largest banks and brokerage firms founded by Uday Kotak, which created and oversaw the offshore fund structure used by our investor partner to bet against Adani,”…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJIA roadside plastic vendor in Margao town has become the first individual in Goa to be booked under the freshly implemented Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, which came into force on Monday, a senior police official confirmed. At 11:28 am, an FIR was registered against the vendor, Sangappa Bandrolli, under BNS laws for selling plastic on the road and causing traffic obstruction at Rawanfond locality of Margao town, a state police source disclosed. The official stated that the 29-year-old was charged under BNS section 285, which penalizes causing obstruction or danger to the public. This FIR was the…

Goemkarponn desk Panaji: Aam Aadmi Party leaders on Monday met Goa Governor PS Sreedharan Pillai over what the party claimed was the deteriorating law and order situation in the state. An AAP delegation led by the party’s Goa unit chief Amit Palekar as well as MLAs Venzy Viegas and Cruz Silva met Pillai in the afternoon and submitted a memorandum. Talking to reporters outside Raj Bhavan, Palekar,”The governor was told about the declining law and order situation in the state, which is clearly visible in the incidents that are happening around the partial demolition of the house at Assagao.” Five…

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Monday announced that it has now joined Project Nexus with the four ASEAN countries to create a platform to facilitate instantaneous cross-border retail payments. Nexus, conceptualised by the Innovation Hub of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), aims to connect India’s UPI (Unified Payments Interface), with the fast payment systems of ASEAN members — Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand. These four countries and India would be the founding members and first-mover nations of this platform, the RBI said. An agreement to this effect was signed by the BIS and the central banks of the…

Goemkarponn desk MAPUSA: Case has been filed against three women for offering massage services at Candolim Beach without proper authorization. As per official reports, the accused individuals were taken before the Deputy Director of Tourism at Panaji, Goa, and were found guilty of violating Section 3 of the Goa Tourist Places Protection and Maintenance Act 2001. They were ordered to pay a penalty of ₹ 25,000 each, which they failed to do, leading to the registration of an offence against them. The Deputy Director of Tourism, Kuldeep Arolkar, brought the incident to the attention of the police, resulting in action being taken…