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7-day-old girl found abandoned in Goa’s Miramar beach but police have no CCTV footage, say sources Goa Cong, Goa Forward Party slam Smart CIty’s non-functional cameras Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: A newborn girl, believed to be seven-day-old, was found abandoned here on Monday in Miramar area near the ‘Manohar Parrikar Memorial’, the police said. The newborn was spotted by a sweeper while carrying out cleaning duties in the area, following which she informed the police. A team of police rushed to the spot and shifted the newborn to Goa Medical College. According to the police, the newborn girl’s condition was “normal”.…

AERIAL VIEW This facility came at a a whopping cost of Rs 214.2 crore and was supposed help control city lighting, solid waste management, traffic violations, and crimes. But who knew, at a cost of Rs 214 cr what we got was just dummy 300+ cameras, which can be purchased in retail market for just Rs 100 each. Interestingly, the Goa Intelligent City Management System (GICMS), has been set up by L&T as part of the Smart City Mission. The IPSCDL had said the facility will function 24×7 and will serve as a control room during critical events, particularly for…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: Two Tourist Huts were destroyed in a short-circuit Fire at busy locality at Agonda beach on Sunday evening. According to Fire Services sources, both the huts though under occupation were howver, empty as tourists were out when the fire broke out in one of the huts. In the nick of time, some locals alongwith resort staff removed the guests belongings before the fire, which initially engulfed one hut also spread to the other hut and virtually extinguished the fire using water pumps in the resort, and brought under control, well before the arrivals of the fire tender…

Goemkarponn desk MARGAO: Fire engulfed a clothing store and pharmacy in the new Margao market. Several fire tenders were pressed into service to douse the fire. Fire and Emergency Services said that cause of fire is still not known and that no persons were injured due to the fire accident. The loss estimated due to fire is expected to be lakhs of rupees and the loss estimate is yet to be done. Leader of Opposition (LoP) Yuri Alemao said that Margao Fire is another Warning Alarm of Ticking Bombs at various locations in Goa. “It is high time that Government…

Hyderabad: The Telangana Anti Narcotics Bureau police have arrested the main accused in the drug dealing case at YSRCP leader’s son birthday party. The accused was held after four days of thorough investigation in Goa. At the same time Swadeep, the DJ operator of Century Pub confessed that he bought 14 grams of cocaine and paid Rs.1.4 lakhs. Hyderabad: The Telangana State Anti Narcotics Bureau (TSNAB) sleuths have found out that drugs were allegedly brought from Goa to Hyderabad for a rave party organised on the birthday of Yuvajana Shramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP) leader’s son. The accused is the…

Goemkarponn desk DABOLIM: In a shocking accident, a tyre burst caused a MiG 29 fighter jet to steer to the sides of the runway at Dabolim airport. As per information, a MiG 29 fighter plane’s tyre blew, forcing the aircraft to drift to the flanks of Dabolim Airport’s naval taxiway. According to sources, the event was reported at approximately 1:30 pm. The fire department raced to the scene, according to sources, in order to clear the area and deal with the fire that the burst tire generated.

New Delhi: Criticising the Narendra Modi government for not talking to Pakistan to resolve disputes, National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah today said that unless dialogue begins, “we may meet the same fate as Gaza”. Speaking to reporters, the Srinagar MP referred to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s statement on India-Pakistan relations that “we can change our friends but not our neighbours”. “Prime Minister Modi also said that war is not an option now and the matters should be resolved through dialogue. Where is the dialogue? Nawaz Sharif is about to become the Prime Minister (of Pakistan) and they are…