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There were 2,361 cases mentioned by lawyers for assignment of early hearing dates but most were requested to be deferred when they came up before concerned benches, CJI said Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Supreme Court must not become a “tareek pe tareek” (a date after date) court, Chief Justice of India Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud emphasised on Friday, disclosing that the lawyers asked for adjournments in 3,688 cases in the last two months while most of these cases were mentioned for urgent hearings. “We don’t want it to become a ‘tareek pe tareek’ court. This defeats the trust of citizens in…

Goemkarponn desk CURTORIM: Goa police have arrested Nilesh Vernekar, a main accused in a firing incident on a house at Curtorim. Maina-Curtorim police are looking out for his two accomplices, who are still at large. Vernekar along with two others were booked for firing at a house in Curtorim last night over a property dispute. Complaint had been filed against security agency owner Nilesh Vernekar and two more persons by house owner Consi Fernandes. Fernandes had moved the courts against a construction coming up in an open space near his house. The firing incident is suspected to be linked to…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: WRD Minister Subhash Phal Dessai today said that public input will be taken into account before making a decision regarding ferry boat fares. “If people are unwilling, the government will make a choice. If necessary, CM will step in and make a decision, he stated. He further said that he would talk to MLAs and local leaders as well,” but pleaded with the public to embrace the idea. According to Phaldessai, the goal of charging more for ferry boat travel for four-wheelers and introducing tickets for two-wheelers is to increase income by improving the service and preventing…

Goemkarponn desk PONDA: Cash worth Rs 2.80 lakhs, CCTV and DVR have been stolen from MIBK school in Khandepar-Ponda. Police said that in the initial investigation, it has been revealed that cash worth Rs 2.80 lakhs and CCTV had been stolen. “Investigation is on and our fingerprint experts are here at the premises for investigation,” police said. The police said that the accused entered the school by breaking the latch of the main door.

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing the Centre, also agreed that Raghav Chadha apologising to Rajya Sabha chairman would be a better option. Goemkarponn desk New Delhi: The Supreme Court today urged AAP MP Raghav Chadha to apologise to the Rajya Sabha chairman over his suspension from the house. The court also asked the Rajya Sabha chairman to consider the apology sympathetically. “During the course of the hearing, a way forward has been suggested by both the parties. The petitioner has suggested he would seek an appointment and apologise on record, which would be considered sympathetically by the Rajya Sabha Chairman,”…

Air quality in Delhi’s Lodhi Road, Jahangirpuri, RK Puram, and IGI Airport (T3) areas remains severe, with AQI readings of 438, 491, 486, and 473, respectively. The air quality index in many areas has already exceeded 400. Goemkarponn desk New Delhi: Delhi continued to be engulfed in a thick layer of smog on Friday, as the air quality in several parts of the national capital remained in the ‘severe’ category. The overall Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 346, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). Air quality in Delhi’s Lodhi Road, Jahangirpuri, RK Puram, and IGI Airport (T3)…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Environment Minister Nilesh Cabral said that the Coastal Zone Management Plan (CZMP) 2019 will be ready by next year. “Coastal Zone Management Plan (CZMP) 2019 will be ready by next year. It will not experience an unanticipated delay like the previous plan did,” said Cabral. He further said that in the minutes of its meetings, the NCZMA has noted a few things and they have not received any explicit instructions from it specifying that we cannot approve new structures until CMZP 2019 is prepared. “Until the new plan is ready, clearances will be given in accordance with…