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Goemkarponn desk MIRAMAR: Following safety precautions, the Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP) today closed the entrance of the corroding overbridge at Miramar. The CCP has also asked the Goa College of Engineering (GEC) at Farmagudi, Ponda to conduct a structural stability test of the bridge. CCP Mayor Rohit Monserrate said that there he was unable to take any immediate action since the matter was in Court. “Decision has not been taken with regards to the foot overbridge as the matter is subjudice,” he said. It was agreed to ask the Government Polytechnic in Panaji or the Goa Engineering…

The Pune Porsche accident brought back memories of the fatal Banastarim accident which killed three persons and injured six others. The speeding Mercedes SUV had rammed into two bikes on Banastarim bridge on August 7, 2023. The accident got wide coverage in national media due to the involvement of influential persons. Similar is the case of the Pune Porsche accident, the person involved is the son of an influential builder. The high-profile accidents involving luxury vehicles have sparked controversy and raised questions about the role of wealth and influence in the justice system. There are striking similarities between the two…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Following reports of leaks, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has instructed the Public Works Department (PWD) to examine Kala Academy and provide an audit report. The Dinanath Mangeshkar auditorium leaked twice during the pre-monsoon rains, drawing harsh criticism from the authorities. In addition, Sawant has requested that PWD take preventative action prior to implementing a long-term solution. “I have instructed the PWD principal chief engineer to ensure that all precautions are taken to prevent any future problems. The audit report on Kala Academy needs to be submitted promptly,” he said. Govind Gaude, the minister of art and culture,…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has expressed grief over the death of five persons from his state, who met with an accident in Goa. “Deeply saddened over their death, who were from East Champaran district of Bihar and died in a road accident in Goa. Wishing speedy recovery of the injured persons,” said Kumar. Four Bihar labourers were killed and four others injured after a bus rammed into their hutments along the roadside at Verna Industrial estate in the coastal state on Saturday. These workers, all natives of Bihar, were engaged in the construction work of pavement…

NEW DELHI: The tech giant, Apple, launched two company-owned stores in India last year. One in Mumbai and another in Delhi. These two stores in India have a direct reporting line to the Apple retail team in the US. Other Apple Indian stores have to report to Apple India Sales Operations. The former sales are also included in the global financial records. Among all the hurdles which this tech giant might have expected in their meeting, the cash inflow must have been at the bottom of it. The company had to install currency-counting machines to efficiently analyse the amounts that…

MUMBAI: Leading global financial firm Goldman Sachs has revised its forecast for India’s GDP growth by 10 basis points to 6.7 per cent as it expects the government’s heavy investments in big-ticket infrastructure projects to continue with the huge dividend coming in from the RBI. “Going forward, we expect investment growth momentum to sustain with extra fiscal space for infrastructure spending given a higher than expected dividend transfer by the RBI. As a result, we recently revised our growth forecasts for 2024 slightly higher by 10 bps to 6.7 per cent,” Andrew Tilton, head of emerging markets economic research at…

MUMBAI: The BCCI’s deadline for applications for the position of Indian men’s cricket team head coach expired on Monday. The Indian Cricket Board and their rumored top candidate, Gautam Gambhir, remained silent on the matter. Gautam Gambhir’s name has gained significant momentum after he led Kolkata Knight Riders to their third IPL championship on Sunday. Though neither Gambhir nor the BCCI have made any official comments, the cricket board wants to hire one of the Indian players. According to BCCI secretary Jay Shah, the Board is seeking a candidate who has worked their way up through the organization and is…