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Goemkarponn desk VASCO: A case of cheating has been registered at Vasco Police Station, involving two individuals who allegedly defrauded a local businessman and his partners of Rs. 26.15 lakh. The complaint, filed by Rupesh Sadashiv Dabolkar, a resident of Vasco, Goa, states that between July 28, 2021, and July 20, 2022, the accused persons, identified as Capt. Selvaraj from Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu, and Prashant Gajanan Shelke from Sangli, Maharashtra, persuaded him and his business partners to invest in a real estate venture. The accused assured the victims of a fivefold return on their investment. However, the promised returns never…

New Delhi: Apple’s partnership with India’s second-biggest telecoms firm will give the iPhone maker a sorely needed boost in a content market where it lags far behind the likes of Spotify and Walt Disney. The U.S. technology giant, working to boost revenue globally from services including apps, payments and media, is set to offer free music and video streaming to many of Bharti Airtel’s 281 million customers. The deal is likely to greatly expand the user base for Apple TV+ and Apple Music in a country where Apple has long emphasised the manufacturing side of business to diversify its supply…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: All Goa Small Scale Responsible Fisheries Union (AGSSRFU) strongly objects to Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant’s latest statement advocating the cause of Marina at Nauxim that is detrimental to the fishing communities of Zuari River. AGSSRFU President Shaila D’mello said CM’s repeated advocacy for Nauxim Marina projects him as an unofficial PRO of Kargwal Constructions Private Limited even though he is the official CM of Goa. “Dr Sawant’s latest claims that Marina will create jobs for Goans is another such misleading information that hides the fact that hundreds of people and families engaged in fishing at Zuari…

Tamil Nadu: The Tamil Nadu government has signed a deal with Google to explore AI partnerships in the state, while the administration will also set up a new ‘Tamil Nadu AI Labs’ facility. The government signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the tech giant on Saturday at the company’s Mountain View office in the US, according to a statement released by the Minister of Industries. The administration also inked five other deals with firms such as Nokia, PayPal, and Infinix to set up centres in cities like Chennai, Madurai, and Coimbatore. Dr. TRB Rajaa, Minister for Industries Govt of…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Shankar Chodankar and Sanjana Velip have both been elected as ZP Chairpersons for North and South Goa respectively. Both Chodankar and Velip had filed their nomination papers for the posts on Friday. Chodankar was elected as a ZP Member from the Chorao ZP constituency while Velip represents the Guirdolim ZP constituency. Both the posts had fallen vacant following the resignations of Siddesh Naik (North ZP) and Suvarna Prabhu Tendulkar (South ZP) in early August. Their resignations were accepted by the Director of Panchayats Siddhi Halarnkar.

New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party MLA Amanatullah Khan was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate Monday in connection with alleged irregularities in appointments to the Delhi Waqf Board and leasing of its properties believed to be worth ₹ 100 crore. The AAP leader’s arrest follows dramatic scenes from the federal agency’s raid on his Delhi residence this morning; in a video statement on X he accused the ED of acting insensitively, stating the raids had upset his mother-in-law, a cancer patient operated on last week. “The ED has come to arrest me on the pretext of a search. My mother-in-law is a cancer patient… she was operated…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Bisleri International Pvt. Ltd. exchanged letter of intent (LOI) with Chairman Goa State Pollution Control Board, in presence of Dr Pramod Sawant, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Goa at the Green Goa Summit 2024, held at the Raj Bhavan in Dona Paula, Goa today to enhance plastic waste management practices in Mormugao, Vasco. Recognizing the critical role of effective waste management in maintaining public health and enhancing the quality of life for residents. Bisleri is committed to fostering sustainable development and environmental stewardship under its CSR initiative, ‘Bottles for Change’. Exchange of letter of intent in presence of…