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New Delhi: The Opposition INDIA bloc members today walked out from Rajya Sabha after they were not allowed to discuss the disqualification of wrestler Vinesh Phogat from the Paris Olympics 2024. Ms Phogat was on Wednesday disqualified from the international multi-sport event for being 100 grams overweight, hours before she was to take on the US’ Sarah Ann Hildebrandt in the historic 50-kg freestyle gold medal match. Soon after the listed papers were tabled in the House, Leader of Opposition and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge stood up to raise the disqualification issue and wanted to know “who is behind” it. Rajya Sabha chairman Jagdeep…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Goa Land Revenue Code (Amendment) Bill, 2024, tabled by Revenue Minister Atanasio Monserrate was passed after a heated debate in the House. The Bill seeks to amend Section 32 of the Goa Land Revenue Code, 1968, to prevent agricultural land, as defined under the Goa Restriction on Transfer of Agricultural Land Act 2023, from being converted and used for other purposes. This is aimed at protecting agriculture and promoting cultivation. Minister Monserrate said that the primary focus is on preventing agricultural land from being converted for other purposes. The opposition, however, alleged that the bill introduced…

Goemkapronn desk CANACONA: Amidst continuous rains the sudden rise of seawater has caused deep and heavy sand–erosion on Galgibaga beach shore. The unprecedented sand erosion has plummeted dozens of Casuarina Trees on the beach with the Sea gulping many while dozens of them uprooted on the coast in the past three days. According to locals amidst the heavy rains, the sea was virtually hissing at night time, and large waves were pounding the coastline. This occurrence has not only destroyed most of the sand dunes on beachcoast but have also caused a deep gash of along the entire sandy coastline.…

Paris: It was yet another heartbreak for the Indian contingent at the Paris Olympics 2024 as Mirabai Chanu missed the 49kg weightlifting bronze medal by just 1 kilogram on Thursday. The Tokyo Olympics silver medalist ended her campaign in the 4th position with a score of 199. It was just short of Thailand’s Surodchana Khambao who claimed the bronze medal with a score of 200. While Chanu and Khambao were tied at 88kg after the snatch round, the Thai weightlifter claimed the third spot with 112kg in the clean and jerk round while Chanu could manage to lift 110kg. The…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said that Goa Police will continue to assume the role of strict no tolerance policy against drugs. Sawant also said that crime detection rate in the state has raised to 90% through our targetted efforts and initiatives. “Goa Police will continue to assume the role of strict no tolerance policy against drugs, it is also pertinent to note that the crime detection rate in the state is raised to 90% through our targetted efforts and initiatives,” said Sawant He further said that they have successfully created major awareness against the land grabbing cases…

In recent years, the conduct of police personnel has been a topic of concern in various regions, with allegations of dereliction of duties and misconduct. The state of Goa is no exception, and Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has highlighted the need for stringent action against erring police officers to ensure accountability and public trust in the law enforcement agencies. The debates in the Goa Legislative Assembly have shed light on the issue of alleged illegal activities within the police force. Opposition MLAs have accused the police of not only turning a blind eye to criminal activities but also partaking in…

Kolkata: Even as the political turmoil and violence continues in Bangladesh, a group of nearly 600 people from the country were stopped from entering India at a border point in West Bengal by the Border Security Force, which has been on high alert since prime minister Sheikh Hasina was ousted and fled the country on Monday. Many members of the group – which tried to enter India on Wednesday, the eve of an interim government taking over in Bangladesh – pleaded with BSF personnel to be allowed in, claiming that they feared for their lives. Officials said that the group…