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New Delhi: A divorced Muslim woman can seek alimony from her husband under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure – the law related to maintenance for wives – the Supreme Court ruled today. The big judgment came as a bench of Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice Augustine George Masih dismissed a Muslim man’s petition challenging a direction to pay his wife maintenance after divorce. “We are hereby dismissing the criminal appeal with the major conclusion that Section 125 would be applicable to all women and not just married women,” Justice Nagarathna said. Justice Nagarathna and Justice Masih delivered…

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Thursday meet eminent economists to elicit their views and suggestions for the upcoming Budget, a senior government official said. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is scheduled to present the Budget for 2024-25 in the Lok Sabha on July 23. Besides economists and sectoral experts, the prime minister’s meeting will also be attended by Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Suman Bery and other members. This will be the first major economic document of the Modi 3.0 government, which, among other things, is expected to lay the road map for making India a developed nation…

Mumbai/New Delhi: Mihir Shah – the main accused in the Mumbai BMW hit-and-run case – has admitted that he was driving the luxury vehicle when the accident took place, but claimed he wasn’t drunk, police sources have said. Mihir Shah – during the police interrogation – told the officials that he had exchanged the seats with his driver Rajrishi Bidawat before it rammed into a two-wheeler at 5.30 am on Sunday. The 24-year-old- the son of politician Rajesh Shah, a member of Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena faction – was arrested last evening. A total of 12 people, including…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: South Goa MP Captain Viriato Fernandes on Tuesday evening said that there was waterlogging and a rise in Dengue cases in Bogmalo due to failed planning by the Government. Fernandes was speaking to reporters after carrying out an inspection of the area and meeting the family affected by water logging at Bogmalo. “In the first place, I saw a video of the family in Bogmalo struggling with water logging and water flowing out from the commode as well. This is a serious concern and I came here with former ZP Gopi Naik and met the affected families…

Goemkarponn desk MARGAO: Shadow Council for Margao Convener Savio Coutinho slammed the PWD and the government over their attempts to camouflage the substandard works executed in laying of sewerage network line’s in Margao. Coutinho along with local residents from Colmorod stopped the laying of a pipeline to connect an overflowing sewage chamber to the roadside drain. It may be noted that there exists a sewerage network chamber near the Gomati building at Colmorod which perennially overflows during monsoons due to the reverse flow of raw sewage. This issue has been consistently brought to the notice of the sewerage department but…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Children’s Rights in Goa (CRG) is a registered NGO dedicated to the protection of children and the implementation of child rights programs. For over two decades, CRG has tirelessly worked to enforce the Goa Children’s Act (2003), a legislative framework designed to safeguard the rights and welfare of children across the state. CRG, in collaboration with other NGOs, played a crucial role in drafting the Goa Children’s Act (2003). This act includes specific provisions under Section 13(8) and (9) that mandate the establishment of Village Child Committees (VCCs) by each panchayat and City Child Committees (CCCs) in…

Goemkapronn desk VASCO: Cortalim MLA Anton Vas caught a man red-handed while dumping garbage and debris on Cortalim Communidade land late Sunday night. Vas, who was returning home from Consua after addressing fallen trees earlier that day, was alerted by a Panch member about a suspicious truck in the area. Acting swiftly, Vas, with the help of local youth, apprehended the individual. Speaking to reporters, Vas emphasized the seriousness of the issue. “This is one of the biggest problems in the Cortalim constituency. Similar acts have been committed on Quelossim Communidade land and in Sancoale, where no open area is…