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Goemkarponn desk DHANDEM: A goods train in Sanvordem mowed down fifteen buffaloes on the railroad track at Dhandem. The incident happened early on Wednesday morning. The train driver used the emergency brake when he saw the herd of buffaloes squatting on the track, but because the train was moving at 60 kmph, it took some time to stop, and 12 buffaloes were mowed down to death, according to Meraj Ghaffar, the technical section in charge of the Curchorem railway station. According to Ghaffar, the loaded goods train departed the Curchorem train station on Wednesday at 1:50 a.m. According to him,…

Goemakrponn desk Margao: BJP is having some mysterious powers like circulating vulgar videos from the mobile phone of a Deputy Chief Minister at midnight. Nation’s leader Rahul Gandhi spoke of such evil “Shakti” of BJP, stated Congress Leader and Zilla Panchayat Member Michelle Rebelo. Reacting to the misleading statement made by BJP President Sadanand Tanawade targeting Rahul Gandhi’s speech at Mega Rally in Mumbai, Michelle Rebelo termed BJP as “Master Manipulators”. Our leader Rahul Gandhi spoke of that “Shakti” of BJP which converted Calangute into Thailand. He spoke of that “Shakti” of BJP which converted Goa into a “Crime Hub”,…

Goemkarponn desk FATORDA:  Fatorda police has booked two persons in connection with a fake residence certificate racket that was exposed following a complaint lodged by the Civil Registrar of Salcete, Suraj R Vernekar. The Salcete Sub Registrar, Suraj R. Vernekar, filed a complaint that prompted the police action. In it, he claimed that the accused, Saddamhusen Shahajan Kamate, a resident of Fatorda-Salcete, and Bhosale Ranjeet Rajkumar, a resident of Warkhandem-Ponda, along with others, had conspiratorially forged the residence certificate with certificate number REV052384308-64049. The police have further claimed that the forged certificate was used to upload a legitimate document from…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Haryana native Manjit Tomar accused of killing receptionist of a boutique hotel in Ximer, Candolim in 2016 has been sentenced to life imprisonment by North Goa Principal District and Sessions Court in Panaji. 33-year-old Manjit has also been sentenced to two years imprisonment and a fine of Rs one lakh for destroying evidence. Tomar had stabbed to death 38-year-old George Raju Mandal from Kolkata who worked as a receptionist, while he was at the hotels reception desk. Mandal was rushed to the Candolim primary health centre (PHC), where he was declared ‘brought dead’. Tomar had fled from…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Kochi Zonal office has conducted search operations under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002 at 9 locations across Kerala, Karnataka and Goa on 14- 03-2024, 15-03-2024 and 16-03-2024 in the case of Muhammed Hafiz and others. During the course of Search, Gold Jewellery weighing 1672.8 Grams, Indian currency worth Rs. 12.5 Lakh, 7 mobile phones and various incriminating documents were seized. Further, Freezing Order for the balances/FDs worth Rs. 4.4 Crore lying in the bank accounts of the accused was also issued during the course of Search. ED…

New Delhi: As a developing country that is also the world’s most populated, India needs to prioritise its own citizens, the Centre has told the Supreme Court, asserting that the illegal migration of and stay and Rohingya refugees have serious ramifications for national security. The affidavit filed yesterday was in response to a petition seeking a direction to the Centre to release Rohingya refugees put in detention for alleged violation of the Foreigners Act. The Rohingya refugees, most of them Muslims, have fled ethnic violence in Buddhist-majority Myanmar and entered India, Bangladesh and other countries illegally. The Rohingya refugees are…

New Delhi: In a significant order weeks before the elections, the Supreme Court has once again refused to order a stay on the law to appoint election commissioners, stating that doing so at this stage would be “creating chaos”. While making the observations, the court also noted that there are no allegations against the newly appointed election commissioners, Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir Singh Sandhu, who were picked after changes were made to the selection panel under the new law. The bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta said, “You can’t say the Election Commission is under the thumb of…