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MUNICH: Germany thrashed 10-man Scotland 5-1 as the Euro 2024 hosts kicked off the tournament in style in Munich on Friday, the start of a journey they hope culminates in a record fourth continental title. Florian Wirtz struck the opening goal 10 minutes in and Jamal Musiala soon doubled Germany’s lead with an emphatic finish. A greatly awaited night for Scotland went from bad to worse before half-time when Ryan Porteous was sent off for a two-footed challenge on Ilkay Gundogan, with Kai Havertz tucking away the resulting penalty. Niclas Fuellkrug powered in a fourth midway through the second half…

Goemkarponn Desk MARGAO: Principal Sessions Judge Irshad Agha of the North Goa Sessions Court is now handling the criminal cases against politicians, including Industries Minister Mauvin Godinho, Revenue Minister Atanasio Monserrate, and MLA wives. Atanasio Monserrate is accused of raping a young girl, and Mauvin is on trial in connection with the purported power scam rebate case. But that’s not all. Atanasio and Jennifer, a husband and wife team, are on trial in connection with 35 other defendants in the 2008 attack on the Panaji police station. It was clear that the three cases would not be heard in court…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Within two weeks, the Goa government has been asked to submit a report in a “sealed cover” detailing the Forest Department’s investigation into the Siolim tree felling case by the Bombay High Court in Goa. The directive was given following the State Advocate General’s statement to the High Court that the Range Forest Officer had finished the incident investigation. Nonetheless, the High Court requested a report and stated out loud that it was possible the investigation was a “eyewash” meant to hide the true offenders. Attorney Norma Alvares, representing the petitioners, who are Siolim locals, emphasized that…

NEW DELHI: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) ideologue Indresh Kumar said on Friday that those who opposed Ram were all out of power, while those who took up Ram’s resolve had formed the government for the third term. His comments were seen as a U-turn of sorts by some. On Thursday, he had said that the “party which did bhakti of Lord Ram and became arrogant was stopped at 241, however, it became the biggest party”. These remarks were seen as a reference to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and fanned controversy in the backdrop of the election results. But, on…

MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed a monetary penalty of Rs 1.45 crore on Central Bank of India for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI, the central bank said on June 14. According to an RBI press release, the bank sanctioned a working capital demand loan to a Corporation against amounts receivable from Government by way of subsidies. Also, it failed to credit the amount involved in a few instances of unauthorised electronic transaction to the customer’s account within 10 working days from the date of notification by the customer, the central bank added. Further, the bank failed…

New Delhi: Domestic air passenger traffic rose 4.4% in May compared to last year, data released by the civil aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) stated on Friday. According to the DGCA, the domestic airlines flew over 13.7 million passengers last month compared to 13.2 million in May last year. Comparing the year-on-year data, the regulator stated, “Passengers carried by domestic airlines during January – May 2024 were 661.42 lakhs (66.142 million) as against 636.07 lakhs (63.607 million) during the corresponding period of the previous year thereby, registering an annual growth of 3.99% and monthly growth of 4.40%.” The…

Goemkarponn Desk ANJUNA: Anjuna’s residents have expressed their displeasure with the constant noise pollution that plagues their neighbourhood. Locals voiced their grievances against the North Superintendent of Police (SP) of Goa during a recent grievance meeting held at the Anjuna Police Station on Wednesday. Residents voiced their deep frustration over the ongoing problem of loud music disrupting their neighborhood’s peace and quiet. Although they praised the police for their efforts in providing a temporary solution, they were disappointed by how quickly the disturbances caused by noise returned soon after the police intervention. Residents underlined how noise pollution negatively affects their…