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Goemkarponn Desk DELHI: In order to discuss giving Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities reservation in the State Legislative Assembly, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and a delegation of leaders from ST communities visited Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday in New Delhi. Sawant made the following statement on X, formerly Twitter: “Called on Hon’ble HM Shri Amit Shah Ji,…I express my sincere gratitude to the Honorable HM for guaranteeing a prompt resolution. President of the BJP Goa, Sadanand Seth Tanavade. The Chief Minister was accompanied by Minister Govind Gawde, MLAs Ganesh Gainkar and Antonio Vas, and a delegation of leaders from…

Byju’s said the resolutions taken at the shareholders’ meeting were “invalid” since its founders were not present. New Delhi: Crisis-hit edtech star Byju’s has contested Friday’s decision of its shareholders to oust its founder as the chief executive officer. The company said the resolutions taken at the shareholders’ meeting were “invalid” since its founders were not present. “The resolutions passed during the recently concluded extraordinary general meeting – attended by a small cohort of select shareholders – are invalid and ineffective,” Byju’s said. The company said at least one founder-director must attend the meeting to form a valid quorum, but…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Goa police has filed a First Information Report (FIR) against online poker website Natural8 India’s parent company, Gamoski Networks Private Limited and its directors Kunal Patni and Sonia Madan Jain for cheating, criminal breach of trust and gambling under the provisions of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Goa Public Gambling Act. As per the FIR, Gamoski Networks and the accused persons, Patni and Jain, allow players to deposit money on the Natural8 website and play the game of poker. However, the FIR alleges that there is manipulation, cheating and rigging of games as well as…

Goemkapronn desk CALANGUTE: Calangute police arrested a Maharashtra native Ashru Bhima Naik in a narcotic raid conducted on Friday and found in his possesion drugs worth Rs 96,000. As per police, the narcotic raid was conducted under the supervision of PI Milind Bhuimbar at near Palmarinha Resort Porbawado Calangute Bardez Goa, by Calangute Calangute Police Station team comprising of PSI Kiran Naik, PC-6644 Vijay Naik, PC-6118 Amir Garad, PC 6008 Manoj Naik and PC-7106 Akash Naik. During teh raid accused Ashru s/o Bhima Kale, age 28 years r/o Jamb, Osmanabad Maharashtra was found in illegal possession of narcotic drugs Ganja…

Goemkarponn Desk MARGAO: The Goa State Commission for Protection of Child Rights carried out a late-night operation that resulted in the rescue of about eleven children. A team led by Peter Borges, the chairperson of the Child Rights panel, collected the rescued children from the grounds of the Margao railway station and from the outdoors. The rescue operation takes on significance in light of the recent kidnapping of a two-month-old infant from the railway station premises, even though Chairperson Borges noted that it is a part of routine exercises started by the panel. In addition, it takes on significance in…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Policymakers, urban planners, and community leaders have been urged by the Goa State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (GSCPCR) to give children’s health risks from pollution, climate change, and unsafe living conditions top priority in their strategies. The Goa State Commission for Protection of Child Rights Chairperson, Peter Borges, stressed the importance of a child-centric approach to environmental design and urban planning at a workshop on Friday in Panaji. When creating environments for children, it is essential to recognize their vulnerabilities. Children who live on the streets or in unstable situations face significant risks that are…

Goemkarponn Desk MARGAO: Konkan Railways has terminated the contract of the Margao Railway Station pay parking contractor after he failed to pay prescribed quarterly licence fee of Rs 27 lakh on time. Deputy Manager of Konkan Railways Baban Ghatge informed that Konkan railways is in the process of appointing temporary contractors on monthly basis while tender for new contractor will be floated shortly. But Ghatge also mentioned that temporary arrangements have been made for the collection of pay parking fees. Until the new contractor is hired, this would happen once a month. The PRO went on to say that the…