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Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: On June 19, at Bicholim, there will be an environmental public hearing for M/s Salgaocar Shipping’s Sirigao-Mayem Mineral Block II. The villagers requested that the public hearing be postponed, and it was originally set for March 20. The Goa State Pollution Control Board, which is the designated body for conducting the hearing, received a letter from the Additional District Collector of North Goa, directing it to postpone the hearing because it would be exceedingly challenging to conduct it on March 20 from a law and order standpoint. The block, which covers 171.2472 hectares, is expected to produce…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Goa became the first state in India to implement the advanced medical directive (living will) system in accordance with guidelines established by the Indian Supreme Court. Justice Mahesh Sonak of the Bombay High Court had the distinction of being the first Goan to create a “living will” and to release the pamphlet on “Advanced Medical Directives” or “Living Wills.” In addition to Sonak, the “living will” documents were also signed by Dinesh Shetty and Dr. Sandesh Chodankar of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) Goa branch. Patients who are nearing the end of a life-threatening illness, such as…

Kannur, Kerala: An air hostess was arrested for allegedly smuggling nearly one kilogram of gold from Muscat to Kannur by concealing it in her rectum, a DRI source said today. Based on specific intelligence by DRI Cochin, officers of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI – Kannur) intercepted the cabin crew member named Surabhi Khatun, a native of Kolkata, who arrived from Muscat at Kannur International Airport on May 28. Her personal search resulted in the recovery of 960 grams of smuggled gold in compound form concealed in her rectum, the source told news agency Press Trust of India. After…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Shockingly, the state government has decided to spend more than Rs 10 crore to undertake the further renovation of the already renovated Kala Academy. The government has already spent almost Rs 70 cr on the renovation project. However, it is now been decided to put in an additional Rs 10 cr to take up repair works for the renovated facility. It is been learnt that PWD has Already issued a contract last month worth Rs 47 lakhs to clear the debris of the roof which collapsed, last year. The newly renovated Kala Academy was opened to the…

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who is out on interim bail in a money laundering case linked to the now-scrapped Delhi liquor policy scam to campaign for the Lok Sabha polls, said he would surrender before jail authorities on Sunday. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief, who was granted interim bail by the Supreme Court till June 1, addressed a press meeting on Friday and said he would leave his residence at 3 pm on Sunday. The Delhi CM also promised that he would not let the state’s work get affected. Earlier this week, the Supreme Court had refused the…

Goemkarponn desk Panaji: The Office of the State Commission for Persons with Disabilities has taken suo-moto cognizance of various complaints received from parents of children with disabilities regarding the denial of admissions by Regular educational institutions in the state. In lieu of the reported incidents of discrimination, the Office of the Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities has issued a decisive Order to the Directorate of Education, Directorate of Higher Education, Directorate of Technical Education and Directorate of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship. As the admissions process for the new academic year commences, it is imperative to protect the interests and safeguard…

Goemkarponn desk KHAREWADO: A one-and-a-half-year-old girl tragically drowned at around 6:15 p.m. off the Kharewaddo beach. The toddler and her family live in a home that is only 50 meters from the beach, according to the police. The toddler unintentionally wandered towards the sea and was carried away by the waves while the mother was taking care of some chores. When locals saw the toddler submerged in the water, they pulled her out and took her to a private hospital, where it was determined she had passed away. The body was sent to the South Goa District Hospital in Margao…