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Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: The High Court of Bombay at Goa has granted bail to Kalpana Barki over furnishing personal bail bond of Rs 25,000 who is accused of murdering Basavraj Barki on April 2, 2018 at Bebquegal Curchorem. It may be recalled that the victim Basavraj Barki was reportedly strangulated by his wife Kalpana Barki with help of her friends Suresh Kumar, Abdul Karim Shaikh, Pankaj Pawar and Aditya Gujjar. They later cut his body into pieces and stuffed it in three rice bags and dumped them at Dudhsagar. Pankaj Pawar who was a government servant, along with Abdul Karim…

Goemkarponn desk CORLIM: Union Minister for Health Mansukh Mandaviya today said that India has set a target to stop tuberculosis by 2025. “Govt is working relentlessly towards making India TB-free by 2025, 5 years before the global target of 2030. New Delhi extends its full support for a global plan for approving a new TB vaccine by 2025,” said Mandaviya. Mandviya was speaking to the media after visiting AB Health & Wellness Centre at Corlim. “Just as vaccines were a game-changer in the battle against COVID, Global Plan calls for approving a new TB vaccine by 2025 and making it…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: The demolition of 78 alleged illegal houses in the land of Communidade of Canacona in Agonda Village is postponed at the eleventh hour. According to reliable sources, the demolition is postponed due to the non-availability of police personnel to provide the necessary protection to the squad while undertaking demolition tasks. The sources informed that though the Administrator of Communidade (South) has formed teams to undertake the demolition of 78 houses already earmarked to be identified by Communidade of Canacona, a request made to Goa Police to the police protection to the demolition got a negative response from…

Goemkarponn desk PONDA: In a horrific accident between a scooter and a modified bike that took today at around 11.30 am at Rathamal -Kapileshwarim, both bike riders were seriously injured. The scooter rider( GA05 N 3076) received leg fractures while motorcycle rider( GA 02 M 0753 modified bike) too suffered body injuries. The scooter rider from Madlem Talaulim was proceeding towards Ponda while the bike rider was coming towards Kapileshwarim, and when they reached Rathamal Kapileshwarim, both vehicles collided with each other and fell on one another. Due to the impact, both riders sustain serious body injuries. The local Kisan…

Goemkarponn desk PONDA: Bhoma villagers strongly opposed the existing road widening, destroying the identity of two age-old temples and blamed the builder lobby for scrapping the bypass at Bhoma. They claim the builders have purchased properties and developed the orchard land shown for bypass. The locals asked NH Authorities to construct a bypass through orchard land, as shown in the Regional Plan 2011. Sanjay Naik said ten years back, the Highway widening plan was scrapped, and two bypasses were planned. “That time, BJP leader and former CM Manohar Parrikar had supported us. The bypass was even planned from hilly orchard…

Goemkarponn desk MAPUSA: Colvale police seized two stolen bullet motorcycles from the parking place on Monday. As per SDPO Mapusa Jivba Dalvi, during the vigil maintained by police staff, 02 Bullet m/cycles with reg no: GA-11-F-1212 and GA-06-Y-0653 were found in a parking place near Colvale bridge which were brought to the police station. One of the bullets is stolen from the Mapusa area. An FIR under section 379 IPC is registered, and an investigation is on to trace the accused persons by a team of PI Somnath Mahajik, PSI Sushant Sangodkar, Head Constable Mahadev Parab and others.

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Leader of Opposition Yuri Alemao on Monday said that the silence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah on the Mhadei issue during a public meeting confirms that double engine governments have allowed the diversion of Mhadei to Karnataka to satisfy the thirst of farmers of many districts Addressing a press conference, Yuri Alemao hit out at BJP governments for compromising Goa’s interest to garner votes in Karnataka. GPCC President Amit Patkar, media Cell Chairman Amarnath Panjikar, Mahila President Beena Naik and others were present on occasion. Yuri Alemao said that Goa has been betrayed by the…