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MUMBAI: The six-week long national election is in its final phase, with voting concluding on Saturday, and financial markets are keenly awaiting the verdict after counting scheduled for June 4. Pollsters and political analysts differ on the possible outcome of the election, with lower voter turnout and apathy seen as risks for the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his  Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The BJP and its allies won 352 of the 543 seats in Lok Sabha at the last election in 2019 with the BJP alone winning 303 seats. No exit polls are permitted before this year’s…

MHADEI PRAWAH… — The Jal Shakti Ministry was notified in May of last year and only appointed members and a part-time director in July after receiving a request from the Goa government. — Center has sent new recruitment guidelines to Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Goa in order to select new, full-fledged members. — Subhash Chandra, an IAS cadre and the secretary of water resources, currently represents Goa on the Authority. — The other members are Maharashtra’s Milind Naik, chief engineer of the WRD for the Konkan division, and Karnataka’s IAS cadre officer Rakesh Singh, additional chief secretary of the WRD. Goemkarponn…

New York: Donald Trump became the first former US president ever convicted of a crime after a New York jury found him guilty on all charges in his hush money case, months before an election that could see him yet return to the White House. The jury found him guilty on each of the 34 counts of falsifying business records to hide a payment meant to silence porn star Stormy Daniels. He could in theory be sentenced to four years behind bars for each count but is more likely to receive probation. The 77-year-old Republican, who was released without bail,…

Bengaluru: Karnataka lawmaker Prajwal Revanna – who went to Germany last month, shortly after sex crimes allegations by women who said he forced them into sexual acts that were then filmed – was arrested just after midnight as he arrived at Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport. The Janata Dal-Secular leader – who flew back aboard Lufthansa flight LH0764 – was taken into custody by members of a special police team tasked with investigating the charges against him. Sources said he had twice earlier cancelled flights home. A special court in Bengaluru on Thursday rejected an anticipatory bail request. The police, meanwhile, have searched…

Goemkapronn desk Panaji: The Aguad Port and Jail Complex in Sinquerim announces the launch of ‘The Aguad Cinema,’ a new screening facility housed in the historic Kaal Kothri or Condemnation cell. This unique venue, once used to incarcerate severely sentenced inmates during the Portuguese regime, will now serve as a place for daily screenings of two short documentaries highlighting Goa’s rich history and culture. Starting June 1, ‘The Aguad Cinema’ will feature two documentaries: ‘Freedom Movement of Goa’ (14 minutes) and ‘Forts of Goa’ (19 minutes), screened alternately from 10 am to 8 pm each day. ‘Freedom Movement of Goa’ delves into the relentless struggle…

Goemkapronn desk Panaji: The Hon’ble Minister & MLA of Panaji, Mr. Atanasio Monserrate witnesses a demonstration, on Thursday, of the new Smart Water Meter Testing Lab located in St. Inez. This initiative is part of Imagine Panaji Smart City Development Limited’s (IPSCDL’s) technological innovation for water management under the Smart City Mission and a first of its kind in Goa . Mr. Sanjit Rodrigues , MD & CEO of IPSCDL, Mr. Jose Thomas Landes, EE – WD-III, PWD (Water Supply), Mr. Jaiwant Prabhu, AE, SD-II WTP, WD-III, PWD (Water Supply) and IPSCDL team of engineers  were also present .

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: ‘Going to work in a Hindu temple is the greatest sin; it is better to go to a factory that makes weapons that kill thousands than to go to a temple or a church. ‘Shirk’ (great sin) is committed at a temple or church. ‘Shirk’ is a major sin according to Islam. Allah has clearly said that I can forgive anyone, but never forgives the one who commits ‘Shirk,’ stated Dr. Zakir Naik in an interview on the ‘Huda TV’ YouTube channel, launched by the Islamic Research Foundation. These objectionable statements by Zakir Naik promote terrorism by…