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Goemkarponn desk VASCO: The Vasco police have registered an offence against the minor boy who was riding the bike that dashed against the 59-year-old Mamata Shetye, killing her at New Vaddem on Monday evening Vasco PI Kapil Nayak informed that a 16-year-old minor boy was driving the speeding bike involved in the fatal accident without a valid driving license. “We have registered an offence under sections 279,337,304 read with 34 IPC and sections 3,4,5 and 180,199 A subsection (2) of the MV Act.   The minor boy rode the bike without a valid license rashly and negligently and crashed against a…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Expert Committee constituted by the Supreme Court of India has submitted that the Goa government can handle the dumped ore. Based on the recommendation of the expert Committee, SC has allowed the Goa government to handle ore. The Supreme Court through its judgment dated April 21, 2014, had constituted a six-member Expert Committee on how mining dumps in Goa should be dealt with. Though the committee submitted its report in early 2015, allowing the handling of dumps, it is yet to be considered by the Court. The Goa State Mining Policy 2013 proposed exporting 25m tonnes of…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Panchayats Minister Mauvin Godinho on Monday evening said that there was absolutely no threat to operations at Dabolim Airport and that the opposition may have been trying to create an artificial threat because they are short of real issues. Godinho was speaking to reporters after attending a review meeting with various departments to oversee the arrangement for the upcoming Liberation Day function at the Chicalim panchayat ground. “PM Narendra Modi and the union civil aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia has very clearly mentioned and made it clear that both the airports will continue operations. I don’t know why…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Vasco police on Monday evening carried out a narcotic raid near the KTC Bus stand and arrested a 25-year old Mainuddin Nawaz Shaikh, a resident of Sasmolem Baina, for possession of 2.3 kgs ganja worth Rs 2.5 lakhs. Vasco PI Kapil Nayak said that the accused was a habitual offender and was booked in a similar NDPS case which was undergoing trial “We had reliable and specific information that one person would arrive at the KTC Bus stand to deliver narcotic drugs to his prospective customers, and I formed a raiding team consisting of my office staff…

Goemkarponn desk FATORDA: Goa Forward Party (GFP) President and MLA Vijai Sardesai today demanded that private events and annual cultural festivities should be exempted from the 10.00 pm restriction imposed on loud music in the open. Addressing a press conference, Sardesai accused the government of inefficiency in protecting the cultural ethos of the State and the sentiments of people. He recommended installing online decibel meters to check noise pollution. Sardesai demanded that government should immediately stop coal handling activities in the morning as it causes pollution and it is in violation of the Environment Protection Act. “Why didn’t the state…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant placed a wreath on the memorial of the Pintos Revolt at Martyrs Memorial, Salvador de Souza Garden, Panaji, today. Minister for Revenue, Shri Atanasio Monserrate; Mayor of the Corporation City of Panaji, Rohit Monserrate; Collector, North Goa District, Smt Mamu Hage and others graced the occasion. The Government has decided to have a solemn function to acknowledge the contribution of Pintos Revolt. Police Guard of honour paid compliments to the memorial.

Goemkarponn desk CANDOLIM: Airbnb today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Department of Tourism, Government of Goa, to jointly promote Goa as one of the most sought-after high-potential tourism destinations in India and around the world. This partnership is aimed at encouraging travel to unique destinations that are lesser-known and enabling economically regenerative community-led tourism in the State. On the sidelines of the official launch of ‘Rediscover Goa’, a week-long celebration of Goa’s vast cultural diversity beyond its beaches and dazzling nightlife, Airbnb and the Goa Tourism Department have joined hands to scale homestay capacity across the State…