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Five new fatalities due to Covid– two from Kerala and one each from Maharashtra, Puducherry and Tamil Nadu — have been reported in a span of 24 hours, according to ministry’s data updated at 8 am New Delhi: India has logged 797 new cases of COVID-19, the highest in 225 days, while the number of active cases of the infection have been recorded at 4,091, the health ministry said on Friday. Five new fatalities due to Covid– two from Kerala and one each from Maharashtra, Puducherry and Tamil Nadu — have been reported in a span of 24 hours, according…

New Delhi: The appellate court in Qatar has commuted the death sentence that had been handed to eight former Indian Navy officers. A detailed court order is awaited, but the Indian government said the sentence has been reduced. “We have noted the verdict today of the Court of Appeal of Qatar in the Dahra Global case, in which the sentences have been reduced,” the Ministry of External Affairs said.“The detailed judgement is awaited. We are in close touch with the legal team as well as the family members to decide on the next steps.” The Indian Ambassador to Qatar and…

Defence intelligence gathering satellites are popularly called ‘spy-sats’, short for spy satellites. Mumbai: India is aiming to launch 50 satellites in the next five years for geo-intelligence gathering which will include the creation of a layer of satellites in different orbits with a capacity to track the movement of troops and image thousands of kilometers of area, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chairman S Somanath said on Thursday. For realising India’s aspiration to become a strong nation, the current size of its satellite fleet is not enough and it should be “ten times what we have today”, he said, speaking…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: “To elevate happy index of the society artistes in various fields play a important role. music art, literature, drama help to entertain and get people rid of their agony. Goa state is on top in regards of its GDP and happy index as well,” stated Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant while speaking at the function organized to confer State Cultural Awards, Yuva Srujan Puraskar, Best Institutionn, Best library Awards. The function was organized by the Directorate of Art & Culture at Kala Academy,Campal Panaji today. The Chief Minister said that the Government strives to promote and encourage…

Shoals of the marine species are fluttering in shallow waters along the coast at Keri-Terekhol, about 40 km from Panaji, on the Goa-Maharashtra border, according to those living in the vicinity. Goemkarponn desk Pernem: On a day when a Goa Lok Sabha MP said he wanted another chance to serve the people of Goa and wanted his party to give the ticket, thousands of Sardines also decided to stake claim for the ticket (sarcasm). At Keri, thousands of sardine fish have been surfacing near a beach in Goa for the past few days, providing locals with a visual treat and…

Goemkarponn desk CALANGUTE: Claiming that the arrival of foreign tourists in the coastal state has declined, Goa BJP MLA Michael Lobo has advocated the need to address the issue of dubious guides who cheat the tourists. The former state minister told mediapersons here that it is a matter of concern that foreign tourist arrival has declined. “For various reasons, there is a decline in the arrival of foreign tourists and hence we need to study the matter. Everybody has to take it seriously because Goa is famous for tourism,” Lobo said. “We should be very serious about tackling issues of…

Goemkarponn desk MAPUSA: Taking note of the viral video wherein two children are seen sleeping on sunroof, Goa Police lodged a case in this connection and laid charges against the driver. An FIR has been registered at the Mapusa police station and efforts are on to find the man seen in the video. Police said the incident took place on December 27 at Madani in Parra village near Mapusa. The man who shot the video can be seen asking the driver about children on the rooftop but the latter drives past without bothering to answer, police said. The video quickly…