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Goemkarponn desk MOPA: Smuggled gold weighing 1.3 Kg was seized from a passenger at Mopa International Airport by Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI). The accused identified as Lalchand had arrived at Mopa from Abu Dhabi. He was found in possession of silver coated gold ring and bangles weighing 1.3 Kg. Worth of the seized gold is approximately around Rs 70 lakh. An intelligence developed by the officers of Goa Regional Unit indicated that a passenger named Shri Lalchand travelling from Abu Dhabi to Goa on 11.12.2023, in Indigo Flight No. 6E 1506, will be smuggling gold. The flight was scheduled…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Two Bethora-Ponda residents have been taken into custody by Panaji Police in relation to the car breaking robbery that was carried out two days ago close to Church Square in Panaji. Through the breaking of car glass, tourist Shridhar Reddy from Hyderabad had property valued at Rs 9 lakh taken from his parked automobile. Property valued at Rs 7 lakhs has been retrieved from Nizamuddin and Hyder Khan, two people who were originally from Karnataka and were living in Bethora. They were both detained. But the offenders have not yet been found to have returned the Rs…

Goemkapronn desk CANACONA: A new toilet block constructed under CSR by Nestle India Ltd at Shri Nirakar Vidyalaya Mashem was inaugurated on Monday. “Though the Government of India has launched the Swachh Bharat mission recently, Nestle India Ltd has been working towards Swach Bharat for the last many years. Presently, our organisation is working hand-in-glove with the government in the direction of Swachh Bharat’, Nestle India Ltd Senior Manager (Corporate Affairs) Mario Fernandes said at the inaugural function, further thanking Shree Nirakar Education Society for providing them the opportunity to accomplish their mission of Swachh Bharat. Speaking on the occasion,…

Goemkarponn desk MARGAO: Deputy Collector, Salcete has issued demolition order of the illegal shed of Global Ispat Limited in Cuncolim Industrial Estate. The order comes after the Leader of Opposition Yuri Alemao had demanded Collector South to take stringent action against the illegal construction which will be deterrent to the violators of law. On August 8, the Deputy Collector South Goa District, Margao-Goa, had issued a stop work order after conducting site inspection for illegal land filling and land cutting for non-agricultural use of land in survey No. 303/3 of village Cuncolim. Subsequently, Cuncolim police inspector was also directed to…

Goemkarponn desk Margao: Leader of Opposition Yuri Alemao has demanded a thorough audit by the Central Agency before restart of Operations of Zuari Indian Oil Tanking Limited pipeline to avoid any disaster in future. “With Zuari Indian Oil Tanking Limited claiming source of petroleum product leakage is corroded pipe, total failure of authorities to monitor the operations & lack of periodic maintainance stands exposed. I demand Comprehensive Audit by Central Agency before restart of Operations,” said the Leader of Opposition. Alemao said the local authorities including State Disaster Management Authority are completely exposed with this incident. “People have lost faith…

Loliem-Polem Panchayat writes to Forest to trap ‘Tiger’ terrorising locals and killing domestic animals Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: Several Goans and authorities may have doubts about the existence of a ‘Tiger’ (Pateri Wagh-Stripped Tiger) frequenting the village, but Loliem-Polem has made it an official claim of existence of ‘Tiger’ after the Sarpanch wrote to the forest department, requesting to take necessary steps to trap the ‘Tiger’ immediately to stops its attacks on domestic animals and terrorising people. In a letter addressed to the Range Forest Officer, Canacona, VP Loliem-Polem Sarpanch Nisha Chari informed the ‘Tiger’ is coming to the locality and…

Team India faced a five-wicket defeat in a rain-hit 2nd T20I of the series against South Africa on Tuesday. Gqeberha: India suffered a setback in the second T20I of the series against South Africa, as the Proteas batters ruthlessly dismantled their bowling attack, clinching a convincing five-wicket victory in Gqeberha. In a rain-hit game, South Africa were set a revised target of 152 in 15 overs after Rinku Singh (unbeaten 68 off 39 balls) and skipper Suryakumar Yadav (56 off 36) helpeed take India’s score to 180 for seven after being asked to bat. The hosts launched a blistering assault,…