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Goemkarponn desk MAPUSA: Controversial Builder Venkatesh Narayan Prabhu Moni has finally landed in Colvale Central Jail to undergo rigorous imprisonment for 6 months as Session Court North Judge dismissed his appeal. Moni and his M/s Prabhu Constructions duped Sahajanand Investments Private Limited for a sum of Rupees two crore fourteen lakhs. Court Order Dated 4/2/2023 states that the appeal stands dismissed. Consequently, the impugned judgement of convicting the accused and sentencing them to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of six months and to pay compensation of Rs. 2,14,00,000/- (Rupees Two Crore Fourteen Lakhs only) to the complainant and in…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Panaji JMFC Court today has extended the police custody by three days of the accused involved in the evidence room theft of the District and Sessions Court at Althino. The Panjim Police have managed to recover all the case properties that were stolen from the Judicial Magistrate First Class Court last week. The police recovered the stolen Muddemal property/case Property consisting of different envelopes attached in criminal cases of the Civil and Criminal Court, Panaji, along with cash of Rs 4.75 lakh, house-breaking instruments and other articles, at the instance of the accused person, from his office…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: At a time when people in South Goa feared that Dabolim Airport could shut down with the inauguration of the Manohar International Airport at Mopa, operations at Dabolim Airport have picked up since the last one year following the Covid pandemic. In what could be good news for various stakeholders of the Goa Airport, including taxi operators, the number of domestic flights has increased, and new sectors, especially international flights, have opened up from the existing Dabolim Airport. While the Air India Express has recently announced direct flights from Goa Airport to Dubai four times a week…

Goemkarponn desk MARGAO: South Goa Planning and Development Authority (SGPDA) Chairman Krishna Salkar said that the Margao ODP process would be time-bound and transparent. Speaking to reporters after teh SGPDA’s 100th meeting, Salkar said that the meeting on Wednesday appointed a committee for ODP, which will send notices for hearing. “The process will be time-bound and transparent for the benefit of people. Last ODP, there were lots of mistakes, like roads shown on houses, and we would like to clear all these discrepancies soon. We request support from the people. Whoever has filed suggestions and objections up to today will…

They fear walking tracks would reduce the size of the ground Says they are not against the walking track, but it should not be on Playground. Demand shifting walking track on open spaces of Panchayat. Goemkarponn desk PONDA: Marcel locals opposed digging work with the help of JCB to construct a walking track on Karay ground. The locals stopped the contractor from digging the ground for construction work on the walking track and asked him to restore the ground stating no proper permission for work. The youth said the contractor started digging ground without a work order, and neither the…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) State President Amit Palekar today said that it is now time for the state government to take strict action on the controversial bungalow at Old Goa. “It’s time for the government to take action on the controversial bungalow at Old Goa. This is the final warning to the state government,” said Palekar. He further said that if the government doesn’t take action, we are ready to start the agitation again. “CRZ and archaeological survey documents describe the land where the illegal structure has been built as orchard property,” he added. He said that…

Goemkarponn desk PONDA: Following complaints by locals, Peter Borges, Chairperson of Goa State Commission for protection of Child rights, inspected the OPA Khandepar Junction along with Ponda Mamlatdar Vimod Dalal, PTA Chairman Suraj Garad, Ponda Police team and Curti Khandepar Panchayat Secretary. A local Sandeep Parkar had complained to Panchayat, BDO and Deputy Collector Ponda about encroachment on the bus stop shed at OPA junction, which forced students to risk their lives, and many students had been injured earlier in the past. Following this, today’s inspection was conducted by Goa State Commission for child right. He asked the stakeholders, including…