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RAIPUR:In one of the largest operations by security forces in Chhattisgarh, as many as 29 Naxalites have been killed and their bodies were recovered on Tuesday in the Kanker area. This figure can go up as the search operation is still on, Chhattisgarh Police said. Of the 29 Maoists, more than a dozen were women who were wielding deadly weapons and trying to protect the men when forces attacked them. Three security personnel, including two Border Security Force jawans and one personnel of the state police’s District Reserve Guard (DRG), have suffered injuries. According to officials, if the figure…

DELHI: Breast cancer has become the world’s most common cancer, according to a new report by the Lancet Commission. Around 7.8 million women were diagnosed with breast cancer in five years till the end of 2020 and about 6,85,000 women died from the disease the same year, it said. Despite significant improvements in research, treatment, and survival in breast cancer, the report revealed that “gross inequities persist, and many patients are being systematically left behind.” The new Lancet Commission called it a “global blunder.” Breast cancer cases will increase from 2.3 million in 2020 to more than 3 million by…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: In order to prevent attempts to falsify documentation for illegal operations, the Bombay High Court in Goa has ordered the Directorate of Mines & Geology Department to keep a record of the transit passes granted to operators for the transportation of sand. The court has also mandated that the records be uploaded on the department’s website. The Division Bench of Justices M. S. Sonak and Valmiki Menezes closed the contempt plea against the authorities, praising them for their efforts to stop illicit sand mining, which might be a win for the State. Along with the thanks was…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Poriem BJP MLA Dr Deviya Rane today said that South Goa Candidate Pallavi Dempo will be elected with a huge margin. “We are all working for Narendra Modi. We are BJP karyakartas. BJP’s South Goa candidate Pallavi Shrinivas Dempo is getting an immense response in Vasco. We are confident that Dempo will get a huge mandate from every Assembly constituency in South Goa,” said Rane She further said that there is no doubt that there will be a huge turnout to fulfil Modi’s dream of a developed India, to strengthen Nari Shakti, she said. “Prime Minister Narendra…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: The resort in Calangute that was built inside the 200-meter no-development zone of the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) of the coastal community needs to be demolished, according to a directive from the Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority (GCZMA). All unauthorized buildings on the land, including cottages, a swimming pool, a reception building with a security cabin, cement flooring, a compound wall, landscaping, and a restaurant/shack, are to be taken down by the property’s owner, Lloyd St Jude Joachim Fernandes. In addition, the judgment of April 12 mandates that the coastal authority calculate the environmental expenses associated with…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Cardinal Filipe Neri Ferrão has asked all eligible Catholic voters in Goa to vote on May 7 at the Lok Sabha polls and support candidates who have secular credentials and will uphold the values enshrined in the Constitution. He has also asked Catholics to put voting on May 7 ahead of vacations or pilgrimages. For the elections to be truly successful, Cardinal Ferrão also asked parish priests, chaplains, and superiors of religious houses in Goa to organize special prayer services on May 3 and/or May 5. The letter, titled “Vote…You Must,” was sent on Monday to the…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Chief Electoral Officer Ramesh Verma was similarly duped by an impostor the day after Legislature Secretary Namrata Ulman was the victim of cybercrime. Umita Bhandari, Verma’s PA, filed a complaint alleging that Verma was impersonated by an unidentified individual using his name and photo (on the WhatsApp DP) and the WhatsApp number +9779826581139. The complaint further claims that after posing as Verma, the imposter asked those on her contact list for cash favors. The crime happened on April 15 and was reported to the Cyber Crime Cell, which filed a report under the IT Act’s Section 66-C,…