Author: Team Admin

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Congress has condemned the act of BJP government for freezing their 11 bank accounts ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. GPCC President Amit Patkar on Friday addressed a press conference in Congress House and slammed BJP for using undemocratic ways to stifle his party. Leader of Opposition Yuri Alemao, MP Francisco Sardinha, MLAs Carlos Alvares Ferreira and MLA Alton D’Costa and Ramakant Khalap were present. Amit Patkar said that the accounts were frozen on an income tax demand of Rs 210 crore for the financial year 2018-’19. “The BJP has looted the donations given to the Congress…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: In a late-night incident, a Swift taxi car reportedly lost control and ramped into shops, damaging several bikes in Vasco on Thursday nights. Sources said that the incident occurred at around 11 pm on an internal road in Vasco opposite the St Andrews church. Fortunately, no injuries have been reported in the incidents since shops in the usually packed area had closed down. The driver of the Swift Car involved in the accident is reportedly said to have lost control of the vehicle, resulting in the collision. Several bikes, shop shutters and other structures were damaged in…

Goemkapronn desk PANAJI: Gujarat Crime Branch has arrested two persons from Goa for allegedly smuggling of liquor worth Rs 50.40 lakh. The liquor consignment on its way from Goa to Rampura village of Godhra, Gujarat was seized on March 9. Francis D’souza from Navelim and Manish Mishra from Saligao were arrested by Gujarat Crime Branch on March 19 from Goa. Francis has several wine shops while Manish owns a distillery informed Gujarat Police. Both have been remanded to policy custody till March 26. The liquor was allegedly bottled using a ghost brand named ‘Royal Blue.’

THIMPU: Feelings of warmth and bonhomie overflowed the streets of Bhutan on Friday as Prime Minister Narendra Modi was accorded a rousing welcome from the people who turned up in huge numbers cheering and waving flags of the two nations. Crowds lined up the entire 45-kilometer route from Paro to the capital Thimphu, as PM Modi walked waving at them and blessing young children as a Bhutanese welcome song played in the background. He exchanged smiles and greetings with the public and walked along with young children who had gathered with Indian flags to catch a glimpse of him. Arriving…

Arvind Kejriwal, who arrested by the ED, had dinner before being taken to the probe agency’s lockup and was provided bedding and a blanket for the night. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case linked to the alleged liquor policy scam on Thursday, spent a tense night at the probe agency’s office. All roads leading to the ED office were closed, and Section 144, prohibiting assembly of more than four people, was enforced. No one except police and media personnel is allowed around the office. The AAP supremo had dinner…

THIMPU: Feelings of warmth and bonhomie overflowed the streets of Bhutan on Friday as Prime Minister Narendra Modi was accorded a rousing welcome from the people who turned up in huge numbers cheering and waving flags of the two nations. Crowds lined up the entire 45-kilometer route from Paro to the capital Thimphu, as PM Modi walked waving at them and blessing young children as a Bhutanese welcome song played in the background. He exchanged smiles and greetings with the public and walked along with young children who had gathered with Indian flags to catch a glimpse of him. Arriving…

New Delhi: Will the arrest of Arvind Kejriwal give the INDIA bloc the much-needed shot in the arm? On the face of it, it seems so for now. As news broke of his imminent arrest, most of the INDIA bloc allies spoke out for a change in one voice. Condemning the arrest, TMC chief whip Derek O’ Brien asked: “How can we expect fair elections if sitting chief ministers and prominent opposition leaders are arrested weeks before polls?” The Congress, which has recently stitched up an alliance with the Aam Aadmi Party in Delhi hit the roads as TV screens…