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The Court appreciated the endeavour of Goa government to frame an Act in the year 2000 to create a robust infrastructure for catering to damage and ill effects caused by mass transportation of materials to waterbodies. Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Bombay High Court at Goa on January 10 upheld the Constitutional validity of the Goa Rural Improvement and Welfare Cess Act (Goa Cess Act) [Sesa Sterlite Ltd. v. State of Goa and connected petitions]. A division bench of Justices GS Kulkarni and BP Deshpande also lauded the State of Goa for enacting the statute which enabled the creation of infrastructure…

New Delhi: Indians planning to study in Canada and those pursuing courses there stand to be the worst-affected as the Justin Trudeau administration brings in new norms for overseas students in its bid to tackle rising food costs and a housing crisis. India is the largest source country for overseas students in Canada, according to the high commission in Ottawa. Currently, about 2.30 lakh Indian students are enrolled in various courses in the country. The Canada government’s move to cap the number of overseas students and a rise in cost of living may now make Indian students weigh Canada against…

GUWAHATI: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Tuesday he had instructed the police to register a case against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for allegedly “provoking the crowd” that was captured in dramatic television footage facing off with security personnel amid spiralling tensions surrounding a politically charged rally. He condemned what he called “unruly behaviour” by the Congress that “resulted in a massive traffic jam in Guwahati”. Replying to a video posted on X (formerly Twitter) by Youth Congress President Srinivas BV that captured a group of people trying to remove barricades, Sarma said such “Naxalite tactics are completely…

Goemkarponn desk FATORDA: Fatorda MLA Vijai Sardesai today has issued notice to move for introduction of bill “The Goa State Employment of Local Candidates Bill, 2024” in this session. “I have issued notice to move for introduction of bill “The Goa State Employment of Local Candidates Bill, 2024” in this session,” said Sardesai. He further said that it’s the stated objective of our party, and the essence of our existence, to put Goemkars first in all job opportunities that come up in Goa. “I’ve been extremely vocal on this, and have brought this up at every turn. Goa government’s appalling…

AERIAL VIEW Then comes the criminalisation of triple talaq, invalidation of Article 370, Supreme Court verdict paving way for the construction of a Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), and so on. The opposition leaders are under constant pressure to react and they end up fumbling for words, invariably. Blame it on the intellectual bankruptcy or sheer cussedness of opposition leaders. Or credit Modi-Amit Shah’s earthy politics and grasp of the people’s pulse. They always have their political adversaries on a Twister mat. The opposition just can’t anticipate the duo’s next move, forget outwitting or outmanoeuvring them. For…

Goemkarponn desk AGASSAIM: Ashpak Kadur, a 28-year-old resident of New Vadem, Mormugao, was arrested by Agassaim police on January 18 for allegedly robbing Maria Piedade Candelina Fernandes, 72, in Neura Grande, Padribhat, of a gold chain valued at Rs 1.60 lakh. The elderly citizen who filed the complaint described how the accused physically removed the 22-gram gold chain that was embellished with a pendant of a Holy Cross with the letter “GG” on it. The valuable chain was taken from her neck by the accused, who then departed the scene. After being apprehended in Taleigao, Ashpak Kadur has been detained…

Goemkarponn desk Panaji,:Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Monday said the consecration of the Ram Lalla idol at the Ayodhya temple is a moment of civilizational resurgence and renaissance in the country. The new idol was consecrated at the Ram temple in Ayodhya city of Uttar Pradesh on Monday, an event led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and watched by lakhs of people on television at their homes and in temples across the country. Army helicopters showered flower petals on the newly constructed Janmabhoomi temple as the ‘pran pratishtha’ ceremony took place – a seminal occasion in India’s political and…