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NEW DELHI: India’s first bullet train will be on track in 2026, union railways minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said, adding that it will run in one section from Surat. The minister was speaking at the Rising Bharat Summit. The Centre is working on the 508-km-long Mumbai-Ahmedabad HSR project, which is expected to be flagged off in 2026 and will initially cover Surat-Bilimora in Gujarat, and the full stretch is expected to be completed in 2028 — six years past its original deadline. In 2022, the Centre had told Parliament that seven corridors were currently under consideration — Delhi-Varanasi (813 km), Delhi-Ahmedabad…

Mumbai: The BJP’s push to maximise its Lok Sabha seats tally in Maharashtra is likely to resurrect Raj Thackeray’s Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) from political oblivion. Determined to blunt the challenge by the Uddhav Thackeray-led party, the BJP has reached out to his estranged cousin. Raj Thackeray reached Delhi last night and has now reached the residence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, apparently to discuss his party’s possible entry into the NDA. “I was told to come to Delhi. So I came. Let’s see,” the MNS chief said on arriving in the national capital. MNS leader Sandeep Deshpande has…

Goemkarponn desk Panaji: Every year, as the winter bids farewell and spring tiptoes in, the vibrant state of Goa in India bursts into a riot of colours and festivities. This traditional Hindu festival Shigmotsav, marks the arrival of spring and is celebrated with great fervour and enthusiasm. The festival is set to be held from 26 March to 8 April in the entire state and will come alive with cultural performances, float parades, music, and traditional dance during Shigmo. As the colours of Shigmo paint the streets with exuberance, various other festivals prepare to showcase their diverse cultural heritage through…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Mangaluru CCB sleuths arrested two persons and seized 35 grams of cocaine worth Rs Rs 2.72 lakh from their possession. Following a tip, a team led by CCB inspector Shyam Sundar HM quickly intercepted a two-wheeler at Elyarpadavu Maidan in Ullal, which resulted in the suspects’ arrest. The accused, who are both Amblamogaru residents, are Sadakath U, also known as Shan Nawaz (age 31), and Mahammed Ashfaq, also known as Ashfa (age 25). A digital scale, three cell phones, and Rs. 5560 in cash were also taken from the accused’s possession by the police in addition…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant completed five years of office today and Goa State BJP President Sadanand Shet Tanavade has praised his leadership qualities. “On 17 March 2019, the whole country mourned the demise of former Defence Minister and then CM of Goa Manoharbhai. Goa had to elect a new Chief Minister in an extremely difficult situation,” said Tanavade in an emotional note on social media. He said 19 March 2019 will be remembered as a sad day on one hand and on the other hand a new administrator was born. “Dr Pramod Sawant took oath…

Goemkarponn desk Panaji: The Aam Admi Party on Monday said acclimatising its volunteers in Goawith the poll symbol of joint nominees of the INDIA bloc is a difficult task in the run-up to the Lok Sabha elections. Notably, the Congress will field its candidates as representatives of the opposition bloc in South Goa and North Goa constituencies who will contest on the party’s ‘hand’ symbol. Goa Aam Aadmi Party unit chief Amit Palekar said that the candidate selection is “little delayed” as the constituents of the opposition alliance have given various suggestions to Congress on prospective contestants. During the campaigning,…

New Delhi: The Supreme Court today came down heavily on Patanjali Ayurved for failing to respond to a contempt notice over misleading advertisements and ordered yoga guru Ramdev to appear before it. A bench of Justices Hima Kohli and Ahsanuddin Amanullah also summoned Patanjali managing director Acharya Balkrishna. The Supreme Court last month pulled up Patanjali for prima facie violation of the undertaking it had given in the court about its products and statements claiming their medicinal efficacy. The court had issued a notice to Patanjali and Balkrishna, asking why contempt proceedings should not be initiated against them. But Patanjali…