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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Frequently changing your display picture (DP) or profile picture on social media sites makes you an attractive target for cybercriminals who are on the lookout for victims Goa superintendent of police (SP) (legal) Sunita Sawant on Thursday briefed the media concerning a rapid increase in cybercrime cases against women and said that the cases have more than doubled over the last year, largely due to women making themselves vulnerable on social media and falling prey to blackmailers and other criminals. Frequently changing your display picture (DP) or profile picture on social media sites makes you an attractive…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: In a self accident a retired motor driver with Fire Services is severally injured early Friday morning on Manohar Parrikar Canacona Bypass Road (MPCBR) at Rajbhag area. According to Canacona police. Ravi Kankonkar, resident of Kindlem was riding a Scooter bearing registration number GA 10 B6393 proceeding towards Karwar, when his scooter skidded off the road and he fell off suffering injuries . The mishap occurred as early as 7 am Friday morning, and even as some passersby requisitioned 108 ambulance, some more people were also assembled to assist the injured. Canacona MLA/Speaker on hearing about the…

Goemkarponn desk PONDA: A 40-year old woman died on the spot after a retaining wall collapsed on her at Dumre Velop, Kavlem on Thursday evening. According to Ponda Police PSI Aditya Velip visited at near Shiv Parvati temple Khadpaband r/o Govind Sadya H.No 84 Dhumere Velop Queula Ponda Goa and conducted panchanama at the scene of incident in presence of Panch witnesses. Inquiries revealed that Devamma W/o Basuraj Hugar age 40years R/o C/o Govind Sadye H.No 84 Dhumere Velop Queula Ponda Goa had expired due to collapse of one retaining wall on her, due to which she sustained injuries and…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Thursday said that there is need to come out of “crook mentality” opposing the developmental projects in villages only then progress can take place in the state. Sawant, while addressing the gathering in Priol constituency of South Goa, urged public not to oppose the developmental projects. “There will be many types of opposition. Some oppose no sooner than they come to know that the project is in the pipeline. In villages there are some crooked mentality persons that oppose any projects… Sometimes it is because they dislike MLA. (They feel) it…

Goemkarponnd esk PONDA: Huge Pimpal tree was collapsed on kitchen house at Durbhat today early morning at 4 pm, however luckily no one present at kitchen of house. One member was inside kitchen but he came out and tree was collapsed due to which he was luckily escaped. The house learnt to be owned by family social worker Hanumant Naik . The backside portion of the house was damaged due to incident. Following this Ponda Fire personnel team rushed to the spot and as the tree was huge size crane was called at spot to clear the tree on house.

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Shadow Council of Margao has called for an investigation into the repeated fire incidents at Sonsodo and wondered whether these incidents are timed with the High court matter hearings. SCM Convener Savio Coutinho made a scathing attack on the Margao Municipal Council, and alleged that the repeated fire incidents are to coerce the Hon’ble High court into agreeing to the dubious schemes proposed by them at the cost of crores of rupees from the public exchequer. Coutinho stated that the Council has been repeatedly giving timelines over execution of works at Sonsodo, but themselves fail to…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Directorate of Art and Culture (DAC) will organise its annual State Level Matoli decoration competition for individual households from 3rd to 6th day of Ganesh Chaturthi Festival i.e. September 21 to September 24, 2023. The prizes will be awarded as follows : 1st prize of Rs. 20,000/-, 2nd prize of Rs. 15,000/- , 3rd prize of Rs. 12,000/-, 4th prize of Rs. 10,000/- and 5th of prize Rs. 8,000/-. There will be five consolation prizes of Rs. 5,000/- each. Similarly, the State Level Dekhawa presentation competition will be held only for the Registered Sarvajanik Ganesh Utsav…