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The Prohibition & Excise Enforcement of Medak division seized 70 bottles of alcohol from a Hyderabad-bound bus from Goa. Officials seized the vehicle and arrested the driver and his aide. Goemkarponn desk Panaji: K. Raghuram, Assistant Commissioner of Medak Prohibition & Excise Enforcement division, said they arrested Ulhas Shridhar, 52, and Abasaheb, 51, after stopping the bus during a vehicle check at Kamkole toll plaza. “They confessed that they planned to sell the liquor in Telangana at higher rates. We seized 70 bottles of various brands from the bus, belonging to Kadamba Travels,” he said. The Prohibition & Excise department…

“BJP leaders should stop playing politics over such issues, as people will not fall prey to their tactics. Goans have understood the fake love of BJP leaders towards ‘Hindutva’ on the day when they ‘bought’ Congress MLAs who had betrayed Goa,” Chodankar said. Goemkarponn desk Margao: Taking strong objection to the statement of BJP leader and Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar that Congress is using ‘divide and rule’ policy, former chief of Goa Pradesh Congress Committee, Girish Chodankar, has advised Chandrasekhar to introspect and recognize who is genuinely dividing people over religion. Rajeev Chandrasekhar, during his visit to Sanguem in South…

Male: After the derogatory remarks made by Maldivian ministers against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and India on social media, Maldives Minister of Foreign Affairs Moosa Zameer said that these remarks against foreign leaders are “unacceptable” and do not reflect the official position of the Maldives government. He stated that the Maldives remains committed to fostering a “positive and constructive dialogue” with all its partners, particularly its neighbours. In a post shared on X, Moosa Zameer stated, “The recent remarks against foreign leaders and our close neighbours are unacceptable and do not reflect the official position of the Government of #Maldives.…

Goemkarponn desk Panaji: Goa is set to host International Purple Fest- Goa 2024, from today for the entire week till January 13. The second edition of the fest is being organised by the State Commissioner’s Office for Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) and the Directorate of Social Welfare, Government of Goa in collaboration with the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India, the opening ceremony will begin at 4.30 p.m. at D.B. Grounds, Campal, Panaji. Distinguished guests for the opening ceremony include Dr. Pramod Sawant, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Goa, as the…

Goemkarponn desk Panaji: The National HRD Network, in collaboration with the Government of Goa, is set to host the Corporate Pagoda during the International Purple Fest 2024 from 08th to 13th January at ESG, Panaji, Goa. This event was unveiled in the presence of Mr. Rajkumar Kamat, Executive Director, BNI Goa Region, Mr. Nikhil Shah, Support Director, BNI Goa, Mr. Rajesh Mehta, NHRD Diversity Chairperson & International Purple Fest Core Designer, Mr. Anand Khot, NHRD National General Secretary, Mr. Aman Rajabali, NHRD President Pune Chapter, and Mrs. Arch Rita Mody Joshi, Support Director, BNI Goa. The Corporate Pagoda (Powered by…

Mumbai: In line with China’s cross-border e-commerce-integrated pilot zones, India is looking to create a green channel for exports, The Economic Times (ET) reported on Monday. The commerce department and the revenue department are in talks to ease the procedures for e-commerce exports and speed up the shipments. Under the plan, e-commerce export zones may be developed near the airports where export clearances are quicker. These zones will have warehouses and returns processing, licensing and customs clearance facilities. “Preliminary talks are on with the revenue department to see what kind of ecosystem and regulatory environment can be put in place…

On Sunday, JD(U) chief spokesperson KC Tyagi said that Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge’s statement that the INDIA alliance would meet in “10 to 15 days” to decide appointments to key posts has not “gone down well” with the party. New Delhi: Bihar’s ruling Janata Dal (United) has frowned upon the delay by Congress in the appointment of a convener of the INDIA bloc of Opposition parties in the run-up to the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. The party, which has been pushing to appoint Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar as the convener of the bloc, on Sunday came out openly in…