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Goemkarponn Desk MARGAO: The Margao Special Court begins trial in the alleged rape case involving Revenue Minister Atanasio Monserrate. During the trial today the Court allowed the release of passport of co-accused Rosy for the purpose of renewal only. The next hearing in the case will be held on April 28. Monserrate was charged under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act for allegedly raping a teenage girl in 2016. He is the first sitting minister in Goa to face charges under the stringent POCSO Act besides the charges of rape, wrongful confinement, and criminal intimidation. The survivor…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Goa state commission for protection of child rights (GSCPCR) today has directed Goa Police and Education Director to initiate steps to curb sales of liquor, biddies, cigarettes, gutkha and other tobacco products within 100 meters radius of the schools and educational institutions. GSCPCR also directed education department to formulate and adopt drug policy to set normative values and expectations for student behavior as well as to document procedures for dealing with drug-related incidents in schools. GSCPCR initiated dialogue and conversation with the academic institutions in collaboration with the Directorate of Higher Education at DHE on how to…

PANAJI: The Integrated Command and Control Centre setup as part of the Imagin Panaji Smart City was commissioned today. With this 382 CCTVs will now keep a watch over Panaji, Old Goa, Pilar and Porvorim. Panaji Smart City Development Limited (IPSCDL) has set up a Goa Intelligent City Management System (GICMS). The Rs 180 crore project was completed by 30th November 2021 and went live on 13 December 2021. GICMS smart city has an integrated command and control center (ICCC) set up at the IT hub, Altinho, for all-around surveillance in Panaji, Old Goa, Corlim, Porvorim, and other entry points…

Goemkarponn Desk CANACONA: Amidst the rising temperatures, people in Canacona are advised to avoid going out in open Sun between 11.00 am to 3.00pm and drink as much as oral fluids to beat the ongoing heatwave, and avoid heat-strokes. In a note, stating these days the temperature is rising and can lead to Heat-Strokes, Canaocna Health Officer Dr. Jose Tavares issued a list of ‘Do’s and Don’t’s’ informing people to take care and be safe. People are advised to Drink plenty of Oral Fluids, particularly Water, and mostly avoid moving around/out in open sun between 11.0am to 3.0pm. Special care…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: North Goa ZP Chairman Siddesh Naik today said that the North Goa District Panchayat Plan has been approved and will be launched on April 25. North Goa ZP today held a meeting to approve the plan in presence of all North Goa District ZP’s “Today the plan was approved and will be launched on April 25 on the occasion of Panchayati Raj day. The plan will be launched by Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and Panchayat Min,” said Naik He further said that ZP members have submitted their developmental plans. Naik said that we have to put an…

Goemkarponn desk MARGAO: South Goa Congress Lok Sabha MP Francisco Sardinha today has slammed Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s statement over the South Goa seat. “Goa’s culture is not like that of Gujarat, this is what I will say to the statement of Amit Shah when she said that South Goa people should vote for the BJP in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls,” said Sardinha He further said that the BJP has no leaders and that is the reason they had to snatch Congress leaders to their party. “Goans are not with the BJP. The BJP put cases against some…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The B bench of the Bombay High Court at Goa will continue to hear the disqualification matter tomorrow against eight MLAs who defected from Congress to BJP last September. The arguments in the disqualification matter were completed today, and all eyes are on the Bench on whether it will pass the directions to the Speaker of Goa Legislative Assembly to hear the case in a time-bound manner. The Goa speaker has told the Bombay high court at Goa that, as per precedents, the high court should refrain from issuing directions to dispose of a disqualification petition in…