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Goemkapronn desk PONDA: It’s almost six days now that the alert citizens have brought to the notice of the PWD Executive Engineer and Assistant Engineer about the huge pothole on Bethora – Borim Highway, but no measures have been taken by the department. The locals say the PWD failed to repair the huge pothole in the middle of the road on the Bethora-Borim Highway, which is used by commuters travelling on the Margao-Belgaum Highway. Viraj Sapre, who was the first to create awareness of the huge crater, said now almost four to five days had passed. “The officials say they…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant today gave a clean chit to his cabinet minister, claiming that they were not involved in any sort of land grab cases. CM Sawant’s statement comes in the wake of the former GPCC President Girish Chodankar’s allegations. “None of my Cabinet ministers are involved in any sort of land grab cases. I have full faith in them. If Girish Chodankar has any documents, he should give them to SIT,” said CM Sawant He further termed the allegations as baseless and asked Chodankar to prove his allegations. “We are ready to make a…

AERIAL VIEW Interestingly, the last few days have been very tough for Goa Police. Simply because initially, without any investigations, they termed Sonali Phogat’s death due to a heart attack and registered a case of murder only after Phogat’s brother sought CBI inquiry and media pressure. To add insult to injury, Haryana Chief Minister spoke to his counterpart in Goa and asked the case to be handed over to CBI. Maybe, he, too, knew about Goa Police’s reputation. This was a major setback as it indirectly questioned the capabilities of Goa Police and their level of investigation. SURAJ NANDREKAR Editor,…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: As Goa reports a daily crime, the Panaji MLA and Minister Babush Monserrate today said that Goa police should not be blamed for rising cases. “Don’t blame the police; they are doing their job. Police have no control over murders and all. Due to the efficiency of the police, after the murders, the culprits are caught,” said Monserrate. He further said that we should credit the Goa police because they are doing their job. “Things have happened; what can be done now? It is beyond our and the police’ control. Police are handling law and order situation…

Goemkarponn desk MAPUSA: JMFC Mapusa has granted two days of police custody to accused Sukhwinder Singh and Sudhir Sangwan in the Sonali Phogat Murder Case. Singh and Sangwan, the main accused in the murder case of actor and BJP leader Sonali Phogat, were sent to 10-day police custody. Goa police, in connection with the death of Sonali Phogat, had taken into custody her PA Sudhir Sangwan and friend Sukhwinder Singh. The brother of Sonali Phogat, Rinku Dhaka, had filed the case against the above two accused at Anjuna Police Station. The police have been investigating the matter from the political…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The High Court of Bombay at Goa today has adjourned the petition challenging the order of the Mapusa JMFC, sending Edwin Nunes, Rama Mandrekar and Dattaprasad Gaonkar into judicial custody for tomorrow. The owner of Curlies, who allegedly provided drugs to the two murder accused held in the Sonali Phogat case, and a drug peddler was arrested by the Anjuna Police. Presently Anjuna Police have sealed the first floor of Curlies in Anjuna, where Sonali Phogat and the accused were seen partying and where Phogat was allegedly forcibly given synthetic drugs. Phogat was at the famous restaurant-cum-nightclub…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: A day after the gruesome daylight murder in Vasco, the Goa Police feel this could be teh case of the previous enmity. Giving details of the murder, DySP Rajesh Kumar said that the 33-years-old deceased was stabbed when he came out after lunch in a temple at 3.30 pm. “While he was walking on the road, a gang of four blocked him and took him aside, and one person stabbed him with a sharp weapon,” he said. The DySP says that they have recovered two weapons from the crime site, and the forensic team and dog squad…