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Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Balrath employees have announced today that they will stick to their earlier announcement of going on an indefinite strike. State Education Dept had said that they have increased the salary of the drivers and the attendants by Rs 1,000. With the rise, salary of driver would be Rs 12,000 and that of the attendant would be Rs 6,000. Expressing displeasure over the nominal hike, the employees have decided to go on strike from tomorrow over their demand for salary hike and regularisation. Until last academic year, the balrath employees were paid for only ten months. Zingade said…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: A total of 2,387 questions have been submitted to the Goa Legislative Assembly so far for the forthcoming monsoon session, which starts on July 18. State Assembly, has already received 589 questions with stars and 1,798 questions without any stars. Additionally, eight government measures have been delivered to the Assembly, and more are anticipated. The 18day program that lasted a month will come to an end on August 10. The new Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament will be chosen by a vote of the House on July 24. Sadanand Shet Tanavade, the BJP’s state president, has been…

*Cops crack murder case within 24 hours Goemkarponn Desk OLD GOA: The murder of Vishal Golatkar, 35, of Merces, who was discovered dead near Voilem Bhat-Merces on Sunday, was solved by the Old Goa police. Speaking to reporters, SP Nidhin Valsan said that the suspects hadbeen arrested and were Sai Kundaikar, also known as Cobra, 30, Omkar Chari, 19, Gaurish Gawas, 25, Tushar Kundaikar, 38, and a minor. All of the suspects were from Merces. Valsan continued by stating that Sai, the principal accuser, and Vishal were once close friends. Sai was frequently mistreated by Vishal, and this behavior eventually…

A video purportedly showing the tourists being stopped at the railway tracks has gone viral on social media. Goemkarponn desk MOLLEM: Days after Goa’s forest department barred visitors’ entry at waterfalls inside wildlife sanctuaries in the state, hundreds of tourists were on Sunday morning seen walking along railway tracks near the picturesque Dudhsagar waterfalls, and were stopped by officials of the Railway Protection Force (RPF) and the forest department. The tourists were on their way to the waterfalls, officials said. A video purportedly showing the tourists being stopped at the railway tracks has gone viral on social media. After the…

Goemkarponn desk MAPUSA: Anjuna police have arrested the 4th absconding accused in the Siolim firing case. As per SDPO Mapusa Jivba Dalvi, the accused is identified to be Laxman Harijan @Vishwas R / o Pernem. The Maruti Zen Car bearing reg no GA-01-S-2608 used during the commission of the crime has also been seized from the accused. Akshit Shetty had lodged a complaint that accused James, along with four others, had entered his Restaurant at Vaddy Siolim, assaulting him with some hard object, abusing him, damaging the glasses and after that, removing Pistol and firing on his business partner Mr…

Goemkarponn desk MAPUSA: Mapusa police have arrested father and son for doing stunts with the scooter on a public road. As per SDPO Mapusa Jivba Dalvi, one video was viral on various Social media sites wherein one person could be seen doing stunts in public near the Mapusa Court building, Bardez, Goa. Accordingly, taking cognisance of the video Mapusa Police have identified the accused to be Yasin Mulla S/o Abdul Mulla, aged 20 years R/o Dangui Colony, Mapusa, Bardez Goa and the scooter bearing reg no GA-03-AQ-7945 was also seized by the police. The interrogation with the rider of the…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: The Mhadei Bachao Abhiyaan criticised the Goa government for its alleged reluctance in declaring the state’s forests as a tiger reserve. ”If the tiger reserve demand was accepted, then it would have strengthened Goa’s case against Karnataka in the Mhadei river dispute. One step would have solved the entire issue. The state government’s refusal is another nail in the coffin of Mhadei river,” MBA president Nirmala Sawant told reporters here. Goa and Karnataka are embroiled in a dispute over the sharing of Mhadei river water and the former has often accused its southern neighbour of going ahead…