AERIAL VIEW It’s not the one-off murder case of a Sonali Phogat, but such incidents will certainly make tourists apprehensive. But the murder, the alleged police cover-up thereafter, and the shadows of a drug mafia have definitely tarnished the image of Goa, once considered one of the safest places for tourists in India. We are not blaming a particular government for this mess. Drugs in Goa have been there since hippies’ time, and the mafia continues to rule even today. Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant has assured the people that damage control has begun. The state government has announced the…
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Goemkarponn desk SALIGAO: In a breakthrough, Saligao Police station, headed by PI. Sachin Lokre and staff cracked the blind murders case of deceased Vishnu Dhauskar, a retired police officer who had been missing since 24/07/2022. His dead body was found on 25/07/2022 in an old, dilapidated house at Salmona Saligao concerned in Saligao PS Crime No. 28/2022 U/s 302,392 IPC. The accused, namely Ranveer s/o Bajnath Yadhav, age 25 yrs, r/o Kamalpur, Darbhanga Bihar, was apprehended in Bihar. The accused, Ranveer Yadhav after killing the above deceased, stole away Gold ornaments consisting of one gold chain, one finger ring, one…
Goemkarponn desk PONDA: “Lord Ganesha, poor people are suffering from inflating prices; open the eyes of the Government against skyrocketing inflation,” said South Goa MP Francis Sardinha at Ponda Market during a protest against skyrocketing prices, unemployment and suffering of the public. He said with increasing fuel prices, all commodities’ inflation is increasing. The tax burden on food items and medicines hit the poor people. Congress South Goa MP Francis Sardhin said that while the Government failed to address unemployment, inflation is skyrocketing. “Youths want jobs, but Government destroys jobs by appointments on contracts. He said the Government failed to…
Goemkarponn desk CUNCOLIM: “Cuncolim Constituency did not see any development in the last ten years. We have a lot of backlog which needs to be cleared on priority. We have now set Short, Medium and Long term Goals to take Cuncolim Ahead,” said Cuncolim MLA Yuri Alemao. He spoke after the Meeting with Department Officials of PWD, WRD, Power & Agriculture, along with newly elected Panchayat Members of Cuncolim Constituency. “We will pursue and execute all the works in time bound manner. I appeal to all the Panchayat Members to work as a team with focus on the progress of…
Goemkarponn desk PONDA: Damodar Higher Secondary School Margao bagged the First Prize in 25th All Goa Inter Higher Secondary School Quiz Competition, held at Rajiv Gandhi Kala Mandir, Ponda. The All Goa Level Inter High School Quiz Competition was organized by the Parents Teachers Association of GVM’s Smt Nellu Joildo Aguiyar Higher Secondary School at Farmagudi Ponda. Present for the function were Chief guest Bhagirath Sheyte Chairman for Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary, Michael D’Souza IAS and Vigilance Department Chief, CEO for Shriram Infotech Sameer Kinlekar, GVM`s President Bhaskar Khndeparkar, Working Committee President Krishna Shetye, Parent Teacher Association…
Goemkarponn desk VASCO: In a major development which will help pilgrims to visit the Vailankani feast without much hassle, the Vasco MLA Krishna Salkar flagged off the special Vasco Vailankanni train from the Vasco Railway station. MMC chairperson Leo Rodrigues was also present for the flagging off. Salkar said he had previously demanded special trains between Vasco and Vailankanni fr teh annual feat of Vailankanni on September 8. “I am happy that the South Western Railways has agreed to start the train. Several Goans can now take advantage of the train for their pilgrimage,” he said. He said upon request,…
Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant today said those who have to be punished will be punished by Goa Police 100 per cent. CM Sawant was speaking in regard to the Sonali Phogat Death Case. “Full support from day one in the investigation. Those who have to be punished will be punished by Goa Police 100%,” said CM Sawant. He further said that the accused are currently in custody and an investigation is going on. Sawant said that many different types of tourists come to Goa for tourism purposes, and we try to make it possible for tourists…