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Goemkarponn desk SANGUEM: The flying squad headed by Pravinjay Pandit, Mamlatdar of Sanguem Taluka, conducted a raid on 13.12.2022 along with Sanford Mascarenhas, Assistant Mines Geologist and police personnel of Sanguem Police station at the property bearing Survey no 34 of village Uguem and also at Naiquinim Valshe. During the raid, it was observed that around 10 cubic metres of illegally extracted Sand were stacked at Uguem, and 15 cubic metres of illegally extracted Sand was stacked at Naiquinim Valshe. Using a JCB machine, the flying squad dumped the said illegally extracted Sand back into the river. The flying squad…

Goemkarponn desk HYDERABAD: The city police invoked PD Act against two drug peddlers from Goa. City police Commissioner CV Anand said in a statement Preventive Detention Order was issued against Priteesh Narayan Borkar from Goa. He was a drug peddler from Goa and a drug offender at Osmania University Police Station. The accused Priteesh has been habitually peddling “narcotic drugs” in the limits of Hyderabad Police Commissionerate in Goa and other cities. He was having more than 600 consumers in Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Goa. He developed his network in Telangana State and has more than 170 consumers from Hyderabad…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Commenting on the recent attack on Mapusa-based lawyer Gajanand Sawant by police officials attached to Porvorim police station, Aldona MLA & former Advocate General, Adv Carlos Alvares Ferreira said that police cannot use brute force while discharging their duties and sought a detailed probe in the matter. “If a person is aggressive, police can employ techniques that can be used to diffuse a tense situation and stabilize a person. But just because police have guns or lathis, they cannot use them to assault a person. Even if the police claim self-defence, such brute force cannot be used.…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Over 400 students, faculty members and staff of the Goa Institute of Management (GIM) were provided with Ayushman Bharat Health Account (ABHA) IDs as part of the Goa government’s Directorate of Health Services’ (DHS) pilot project in collaboration with the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) to create integrated digital health infrastructure in the country. The Goa government’s DHS is working on mission mode to provide the entire state’s population with an ABHA ID, a 14-digit number that will uniquely identify each member as a participant in India’s digital healthcare ecosystem. Students of the GIM, along with the…

Goemkarponn desk PONDA: The traffic on Khandepar-Savoiverem road was blocked due to a container truck from 6.30 am onwards causing hardship to passenger buses, office goers and school students. The incident occurred today morning when a huge 18-wheeler container truck proceeding towards one Fullaton Company at Mudi Khandepar lost control and front wheel trapped in roadside trench while taking reverse on the narrow road leading to blocking of the entire road, causing traffic jams on Savoiverem Khandepar road. It is learnt that the truck was proceeding towards Fullaton Company for loading material in a truck. However, the truck reached 1…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: Religious leaders representing different religious called for religious harmony, world peace and humanism amidst Unity in diversity at the 38th All Religious Prayer Mee held at Canacona on Sunday. Around 8 different religious representatives gave their discourses at the well-attended All Religions Prayer Meet in its 34 th year, organised by Vividha Institute, Canacona. Including Catholic Priests, around 7 Buddhists (of the Dalai Lama sect), Maulana (Islam), Sri Sri Ravishankar Guruji, Bhatt, Brahmakumaris, Nuns were some of the Speakers at the All Religions Prayer Meet. People from Maharashtra and Karnataka, besides people’ from Bicholim, Pernem, Mapusa, Vasco,…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: A huge branch of an old Tree came crashing down on NH-66 road, damaging one Car and a Scooter on Tuesday night at Chaudi. While suddenly, there was a spurt of heavy winds amidst slight rain drizzle, and a huge part of an old Mango Tree came crashing down at about 8.30 pm on Tuesday night on NH-66 opposite Canacona Post Office. One Car and a Scooter parked on the roadside got damaged while Fire Services personnel rushed a few minutes later and cut to remove the huge tree branch later in the night. According to Fire…