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New Delhi: Two days after a rap by the Supreme Court in the electoral bonds case, the State Bank of India (SBI) filed an affidavit today, informing that it had submitted data on the bonds to the Election Commission of India (EC). The SBI has said in its compliance affidavit that it has submitted the data to the poll body in a pen drive. The data, it has said, is on two PDF files that are password-protected. The bank has also said in its affidavit that a total of 22,217 electoral bonds were issued between April 2019 and February 15,…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Tuesday said that there is a dearth of translators in the coastal state and hence the government could not fill the post of ‘translator’ in Lok Sabha despite it being a highly paid job. “Many learn Konkani (the official language) and yes one should learn it. But we don’t have a single translator who can translate from English, Hindi to Konkani or vice versa. We want translators who can do this job,” Sawant said was speaking after inaugurating a girls’ hostel of a government college in Sanquelim, North Goa. “I have…

Goemkapronn desk Colva: A case has been filed against a man in North Goa for allegedly recording a video of a girl while she was taking a bath, police said on Tuesday. The case was registered at Colvale police station in North Goa. The accused is identified as Nagarmal Verma, 35, a resident of Lobowada, Thivim and a native of Rajasthan. Colvale police said that the parents of the 18-year-old girl lodged a complaint that Verma, who is their neighbour, recorded a video on his mobile phone while she was taking a bath. An offence has been registered under Section…

Goemkapronn desk PANAJI: Goa Police officials on Tuesday held an inter-state border coordination meeting with their counterparts from neighbouring Karnataka and Maharashtra for smooth conduct of the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections. Officials said that the meeting would help to facilitate the exchange of information about wanted criminals, proclaimed offenders and other aspects related to the elections, and for enforcement of seizure of illegal items i.e. cash, liquor, drugs etc. being transported across the border. The meeting, held at the police headquarters here, was chaired by Goa state police nodal officer, IGP Omvir Singh and attended by senior officials of Karnataka…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Health Minister Vishwjit Rane said that Spas and massage parlours operating in the coastal belt without following laid out rules and guidelines related to certification, space, trained staff etc will not be permitted to operate. “Spas and massage parlours operating in the coastal belt without following laid out rules and guidelines related to certification, space, trained staff etc will not be permitted to operate, Amendment to this effect will be brought in the next assembly session”, said Rane. Rane also said that those providing ayurvedic massages and medical treatments should have valid certificates. “We see that people…

Goemkarponn desk Panaji: Manjita Mathkar e Vas will captain Goa as the 14th Hockey India Senior Women National Championship is all set to kick off on March 13, bringing together twenty-eight state/UT teams, including defending champions Hockey Madhya Pradesh and runners-up and hosts Maharashtra. Scheduled to run for 11 days, the tournament will feature a league-cum-knockout format. The championship will take place at the Major Dhyanchand Hockey Stadium in Nehru Nagar-Pimpri. Initially, teams will compete in eight groups in a round-robin contest. The group winners will then proceed to the quarterfinals on March 20, followed by the semifinals on March…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: One of the famous and unique of its kind a fortnight –long Tarangotsav festival which is also known as Shigmosthav is all set to begin at Shri Mallikarjun Devasthan Shristhal, Canacona from Saturday (16-03-2024). After traveling around the entire North Karnataka region to offer Kaul Prasad and blessings to their clansmen and other devotees Lord Mallikarjun’s Tarangas and Ghade’s returns back to their original places returns back to their original places in the month of Magh. Saturday On 16/3/2024 at 8.00 PM all the three fairs arrives in Canacona to this year’s first Avatar Purush event that…