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Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI:A 37-year-old man allegedly molested a minor girl on a running train in Goa, police said on Monday. The incident took place on Sunday when the train was heading from Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT) in Mumbai to Kochuveli in Kerala following which the Goa Police’s Konkan Railway wing arrested the accused, a senior police official said. The accused allegedly molested the girl on the running train near Pernem in North Goa, he said quoting a police complaint filed by the victim’s mother. The girl was going to Mangaluru (in Karnataka) with her family and the accused, who belongs…

Goemkarponn Desk CANACONA – In a head-on collusion between two motorbikes, two riders were seriously injured at near Char-rasta on Monday morning. According to sources, an Activa Scooter bearing registration number GA-10 D-2617 was proceeding o the road, while a Hero Honda Splendour bearing registration number GA-10 D-0289 coming in opposite direction, when on reaching Canacona Municipality Office (previous Dhillon Hospital) both the bikes collided head-on and both the riders were thrown off their respective bikes. It is learnt one of the two was turning towards Municipal Office, and the other catching the opposite rider to hit his bike head-on.…

CANACONA – Khotigao Gram-sabha passes 335 claims on Forest Rights (FRC) cases in the special meeting held on Sunday. According to Khotigao Sarpanch Anandu Dessai, informed in the Special Gramsabha held on Sunday 335 FRC claims were passed and will be taken up for settlement. Speaking further, Dessai informed that out of the total 641 claims on forest rights pending for a long period of time, 85 FRC’s were settled in previous seatings. ‘However, there are few instances where two of more applications/cases on one person’s name. Only after completion of a proper scrutiny, the actual number of pending claims…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: The Bengaluru police said they had arrested a city-based businessman from Goa for allegedly kidnapping his five-year-old son from the possession of his live-in partner and reunited the boy with the mother. The arrested has been identified as Harikrishna, a native of Karnataka’s Ballari district. On June 16, he allegedly kidnapped the boy from his school, and the mother complained to the police in Bengaluru. Harikrishna and his partner were in a live-in relationship for the past eight years, but the couple had started fighting recently over property issues and domestic matters, the police said. police officer…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Public Relation Officer (PRO) was appointed by Goa police on media demand for one point contact, to avoid different versions, in public interest, claimed DGP Jaspal Singh. He was reacting to media reports alleging that the order issued by DGP office mandating that all police dept related communication will be routed through PRO was nothing short of a gag order. “PRO was appointed on media demand for one point contact to avoid different versions in public interest. Public has a right to know facts and not multiple versions,”said DGP. If media is not interested in PRO and…

Goemkarponn Desk CALANGUTE: The Village Panchayat of Calangute, in collaboration with the Village Child Committee (VCC), successfully conducted its first Bal Gram Sabha meeting on Sunday. The primary objective of the meeting was to involve children, who are the pillars of tomorrow, in village affairs. The event saw an overwhelming response, with over 100 children between the ages of 11 and 18, accompanied by headmistresses, teachers, and parents from various schools across Calangute, actively participating in the Gram Sabha. The meeting served as a platform for children to voice their concerns and discuss issues affecting their age group within the…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: In an attempt to stonewall the press, the Home department of Goa government has barred senior police officers from interacting with the media on crime cases. This has further murdered freedom of press, Congress on Sunday alleged. Congress Senior leader Amarnath Panjikar referring to the news appearing in newspapers about a circular issued by the Director General of Police (DGP) Jaspal Singh, which has reportedly barred senior police officers from interacting with the media on policing matters, said that this is an attempt to hide the crime record. “In recent years, Goa is witnessing a law and…