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Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: After a thorough search, the 38-year-old casino employee Javed Sadekar’s lifeless body was discovered floating in the River Mandovi early on Saturday morning. Javed was hurled into the river in the Thursday night accident, which happened after his oncoming bike and a rent-a-cab collided on a bridge. His body was discovered drifting close to the casino, across from the Old Secretariat. Ankit Triparti, the accused offender from Odisha, was discovered to be intoxicated in addition to driving the rental automobile carelessly. He was arrested by Panaji police on suspicion of culpable homicide and drunk driving. Sections 504…

A Russian national allegedly molested a 6-year-old girl during a camp in North Goa on February 4 and 5. He has now fled the country. Goemakrponn desk PANAJI: A 6-year-old girl was allegedly molested by a Russian national in Goa. The incident took place during an overnight camp organised by the man Ilia Vasulev in North Goa on February 4 and 5. The girl, who was participating in the camp along with other tourists from India and abroad, was allegedly molested by Vasulev. The traumatic experience came to light when the girl confided in her parents about the ordeal a…

Goemkarponn Desk NARVEM: In a joint operation, the Bicholim police and the Directorate of Mines and Geology raided a laterite stone mine in Narvem-Bicholim and seized equipment used for cutting laterite stones. Authorities also filed a criminal complaint against unidentified individuals for stealing laterite stones by unlawfully extracting them without authorization from the government. Assistant Geologist Nitin Atoskar of the Directorate of Mines and Geology has filed a complaint in this regard. Sections 21 of the Mines and Minerals Development Regulation Act, Section 62(2) of the Goa Daman and Diu Minor Mineral Concession Rules, and Section 379 R/w 34 IPC…

Goemkarponn Desk DELHI: In order to discuss giving Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities reservation in the State Legislative Assembly, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and a delegation of leaders from ST communities visited Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday in New Delhi. Sawant made the following statement on X, formerly Twitter: “Called on Hon’ble HM Shri Amit Shah Ji,…I express my sincere gratitude to the Honorable HM for guaranteeing a prompt resolution. President of the BJP Goa, Sadanand Seth Tanavade. The Chief Minister was accompanied by Minister Govind Gawde, MLAs Ganesh Gainkar and Antonio Vas, and a delegation of leaders from…

Byju’s said the resolutions taken at the shareholders’ meeting were “invalid” since its founders were not present. New Delhi: Crisis-hit edtech star Byju’s has contested Friday’s decision of its shareholders to oust its founder as the chief executive officer. The company said the resolutions taken at the shareholders’ meeting were “invalid” since its founders were not present. “The resolutions passed during the recently concluded extraordinary general meeting – attended by a small cohort of select shareholders – are invalid and ineffective,” Byju’s said. The company said at least one founder-director must attend the meeting to form a valid quorum, but…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Goa police has filed a First Information Report (FIR) against online poker website Natural8 India’s parent company, Gamoski Networks Private Limited and its directors Kunal Patni and Sonia Madan Jain for cheating, criminal breach of trust and gambling under the provisions of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Goa Public Gambling Act. As per the FIR, Gamoski Networks and the accused persons, Patni and Jain, allow players to deposit money on the Natural8 website and play the game of poker. However, the FIR alleges that there is manipulation, cheating and rigging of games as well as…

Goemkapronn desk CALANGUTE: Calangute police arrested a Maharashtra native Ashru Bhima Naik in a narcotic raid conducted on Friday and found in his possesion drugs worth Rs 96,000. As per police, the narcotic raid was conducted under the supervision of PI Milind Bhuimbar at near Palmarinha Resort Porbawado Calangute Bardez Goa, by Calangute Calangute Police Station team comprising of PSI Kiran Naik, PC-6644 Vijay Naik, PC-6118 Amir Garad, PC 6008 Manoj Naik and PC-7106 Akash Naik. During teh raid accused Ashru s/o Bhima Kale, age 28 years r/o Jamb, Osmanabad Maharashtra was found in illegal possession of narcotic drugs Ganja…