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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Finally, the first special train under the Mukhyamantri Dev Darshan Yatra will leave for Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, carrying a number of senior citizens free of cost. As per the information, another second train will leave for Tirupati on November 13. While on November 20, a special train will leave for Velankanni, Tamil Nadu. Chief Minister Pramod Sawant will flag off the first train today at Margao Railway Station at 5 pm in the presence of distinguished guests and other government officials. With this, senior citizens will get a one-time free opportunity to visit sacred holy places outside…

Goemkarponn desk COLVALE: Colvale Police have registered a murder case in connection death of a woman whose body was found in decomposed condition with a stone tied around her waist in a well in Dhanwa in Tivim. The deceased has been identified as Yallama Bekinal (35) native of Bijapur in Karnataka. “Suspect has been identified as Manjunath,” said Police. Sources informed that a stone was found tied around the waist of the woman. “There were no injuries visible on the body, which was highly decomposed. It appears the incident may have occurred at least six days ago,” a police official…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: River and Navigation minister Subhash Phaldessai on Sunday said that waterways transportation could be improved in Goa with the adoption of the latest technology Phaldessai spoke to reporters at Goa airport after returning from a visit to Cochin Shipyard Limited ( CSL ) along with MLAs Jit Arolkar and Premendra Sheet. “We had visited CSL to bring about innovative ideas in the ferry system and see how we can get fast ferries that can take a good load. We also want to have new passenger ferries to boost tourism activities, and we wanted to see how we…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: A chartered flight of TUI Airlines arrived with 252 passengers from London on Sunday, bringing much relief to the tourism industry in the State amid initial apprehensions over the arrival of chartered tourists from the UK. Goa Tourism officials greeted the visitors and welcomed them with rose buds while a traditional brass band performed popular tunes outside the airport terminal as the passengers arrived from the terminal. The passengers were later taken to their respective destinations in different parts of the State. With this, flights from three countries, UK, Russia and Kazakhstan, have arrived in the State.…

Goemkarponn desk NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court today upheld the 10 per cent reservation for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) in admissions and government jobs with a 3:2 majority. Three out of five judges delivered verdicts in favour of the EWS quota, saying it did not violate the law. The five-judge Supreme Court bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) UU Lalit, Justice Dinesh Maheshwari, Justice S Ravindra Bhat, Justice Bela M Trivedi, and Justice JB Pardiwala was hearing pleas challenging the 103rd Constitution Amendment, which provides for a 10 per cent reservation for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS). Justice Dinesh Maheshwari…

Goemkrponn desk CANACONA – The highhanded behaviour of Municipal fish-Market vendors is back to haunt the municipal authorities as well as create public inconvenience at Chaudi- Canacona. It may be recalled that all the municipal fish vendors, consisting primarily of women fish sellers, citing the unkept municipal Fish market as unfit for occupation, were squatting outside the market complex, not only hindering traffic but also blocking public movements right in front of the Camara building (now demolished and taken for construction of new Administrative-Cum-Commercial building). The fish vendors were claiming the dirtiness of the fish Market, with no toilet and…

Goemkarponn desk KHANDOLA: Ponda Police has finally cracked the Mahaganapati Devasthan Khandola temple theft case and arrested an Odisha native for committing theft. The accused has been identified as Santosh Kumar Das (42), a native of Odisha. As per police, the accused Das has also been involved in Panaji and Porvorim theft cases. Police said that further investigation into the case has been going on. A major theft occurred at Mahaganapati temple at Khandola wherein Gold plated crown, other gold-plated and silver objects, and cash amounting to Rs 6 lakh were stolen from the temple premises, according to temple authorities.…