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Goemkarponn desk Panaji: “We have always said that the BJP government is working in the interest of crony capitalists and not in the student, youth, poor or middle class people. This is proved in this interim budget,” said Chodankar while reacting on union budget. He said the Narendra Modi government has failed to keep its promises and to bring ‘smart cities’ in reality. In Goa we are witnessing the mess created by the Smart City contractor, which has made people sick. “Government is delaying the work purposely to make corruption and hence substandard work has been done,” he stated. Chodankar…

“We are not interfering, go to High Court,” the Supreme Court said while hearing Hemant Soren’s petition challenging his arrest. New Delhi: The Supreme Court today refused to interfere in former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren’s arrest by the Enforcement Directorate on money laundering charges. “We are not interfering, go to High Court,” the Supreme Court said while hearing Hemant Soren’s petition challenging his arrest. Hemant Soren was arrested late Wednesday night. He has been sent to judicial custody for one day, with a definitive ruling on the central agency’s request for 10-day custody expected Friday afternoon. In his petition,…

New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal – who had been summoned by the Enforcement Directorate for the fifth time – will not appear before the probe agency for questioning in the Delhi liquor policy case today. This comes after Arvind Kejriwal skipped the January 19 questioning, saying that the summons issued by the ED were illegal and its only aim is to arrest him. Mr Kejriwal, also the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief, had refused to appear before the probe agency on three earlier summons for November 2, December 21 and January 3 as well. The AAP has slammed…

Goenkarponn desk Margao: FC Goa head coach Manolo Marquez wants to look forward to the upcoming matches after his team secured a convincing 2-0 win over Hyderabad FC in Matchweek 13 of the Indian Super League (ISL) 2023-24 at the GMC Balayogi Athletic Stadium in Hyderabad on Thursday. The Gaurs opened the scoring early in the game, with Carlos Martinez heading home a cross from Brandon Fernandes just seven minutes into the fixture. The Spanish forward completed his first-half brace in the 30th minute with a cheeky touch to convert Jay Gupta’s cross into a goal. This eventually concluded the…

Goemakrponn desk PANAJI: Minister for Industries Mauvin Godinho has stated that the Government is taking various initiatives to bring environment friendly industries in Goa. He was speaking after inaugurating a industrial plant of Perlon Goa Filament Company at Industrial Estate, Verna. Godinho said that Goa need industrial growth for generating more employment avenues but at the same time we have to see that our environment do not suffer in this bargain. Hence, Government is focusing on attracting eco friendly industries to the State, he emphasized. There are various measures taken by the Government to promote ease of business activities, facilitating…

Paytm issues FASTag for cars via its Payments Bank but soon the company will be restricted from operating its own service. Mumbai: If you are using a FASTag from Paytm for paying tolls then you will have to buy a new FASTag from another bank before February 29, 2024. Every FASTag comes with a unique UPI ID and for Paytm FASTag users, this UPI ID is directly linked to Paytm Payments Bank. Now, with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) ordering Paytm Payments Bank to stop customer transactions, it effectively means you can’t recharge your Paytm FASTag after February 29.…

India had proposed to purchase 31 MQ-9B Sky Guardian drones during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s state visit to the US last year. WASHINGTON: US has cleared the sale of MQ-9B Sea Guardian drones to India in a deal nearly worth $4 Billion. The Defence Security Cooperation Agency has delivered the required certification, notifying the US Congress of the possible sale today. India had proposed to purchase 31 MQ-9B Sky Guardian drones during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s state visit to the US last year. The Biden administration’s approval is an important landmark in the government-to-government deal. “This proposed sale will support…