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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: High Court of Bombay at Goa has directed the state government to file an affidavit before December 20 in the Advocate assault case. The HC has also issued notices to DGP, SP Crime, PI Porvorim and four policemen involved in the alleged assault of Advocate Gajanan Sawant. Head Constable Sandeep Parab and constables Mahadev Naik, Amrut Nagvekar (Robot – 8), and constable driver Marcus Gomes (Robot – 8) were suspended on Tuesday. Following the FIR against Gajanan Sawant from Thivim for allegedly assaulting a police officer and obstructing other police officers from discharging their duties, the Porvorim…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The High Court of Bombay at Goa has reserved its order in a petition filed by casino operators challenging the State government’s order directing them to pay licence fees during the closed period of the COVID pandemic. The High Court heard the arguments from both parties and has reserved its order. Advocate general Devidas Pangam said that the Court is yet to give any date for delivery of its order. The casino operators have petitioned the court seeking waiver of licence fees during the period that they were not operational, that is, between April 1, 2020, to…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Vasco PI Kapil Nayak has sent a strong message to the parents and vehicle owners that they will be booked for any crimes committed by their minor children. “Sadly, we have had two fatal accidents within 20 days, and in both cases, two different innocent women lost their lives for no fault, and in both cases, the vehicles were driven by minors without a valid licence,” he said. He added, “I want to make it absolutely clear that Vasco police will not take such cases lightly, and we will take the most stringent action as per law…

Goemkarponn desk SANGUEM: The flying squad headed by Pravinjay Pandit, Mamlatdar of Sanguem Taluka, conducted a raid on 13.12.2022 along with Sanford Mascarenhas, Assistant Mines Geologist and police personnel of Sanguem Police station at the property bearing Survey no 34 of village Uguem and also at Naiquinim Valshe. During the raid, it was observed that around 10 cubic metres of illegally extracted Sand were stacked at Uguem, and 15 cubic metres of illegally extracted Sand was stacked at Naiquinim Valshe. Using a JCB machine, the flying squad dumped the said illegally extracted Sand back into the river. The flying squad…

Goemkarponn desk HYDERABAD: The city police invoked PD Act against two drug peddlers from Goa. City police Commissioner CV Anand said in a statement Preventive Detention Order was issued against Priteesh Narayan Borkar from Goa. He was a drug peddler from Goa and a drug offender at Osmania University Police Station. The accused Priteesh has been habitually peddling “narcotic drugs” in the limits of Hyderabad Police Commissionerate in Goa and other cities. He was having more than 600 consumers in Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Goa. He developed his network in Telangana State and has more than 170 consumers from Hyderabad…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Commenting on the recent attack on Mapusa-based lawyer Gajanand Sawant by police officials attached to Porvorim police station, Aldona MLA & former Advocate General, Adv Carlos Alvares Ferreira said that police cannot use brute force while discharging their duties and sought a detailed probe in the matter. “If a person is aggressive, police can employ techniques that can be used to diffuse a tense situation and stabilize a person. But just because police have guns or lathis, they cannot use them to assault a person. Even if the police claim self-defence, such brute force cannot be used.…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Over 400 students, faculty members and staff of the Goa Institute of Management (GIM) were provided with Ayushman Bharat Health Account (ABHA) IDs as part of the Goa government’s Directorate of Health Services’ (DHS) pilot project in collaboration with the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) to create integrated digital health infrastructure in the country. The Goa government’s DHS is working on mission mode to provide the entire state’s population with an ABHA ID, a 14-digit number that will uniquely identify each member as a participant in India’s digital healthcare ecosystem. Students of the GIM, along with the…