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Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Suneel Anchipaka, IAS, Director (Tourism) shall hold the additional charge of Managing Director, Goa Tourism Development Corporation in addition to his own duties, with immediate effect. Polumatla P. Abhishek, IAS, Managing Director, Goa Industrial Development Corporation shall hold the additional charge of Director of Department of Information Technology, Electronics and Communication, in addition to his own duties, with immediate effect. Goa govt has issued order to this effect today.

Goemkarponn Desk PONDA: Ponda Court has granted anticipatory bail to Banastari horrific accident car owner Meghana Savordekar. “There is no material to hold that applicant has any role in alleged crime as police have produced nothing against applicant despite opportunity,” the court observed. The Mercedes Benz SUV registered in Meghana’s name had rammed into multiple vehicles at Banastarim bridge on August 6, where couple Suresh and Bhavana Fadte from Divar lost their lives, while a young man Arup Karmakar died in the accident. Three others were seriously injured in the accident. Eyewitnesses had said that Meghana was in the driver’s…

Goemkarponn Desk PA NAJI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Bengaluru on August 26 to congratulate the scientists of the Indian Space and Research Organisation (ISRO). After arriving at the Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (HAL) airport, Modi while addressing thousands of people gathered to welcome him, said that not only in India but every individual in the world who believes in science. Further PM Modi also announced that the spot where Chandrayaan-3’s moon lander landed, that point will be known as ‘Shivshakti’. PM Modi said: “Today, I am feeling a different level of happiness…such occasions are very rare…this time, I was…

New Delhi: The moment that a billion Indians have been waiting for with bated breath has finally arrived with the Indian Space Research Organisation sharing the first selfies from the moon’s surface of India’s robots Vikram and Pragyan. Chandrayaan-3 lander Vikram took images and a video of its ramp as the Pragyan rover was at its snail’s pace. Sharing the video in a tweet, ISRO wrote, “… and here is how the Chandrayaan-3 Rover ramped down from the Lander to the Lunar surface.” Chandrayaan-3 successfully performed a soft landing on the moon at 6.04 pm on Wednesday evening, making India…

Goemkarponn desk ISSORCEM: The villagers of Pale-Issorcem today said that they are not willing to part with their land for Railway double tracking. Land owners say Railways began work prior to acquiring lands in an illegal manner. The villagers said that they thave already filed a case which is presently going on in High Court and if required will approach higher appellate authority. “The villagers opposed and no one is ready to give their land to the railways. We will be filing our objections and if need be we will be appealing to the higher authorities,” said Advocate appearing for…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Panaji Police today have arrested a West Bengal native in a theft case involving cash and gold worth ₹ 45 lakhs. Addressing a press conference, SP North Goa Nidhin Valsan, the Panaji Police and West Bengal Police in a joint effort have arrested Suredar Chettri (31) for his involvement in various cash and gold theft cases in Goa. He further said that Panaji Town Police Station through their meticulous planning and intelligence collected the information through CCTV footage and through mobile surveillance managed to trace the unknown suspected person and his identity who is native of West…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Frequently changing your display picture (DP) or profile picture on social media sites makes you an attractive target for cybercriminals who are on the lookout for victims Goa superintendent of police (SP) (legal) Sunita Sawant on Thursday briefed the media concerning a rapid increase in cybercrime cases against women and said that the cases have more than doubled over the last year, largely due to women making themselves vulnerable on social media and falling prey to blackmailers and other criminals. Frequently changing your display picture (DP) or profile picture on social media sites makes you an attractive…