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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa State Commission for Protection of Child Rights has called for intervention of Women and Child Minister Vishwajit Rane for Strengthening Child Protection Systems. In a letter to Rane, Goa SCPCR Chairperson Peter F Borges wrote, “As the nation observes, Children’s Day tomorrow, the Commission calls for a core commitment for children, i.e. strengthening child protection systems”. It said the current analysis of the system indicates that Goa is lagging far behind, with poor implementation and underutilization of the of Integrated Child Protection Scheme, now Mission Vatsalya, for over a decade. Mission Vatsalya Scheme was launched as…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: In a major crackdown on an international drug syndicate, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) Mumbai has seized 2 kg of cocaine worth around Rs 15 crore and arrested two key associates, including a Zambian national and a Tanzanian woman. “These drugs were intended for further distribution in cities like Goa, Bengaluru, Delhi, Hyderabad, and others. The operation was part of an effort to curb drug trafficking during the festive season, when demand for high-end party drugs like cocaine increases,” officials said. Urgent intervention in the input and development of the information led to the identification of a…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, who is on a visit to the United Kingdom, called on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his wife Akshata Murty at 10 Downing Street and presented him a cricket bat signed by Indian batting great Virat Kohli, the picture of which has gone viral on social media. The EAM, who was also accompanied with his wife, Kyoko Jaishankar, conveyed the best wishes of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Diwali on Sunday (November 12). Taking to his official handle on X, EAM S Jaishankar shared details about his meeting with the UK PM,…

Kanhaiya Lal, a tailor, was beheaded inside his shop in Udaipur on June 28 last year for allegedly posting content in support of suspended BJP leader Nupur Sharma. Jodhpur (Rajasthan): Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has alleged that the killers of Udaipur tailor Kanhaiya Lal Teli were linked to the BJP, adding that the saffron party was trying to whip up communal tension ahead of the November 25 Assembly elections in the state. Speaking to reporters on a campaign jaunt to Jodhpur on Sunday, the Rajasthan Chief Minister said had the Special Operations Group (SOG) of the Rajasthan Police handled…

Uttarakhand Tunnel Collapse: An under-construction tunnel on the Brahmakhal-Yamunotri National Highway in Uttarakashi district partially collapsed at around 5 am yesterday, leaving 40 workers trapped inside. Goemkarponn desk New Delhi/Dehradun: A multi-agency operation is being carried out to rescue 40 workers trapped inside a tunnel in Uttarakhand since yesterday morning. An under-construction tunnel on the Brahmakhal-Yamunotri National Highway in Uttarkashi district partially collapsed at around 5 am yesterday, leaving 40 workers trapped inside. The rescue operations are being conducted by the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), State Disaster Relief Force (SDRF) and the police. A senior official told NDTV that…

Goemkarponn desk NEW DELHI: Two cities joined New Delhi to be among the world’s worst 10 for pollution on Monday morning, with smoke heavy in the air a day after revellers let loose with firecrackers for Diwali. The national capital took, as it often does, the top spot. It had an air quality index (AQI) figure of 420, putting it the ‘hazardous’ category, according to Swiss group IQAir. But it was also joined in the top 10 by Kolkata, which came in fourth with an AQI of 196, while Mumbai was eighth with an AQI of 163. An AQI level…

Cricket World Cup semifinal: Black Caps v India; Where: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai; When: Wednesday, 9.30pm; Coverage: Live on Sky Sport 1, live updates on Stuff Wins over India have been some of the Black Caps’ most famous results on the global cricketing stage. But beating India in India – as they need to in the semifinals of this year’s one-day international World Cup on Wednesday – has historically been their biggest challenge. New Zealand men’s cricket teams have visited India 19 times over the past 68 years, playing a total of 86 matches against their hosts across all three formats.…