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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Pernem police have seized Rs 10 lakh worth of stolen goods and arrested two persons who targeted foreign tourists in the coastal areas of Ashvem, Morjim Mandrem and Harmal for the last two months. Incidents of large scale theft from various places in the area were reported to Pedne police station. Police were investigating the suspects. The suspect, identified as Latif Khan, 28, of Mysore, Karnataka, and K.P. S. Aziz K Sadu, 46, of Kodagu Karnataka, has been arrested, and Rs 10 lakh has been confiscated from him. The suspects targeted foreign and Indian tourists and stole…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Site inspection was undertaken by the South Goa Collector and Vasco MLA of the Voddant slope prone to landslide. Remedial measures will be taken after obtaining the land owners’ permission to avoid landslides during Monsoon. The inspection was carried out by the South Goa Collector Ruchika Katyal along with the Vasco MLA Krishna’Daji’Salkar and others to see the ground reality of the Voddant slope, which is prone to landslides. After the inspection, South Goa Collector Ruchika Katyal told the media that the inspection was done, and the residents were asked to get permission from the landowners to…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Repair works of the existing nullah in ward no. 9 at Old Goa panchayat, which has been a long pending demand of the residents, have been taken up following the intervention of newly-elected MLA Rajesh Faldessai. “We have started work on repairing the nullah from the Gandhi circle to ICAR. We will work to complete it on priority. The waterlogging issue taking place at Gandhi circle will be solved on a priority basis. People used to face a lot of trouble. Many scooterists have fallen in the past due to knee-deep flooding in this area during monsoon.…

Goemkarponn desk QUEPEM: Heavy vehicles continue to move, speeding through the weak, narrow bridge of Avedem-Paroda despite strict warning and order from the Deputy Collector prohibiting heavy vehicles via this bridge. What could be termed as daredevilry and negligence, the heavy vehicles moving speedily over the Avedem Paroda bridge when the Deputy Collector has issued an order forbidding the heavy vehicles via this bridge due to the fear of collapsing of this weak, narrow bridge which is the only connectivity to Avedem and Paroda village. It is well-known that this Paroda bridge goes underwater during the rainy season due to…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Hosts Super 30 clinched the U-12 and U-10 titles at the Nagoa Gold Cup 2022, the first all-Goa 5-a-side football tournament, at Nagoa Futsal Arena, Nagoa, on Saturday. In the U-10 final, Super 30 defeated Salvador 5-1, with Aryan scoring a brace and Kiyan netting a hattrick. Later in the U-12 final, Super 30 got the better of YBT 3-1. Klyne starred with a brace, and Macbert was the other scorer. Vasu reduced the margin for YBT. Teams from all over Goa participated in the two-day tournament. Super 30 is run by former international footballer Ricardo Cardozo.…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The past weekend witnessed three single rescues, two missing children who were found by the lifesavers, and a case of medical assistance. Drishti Marine conducted three single rescues, all of the three which occurred in South Goa. One at Benaulim beach, wherein a 30-year-old male from Thane was rescued by lifesaver Sandesh Velip using a rescue tube. Subsequently, at Rajbagh- Canacona, lifesavers Narayan Pagi and Ganpati Bhoot rescued a 45-year-old male from Bihar using a rescue tube and a surfboard. The third rescue was of a child aged 3 years from Hyderabad at Dudhsagar by lifesaver Hanuman…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: In a shocking development, the Raj Bhavan has filed a police complaint against an unknown person against fake messages being circulated on WhatsApp soliciting help from the public. The Raj Bhavan has issued a Press Communique cautioning the general public that a person impersonating the Governor of Goa, Shri P. S. Sreedharan Pillai, is sending WhatApp messages soliciting help and financial assistance from the mobile telephone number +917409105430. “There is a possibility that such fake messages could emanate from more numbers,” Raj Bhavan said. The Governor’s Secretariat has already filed a complaint with the Goa Police, and…