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Goemkarponn desk MARGAO: Margao Police, in a narcotics raid, have arrested one in possession of 2kg ganja worth Rs 2.70 lakh in the international market. The Margao Police team conducted a raid upon information from reliable sources near Sublabh Toilet near Fire Station, Malahat, Margao Goa. An accused person, namely Shane Demorias, aged 27 years R/o Ambaji, Fatorda Salcete Goa, was found in possession of 2 kg and 700 Grms of Green colour leafy substance suspected to be Ganja Worth Rs. 2,70,000. In this connection offence vide Crime No. 67/2022 U/s 20 (b) (ii) (B) of The NDPS Act at…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The High Court of Bombay at Goa today while admitting the state government’s appeal challenging Tarun Tejpal’s acquittal in Tehelka employee rape case. The High Court has directed Tarun Tejpal to appear before the trial court within 15 days. Tejpal was accused of sexually assaulting a then colleague in an elevator of a hotel in Goa on November 7, 2013, and November 8, 2013.  After the in-camera trial, Additional Sessions Judge Kshama Joshi acquitted him of all charges on May 21, 2021 In May 2021, the state government had approached the high court seeking leave to file…

Goemkarponn desk Panaji Traffic Police Inspector Brandon D’Souza says that the number of violations has drastically decreased. “People are now wearing helmets; there are queues outside the pollution centre and insurance agents. The primary objective of the implementation of seems to have been achieved,” he said. D’Souza says in the city of Panaji, people are aware that if they do not wear helmets, they will have to spend huge. “The minimum fine is Rs 1,000, drunk driving 25,000, without a licence is 10,000, so people are extra cautious, the fear factor is working,” he said. D’Souza says the fear is…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI/ PONDA: When the Government decided to implement the New Motor Vehicle Act with hefty fines, it faced stiff opposition from vehicle owners; however, the fear factor that violation would force them to shell out huge amounts has finally worked. Thus, implementing the new Motor Vehicles Act with hefty fines brought discipline among vehicle riders. Traffic officials claimed that traffic violations such as non-wearing of helmets and seat belts are reduced by nearly 90 per cent. Thus with fear of losing money towards hefty fines, vehicle riders developed the habit of wearing helmets and seat belts. Earlier, for…

AERIAL VIEW Mr CM, this unprecedented inflation is destroying households, decimating budgets, discouraging investment, and making a living hell for the medium class, especially the common man and the medium sector. Simply saying Bhivpachi garaz na will not help, if you believe the common man and Goan Janta has given you a second chance, please help them out now. As it is, the people of Goa are yet to recover from two years of COVId19 terror. Businesses are slowly limping back, and tourism is just beginning to show an upward trend, but this inflation is breaking the commoners’ back. Soon…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Mormugao Municipal Council to raze off all the illegal stalls at the side of the national highway near Varunapuri junction in the Vasco municipal area. MMC has decided to act strictly by removing the illegal stalls illegally set up by encroaching on the national highway near Varunapuri junction. Verna to Varunapuri stretch being a national highway, heavy vehicles with highspeed tend to move on this road. But surprisingly, several illegal kiosks have mushroomed at the roadside, which could threaten the lives of the people or commuters in case of vehicular mishaps. One person from Vasco Peter said…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Minister for River Navigation Subhash Phal Dessai today informed that the state government is contemplating beginning Panaji-Vasco ferry services to reduce traffic congestion. “The state government is contemplating beginning Panaji-Vasco ferry services in a bid to reduce traffic congestion,” said Phal Desai He further said that the state government is also looking for innovative ideas to improve the bad conditions of some of the ferry boats. The Minister also said that his department would also release the pending amount of DSSY schemes which have been pending for the last 3 months. “We will carry out a survey…