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Goemkarponn desk MAPUSA: JMFC Mapusa has granted bail to mastermind in land grab case Mohammed Suhail. The accused has been asked to furnish a surety of Rs: 30,000 along with reporting at SIT Crime Branch. Mohammad Sohail Safi is one of the main accused who was arrested in connection with the Assagao illegal land-grabbing case. The accused used to identify the land and approach the other party with the land transfer/selling proposal. Sohail enjoyed support from some officials in related departments that ensured his criminal actions were executed without obstacles. Sources said that Sohail replaced the original documents from confidential…

Goemkarponn desk NEW DELHI: The central government today made the much-awaited mega announcement on increasing the income level up to which no income tax is payable: ₹ 7 lakh a year from the 2023-24 financial year. It was Rs 5 lakh so far. Only those earning above ₹ 7 lakh annually will have to pay as per a new five-slab structure. Those making even a rupee above it will have to pay tax — though they will get exemptions already available, such as life insurance premium and long-term mutual funds. There will be five slabs now, with taxable income calculated…

Goemkarponn desk New Delhi: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a big ticket budget ahead of next year’s general elections which included huge capital outlay in infrastructure and agri sectors and reworked tax slabs in a relief to the middle class. The government has outlined seven priority areas in the last complete budget before next year’s general elections. The areas, Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said, are “inclusive development, reaching the last mile, infrastructure and investment, unleashing the potential, green growth, youth power and financial sector”. Calling it the “first Budget of Amrit Kaal” — the 25-year period culminating in…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Former Goa PCC President Girish Chodankar has cautioned Goans not to fall prey to the “well-scripted drama” of the BJP to fool Goans and misguide the Save Mhadei movement of the people. He has sharply reacted to the statements made by Goa’s two BJP ministers on the revelation made by Union Home Minister Amit Shah in his attempt to woo Karnataka voters on the eve of the Assembly election there. By objecting to Shah’s statement, two ministers, Subhash Shirodkar and Nilesh Cabral, are trying to divert the issue by referring to the delegation that met Shah in…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Town and Country Planning (TCP) Minister Vishwajit Rane said that the entire one-kilometre stretch of slope on Kadamba Plateau, where the alleged illegal hill cutting is underway, would be declared as a No Development Zone. Minister Rane, along with TCP officials, inspected the construction site by Mangalam company where the alleged hill cutting is currently underway. “The entire one-kilometre stretch of slope on Kadamba Plateau, where the alleged illegal hill cutting is underway, would be declared as No Development Zone; TCP had already issued a stop work order,” said Rane. He further said that the proposal would…

Goemkarponn desk PONDA: A Tata company Truck number KA 22 D 1544, while proceeding from Goa towards Bangalore, at Anmod Ghat, caught fire near the RTO check post in the Karnataka border. The driver tried to douse the fire by using branches and bushes, but as the fire broke out, the fire brigade was called; as the fire brigade from Goa was near it tried to reach the spot, it was not permitted since the fire incident occurred in Karnataka Jurisdiction. When the fire brigade from Khanapur was again called again and reached the spot, the vehicle was gutted. The…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: A family on their way to Karnataka for a pilgrimage escaped safe and sound after their Car turned turtle at Shellim in Loliem-Polem early Tuesday morning. According to sources, the family from Margao was travelling towards Karwar when their Swift Car bearing registration no.GA-09 A 5198, moving at high speed, turned turtle at a slight turn on reaching Shellim at about 5.30 am early Tuesday morning. All four occupants are safe and sound except a woman who had a slight cut above her eyes and is provided first aid at CHC Canacona. According to Sandeep Kudalkar, driving…