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Goemkarponn desk HYDERABAD: The Hyderabad city police, who had arrested Tamil Nadu-based drug kingpin Balamurugan in Goa, is digging deep into his web of clients. Like his close Goan associate Edwin Nunes, who was also arrested recently, police have found that his clientele is spread in five states. Prima facie it was found that his clients are spread in Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Goa and Maharashtra, apart from Hyderabad, said DCP (Narcotics) IPS G Chakravarthy. However, officials from Hyderabad Narcotics Enforcement Wing (H-NEW), who arrested him, could not seize any material evidence from him. It was found that the two (Balmurugan…

DRUGS TRANSPORTED FROM  HP IN APPLE CRATES AS OF NOW, BALMURUGAN SEEM TO BE THE KINGPIN WHO SUPPLIED DRUGS TO GOA PSYCHEDELIC MUSIC PLAYED IN SHACKS TO ENTERTAIN DRUG ADDICTS DRUGS CHEAPER IN GOA, COMPARED TO HYDERABAD” SURAJ NANDREKAR &  ROZARIO ESTIBEIRO Purani Haveli (Charminar, Hyderabad): The investigations into the drug trade in Goa continued to get murkier with every passing day. After the Hyderabad City Police Commissioner CV Anand squarely blamed the Goa Police for the flourishing drug trade in the coastal belt, a further probe has revealed that the Goa Police has been supportive of…

Goenkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa State Chief Information Commissioner (GSCIC) Vishwas Satarkar today heard final arguments on the two appeals filed by Adv. Aires Rodrigues over the failure of Goa Raj Bhavan to furnish the information sought by him under the RTI Act. The GSCIC will pronounce his order on 12th April. Adv. Aires Rodrigues in his appeals, submitted that the Raj Bhavan had denied information with erroneous, frivolous, and unwarranted bald-headed intentions while the non-furnishing of information was illegal, untenable and with suspect motives. Adv. Rodrigues also stated that while failing to furnish the information sought, the Raj Bhavan had…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Power Minister Sudin Dhavalikar today said that the state cabinet would decide on a power tariff hike after it receives a proposal from the Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission (JERC). “The state cabinet will decide on the power traffic hike; Once JERC approves our proposal, we will place it before the cabinet. No tariff order will be implemented without cabinet nod,” said Dhavalikar. Speaking on Power Shortage in IDC, Dhavalikar said that there is no shortage of power supply in industrial estates. “The cut-offs could be due to technical issues. I have not got any complaints from industries…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Reacting to the Smart City Works and traffic chaos in the capital city, the Panaji MLA Babush Monserrate today said that citizens would have to bear with the inconvenience for some time to get good facilities in the coming days. “Different agencies and People undertaking work will have to bear with the inconvenience for some time as they will get good facilities. Again and again, this same question is being asked to me, it’s as if like I am digging the road, the engineers are present at the site,” said Monserrate. He further said that another set…

CANACONA: The power department will incur expenses worth 150 crores of rupees for the completion of Underground cabling of ST, HT and Electricity alignment passing through forests and the upgradation of Transformers within two years, informed Power Minister Sudhin Dhavalikar. Dhavalikar was on a day-long visit to Canacona on Thursday and spoke to media after meeting the Officers, Elected Representatives including Councillors, Sarpanchs, visiting the House construction sites where four houses are under construction under Shram-Dham, and Dhavalikar himself laid the foundation stone to construct a fifth house at Agonda under same Scheme. ‘Yes, the Power department will expend Rs.150…

  G20 delegation on official visit to Goa review preparedness for G20 meetings   G20 Summit delegation met Chief Minister of Goa, Dr Pramod Sawant to discuss the preparations for the upcoming meetings Preparations for G20 meetings in Goa on the right track Panjim March 20: Harsh Vardhan Shringla, Chief Coordinator G20 and Arvind Singh, Secretary, Ministry of Tourism, Govt. Of India and the accompanying delegation met Chief Minister of Goa, Dr. Pramod Sawant in Porvorim on Monday, March 20, to discuss the preparations for the upcoming G20 meetings in Goa that will start next month, in April. The…