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Goemkarponn desk MAPUSA: Saligao police arrested one thief for dishonestly committing theft of approximately 224 Old used tower batteries from the company Godown amounting to Rs 3,00,000/- Approx. According to Saligao police, a complaint was lodged by the Operational Manager of D’Mello Telepower private Ltd, Cotula waldo, Saligao, Bardez, that in the 1st week of November 2022 to 20/01/2023, the accused person, namely Raghunath Tukaram Powar age-32 of Auchut waldo, Thivim, Bardez-Goa but native of Kagal, Kolhapur, Maharashtra being a supervisor of the De Mello Telepower private Ltd. Robbed the old used battery from the company godown in this regard…

Goemkarponn desk PONDA: Following a horrific accident at Manaswada Junction, Kundaim locals have warned to block NH traffic, giving the ultimatum of 15 days to divert two-way traffic from the bypass at Kundaim and at the same time accident prone Mansawada Junction be used as a service road. The Sarpanch Survesh Gaude also told the NH officials to divert two-way traffic from Kundaim Bypass. He said they have been demanding to divert for a long time, but authorities are not paying attention to their demand. They said Manaswada Junction has become a weekly death trap, causing accidents. Around four thousand…

Goemkapronn desk PANAJI: Reigning women’s world champion Wang Manyu was on Wednesday handed one of the eight wild cards for the World Table Tennis (WTT) Star Contender Goa, starting here on February 27. Besides world number three Wang, who at 24 is one of Chinese Table Tennis’ foremost talents, another upcoming Chinese star Wang Chuqin, an attacking southpaw and current men’s world number three, has also received one of the four WTT nominations. The 22-year-old won the WTT Cup Finals last year besides three other titles in a short but impressive career. China are a longstanding global superpower in the…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Advocate General Devidas Pangam said that Karnataka’s reply to the show cause notice issued by the Goa Chief Wild Life Warden does not speak anything about the violation of Section 29 of the Wild Life Protection Act. “Karnataka’s reply to the show cause notice issued by the Goa Chief Wild Life Warden does not speak anything about violation of Section 29 of the Wild Life Protection Act,” said Pangam. He further said that they have not answered anything under Section 29 and that their reply is very vague. “Supreme Court order in a positive sign for Goa…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: Claiming that Canacona beach has gained infamy due to illegal activities like massage parlours, prostitution and drug supply, the Vice president of Goa Pradesh Youth Congress has demanded action on illicit trades. Vaishnav Pednekar has written about the grave situation arising in Cancona to Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, Leader of Opposition Yuri Alemao and other concerned departments. He raised concern saying authorities take action on Bhumiputras, local people doing legal business here. “Instead of taking action against illegal activities carried out by outsiders, they are taking action against locals. It seems those involved in illegalities satisfying them…

Goemkapronn desk VASCO: The newly formed Mormugao Taluka Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti Utsav Samiti (MTCSMJUS), comprising all elected members ranging from MLA, Ministers, panch, Councillors and ZPs from Mormugao Taluka, will have a grand-scale celebration on the occasion of Shiv Jayanti at Chicalim. Addressing media, Panchayat Minister Mauvin Godinho on Wednesday evening said that programs will be held on Sunday evening and start with prayers offered at Damodar Temple Vasco. “We will offer a coconut at the Damodar Temple and take a procession from there till Chicalim Shivaji Smarak and a grand program are held there. We saw great enthusiasm…

Goemkarponn desk MARGAO: With UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s wife and First Lady, Akshata Murty, spotted holidaying in Goa’s Benaulim, along with their daughters, a local fisherman managed to strike up a conversation with her and asked her to “keep Goans living in the UK safe”. Local fisherman Pele Fernandes, who owns a water sports business in Goa, happened to meet Murty when her family members were walking on Benaulim beach. He approached her and asked if she and her children would be interested in a water sports activity. “She asked me, is water sports in Goa safe? I told…