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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa Police have formed a three-member ‘Flying Squad’ in an effort to curb noise pollution during nighttime. The move comes after the High Court directed to take action against those playing loud music after 10 p.m. in the coastal belt. “We have given instructions to the police to comply with the direction of the High Court and take action. We have constituted a flying squad of three members, comprising Superintendent of Police, Police Inspector and Sub Inspector, who directly take complaints and do surprise checks and take actions,” North Goa Superintendent of Police Nidhin Valsan told reporters…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: Without divulging details, Savera NGO chairperson Tara Kerkar alleged molestation of a Girl residing in a Girl’s hostel by a school teacher in Canacona and demanded strict disciplinary action against the teacher by Education Department. According to Kerkar, two days ago, she received information/message about an incident of sexual molestation of a girl student by a school teacher in Canacona. The informant didn’t mention the school name but said somewhere in a girl’s school in Canacona, a teacher is harassing girl students in the school.’ today we narrowed on a school and on making enquiries in a…

Goemkarponn desk MAPUSA: Harsh Mane won a triple crown while Shaheen C.K, Sakshi K and Rishi Pai Khot won double crowns each at the Yonex Sunrise State Badminton Ranking championships 2022, powered by Ripples. The concluding season-ending championship held under the aegis of the Goa Badminton Association and the Sports Authority of Goa concluded at Peddem with Aaryan Karpe (U11 Boys Singles), Avni Khyalia (U11 Girls Singles), Sagun Singh (U13 Girls Singles), Shane D Souza (U13 Boys Doubles), Aarya Metry & Dimple Revankar (U13 Girls Doubles), Aarohi Coutoncar (U15 Girls Singles), Minoshka Pereira & Ritika Chelluri (U15 Girls Doubles), Yash…

Goemkarponnd desk PANAJI: Aaron Farias and Leoma Fernandes won double crowns each, while Dheeraj Rai and Galya Fernandes clinched Men’s and Women’s singles titles, at the Bambolim Beach Resort State TT championship, at Peddem. Aaron continued his fine run of form to win Boys’ singles titles in the Under 15 and Under 17 age groups. In Under 15, Aaron eased to a comfortable 3-0 win over Khushal Naik, winning 11-2, 11-7, and 11-9. The U17 singles were, however, a contrasting match where Aaron was stretched the distance by a fighting Akshan Lawande. Poised at two sets a piece, the two…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Boche (Dr. Boby Chemmanur), Chairman and Managing Director of Boby Group and 812 Km Run Unique World Record and Guinness Record Holder for World Peace has embarked on his journey to Qatar World Cup with a golden statue of his soul mate- Diego Maradona, commemorating his ‘Hand of God’ goal. Football legend Diego Maradona’s golden statue will be presented in the Qatar FIFA World Cup 2022 by Boche. The statue which arrived in Goa today was flagged off from Miramar by Mr. Rohit Monserrate – Mayor of the Corporation of the City of Panaji and Boche. The…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The state government has issued a work order to National Centre for Earth Science Studies (NCESS) to draft CZMP based on CRZ 2019 notification. Minister for Environment Nilesh Cabral said that the work order has been issued, and the first meeting with the agency will be held next week. Cabral said that it is practically impossible to meet NGT’s March 2023 deadline to complete CZMP 2019. The Environment Department had on April 27 sought quotations from the agencies notified by the Union Ministry for Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) to prepare CZMP 2019. A total of…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: Alleging a colleague panch had abused and issued threats to kill, a panch from Agonda panchayat filed a police complaint against the colleague Panch member. A morcha was planned at Agonda panchayat by panch and members of Mudkud ward (warns no.1) to demand action against the alleged Panch member of Agonda panchayat on Monday evening but was withdrawn after the Sarpanch’ didn’t turn up in the panchayat office. However, according to Mudkud ward Panch Karuna Faldessai, a police complaint was submitted against Mudcheli panch Fernandes for insult, criminal intimidation, giving threats of dire consequences to Canacona police,…