Goemkarponn Desk MARGAO: Margao Sessions Court will frame charges agaisnt all the7 accused in Anwar Sheikh (Tiger) attempt to murder case on August 17. History sheeter Imran Bepari was among a bunch of criminals booked for attempting to kill their rival Shaikh Anwar aka Tiger in a brutal attack at Fatorda on February 16. The Fatorda police had registered an offence u/s 143,147,148,307 r/w 149 IPC and sec 3&5 of Arms Act has been registered. The police has also informed that the the motive behind crime is their previous enmity with each other. It can be recalled that on February…
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Goemkarponn Desk Panaji: Aam Aadmi Party has said that the repeated shutdowns of the Atal Setu bridge has exposed the claims of development of the BJP Govt. Reacting to the most recent shutdown of one of the bridge entries for 100 days, State Convenor Rahul Mhambre said the state of disrepair of the so-called iconic bridge is a symbol of the disrepair of the BJP administration. “BJP came into power 9 years ago on the plank of anti-corruption, but has created a whole new level of corruption itself. The bridges, roads etc which are being built on borrowed money are…
Goemakpronn desk MARGAO: The Biodiversity Management Committee of Dramapur-Sirlim unanimously resolved to oppose the Goa Bhumiputra Adhikarini Bill, passed in Goa Legislative Assembly. The Committee meeting was called on a single agenda for discussion and resolution regarding the Goa Bhumiputra Adhikarini Bill 2021. The members observed that the Bill has overriding effects on the powers over the Panchayat Raj Act and can widely affect the Bio-Diversity if decisions are taken by an Adhikharini, who would not be having local knowledge of the existence of our beautiful villages. It was further unanimously observed that the Goa Building and Regulation Act would…
Goemakrponn desk BICHOLIM: The Mayem Bhoo Vimochan Nagrik Kriti Samiti will hold agitation tomorrow on Independence Day to notice the government their plight of still being under Portuguese rule. The agitation is also to demand immediate implementation of the Abolition of Proprietorship Act 2014. The Samiti members would agitate near the panchayat from 10 am. “The Samiti is fighting for the rights of the Mayem villagers who are under the custodian act for the last many years. The government in 2014, through a law, had tried to abolish the custodian act and gave sanads to few. The work of the…
Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has requested educationists, academicians, researchers, principals, Professors to think out of the box and suggested not to rely on mere production of graduates and postgraduates but rather to think to create skilled manpower who can secure employment in various sectors. “I appeal to educationists, academicians, researchers, principals, Professors to think out of the box and suggested not to rely on mere production of graduates and postgraduates but rather to think to create skilled manpower who can secure employment in various sectors,” said CM Sawant. He further said that almost 50 per cent of…
Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The infighting between two BJP Ministers- Mauvin Godinho and Michael Lobo has come to the fore, with the latter referring his senior to ‘rancid pickle’. Today, Lobo took on Godinho over digital meter installation and garbage treatment at Dabolim in a press conference. The Ports Minister said that it is very difficult for the taxi operators to pay Rs 11,500 to install meters in the current pandemic. He said that if the government fails to relax on payment of digital meters to taxi operators, the issue will affect BJP in the upcoming elections. He said that the…
Goemakrponn desk PONDA: Based on Goycho Mahila Ekvot complaint, Ponda Police have registered an FIR against a 28-year-old male Bethoda primary school teacher under sections of POCSO & Sec 8 of the Goa children act for outrage modesty of a minor girl. The incident occurred in July 2018. Ponda DySP Nelson Albuquerque said they have booked the teacher after the Margao-based NGO, ‘Goenchea Bailancho Ekvott’, lodged a complaint against him. The NGO said the father-in-law accused is chairman of the school society. The accused was not arrested until late Wednesday evening. The NGO has also submitted the video clip along…