PANJIM:Goa Deputy Chief Minister Chandrakant Kavlekar today filed a complaint before the Crime Branch against unknown for criminal hacking cum tempering of his mobile phone and later uploading and transmitting obscene material under his name. The complaint was filed after news made round under his name of circulating pornographic video on a whatsapp group. In his complaint, Kavlekar said that some miscreants has sent a video containing obscene material to one of the group names “Village of Goa” on Whatsapp, where he is a member and was intentionally masked in his name. He said that when the message was forwarded,…
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Mormugao: Hundreds of Goans from across the State on Monday protested against the land acquisition hearing for the double tracking of the railway line from Castle Rock to Vasco. Following the protests the Dy Collector, Mormugao, had to call off the hearings of the day. The protest was led by Goencho Ekvott, Goencho Avaaz and Goyant Kolso Naka and was also attended by the MLA Alina Saldanha, MLA Lexio Reginaldo Lourenco and MLA Churchill Almeao. Capt Viriato Fernandes of Goencho Avaaz, Olencio Simoes and Abhijit Prabhudesai questioned the deuty collector about the timing of hearing. “In this COVID19 times is…
Panaji: In a major boost to Goan sports, the Government of India has approved setting up of Khelo India Centre of Excellence at SAG Sports Complex at Campal Panaji. Goa is amongst the nine State where the Centre of Excellence has been approved. He other States are Andhra Pradesh, Chandigarh, Chattisgarh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Puducherry and Tripura. Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant thanked the Centre for the approval. “I thank Shri @KirenRijiju, Union MoS for Youth Affairs & Sports (I/C) for the decision. This will greatly benefit Goa’s pursuit to achieve excellence in sports,” he said.
PERNEM: In a massive drug raid Pernem Police have done a significant seizure of drugs viz charas, ganja and marijuana plants in Keri area. A reliable information was obtained regarding illegal drug activities being carried out from a residence at Keri, Pernem Goa. Accordingly PI Jivba Dalvi of Pernem Police station and his staff raided a premises in Thorlebad, Keri during which a surprise search was conducted of his residence and backyard. During the search a cannabis plantation of 2.29 kgs worth Rs. 5,00,000/- was seized along with 1.327 kgs Ganja worth Rs. 1, 30, 000/- approx and 2.556 kgs…
PANJIM: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed Goa Chief Secretary to be present in person with regards to solid waste management implementation before it on January 25, 2021. After several orders and proceedings before this Tribunal, on 16.01.2019, the Tribunal held that it will be necessary to require the personal presence of Chief Secretaries of all States and UTs in continuing non-compliance of the solid and liquid waste manage. 2/12 rules adversely affecting the environment and public health. “Needless to say that such large scale non compliance of environmental law is resulting in deaths and…
Even as the people of Shel Melauli and Sattari are up in arms over IIT GOA project, the Sanguem MLA Prasad Gaonkar has indirectly stated that his constituency was robbed of the project. “Former Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar had promised us that IIT Goa would come up in Sanguem. There were some minor issues of farmers which could have been sorted but the government have the project to Sattari,” he said after meeting Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant. The MLA says there is a good site in Sanguem which was ideal for educational project. “It was a…
PANAJI: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) strongly believes that all decisions in Goa should be made by Goans, for Goans. Goa is not a colony of the centre or other BJP states. Goans, not Delhi will decide the future of Goa. For the past few months Goans have been relentlessly fighting against all the steps that the Pramod Sawant Govt. has taken to benefit Adanis. However, the Pramod Sawant Govt has turned a deaf ear to the voices of lakhs of Goans. Aam Aadmi Party wants to ask the Goan Govt – Has any of these decisions been made with…