The Goa Police Crime Branch on Tuesday raided a gambling den in a flat at Abhiyant valley, Khorlim Mapusa and arrested three persons alongwith cash of Rs 4.9 lakhs. According to information the den was operated by Ashok Naik alias mama on behalf of suspected person. Three individuals arrested were – Vipul Nerulkar, Sunil Chavan and Adav Dsouza. Further investigation on to reveal chain of individuals and their main influential conspirator involved on this illegal trade All accused have been released on bail Sources further revealed that the flat belongs to ex MLA Kiran Kandolkar.
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PANJIM: As per the recent guidelines received from MSDE Skill India, the academic year 2020-21 will start from October 26, 2020 for the newly admitted trainees at all ITIs in the state. The Directorate of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship has been implementing various Skill Development courses through 10 Govt. ITIs and 03 Pvt ITIs which are imparting training in 20 engineering trades and 17 non engineering trades. The training had to be suspended due to the sudden outbreak of the Covid -19 pandemic. The state government had recently launched online admissions to ITI and student data management system with an…
GOACAN writes to DFDA Director on Need for an Action Plan to prevent Food Loss and reduce Food Wastage in Goa. PANJIM: GOACAN has written to the Directorate of Food and Drug Administration on the need for an Action Plan to prevent Food Loss and reduce Food Wastage in Goa. In a letter to DFDA Director Smt. Jyoti Sardesai on the occasion of International Day of Awareness on Food Loss and Waste (IDAFLW), GOACAN has highlighted the need for constant awareness and an Action Plan which has the cooperation from the allied Departments and all stakeholders. GOACAN in its letter has suggested that the…
PANJIM: Goa today witnessed 381 new Covid postive cases. While there were 709 recoveries and 12 deaths taking the total death toll to 419. As per DHS bulletin, of the 12 deaths 8 were reported at GMC, 2 at ESI Hospital while one patient was brought dead at Asilo Hospital, Mapusa. The report by DHS also stated that one Covid positive patient expired at home after the patient took a discharge from the hospital against medical advice.
PANAJI: Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant has left for Delhi tonight to meet the Prime Minister Narendra Modi for discussing issues of mining resumption and financial condition of the State. The Chief Minister in a video message said that the meeting with the PM has been finalised for tomorrow. “This is the first meeting with the PM after the lockdown and various issues will be discussed including Financial status and mining resumption,” he said. The Chief Minister has expressed confidence that the some solution would come on mining issue during the meeting.
The All Goa Private bus owners association has demanded that the State government immediately waive off one year passenger tax and road tax for their buses or face agitation from the bus owners. The association secretary Sudip Tamankar told reporters that they have written to Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant as the appeals to the Director of Transport have gone unheard. Tamankar said that the government must immediately release the insurance subsidy, which is pending since 2017 and fuel subsidy, which is pending from 2018. He also demanded that the Fuel subsidy scheme be renewed immediately. Also, he added, the…
In a narcotic raid conducted the Pernem Police arrested one Himachal Pradesh native and seized Charas worth ₹34000. As per PI Jivba Dalvi, information was received regarding a drug peddlar at Morjim, the accused person was found staying at Urmalbag, Morjim and a search was conducted on him during which narcotics substance namely Charas was found in his possession. worth ₹34,000. An offence under section 20(b)(ii)(A) of NDPS Act has been registered and accused person identified as Mr. Chander S/o Ramanand Mani, age 30 yrs N/o Tikri, Himachal Pradesh has been placed under arrest and is currently in police…