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The Excise officials at Excise Check Post Mollem Seized Tempo of make Ashok Leyland ltd ECOMET bearing registration No AP-39-TD-1629 and 305 cases of Liquor bottles of worth Rs 551280/- for illegal transportation of liquor at about 01:45 am on 03/02/2021 which was proceeding from Goa to Karnataka State. The said liquor was concealed under the plastic scrap bags. The driver of the vehicle runs away towards forest area by taking opportunity of the darkness. Name of the Excise Staff The said vehicle detained by Jitendra Adpaikar Excise sub Inspector, Sunil P Naik Excise Guard, Mahadev Gaonkar Excise Guard, Dashrath…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: The Department of Mines and Geology has asked lease holders to stop transportation of iron ore from the mining leases to comply with the Supreme Court of India order. The Six month extension granted to transport ore has expired on January 31. The Supreme court on Tuesday extended the time till 31 January, 2021 for the mining firms in Goa to transport the royalty paid iron ore extracted on or before 15, March 2018. The relief was granted on the grounds of nationwide lockdown imposed due to covid-19 pandemic. The mining firms approached the top court seeking…

The Indian Navy’s Long Range Maritime Reconnaissance aircraft Ilyushin 38SD aircraft successfully fired Combat Kh35E anti-ship missiles during the ongoing Theatre level Readiness and Operational Exercise 2021 (TROPEX-21). The Combat Kh35E missiles launched from the aircraft successfully hit and sank the target on 31 Jan 21. This reaffirms the Indian Navy’s capability to carry out long range maritime strikes in the Indian Ocean Region, a capability that is central to meeting operational challenges and ensuring safe seas, secure coasts. TROPEX 21 is aimed at testing combat readiness of the Indian Navy, along with the assets of the Indian Air Force,…

Goemkarponn desk Panaji: Carnival Float parade will be held in Panaji on Saturday, Feb 13. The decision was taken after meeting with Tourism Minister Babu Azgaonkar yesterday informed CCP Mayor Uday Madkaikar. The float parade will follow the old route from Divja Circle to Kala Academy, he added. Carnival Celebration will be held in the capital for four days from Feb 13 to Feb 16, by following all govt laid SOPs, he said further.

Goemkarponn desk Panaji: RBI has granted in-principal approval to release first installment of Rs 7.05 crore to small depositors of the liquidated Mapusa Urban Bank after a very long wait. In a letter dated Feb 1, RBI’s Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation(DICGC) has granted in-principal approval to settle claims of 45,268 depositors of the bank who have single account and whose deposit balance does not exceed Rs 10,000 as on the cut-off date of April 16,2020. The total amount to be released from liquid funds is to the tune of Rs 7.05 crore. This is hardly 2.6 % of…

PANAJI: The first ‘Gaushala’ of International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) in the state of Goa, is inaugurated ISKCON Center, at Devgim, Madel-Chodan on Sunday. Mayem MLA Pravin Zantye, Chodan-Madel Sarpanch Kamlakant Palyekar, BJP spokesperson Premanand Mahambre, Former Mayem MLA Dharma Chodankar along with ISKCON monks Nagendra Das, Achyut Gopal Das, Arjun Priya Das among other were present for the inauguration. Speaking on the occasion Mayem MLA Praveen Zantye emphasize on the need for more such Gaushala in the state of Goa. “Cow rearing and agriculture is the most sustainable living in the society and this needs to be encouraged”,…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI:Goa Mining Peoples Front (GMPF) today in a meeting has decided to hold peaceful morcha on February 8 from KTC bus stand to Azad Maidan demanding immediate resumption of mining activities. The meeting was held between all mining dependents along with barge owners at Tisk. “There is an urgent need to resume mining in the state to restore economic stability and provide a sustainable, self-reliant source of livelihood for the people of Goa,” GMPF Convenor Puti Gaonkar said. Gaonkar said that they will be holding a peaceful morcha on February 8 from KTC bus stand to Azad Maidan…