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Goemkarponn desk Panaji: The State Cabinet today witnessed heated discussion on the Implementation of Chapter XIII (offences, penalties and procedure) in respect of Amendment Act. 32 of 2019 of Motor Vehicle Act, 1988, in the State. Sources said that though the implementation of new Motor Vehicle Act was discussed it was deferred after a few ministers spoke strongly against it. Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant told reporters that “there was no decision on the transport bill.” Sources revealed that the Waste Management Minister Michael Lobo and Power Minister Nilesh Cabral were totally against the implementation. “Where is the infrastructure to…

Goemkarponn desk Margao: The Covid positive UK returnees, who were isolated at ESI Hospital, created a ruckus for delay in their discharge and test results by the hospital authorities following which police were called in. The patients threatened to leave the hospital last night demanding they should be allowed to home quarantine themselves. The patients alleged they have been forcibly admitted in the hospital pending results of their tests from Pune laboratory. After these protests authorities have decided to subject all those completing 15 days in hospital to another Covid test and allow those whose test reports come negative to…

Goemkarponn desk Shel Melauli (Sattari): The tense situation in Shel Melauli continued for the second day as the police resorted to lathi charge following which the locals began pelting stones on the police. For the second day in succession, the land demarcation attempt of officials at IIT project site at Melaulim was disrupted by the villagers. Heavy police was deployed as the people continued to disrupt the demarcation police resorted to lathi charge in an attempt to diffuse the protest. However yet again today the police had to flee from the site as villagers started pelting stones. Few protestors and…

Goemkarponn Desk PORVORIM: Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant today said that the state governemnt has received a set of instructions from centre on the issue of bird-flu and that the animal husbandry department has been notified on the same. “We have recieved instrcutions from centre on the rsing cases of bird-flu. I have informed the Director of Animal Husbandry on this issue and asked him to look into the matter,” said CM Sawant Across India, lakhs of birds have been found dead in the last 10 days. At least four states – Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Kerala and Rajasthan- have…

Goemkarponn Desk PORVORIM: Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant today informed that the demarcation work at Melauli is yet to be complete and that he is open for discussions with locals on the IIT issue. Addressing the media, Sawant said that he had send a message to all the locals at Melauli for a dicussion but he had not recieved any response on the same. “I am open for dicussions and the demarcation work will continue, i have personally send a message to the locals but no response has come from them,” informed CM Sawant The villagers demanded that the government…

PANAJI: Crime Branch along with women police have arrested 2 persons involved in prostitution racket. The police have also rescued one victim. As per police information one person Sarfaraz @Salman s/o Zahir Khan r/o Ponda had sent one lady victim for prostitution to Hotel Felix, Girkarwaddo, Arambol with one lady accused Rehana @ Lima @ Muskaan w/o Sayed Khan r/o Old Goa. Immediately, 2 teams from Crime Branch and Women PS led by PI Rahul, Manguesh and WPI Sudiksha went to said Felix Hotel in Arambol and rescued the victim. The two accused were traced and apprehended. Accordingly CR No…

Goemkaponn Desk PANAJI: In a massive break Delhi Police on inputs of Goa Police managed to nab the accused culprit Lallan involved in the electronic shop theft case in St Inez. The Panaji Police team are on the way to Delhi to get custody of the accused. Intelligence showed that the accused had fled to Delhi. Soon inputs were shared with the Delhi Police team and the accused was caught in Delhi. The accused had committed theft of electronic items worth Rs 20 lakhs at a store in St Inez Panaji.