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Calangute:Drishti lifesaver Leslie Rodrigues today nabbed a thief at Calangute who snatched a handbag from a lady in broad daylight and was trying to escape with it. Calangute beach witnessed two thefts today, where tourists were the victims. Earlier today at around 15.00 hrs, a couple were on a stroll at the popular beach when a man snatched the lady’s handbag and ran with it. 21 year old Drishti Lifesaver Leslie Rodrigues who was patrolling the beach noticed the commotion when the couple called for help. The lifesaver spotted the thief running with the bag and chased him. Leslie caught…

PANJIM: Observing that the State government has failed to act against illegal sand mining, the Bombay High Court at Goa has issued notice to the State officials including the Chief Secretary IAS Parimal Rai for contempt of its order. The division bench has noted “prima facie” that their order in relation to sand mining are not being complied with. “The material placed on the record, at least, prima facie, indicates that illegal sand mining had returned with vengeance and the Authorities, who, in the past had done commendable work in preventing it, appears to have let down the guard,” the…

Town and Country Planning(TCP) department has notified 47 applications for zone change under 16B of the TCP Act today. Stakeholders have been given two months’ time to voice objections if any. The Zone change applicants include Senior political leaders Pratapsingh R. Rane (11,465 sq mtr land at Podocem, Sattari) and Anil Hoble ( 5,708 sq mtr land (2 applications) at Morombi-o-Grande, Tiswadi) as well as Sanatan Santha seeking conversion of 9,691 sq mtr land from Settlement/ Natural Cover with NDS zone to Institutional Zone. Incidentally, total 22 of the 47 applications are of one Ashwin Kamath, for conversions of paddy…

One died in accidental gun shot after hunting expedition went terribly wrong in Quepem. A gun trap was laid in the forest to kill wild animals at Maina, Quepem. One 35 year old Vasu Gaonkar accidently stamped on the trap thereby triggering gun shot which pierced his leg. He was shifted to hospital where he was declared dead due to loss of blood. One person has been detained in this connection.

Goa Forward Party president Vijai Sardesai on Thursday urged Goemkars to defeat the BJP candidates in the Zilla Panchayat Polls, which will be held on December 12th. Sardesai said that “it is high time that the BJP is defeated in the state to #SaveGoaNow for posterity. The Dr. Pramod Sawant government has cheated Goemkars on the issue of coal transportation, double-tracking and Mhadei.” Sardesai further said that though the opposition is united in the fight against coal, double tracking and the Mhadei issue, opposition parties should have come together and given an alternative to the voters for the Zilla Panchayat…

PANJIM: Goa today reported 95 new Covid-19 positive cases today. While there 159 recoveries and zero deaths reported today. As per DHS bulletin, Goa reported zero deaths in the last 24 hours. The active cases stand at 1213, samples tested today are 1502, total deaths are 703 while the recovery rate is 96.10 percent.

PANJIM: The State governemnt today has appointed Ravi Dhawan IAS as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Imagine Panaji Smart City Development Ltd thereby relieving Hemant Kumar IAS of additional charge. The Goa state government has reconstituted the board for Imagine Panaji Smart City Development Limited (IPSCDL). It is the Special Public Vehicle for Panaji smart city development project. Parimal Rai, Chief Secretary, has been appointed as the Chairman and Swayandipta Pal Chaudhuri is the Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of IPSCDL. The board constitutes of eight directors, namely, WVR Murthy, Secretary (Urban Development); Daulat Hawaldar,…