Porvorim: The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday raided four persons in the Serula comminidade scam and seized cash and property papers. Sources said said the ED raided ex attorney Agnelo Lobo, Reginald Lobo, Joseph D’Sa and Rajesh Verekar. Sources said cash in foreign currency and property papers were seized from the raids. Earlier, in July immovable spacious land in Village Socorro, worth Rs 3.19 crore in the matter of alleged illegal acquisition of land of Comunidade of Serula. Sarpanch of Socorro Village Panchayat Sandeep Vazarkar, former attorney of Comunidade of Serula Agnelo Lobo and Shivdas Vazarkar are amongst many under the…
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JMFC Canacona has released actress Poonam Pandey and her husband Sam Bombay on bail. They were arrested today in semi nude video shoot case at Chapoli dam. They were released on surety of Rs 20,000 each and asked to report to Canacona police for 6 days. As per the bail condition the duo will not be permitted to leave Goa without permission of the court.
Vasco: Following Sunday’s huge protest at Chandor, the South Western Railway has indefinitely postponed the works at a level crossing in Davorlim. The SWR said in a statement that the track-laying works at a level crossing in South Goa’s Davorlim village had been postponed till further notice. However, SWR has said that the works have been postponed due to “operational constraints”. The work of Level crossing at Davorlim was to be carried out on Nov 9 from 12 midnight to 5 am. On last Sunday, thousands of Goans from every parts of the State joined protest…
PANJIM: Goa today reported 172 new Covid positive cases. While there 238 recoveries and 4 deaths today. As per DHS, a 77 year old patient from Khorlim-Mapusa with Old Cerebrovascular accident with old left CP tumor, 65 year old patient from Bicholim with DM+HTN+STEMI, 66 year old patient from Curchorem with HTN+DM and88 year old patient from Fatorda with DM+HTN+Parkinsons+IHD succumbed to the virus. Meanwhile, the active cases stand at 2065 while the total deaths stand at 630 and the total samples tested today were 1586.
Panaji: Panjim MLA Babush Monseratte today said that there is no requirement of so many technical cells in the Imagine Panaji Smart City Development Ltd as the SPV can work under the Goa State Infrastructure Development Corporation as far as contracts are concerned. Speaking to reporters after meeting the Chief Minister, Monseratte said that the Chief Minister will hold a meeting to streamline the projects on November 18. “All the projects need to be rethought. I have always said there is no need of CCTV cameras by spending Rs 180 cr. It is not the priority,” he said.…
The Adani Group refutes and condemns news circulated by politically motivated groups about fictitious business interests comprising road and railway projects in the state of Goa. “This is to clarify that Adani Group is no way connected to the existing issues in Goa pertaining to expansion of the Highways and Railway lines. Anadi group has only 10% share of coal handling at Mormugao port,” the Adani Group said in a tweet Further it added, “The ongoing issue is politically driven agenda with vested interest that is misleading people. The Adani Group is committed to building the nation through…
Aam Aadmi Party today lambasted the government for filing a First Information Report over the protest at Chandor on 1st November. “We are ready to face even 100 FIRs to protect Goa from turning into a coal hub through the double tracking of railway line. Jail us, but we won’t bow down. ” said AAP spokesperson Sandesh Telekar. He said the FIR lodged is nothing but an attempt to intimidate the protesters in a bid to twarth the proposed protest on 8th November 2020. “The FIR is confirmation that the BJP government is frightened of the growing support to the…