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Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) has registered an FIR against a public servant and a panch member of the Santa Cruz Village Panchayat in connection with an alleged garbage labour payment scam. According to ACB officials, the case has been filed under Sections 7, 7A, and 11 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, and Sections 314, 316(5), 318, 319, and 61 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). The complaint, lodged by Inacio Domnic Pereira, alleges irregularities and misuse of funds in payments made towards garbage collection labour under the panchayat’s jurisdiction. Pereira described the FIR as…

New Delhi: The Supreme Court assured the father of the Air India Dreamliner pilot who died in the Ahmedabad crash that no fault could be placed on his son, as it issued notices to the Centre and the Directorate General of Civil Aviation on Friday. The remarks came during the hearing of a petition filed by 91-year-old Pushkaraj Sabharwal, whose son, Captain Sumeet Sabharwal, was the pilot-in-command of the Boeing 787 that went down, killing 260 people. The Federation of Indian Pilots has also approached the court with a similar plea seeking a judicial inquiry into the disaster.…

New Delhi: A hectic morning unfolded at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport on Friday after a technical failure in the air traffic control system led to more than a hundred flights being delayed. Airport authorities said teams were working urgently to resolve the issue and advised passengers to stay in touch with their airlines for the latest updates. The problem originated in the Automatic Message Switching System, a key component that supports air traffic control data. With the system down, controllers had to switch to manual processing of flight plans, causing immediate bottlenecks across operations. Airlines alerted passengers…

The Supreme Court also directed state governments, municipal authorities, and road and transport authorities to remove cattle from highways and expressways and rehabilitate them in shelters. New Delhi: The Supreme Court issued a significant set of directions on Friday aimed at improving public safety and reducing animal related incidents across the country. The court ordered that stray dogs must be removed from key public locations including schools, colleges, hospitals, bus stands, sports complexes, and railway stations. All captured dogs are to be relocated to designated shelters, and authorities have been given eight weeks to complete the process. The order…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Goa government has reiterated before the Supreme Court’s Central Empowered Committee (CEC) that declaring the Mhadei–Cotigao belt as a tiger reserve would have severe social consequences, as nearly one lakh people reside within the proposed protected area and depend on forest resources for their livelihoods. In its latest submission, the State provided the committee with detailed habitation records, infrastructure maps, and data on pending claims under the Wildlife Protection Act concerning the Mhadei and adjoining sanctuaries. A senior Forest Department official said the State has made it clear that residents — many of whom have…

New Delhi: Air Chief Marshal AP Singh used the convocation ceremony at Karnavati University in Gandhinagar to deliver a pointed message to graduating students about unity, character, and national responsibility. Addressing the young audience, he said India’s future strength will depend on how firmly the next generation rejects social barriers and works together with purpose. He reminded students that the country once played a leading role on the global stage, yet slipped behind in recent centuries. According to him, regaining that stature will require citizens who are willing to think beyond personal identities and divisions. He stressed that…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Amid growing public concern over recent criminal incidents in the state, BJP Goa President Damu Naik on Thursday defended the government’s record on law and order, insisting that Goa continues to have a strong crime detection rate. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a press conference, Naik claimed that the roots of today’s crime-related challenges lie in decisions taken during Congress’s long rule. “The Congress blames the BJP because we have been in power since 2012. But what we are witnessing today is the result of policies and attitudes nurtured over 60 years of Congress…