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Dharbandora man booked for submitting fake SSC certificate for barber job in police dept
Oct 25 - A 49-year-old persons has been booked for preparing fake secondary School certificates from Noida Board and producing the same as genuine before police department to get appointed as Barber in the department. The accused is identified as Gourish Shirgaonkar from Dharbandora.
PRAWAH to seek legal opinion over joint inspection of Mhadei sought by Goa
Oct 25- Mahadayi PRAWAH committee held its third meeting in Goa today. Goa sought yet another site inspection during the meeting. The proposal was opposed by Karnataka. As both the states gave conflicting opinions, PRAWAH Authority decided to seek legal opinion in the matter. “The PRAWAH Chairman will write to the Central Water Commission seeking legal opinion. The same...
Margao foiled kidnapping attempt: Anticipatory bail plea of Reuben Vernekar rejected
Oct 25- Additional Sessions Court in Margao has rejected the anticipatory bail plea of Reuben Vernekar. He had filed for anticipatory bail after he was questioned by the police in connection with the foiled kidnapping attempt on Margao resident Kunal Raikar, at gunpoint, at Aque
2015 toddler rape case: 29-year-old sentenced to 20 years imprisonment & Rs 9.5 lakh fine
Oct 25- Children’s Court Panaji has sentenced 29-year-old person who had raped a 13-month-old toddler girl at Ponda in 2015, to 20 years rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs 9.5 lakh. The accused who was 19-years-old then had allegedly taken the child in a vehicle and raped her. The man has been sentenced under various sections of IPC,...
Cybercrime Cell warns hotels & resorts over impersonating fake websites
Oct 25 - Pointing out that several fake websites impersonating genuine hotels and resorts are being used to deceive tourists during the online booking process, CyberCrime Cell of Goa police has written to Goa Hotel & Restaurants Association(GHRA) and Travel and Tourism Association of Goa (TTAG) to alert the hotels and resorts associated with them. The Cell has asked...
INSPIRING: 65-yrs-old grandmother -Icy Fernandes- drives double decker bus in London for last 17 yrs
Ever smiling and happy Icy Fernandes has no intentions to retire from her most loved job. She is the inspiration for the #Goans out there. #goa
HC permits translocation of banyan tree for Porvorim flyover project
Digital Goa, Feb 25- High Court today granted permission for the translocation of an age-old banyan tree in Porvorim, which falls in the alignment of the Porvorim elevated road project. A Miscellaneous Civil Application(MCA) in this regards was disposed of by the court. Government authorities assured the court that all expert-recommended precautions would be followed during the translocation process....
Chargesheet filed against absconding couple Myron Rodrigues and Deepali Parab; red corner notice to follow
Digital Goa, Feb 25 - Economic Offence Cell of Goa Police today filed a chargesheet against absconding fraudster Myron Rodrigues and his absconding wife Deepali Parab in the court of South Goa Principal District and Session Court, Margao. Blue notice has been issued against Myron and red corner notice will be issued against him soon. The chargesheet has been...
Two Nodal officers appointed for overseeing Electricity Dept Infrastructure utilization in Goa
Digital Goa, Feb 25- Goa government has appointed Shailesh Naik Burye (Superintending Engineer, Commercial, Office of the Chief Electrical Engineer, Panaji) as the Nodal Officer for North Goa and Rajiv Samant (Superintending Engineer, South Goa, Margao) as the Nodal Officer for South Goa to oversee matters related to the utilization of Electricity Department infrastructure. The officers will serve as...
2025 Carnival Parades to commence from Panaji from March 1
Feb 25 - Tourism department today announced the schedule for the Carnival 2025 parades in the state. Carnival festivities will commence from Panaji. Panaji will host the first parade on March 1, followed by Margao on March 2. Carnival Parade will be held in Vasco on March 3 and Mapusa and Morjim on March 4.
High Level meeting under CM Sawant to discuss critical areas and upcoming state budget held
Feb 25 - CM Pramod Sawant today chaired a high-level meeting at Mantralaya with the Chief Secretary, DGP, and other senior officials to review key agendas of the 27th Meeting of the Western Zonal Council and the upcoming State Budget. The discussion was focused on several critical areas such as 𝐄𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞 𝐒𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦, 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐀𝐟𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐔𝐫𝐛𝐚𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫...
Rs 22.83 Crore ‘Creek Experience’ Project planned in Porvorim under Swadesh Darshan Scheme
Feb 25- Goa’s Tourism Department has issued a Rs 22.83 crore tender for the Development, Operations, Maintenance, and Management of the ‘Creek Experience’ at Porvorim under the Swadesh Darshan 2.0 Scheme. The areas to be developed under the project include Pomburpa Spring, Torda lake, Salai Creek road Promenade, Torda, Paitona, Ambirna Creek road Promenade, Malim junction, Holy Cross Junction...
Railway double tracking: Goa seeks revocation of abeyance order on 15.6077 ha forest diversion in Kulem-Kalem Section, REC to decide on proposal tomorrow
Feb 25- Goa govt has requested Union Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change (MoEF&CC) to revoke the abeyance order on forest diversion proposals in the Kulem-Kalem section. The proposal involves the diversion of 15.6077 hectares of forest land for the Kulem-Madgaon railway doubling track under the Wildlife & Eco-Tourism (North) and North Goa Forest Division in favour of...
Konkani mandatory for govt jobs to give preference to local youth & not to sideline Marathi says Sawant
Feb 25- To ensure preference for local youth, the Goa government has made Konkani mandatory for government jobs, CM Pramod Sawant asserted today. He clarified that this move does not sideline Marathi but aims to prevent injustice to Goans amid rising migration. Sawant pointed out that Marathi-speaking candidates from Maharashtra often secure Central government jobs in Goa, leaving local...
Electricity Dept recommences cable cutting drive in Panaji, broadband services hit
Feb 25- State Electricity Department has recommenced its drive of clearing electric poles of cables from the heart of the capital city, near Azad Maidan area in Panaji. By afternoon cable TV and internet cables on 15 to 20 electric poles were cut by the department. Broadband services in the area are badly affected due to the drive. Department...
