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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...

Academic year schedule for schools

Engineer Son Follow Father’s Path, Embraces Farming in remote village of Neturlim

Dattanand Prabhudesai left his job to take up full-time farming 25 years ago. Now, his engineer son plans to take his father’s Kulagar to the next level by introducing eco-tourism activities.

Three held for illegal laterite stone extraction in Canacona

Digital Goa, Mar 28 - A raid conducted by the Directorate of Mines and Geology at Paryemol, Cola, Canacona, led to the arrest of three individuals for illegal extraction and theft of laterite stone using a power tiller machine without the necessary permits. The accused—Kumar Chalwadi (Bagalkot, Karnataka), Santosh Surin (Jharkhand), and Narayan (Jharkhand)—allegedly caused a loss of Rs...

MGNREGA daily wage in Goa revised to Rs 378

Digital Goa, Mar 28- Central govt has notified that the per day wages under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act for the state of Goa will be Rs 378. Union Ministry of Rural Development’s earlier notification is amended to this effect. The wages are third highest in the country after Hariyana and part of Sikkim.

Academic year for Class VI to X and Class XII to commence on April 7: Education Dept circular

Digital Goa, Mar 28 - State Education Dept has issued a corrigendum to its circular dated Jan 30, 2025 stating that the academic year 2025-26 will commence from April 7 for Class VI to X and Class XII .

Traffic from Bambolim to Panaji to be diverted via service road at Cujira from March 29 to April 30

Digital Goa, Mar 28 - Traffic proceeding from Bambolim to Panaji will be diverted via the Right-Hand Side (RHS) service road at Cujira to facilitate the construction of two culverts on the RHS lane of the main carriageway. The diversion will be in effect from March 29, 2025, to April 30, 2025. Office of the Executive Engineer, Work Division-VII...

Goa’s first Agro Clinic set up at Sakhali, more such clinics on cards

Digital Goa, Mar 28 - Goa’s First Agro Clinic has been established at Sakhali by Meenanath Jalmi under a Central Govt scheme, informed CM Pramod Sawant. The clinic also provides 45 days training to those interested free of cost, informed CM. Agri-Clinics provide expert advice and services to farmers for soil health, cropping practices, clinical services for animals, feed...

Calangute panchayat issues public notice announcing inspection of illegal roadside structures

Digital Goa, Mar 28 - Calangute panchayat will conduct a site inspection of all illegal structures on roads within its jurisdiction, following a directive from the High Court. The inspection is in line with the court’s order dated March 6 and aims to target unauthorized constructions on roadsides, highways, and major roads in Panchayat areas, as well as illegal...

Arrested Kazakh National had come to India to plan Cyber Slavery spamming Centers: DGP

Digital Goa, Mar 28 - Chinese origin Kazakh national Talaniti Nulaxi, 22, who was arrested by Cyber Crime Cell of Goa police from Delhi airport had come to India for planning to set up cyber-slavery call centers in India, Nepal and other neighbouring countries, informed DGP Alok Kumar. He was scouting for multi-story buildings for carrying out spamming operations,...

Camurlim woman died, 3 injured in self car accident near Amboli

Digital Goa, Mar 28 -Tragedy struck a family from Goa while returning from a pilgrimage tour of Akkalkot. The car, in which the family of four was traveling, lost control, rolled in the air, and came down with a bang near Azra, Amboli. 50-year-old Ankita Bhosle from Camurlim died on the spot, while her husband and two sons sustained...