Two arrested by Verna Police for blackmail and harassment at Velsao
Digital Goa, Mar 30- A woman has filed a complaint at Verna Police Station against two men for allegedly threatening, blackmailing, and defaming her by sharing obscene pictures on social media. Both the accused have been arrested and sent to 3 days police custody. According to the complaint, on March 28, 2025, at Dando, Velsao, the accused—Adrian @ Joyson...
Three booked for Rs 1.26 crore property fraud in Canacona
Digital Goa, Mar 30- A Navi Mumbai resident has lodged a complaint against three individuals for allegedly duping him of Rs 1.26 crore by falsely promising to sell a bungalow and surrounding property in Loleim, Canacona. Dr Deepak Raichand Sondhi reported that between December 2022 and the present, the accused—Julie Carneiro, Flora, and Savio, all residents of Loleim, Canacona—dishonestly...
Counterfeit Apple products worth Rs one crore seized from three shops in Mapusa, FIR registered
Digital Goa, Mar 30 - The Goa Crime Branch, along with Apple Inc. officials, seized counterfeit Apple products worth approximately Rs one crore from three shops in Mapusa Municipal Market on March 27. The raid, led to the seizure of fake mobile accessories such as batteries, chargers, earphones, and data cables. The accused, identified as Arjun Kumar, Karmi Bharti,...
CM made the statement about Priol to motivate party workers: Dhavlikar
Digital Goa, Mar 30- Reacting to CM Pramod Sawant’s assertion that Priol will remain with BJP, alliance partner MGP leader and Minister in BJP Government Sudin Dhavlikar made light of the statement by saying that CM made the statement to motivate party workers. “CM will have to speak like that to motivate party workers,” he said. When PM Modi,...
CM Pramod Sawant asserts Priol will remain with BJP in 2027 polls
Digital Goa, Mar 30 - CM Pramod Sawant today firmly stated that the Priol constituency will remain with the BJP in the 2027 elections and made it clear that alliance partners must accept this or are free to break ties. However, he refrained from naming any specific parties. “If the alliance is not acceptable, tell us now. I am...
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 .
