Monsoon continues to remain weak in Goa with just 12 mm rain recorded in 24 hrs
Digital Goa, July 30 – Monsoon remained weak over Goa for third consecutive day with only 12 mm average rain recorded in the state yesterday. Till this morning, 2472 mm (97.32 inch) cumulative rain was recorded in Goa which is 28 percent higher than normal. Maximum rain (24.9 mm) was recorded in old Goa yesterday and minimum was in...
Bihar native duo thrashed by locals for duping people on pretext of polishing gold jewellery
Digital Goa, July 30 – Two persons were nabbed and handed over to police by Majorda locals for duping elderly women in the area on the pretext of polishing their gold jewellery. The matter came to light after a 60-year-old woman at Majorda raised an alarm. The duo identified as Bihar natives Sonu Kumar and Chandrasekhar Saha approached the...
Beach club at Anjuna gutted in fire; loss estimated in lakhs
Digital Goa, July 30 - Mayan Beach Club at Dmello Vaddo, Anjuna was engulfed in fire yesterday night. Some staff members of the club have sustained minor injuries. Loss is expected to be in lakhs.
Grant-in-aid scheme for Sanjivani Sugar factory extended by 6 months
Digital Goa, July 30 – Goa govt has extended the scheme for providing financial assistance in the form of Grant-in-Aid to the Sanjivani Sahakari Sakhar Karkhana Ltd. (SSSKL) for further period of six month or till the VRS is given to employees, whichever is earlier. Under the scheme Grant-in-Aid is to be utilised for payment of operating expenditure including...
Coconut climbers across Goa to get insurance cover of upto Rs 5 lakh
Digital Goa, July 30 – Goa govt has notified free accidental insurance cover of upto 5 lakh for Coconut Pluckers, Toddy Tappers, Neera Technicians, Coconut Harvesters and Friends of Coconut Tree Trainees. The insurance cover is to be provided under the scheme titled ‘Kera Suraksha Insurance’ to be implemented through the Coconut Development Board. The insurance premium payable by...
Five arrested for circulating Child Sexual Abuse Material via social media
Digital Goa, July 28 - Five persons were apprehended by Goa police for possession, storage and dissemination of Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) across the state under ‘Operation Suraksha’. Raids were carried by joint teams of Cyber Crime, Crime Branch & both district police. The accused have been identified as Salman Khan (Chimbel), Mahender Singh (Betim), Lemon Islam(Calangute), Pranit...
Thieves target three car showrooms at Verna; decamp with Rs 2.97 lakh cash
Digital Goa, July 28 - Three car showrooms at Verna were targeted by thieves yesterday night. The thieves decamped with cash worth Rs 2.37 lakh from one showroom while Rs 60,000 were stolen from the other one. They also made unsuccessful attempt to break into the third showroom in the area. Surprisingly, the miscreants managed to steal the money...
Vinay Tendulkar retires as Rajya Sabha member; says not going to retire from politics
Digital Goa, July 28 - MP Vinay Tendulkar today retired as Rajya Sabha member from Goa. He was elected to Rajya Sabha on BJP ticket in July 2017. Speaking in the Rajya Sabha, Tendulkar thanked BJP party BJP for putting him in such a high position despite his humble background as a mine worker. “I may be retired from...
Upcoming Heritage policy to identify more heritage structures and mechanism for their upkeep
Digital Goa, July 28 - Goa government has initiated the process for drafting Heritage Policy for Goa with an objective to add more monuments and sites to protected list and creating mechanism for their maintenance. Replying to a calling attention in the house today, Archaeology Minister Subhash Faldessai informed the House that 7 sites have been recently declared as...
Deviya Rane raises question over number of tigers in Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary
Digital Goa, July 27 – Raising question about the presence of tigers in the Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary, BJP's Poriem MLA Deviya Rane asserted on the floor of the house today that she was totally against declaring the Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary and peripheral areas as Tiger Reserve. Claiming that thousands of people will be affected if this was done, she...
