Man arrested with one lakh worth ganja at New Vaddem, Vasco
Digital Goa, June 27 - Vasco police have arrested on Rohan Saroj for being in possession of narcotic drug worth Rs one lakh. Rohan was nabbed from New Vaddem, Vasco with one Kg ganja.
With double tracking, Goa-Mumbai travel time to be reduced to 5 hours: CM
Digital Goa, June 27 - With the completion of double tracking of Rail routes and advancement in technology, time taken to travel between Goa and Mumbai will be reduced to 5 hours, said CM Pramod Sawant today. He was speaking at the virtual launch of Goa-Mumbai Vande Bharat Semi Express Train by PM Narenda Modi. The Vande Bharat train...
High Court relief to disqualified Mapusa Councillor Tarak Arolkar; disqualification order quashed
Digital Goa, June 27 – High Court today quashed aside the orders of Director of Urban Development and Caste Scrutiny Committee (CSC) related to disqualification of Tarak Arolkar as councillor of Mapusa municipal council (MMC) based on caste certificate submitted by him while contesting elections from OBC reserved ward. Arolkar had filed a petition challenging the CSC order dated...
Babush to hold 1st Janata Darbar in Margao on Monday
Digital Goa, June 27 – The first Janata Darbar will be held on Monday July 3, 2023 from 10.00 am onwards at Collectorate Building, Near KTC Bus Stand, Margao, Goa. Revenue Minister Babush Monserrate will hear the grievances of the people of Salcete.
Ponda to be declared Garbage Free City; public objections & suggestions sought
Digital Goa, June 27 – Ponda Municipal Council has resolved to declare all its 15 wards as Garbage Free wards/Garbage Free City, based on the declarations received from the Self Help Groups, School Children, Citizen Declaration and the Councillors of the concerned wards. PMC has asked public to forward their feedback/objections if any for the declaration within a period...
Excise Scam: Two Excise Inspectors & key suspect Harish Naik suspended pending inquiry
Digital Goa, June 27 – Goa govt has finally decided to act upon the excise license fee scam that happened at Pernem Excise Station in which nearly one crore rupees were swindled by one UDC in connivance with officers. Commissioner of Excise today issued an order placing two Excise Inspectors Vibhuti Shetye and Durgesh Naik along with UDC Harish...
Shivamogga gang arrested with Rs 7.5 lakh worth booty from Verna
Digital Goa, June 27 – A 3 person gang from Shivamogga, Karnataka involved in bag lifting and stealing of high end mobile phones in Goa, Maharashtra and Karnataka was nabbed by Panaji police from Verna today. The three persons arrested are identified as 26-year-old D K Lakshmana, 30-year-old Sandeep N Siddanamatti and 25-year-old Santosh Bhovi. All three were presently...
Congress to hold meeting with opposition parties over assembly floor management
Digital Goa, June 27 – Congress will convene a meeting with the other opposition party members shortly to decide on floor management plan for the ensuing assembly session commencing from July 18, informed LoP Yuri Alemao today. The united opposition corner the govt over issues like Mhadei diversion, law and order situation, wasteful expenditure by the govt, power cuts,...
70,000 Indians surrendered their passports in a decade; 40% from Goa: reports
Digital Goa, June 27 – Nearly 28,000 Goans surrendered their passport at the regional passport office between 2011 and 2022. This amounts to 40 % of the 69,303 Indian citizens who surrendered their passports between this period across the country, as per media reports based on RTI reply by Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in response to application filed...
Bangalore or Delhi based NGO to supply mid day meals to 5000 students in Goan schools
Digital Goa, July 27 – Akshaypatra, Bangalore and Stri Shakti, Delhi who are among five qualified bidders to supply mid-day meals to 5,000 students in Goa, gave their presentation to the department of Education today. Incidentally, the Goan company who had applied for the bid did not participate in the final opening of the technical bid. Of the 1.63...
