South Goa District registered major decline in crime rate in last 5 months of the year
Digital Goa, June 7 - South District Police has claimed that the crime rate in South District has showed major decline till May 31 this year compared to the corresponding period last year. A total 359 crimes were reported in South District during last five months, which is 36 percent lower, as compared to 561 crimes reported last year...
Man dies due to drowning at Surla Bandhara
Digital Goa, June 7 – In a tragic incident a person from Surla died due to drowning at Bandhara at Ghadiwada, Surla yesterday evening. The deceased is identified as Pratap Amonkar.He had gone for a swim in the bandhara at Ghadiwado, Surla along with his friends. Pratap lost control and fell into the water. Friends accompanying him managed to...
Colvale Jail inmate attempts to escape by climbing prison wall
Digital Goa, Goa, June 7 - One Colvale State Central Jail inmate made unsuccessful attempt to escape from the jail. Inmate Pradeep Kharkho was caught by police personnel while he was trying to climb the prison compound wall.
Three pimps arrested, 2 Nepali victim girls pushed into prostitution rescued in raid at Nerul
Digital Goa, June 7 – Three pimps were arrested and 2 victim girls from Nepal were rescued in a raid by Crime Branch at a guest house in Nerul. The accused were identified as 37-year-old Lal Vishan Das Sarai residing at Verem and a native of Ahemdabad, Gujarat, 25-year-old Suraj Sharma residing at Saligao and a native of Assam...
Number of trips by mining trucks on village roads hiked upto 40 per hour
Digital Goa, June 7 – Mines Department today issued a corrigendum easing the restriction on number of trips per hour on village roads imposed on mining cargo transportation, from maximum of 20 trips per hour to 20 to 40 trips per hour. The upper limit of maximum of 160 trips per day has also been done away with.As per...
Seven Cyber Criminals from Delhi nabbed by Hyderabad police from rented bunglow at Colva
Digital Goa, June 7 – Seven cybercriminals from Delhi who had taken refuge in a bunglow at Sernabhati, Colva after duping several Axis bank account holders from Hyderabad to the tune of Rs 50 lakh were nabbed by Hyderbad police today. Hyderabad Cyber Crime Cell today raided the Kites Nest Bungalow at Sernabhati, Colva and arrested the 7 accused...
673 personnel to patrol Konkan Railway route during monsoon
Digital Goa, June 7 – As many as 673 personnel will patrol the Konkan Railway route during monsoon to prevent any casualty on tracks in the region, which receives heavy rainfall, informed Konkan Railway Dy. General Manager / PR Girish Karandikar. Several measures have been initiated as part of monsoon preparedness. There will be round-the-clock intensified patrolling on the...
Citizens stand in line for hours for updating Aadhar card at Curchorem
Digital Goa, June 7 – Citizens from remote areas of Sanguem, Quepem, Dharbandora etc have to go through hardships to get their Aadhar card updated as they have to travel to the lone center at Curchorem to get the updation done. Huge queues are witnessed outside this updation center with people standing in line from as early as 6.30...
Slurry generated by Bio-methanation plant at SGPDA market released in fields
Digital Goa, June 7 – Slurry generated by the bio-methanation plant at SGPDA retail market in Margao is being carelessly released into the fields near the plant. With the ensuring monsoons, this could lead to major health hazards. A worker at the plant informed that this was being done for over a month now as the tanker facility to...
Drone operators to be empanelled to cover govt events and programs
Digital Goa, June 7 – Goa govt will empanel drone operators from the state to undertake drone photography & videography to cover the various Events & programmes of the Government across the State. Those interested have been asked to furnish their Sealed quotes and details of Drone Camera/Computer Certificates for Photography and Videography for single event covered/ half day/...
