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/...
Deep depression intensified into the Cyclonic Storm “Biparjoy” over eastcentral and adjoining southeast Arabian Sea:IMD
Digital Goa, June 6- The deep depression over southeast and adjoining eastcentral Arabian Sea moved nearly northwards with a speed of 4 kmph during last 6 hours, intensified into a cyclonic storm “Biparjoy” (pronounced as “Biporjoy”) and lay centered at 1730 hours IST of today, the 06th June, 2023 over eastcentral and adjoining southeast Arabian Sea near latitude 12.1°N...
Over 1,700 challans issued in first 6 days of deployment of Smart Signals
Digital Goa, June 6- Around 1,700 challans have been issued through the Intelligent Traffic Management System(ITMS) deployed in Panaji and peripheral areas since June 1. Artificial Intelligence powered Smart signals have need deployed at several places at Panaji, Porvorim and Merces wherein traffic violations are recorded on camera and challans are sent to the violator via SMS and also...
Major fire breaks out at commercial area in Ponda; cloth shops gutted in fire
Digital Goa, June 6- Major fire broke out in a building housing few cloth stores near Menino hotel in Ponda today evening. Fire fighters have managed to bring the fire under control. Cause of fire is not yet known.
CM calls on Goans to wipe away the signs of the Portuguese rule and build new Goa
Digital Goa, June 6- After 60 years of independence at least we have to wipe away the signs of the Portuguese rule and embark on a new path, CM Pramod Sawant appealed to the people of the state today. He was speaking at the program at Betul fort organised to commemorate 350th Coronation Day of Maratha ruler Shivaji. “With...
