GOA CUSTOMS SEIZE GOLD WORTH ₹ 31 LAKH AT DABOLIM AIRPORT
VASCO Goa Customs have seized at gold from an Air India flight which was arriving from Kuwait at Dabolim Airport. The seized gold jewellery weighs around 1086 grams and its estimated worth is ₹ 31.03 lakh. The smuggled gold was kept in plastic bag and was placed in the toilet. However, no passenger has claimed ownership over the items.
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FAMATHON: SECRET SANTA OFFER
PANAJI Goa Famathon has announced a discount on Famathon registration. Those interested can register for the event at Rs 700 per head (minimum 2 participants). Those interested may contact 8888855392 for any queries.
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GOA’S NAIVEDYA SHETKAR WINS SILVER MEDAL IN MAYOR’S TROPHY BODYBUILDING
PANAJI The young gigantic muscular Bodybuilder of Goa Mr Naivedya Shetkar won “Silver Medal” making Goa proud at the Mayor’s Trophy Bodybuilding Competition which was held on Dec 21 at Madhya Pradesh. Naivedya worked extremely hard for months in his gym preparing for this competition. According to him, Bodybuilding is not an easy sport and it requires an extreme level of…
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CURCHOREM’S SUVET SATISH LOTLIKAR SELECTED TO REPRESENT INDIA AT SPECIAL OLYMPICS
CURCHOREM 29 year old boy from Curchorem Suvet Satish Lotlikar has broken all the barriers on his road and has been selected to represent India in powerlifting event at 2019 Special Olympics World Summer Games in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Suvet is a student of Chetana Educational Society, Curchorem. It is the proud moment for Goa, his proud parents and…
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TANISHA WINS GOLD AT JUNIOR NATIONALS BADMINTON
PANAJI Goa’s badminton sensation Tanisha Crasto has created history by winning Gold at Junior Nationals Badminton. She is the first Goan to achieve such a feat. Tanisha who was participating at the Yonex Sunrise 43rd Junior Nationals Badminton championships at Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh won gold in Under 19 Girls doubles event, partnering Aditi Bhatt from Uttarakhand. Tanisha and her partner who were…
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DEMOCRACY FRUSTRATES THE BJP: RAHUL GANDHI ON CONGRESS-BJP CLASH IN PANAJI
NEW DELHI Congress president Rahul Gandhi today slammed the BJP and said that it was a planned attack on his party workers at a demonstration organised here by the state BJP to protest against his allegations of irregularities in the Rafale fighter jet deal. In his message shared on Facebook, Gandhi also said that he was proud of the “spirit of…
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THE COPPERLEAF AT PORVORIM
SHEELA JAYWANT Cuisine: North Indian, Bengali, Chinese, Goan. Where: Off Chogm Road, about 2 kms from Porvorim circle, on the right, going towards Saligao. Can be approached from the National Highway 17. Quality of food: Very good. Quality of service: Very good. Cost of a meal for one without drinks: less than Rs 700. The fact that there is parking space gives it one star…
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CABINET APPROVES CREATION OF COMPENSATION FUND FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIMS
PANAJI The Cabinet meeting on Thursday approved the Goa Compensation Scheme for women victim or survivors of sexual assault/ other crimes 2018. A women victim compensation fund will be created and the compensation amount fixed under the scheme will range from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 10 lakh. The victim will be paid the compensation depending on the gravity of the…
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MINING ISSUE- DELEGATION OF STATE MINISTERS TO MEET PM NEXT WEEK: DHAVALIKAR
PANAJI PWD minister Sudin Dhavaikar has said that the state government will be sending a delegation of ministers to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi next week to discuss the mining issue. The decision to send a delegation of ministers was taken at the cabinet meeting on Thursday, Dhavalikar said. Later in the evening GMPF (Goa Mining People’s Front) president Puti Gaonkar spoke…
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PALOLEM RAPE: CONGRESS DEMANDS PARRIKAR’S RESIGNATION
PANAJI The Congress today demanded the resignation of ailing Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar over the rape of a British national on Thursday in Palolem, Canacona. The increasing number of sexual assaults on foreign nationals in the state will have an adverse impact on Goa’s tourism and also the image of the state, Goa Mahila Congress chief Pratima Coutinho told reporters at…
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