VINAY TENDULKAR FILES NOMINATION FOR RS POLL
Porvorim (Goa): BJP candidate Vinay Tendulkar has filed his candidature for the upcoming Rajya Sabha poll. The elections are scheduled on July 21. Tendulkar who was accompanied by the legislators from his own party and alliance partners including Goa Forward Party, MGP and Independents submitted his nomination form to State Legislature Secretary N B Subhedar. “All the coalition…
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PROSTITUTION RACKET BUSTED BY PUNE POLICE
PUNE: Officials from the social security cell of Pune city police have nabbed four persons for allegedly running prostitution racket from a lodge in Sinhgad Road area and rescued four women from their clutches. The police had raided the Nikhil Garden lodge near Navle bridge on Pune-Bangalore highway on Friday at around 7 pm. The rescued women have been kept at a…
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CASH LOOTED FROM PETROL PUMP STAFF
PUNE: Once again huge cash was looted from employees of a petrol pump in Pune on Monday. The two employees of Bharat petroleum’s Beldare petrol pump near D Mart on Katraj bypass in Ambegaon Budruk were carrying Rs 22.95 lakh cash in a bag. They were riding a bike and going to deposit the cash when four unidentified persons on…
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SHAME! FORMER NAVAL PERSONNEL AMONGST ACCUSED ON RUN IN PROSTITUTION CASE
Porvorim (GOA): A former naval personnel is amongst the three accused who are currently on run after Crime Branch raided a spa in Porvorim area busting a prostitution racket. Crime Branch is on look out for Ravikant Yadav, resident of Karwar and native of Punjab, who is also an ex-naval personnel against whom there are already three FIRs pending. Police sources…
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ONCE AGAIN SHANTARAM NAIK IS CONGRESS RS CANDIDATE
Panaji (GOA): In an most unexpected move, the Congress party has decided to field party president Shantaram Naik as their candidate for the Rajya Sabha election to be held on July 21. Naik is the current rajya sabha member of parliament and his term stands expired on July 28. The move comes two days after he was appointed as goa…
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ONE MORE PERSON ARRESTED IN ILLEGAL MINING SCAM
Panaji (Goa): An unregistered mine trader Philip Jacob of Kerala has been arrested by the special investigation team (SIT) for his involvement in illegal trade and theft of iron ore in Goa from 2007-2011 year. Preliminary investigation with regards to accused Philip Jacob and scrutiny of bank statements of his firm ‘Amalagiri’ revealed bank transactions in the form of RTGS…
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ARPORA, NAGOA & PARA TO BE PART OF CALANGUTE-CANDOLIM ODP
Panaji (GOA): Expanding its scope the Calangute-Candolim outline Development Plan (ODP) will now incorporate Arpora, Nagoa and Para coastal villages as part of it. Disclosing the details to the reporters on Monday, North Goa Planning and Development Authority (NGPDA) chairman Michael Lobo said that with several commercial establishments like hotels coming up, the need was felt to increase the floor area ratio…
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BOOK SADHAVI FOR HER BEEF REMARK; DEMANDS DEPUTY SPEAKER
Panaji (GOA): Deputy Speaker of the State Assembly Michael Lobo questioned police silence on right wing leader Sadhavi Saraswati remark on the beef eaters in Goa. “I don’t understand why Goa police are silent in the matter. They should have taken the cognizance and filed case against Sadhvi Saraswati. Her statement on beef directly trying to create communal divide in the…
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DESECRATION OF RELIGIOUS STRUCTURES: THESE ARE AIMED TO DISTRUB OUR COMMUNAL HARMONY; LOBO
Panaji (GOA): Deputy Speaker of the State Legislative Assembly Michael Lobo on Monday said that the ongoing incidents of desecration of religious structures are “planned” act involving ‘outer elements’ who are working overnight to disturb the communal harmony of the State. “There are some outer elements…may be some individuals or groups or organizations that have entered our peace loving state and are…
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PANCHAYAT OPERATIONS TO BE HELD UNDER CCTV CAMERAS: GIRISH PILLAI
VASCO: While assuring corruption free Panchayat administration, the new Sarpanch of Sancoale village Panchayat, Girish Pillai has assured that henceforth the Panchayat operations will be held under CCTV cameras. Speaking to reporters after getting elected as unopposed Sarpanch of Sancoale village Panchayat on Saturday, Pillai also appealed to Sancoale villagers to give important suggestions to the young Panchayat body and promised…
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