MAN ARRESTED FOR STEALING PHONES
PUNE: Sleuths from the Crime Branch unit 1 have nabbed a 28-year-old man who used to snatch phones from people talking on roadside or on bikes. The police claimed to have seized 11 smartphones from his possession as well as a two-wheeler used in the crime. The arrested accused has been identified as Mohammad Arif Mohammad Umar Zojhe, a resident of…
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CIRCLE OFFICER CAUGHT RED HANDED BY ACB
PUNE: A 53-year-old circle officer of Kothrud has been caught red handed by the anti-corruption bureau (ACB) while accepting a bribe of Rs 20,000 for updating the name of a land purchase in 7/12 land extracts. The arrested accused has been identified as Balkrishna Jambhale, a resident of Kothrud. According to ACB, the complainant has sold a land in Baner and he…
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MASKED KHAKI-CLAD MAN CHEATS PASSENGERS AT MSRTC
PUNE: The khaki-clad man has struck again at the Swargate Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation(MSRTC) bus depot for the second time in this month, selling bus tickets worth Rs 1067 to passengers waiting near the ‘Solapur bus point’ on Monday. A case of cheating and impersonation is lodged at Swargate police station in this regard. In the previous incident, a…
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GTDC’s MONSOON TREKKING EXPEDITION AT NAGZAR PLATEAU THIS SUNDAY
PANAJI (GOA): The GTDC will be organising a trek on July 2, Sunday, at Nagzar Plateau in the Pernem Taluka. The travel distance from Panaji by road to the village is 35kms one way, with a total trekking distance of 5 kms. Transport arrangements have been made from Mapusa Residency at 8:30 am and from Paryatan Bhavan, Patto at8…
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PARRIKAR HELD REVIEW MEETING AHEAD OF AMIT SHAH VISIT
Panaji (Goa): Ahead of BJP National President Amit Shah’s visit to Goa, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar held a review meeting with the party leaders on the preparedness even as security meeting with the police top bosses is scheduled shortly. Shah will arrive on July 1 on a two day visit, which is a part of the…
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CONGRESS MLAs FROM GOA TO MEET MEIRA KUMARI ON JUNE 30
Panaji (GOA): The Congress MLAs from Goa and Maharashtra would be meeting the UPA led opposition’s Presidential candidate Meira Kumari on June 30 in Mumbai. Leader of Opposition Chandrakant Kavalekar said that all the 16 MLAs from Goa along with the congress legislators of Maharashtra would be meeting Meira Kumari on June 30 in Mumabi. “Meira Kumari is meeting…
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IS IT PARRIKAR V/S MONSERRATE IN PANAJI & VISHWAJIT V/S ROY IN VALPOI??? CONGRESS TO DECIDE TOMORROW
Panaji (GOA): The Congress Legislative Party (CLP) will be meeting on Wednesday to shortlist the candidates for the Panaji and Valpoi by-elections, which are due in next three months. The meeting is going to the first interaction of MLAs with party president Luizinho Faleiro, who in his resignation tendered last week has blamed “some senior leader” for his decision…
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RANE ASKS HIS PSO TO WITHDRAW COMPLAINT AGAINST BOTH THE LADIES
Panaji (Goa): Hours after filing the complaint, Health minister Vishwajit Rane has said that he will ask his personal security officer to withdraw complaint against both the ladies who had blocked, abused and threatened him near hospicio hospital in Margao. “I have asked the PSO to withdraw the police complaint filed against both the ladies. The matter is not worth…
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NITIN GADKARI ACCUSATION ON MINORITIES IS OUT OF “FEAR”; NGO
Panaji (Goa): Goa Against Coal (GAC) – an NGO strongly opposing the proposed expansion of coal handling facility at MPT and river dredging, on Wednesday slammed Union Minister for Shipping Nitin Gadkari for his statement that ‘microscopic minority in Goa is anti-development’ stating that Minister is indulge in making veiled threats and accusations fearing inquiry into the project. “We…
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WHY DID VIJAI CALL PARRIKAR AS MATURED WHISKEY ????
SIDDANATH BUYAO When I read the interview of Vijai sardesai on The Neutral View, he compared Goa CM Manohar Parrikar as matured whiskey. Here is what I sincerely feel about his statement. Now for a single malt, the legal minimum maturation time is three years. But these three years are of course just the beginning. However the top products of the malt…
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