DEATH TOLL IN SANVORDEM BRIDGE MISHAP RISES, THREE DEAD
Sanvordem (Goa): With the body of the boy who committed suicide at Sanvordem bridge before it collapsed being recovered, the death toll has rose to three in the mishap. The search and rescue operation still continues. “The third dead body has been retrieved during the rescue operation. The body is that of a person who had committed suicide,” a senior…
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SHRINIVAS DEMPO NOMINATED AS VENUE DIRECTOR FOR FIFA U-17 WORLD CUP
Panaji (Goa): The chairman of Dempo Sports Club and ex-president of Goa Football Association (GFA) Shrinivas Dempo has been nominated as the ‘Goa venue director’ for the ‘local organising committee’ (LOC) of the FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017. The venue director is the highest position at each venue level and is responsible to ensure that everything goes on as per…
READ more.. RESCUE OPERATION AT SANVORDEM SLOWS DOWN, MOVING TOWARDS FINAL LEG
Sanvordem (Goa): The search and rescue operation which is going to complete 24 hours today has been slowed with the Indian Navy and Drishti Lifesaving services withdrawing its divers. The death toll in the bridge collapse has reached two and fortunately no more dead bodies are found in the river. “The Indian Navy and Drishti Lifesaving Services has withdrawn their…
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VIJAI STEPS IN; ASSURES TO DISMANTLE THE UNSAFE BRIDGES
Sanvordem (Goa): Town and Country Planning Minister Vijai Sardesai who went to the site of the bridge which collapsed yesterday at Sanvordem has assured that the unsafe bridges would be dismantled. “The work of preparing a list of dilapidated bridges and then dismantling them will be taken seriously,” he said. Sardesai said that the state government will work on safety audit of…
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GOVT ORDER INQUIRY INTO FUNCTIONING OF GOA STATE CO-OPERATIVE BANK
Panaji (Goa): The state government has appointed one-man inquiry commission to conduct inquiry into the charges of alleged corruption and irregularities into the Goa State Co-Operative Bank. The inquiry commission headed by retired Justice Avinash Lawande has been asked to submit the inquiry report within 90 days. The move comes almost ten months after then opposition members led by MLA and…
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Question 5
I Sold my 4 wheeler to a person but it’s not transferred on his (buyer) name. Now the person is not available to initiate formalities to transfer it to buyer’s name. What should I do? Answers: As a first step, report the fact to the police station of your jurisdiction in order to avoid any unfortunate claim or complain with…
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WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP BY CMYK ACADEMY OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Panaji (Goa): The CMYK Academy of Photography in association with EduVentures will be organising a wildlife photography workshop (phase 1) from 26th to 28th May 2017. Participants will be taught necessary methods required for wildlife photography such as, understanding a nature trail, understanding the clues left behind by wild animals etc. During this three-day workshop, sessions on Ornithology (study of birds)…
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IT WAS SANVORDEM YESTERDAY, WHICH ONE IS NEXT. DILAPIDATED BRIDGES REMAINS WORRY FOR PEOPLE, NOT GOVERNMENT
Sanvordem (Goa): Though Public Works Department minister Sudin Dhavalikar was quick enough to blame locals for Sanvordem bridge collapse, the fact remains that this structure was in unsafe condition and state government had no time to dismentle it. The incident that has killed two people, at least till now, has raised concern about the condition of several such bridges which…
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RESCUE OPERATION RESUMES AT SANVORDEM BRIDGE TO SEARCH FOR MORE BODIES AFTER BEING CALLED OFF IN MID-NIGHT
Sanvordem (Goa): The operation to search for missing persons persons who were fallen into the river after bridge collapsed at Sanvordem village in South Goa resumed this morning. At least two people were drowned and several others are missing after the bridge collapsed yesterday. State police have confirmed that 14 people were rescued from water and were admitted to different…
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MAJOR MISHAP
Two dead bodies have been retrieved while four have been rescued and admitted to hospital, the South Goa SP said. Nearly 30 people are feared to have drown and missing after a bridge collapsed at Sanvordem. One dead body has been fished out while four are admitted in hospital, south goa SP shekhar prabhudesai said.
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