GOA’S TANISHA CRASTO IN ALL INDIA BADMINTON RANKING FINALS
PANAJI Goa’s Tanisha Crasto along with her partner Aditi Bhatt from Uttarakhand have reached the finals of the All India Sub Junior Ranking Badminton Tournament which is underway at Hyderabad, Telengana. According to a statement from Goa Badminton Association here on Sunday, in Girls Under 17 doubles, Tanisha and Aditi knocked out Delhi’s third seeded pairing of Deepshikha Singh and Likhita Srivastava 21-13, 21-15…
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COURT REJECTS TEMPLE PRIEST’S ANTICIPATORY BAIL IN MOLESTATION CASE
PONDA The Additional District and Sessions Court in Ponda on Saturday rejected two anticipatory bail applications filed by a priest at Goa’s Mangeshi temple in a molestation case. A senior police officer said, that the accused, Dhananjay Bhave, could not be traced after the Additional District and Sessions Court in Ponda cancelled the applications of the priest, who has been booked…
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KIKI CHALLENGE IS FOOLISH; QUIT SMOKING, ALCOHOL INSTEAD: GOA POLICE
AGENCIES|PANAJI In an advisory issued on today, the Goa Police traffic cell warned drivers against mimicking the Kiki challenge which has gone viral on social media, calling the act “highly dangerous” and instead implored people to take up the challenge to quit alcohol and smoking. “People have been urged to stay away from such foolish challenges, even if some crazy celebrities…
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CASINO POLICY BY YEAR-END, GOANS TO BE BANNED FROM ENTERING CASINOS: PARRIKAR
PANAJI Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Friday announced that casino policy will be announced this month and once the Gaming Commissioner was appointed, local Goans will not be allowed to enter casinos from next year. Speaking in the assembly, the Chief Minister said as a policy, Goans would not be permitted to enter the casino playing areas and a…
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CLUSTER OF VENOMOUS BLUEBOTTLE MARINE ORGANISM SPOTTED ON BAGA BEACH; WARNING ISSUED
CALANGUTE Tourists and locals in Goa have been warned to keep off the waters at the Baga beach, due to a sudden emergence of the toxic Portuguese man o’ war or blue bottle — a jellyfish-like marine organism. The blue bottles were spotted along the beach stretch frequented by thousands of tourists every day. “Drishti Marine advises locals as well as tourists…
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MIDFIELDER PRATESH SHIRODKAR EXTENDS STAY WITH THE GAURS
MARGAO Indian Super League (ISL) club FC Goa on Friday announced the extension of midfielder Pratesh Shirodkar’s stay with the club. This is the midfielder’s third stint with the Gaurs having joined from Mumbai City FC in 2016, according to the statement. In 2015, Mumbai City FC brought him into their squad where he went on to make seven appearances for the…
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CM EXPRESSES POSSIBILITY THAT KETAMINE WAS ONLY STORED IN GOA, NOT MANUFACTURED
PANAJI CM Parrikar today expressed the possibility that the ketamine recovered from the factory might not have been manufactured at the unit, but only stored there. Parrikar was accused by Opposition members during Question Hour for not doing enough to curb the drug menace. Parrikar said that the state government has not been officially intimated by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI)…
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GOVT HAS NOT FRAMED ANY HOUSING POLICY SO FAR: MINISTER
PANAJI Goa Housing Minister Jayesh Salgaonkar on Friday informed State Legislative Assembly that the government did not frame any housing policy so far. In a written reply tabled in the state Assembly in response to a question asked by Leader of Opposition Chandrakant Kavlekar, the minister said, ”The Government has not framed any housing policy so far. The government had constituted the…
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CAG REPORT POINTS OUT DEFICIENCIES IN THREE SCHEMES OF GOA GOVT
AGENCIES|PANAJI The Comptroller and Auditor General’s report for 2017 has pointed out deficiencies in the Goa government’s implementation of the Dayanand Social Security Scheme (DSSS), the Grih Aadhar Scheme and the Laadli Laxmi Scheme. The report was tabled in the state Legislative Assembly today and it said that wrongful inclusion of beneficiaries in these schemes had resulted in losses to the…
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