FACEBOOK PLANS TO LAUNCH OWN INTERNET SATELLITE IN 2019: REPORT
AGENCIES|SAN FRANCISCO As part of its plan to connect billions of people who are still offline, Facebook is working on launching Athena, its own Internet satellite, early in 2019, the WIRED reported. According to an application Facebook appears to have filed with the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) under the name PointView Tech LLC, the project is designed to “efficiently provide…
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22 CASES OF ATM THEFTS REGISTERED IN GOA DURING LAST 4 YEARS
PANAJI Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar today said that 22 cases of thefts had taken place in ATMs during the last four years and 30 persons had been arrested in connection with the crime during the same period. In a written reply to a question tabled by BJP MLA from Vasco Carlos Almeida, Parrikar said that four cases of theft were registered…
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EX SARPANCH OF CALANGUTE FILES POLICE COMPLAINT
CALANGUTE Alleging negligence in the maintenance of footpaths and roads in Calangute, former Calangute sarpanch Joseph Sequeira filed a police complaint on Friday, July 20. “The condition of roads and footpath in Calangute is very bad, and it poses a risk to the lives and safety of residents and tourists who visit the place,” said Sequeira adding, ” authorities concerned are…
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FC GOA SIGN SENEGALESE DEFENDER MOURTADA FALL
MARGAO FC Goa on Friday announced the signing of Senegalese central defender Mourtada Fall for the upcoming Indian football season. Mourtada is known for his ability to react quickly to make tackles and dispossess opposition forward players. Fall expressed his delight on being part of the FC Goa side to play under head coach Sergio Lobera with…
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HEALTH MINISTER APOLOGISES FOR HIS REMARK ON FORMALIN ISSUE
PANAJI Health Minister Vishwajit Rane today apologised publicly for his use of term “permissible limit” for which he was trolled on social media. “I would like to apologise for my remark on ‘permissible limit’ for using the wrong terminology. As I have said earlier, I will push for a permanent ban on import of fish and will appeal to the government…
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PM MODI TO EMBARK ON THREE-NATION TOUR OF AFRICA, ATTEND BRICS SUMMIT
NEW DELHI Prime Minister Narendra Modi will go on a five-day three-nation tour of Africa from July 23 during the course of which he will attend this year’s BRICS Summit that will be hosted by South Africa, it was announced on Friday. Briefing the media here, T.S. Tirumurti, Secretary (Economic Relations) in the External Affairs Ministry, said that Modi will be…
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PRIEST FROM MANGUESHI TEMPLE BOOKED FOR MOLESTATION
PONDA Goa Police has started a probe into allegations of molestation raised against a priest attached to the Mangueshi temple in Ponda, after a victim filed an FIR, an officer said on Friday. The First Information Report was filed at Ponda police station late on Thursday, he said. “We are investigating the case. An FIR has been filed by the victim under…
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DEPUTY SARPANCH BOOKED FOR OUTRAGING MODESTY OF SHIV SENA OFFICIAL
PANAJI Deputy Sarpanch Abhijit Desai was booked by police on Thursday on a charge of outraging the modesty of a woman functionary of the Shiv Sena. Abhijit Desai, Deputy Sarpanch of Neturlim panchayat in South Goa, was booked under section 500 (punishment for defamation) and 509 (Word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman) after he allegedly…
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FOREIGN TOURIST INFLOW NOT REDUCED: GOA GOVT
AGENCIES|PANAJI The number of tourists from abroad visiting Goa has not come down due to murders and other crimes against foreign women, the Goa government told the Legislative Assembly today while listing various measures it has adopted to ensure safety of the revellers. Congress MLA Aleixo Reginaldo Lourenco has tabled a question in the Assembly in this regard seeking…
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SUBSTANTIAL INFRASTRUCTURE READY FOR 36th NATIONAL GAMES: MANOHAR AZGAONKAR
Panaji Goa Sports Minister Manohar Azgaonkar on Thursday said that the State Government had constructed substantial infrastructure for the 36th National Games. In a written reply in response to a question tabled by St Andre MLA Francisco Silveira, Azgaonkar said, ”The government has already constructed substantial infrastructure and is in the process of constructing or refurbishing the other required infrastructure for…
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