NO-CONFIDENCE MOTION FILED AGAINST SANCOALE DEPUTY SARPANCH
SANCOALE Seven out of eleven members from Sancoale Panchayat have signed a no-confidence motion against Deputy Sarpanch Nandini Dessai. The Panch members have accused her of not taking them into confidence and for executing works without informing them. The letter of no-confidence motion signed by Sarpanch Girish Pillai, Arish Kabar, Kavita Kamal, Govind Lamani, Succorina Vales, Satish Padwalkar and Narayan Naik has been…
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SERULA COMMUNIDADE SCAM RUNS IN THOUSAND CRORE: CONGRESS
MAPUSA The state Congress unit on Thursday termed the Serula comunidade land grab case as the biggest scam in the history of Goa, amounting to Rs 1,000 crore. The Congress has also demanded that a CBI inquiry should be conducted into the case and has asked that revenue minister Rohan Khaunte to step down or that chief minister Manohar Parrikar shoul…
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CONDUCT FREE AND FAIR INQUIRY IN INTERNATIONAL DRUGS RACKET RAID CASE: GSM
PANAJI The Goa Suraksha Manch has demanded unbiased inquiry in Pissurlem international drugs racket raid case. Manch said that no individual involved in the international drug racket should be spared on bases of any political party affiliation. “All the people involved in this illegal trade must be arrested and face strict punishment so that no one else even thinks of…
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PARRIKAR RETURNS HOME
PANAJI Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar returned home after over three months of medical treatment in United States. The Chief Minister first landed in Mumbai and from there he took another flight to reach Goa. Parrikar landed at the Goa airport around 5.45 pm and he was received by state Health Minister Vishwajit Rane. Parrikar, however, did not speak to the media….
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INFANTINO TO BID FOR NEW TERM AS FIFA PRESIDENT
MOSCOW FIFA president Gianni Infantino on Wednesday said that he will bid for a new term as the head of world football’s governing body next year. The 48-year-old Swiss-Italian has held the position since 2016 when he took over from Sepp Blatter following a corruption scandal. “I want another four years of it because I believe in what I do,” Infantino…
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MARGAO LOCAL NABBED RED-HANDED WITH NARCOTIC SUBSTANCE
MARGAO Margao police on Wednesday arrested one person, a resident of Azad Nagar, Margao, after he was found in possession of 170 grams of ganja worth Rs 52,000. Police said that they had reliable information that the accused would come to sell ganja to a customer near ESI hospital, Margao. Based on this, the police sent a decoy customer to purchase…
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DRI RAIDS ON KETAMINE UNITS BUST INTERNATIONAL SYNDICATE
PANAJI In a three-day operation code-named “Operation Vitamin”, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has busted an international drug syndicate, a statement issued by the enforcement agency on Wednesday said. The DRI officials have seized 308 kg ketamine and a huge quantity of raw material from various sites in Goa, Maharashtra and Gujarat, and arrested 10 persons including two British nationals…
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DOUBLE CROWNS FOR FLOYD, RUDRA, SUPRIYA AT 1st GOA BADMINTON CONVENTION
MAPUSA Floyd Araujo, Supriya Kuchelkar and Rudra Dukle emerged double crown winners at the 1st Goa Badminton Convention organised by Mapusa Shuttlers and Panjim Smashers Club in collaboration with Goa Badminton Association and the Sports Authority of Goa, which concluded at Indoor stadium Campal with prizes distributed in Ranked Players and Senior Players categories. Rudra Phadte, Yash Halarnkar, Suresh…
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2 DEAD BODIES WASHED ASHORE AT SIQUERIM BEACH, YET TO BE IDENTIFIED
PANAJI Two bodies were washed ashore at Siquerim beach in North Goa on Wednesday. According to Calangute Police Station incharge Police Inspector Jivba Dalvi, extensive patrolling in the beach areas was being carried out by Calangute police along with the Navy divers and the Coastguards to trace out the remaining two persons that had drowned in Calangute beach on Monday last. During the…
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WOMEN’S GRANDMASTER SOUMYA SWAMINATHAN PULLS OUT OF EVENT IN IRAN OVER COMPULSORY-HEADSCARF RULE
PUNE India chess Grandmaster Soumya Swaminathan has withdrawn from the Asian Team Chess Championship, set to be held in Iran from 26 July to 4 August, over the compulsory-headscarf rule in the country. Soumya took to Facebook to inform that she’s won’t participate in the event because of the headscarf rule which is violating her personal rights. “I find the Iranian…
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