ACTIVIST CLAUDE ALVARES SUMMONED BY PANAJI POLICE
PANAJI Activist Claude Alvares, whose petition in the Supreme Court led to the shutdown of Goa’s mining industry, was on Wednesday summoned by Panaji police in connection with an FIR filed against him. The FIR was registered last month for symbolically locking the offices of the State Mines and Geology department in the state capital. Alvares has now moved for anticipatory bail. “We…
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VIDEO OF TCP MINISTER’S ARGUMENT WITH FISHERWOMAN GOES VIRAL
Panaji A video of Goa Agriculture Minister Vijai Sardesai having an argument with a fisherwoman in Margao town and allegedly using derogatory words against her has gone viral on social media, with an NGO filing a complaint of molestation against him today. The Agriculture Minister, however, alleged that his conversation with the woman was “maliciously interpreted”. “I’m utterly shocked and appalled by…
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HIGH COURT DIRECTS GOA GOVT TO SUBMIT BRICS FOOD SCAM REPORT
PANAJI The Panaji bench of the Bombay High Court on Wednesday directed that the Goa Chief Secretary’s report on the alleged Rs 51 lakh BRICS food scam during the 2016 international event, should be submitted to the Goa Human Rights Commission (GHRC). The decision by Justices Nitim Jamdar and Prithviraj Chavan came after the state government challenged the Commission order to…
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PARAB NOT CONNECTED WITH KETAMINE TRADE: GOA BJP
PANAJI The BJP on Tuesday said that Vasudev Parab, holder of a government-allotted industrial plot in the coastal state where a Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) raid busted a ketamine manufacturing racket, was not involved in its trade. “Parab does not have any involvement in it. He has not committed this crime. The only crime he has committed is that he…
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TWO TAMIL NADU TOURISTS DROWN WHILE CLICKING SELFIES
Panaji Two tourists from Tamil Nadu drowned in separate incidents while clicking selfies near beaches in Goa, the police said today. According to Police Inspector Jivba Dalvi, Dinesh Kumar Ranganathan, 28, from Vellore in Tamil Nadu drowned when he was clicking selfies along with two other tourists near a rocky stretch located adjoining a creek, which empties into the sea at…
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POLICE CONSTABLE AND MINOR BOY ARRESTED FOR RAPING 17-YEAR-OLD GIRL
VASCO A police constable and a minor boy were arrested today for allegedly raping a 17-year-old girl, police said. Constable Siddharth Gosavi, attached to the office of Vasco Deputy Superintendent of Police, was arrested today for allegedly raping a 17-year-old girl in Ponda, an official said. “The incident happened on Thursday night. The constable, on the pretext of taking the victim home,…
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13-YEAR-OLD GIRL KIDNAPPED IN CARMONA
Margao Colva police on Thursday booked an offence against unidentified accused on charges of kidnapping a 13-year-old girl from Carmona. The girl’s father said that the girl went missing on Wednesday when she left home to go to the neighbouring chapel.
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TOURISM DEPARTMENT WILL AMEND LAWS TO IMPOSE PENALTIES ON ERRANT TOURISTS: AJGAONKAR
PANAJI The Goa Tourism Department on Friday said it was working out a plan to implement a ban on swimming in the sea from the night till early morning, limit tourism activity to a limited area on a beach and even put together punitive measures for tourists violating law. The decision was taken at a meeting conducted by Tourism…
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2001 POWER-SCAM CASE: MINISTER MAUVIN GODINHO APPEARS IN COURT; CASE ADJOURNED TO JUNE 28
PANAJI North Goa Principal District & Sessions Judge Irshad Agha today adjourned to June 28 further hearing of the 2001 multi-crore Power scam case against now Goa Panchayat Minister Mauvin Godinho. The Advocate for Mauvin Godinho sought further time to file his reply to the application that was moved by Adv. Aires Rodrigues seeking to assist the prosecution. Judge Agha…
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DEPUTY COLLECTOR DIRECTS OLD GOA POLICE TO INVESTIGATE FAKE CASTE CERTIFICATE CASE
Panaji Deputy Collector Shashank Mani Tripathi has ordered Old Goa police to investigate into the matter of fraud ‘samaj certificates’ which were being submitted by a Vasco-based person. The complaint was filed against one Andrew D’Cunha, who was issuing certificates in the name of Christian Association of Backward Classes by St Cruz based social activist Domnick alias Inacio Pereira. The same certificate was…
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