BOLLYWOOD CELEBS IN CONGRATULATORY MODE AFTER CSK WIN IPL 2018
MUMBAI After Chennai Super Kings (CSK) won their third IPL title, the Bollywood stars have showered their good wishes and congratulated the CSK team via Twitter. CSK beat Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) by eight wickets in the final at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday. CSK had previously won in 2010 and 2011. Here’s what the celebrities have tweeted: Anil Kapoor: Seven time finalists and…
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NEWLY-ELECTED CONGRESS MLA FROM KARNATAKA DIES IN ROAD MISHAP
Bagalkote Newly-elected Congress MLA from Karnataka Siddu Nyamagouda died in a road accident in Bagalkote district early today, a senior police official informed. Nyamagouda was on the way to his constituency Jamkhandi from Goa when the car he was travelling in tried to avoid a truck and hit a roadside parapet wall, District Superintendent of Police Vamshikumar told reporters. Nyamagouda had…
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GOA FDA SHUTS DOWN PACKAGED DRINKING WATER FIRM IN ASSAGAO
ASSAGAO The Food and Drugs Administration in Goa raided and shut down a factory on Saturday which was allegedly bottling drinking water in unhygienic conditions, an official said. A raid was conducted by a team of food safety officials of the FDA at Krishna Food and Beverages in Assagao village, about 20 kilometres from here, said Jyoti Sardesai, FDA director. “The unit…
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GOVT WILL DECIDE OVER AN ORDINANCE IF MINING ISSUE NOT RESOLVED IN SUPREME COURT: SHRIPAD NAIK
PANAJI Ayush Minister Shripad Naik is hopeful that mining activities will resume in the state by next season. He said if mining issue is not resolved in the Supreme Court then Govt will decide over an ordinance to start mining in Goa. He added that the talks are on with the centre. Naik was speaking at the function…
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TCP MINISTER VIJAI SARDESAI COMPLIMENTS POLICE FOR PROMPT INVESTIGATION
MARGAO Following the arrest of the third accused involved in the gang rape, Town and Country Planning minister Vijai Sardesai in a tweet complimented police for the prompt investigation and also expressed concern over the quality of tourists coming to Goa. “A case of blackmail, rape and robbery by ‘tourists’! I have always stressed that quality of tourists should be our…
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MINING CRISIS WILL BE RESOLVED MUCH BEFORE GENERAL ELECTIONS: BJP
PANAJI The moment Goa Forward Party (GFP) indicated that it won’t support the BJP in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls if the mining crisis in Goa is not resolved, the BJP today said that a solution to the current mining crisis would be found much before the polls. President of GFP, Vijai Sardesai, had yesterday said that the BJP in Goa…
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FACEBOOK INTRODUCES THREE-PRONGED STRATEGY TO FIGHT FAKE NEWS
CALIFORNIA To stop fake news from spreading on its platform, social media giant Facebook has launched a three-pronged strategy that constitutes deactivating accounts and content that violate its policies, reducing the distribution of inauthentic content. Another part of its strategy in some countries is partnering with third-party fact-checkers to review and rate the accuracy of articles and posts on Facebook, Tessa…
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DDSSY HEALTH INSURANCE SCHEME WIIL BE EXTENDED FOR ANOTHER THREE MONTHS: VISHWAJIT RANE
PANAJI Deen Dayal Swasthya…
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MINING BAN: GOA GOVT GRANTED FIFTH AND FINAL EXTENSION
PANAJI The Goa government today granted the fifth and final extension of six months to the state debt relief scheme, targetting mining dependents, till September 30, 2018. “The Cabinet accorded a post-facto approval for extending the scheme by six months from April 1, 2018. The extension will be limited only to those proposals that are pending with…
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