9-YEAR-OLD DELHI BOY DROWNS IN SWIMMING POOL
CALANGUTE A 9-year-old boy drowned in the swimming pool of a hotel in Calangute near, police said today. The incident happened at 8 pm yesterday when the boy, a resident of Delhi who had come for a vacation to Goa along with his family, went to the swimming pool without the knowledge of his parents, Inspector Jivba Dalvi said. An offence was…
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AAP FILES COMPLAINT AGAINST CHIEF ELECTRICAL ENGINEER FOR POWER FAILURE INCIDENT
Aap files complaint against CEE & others with ACB for keeping public in darkness PANAJI Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) today said that the move of the electricity department of keeping the public in the dark for almost 24 hours was a suitable case to be tried under the prevention of corruption act and IPC and filed a complaint before the Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) and…
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NIGERIAN NATIONAL ARRESTED WITH DRUGS AT BAGA
CALANGUTE Calangute Police in North Goa today arrested a 21-year-old Nigerian national for allegedly possessing illegal drugs. According to Calangute Police Station incharge Police Inspector Jivba Dalvi, a tip-off was received that accused Echezona (28) would be coming to deliver drugs to prospective customers at Tito’s lane in Baga, Calangute. The police team waited at Baga to apprehend the suspected person. As soon as…
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GOA ARCHBISHOP SHOULD ALSO SPEAK ON ANTI-SOCIAL ELEMENTS HARMING SOCIAL AND CULTURAL LIFE OF PEOPLE IN GOA: HJS
PONDA The members of HJS said that the Archbishop should also speak on the antisocial activities that are harming the social and cultural life of the people as well as he should express his views on crimes committed by foreign tourists coming to Goa who are involved in drugs and prostitution. Speaking at the 7th All India Hindu Convention at Ramnathi, Ponda,…
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DUBAI-BASED INDIAN THREATENS TO KILL KERALA CM PINARAYI VIJAYAN
Dubai Krishnakumar S.N. Nair, a Dubai-based Indian man threatened to kill Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan leading to his getting fired from his job. Krishnakumar S.N. Nair, a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) supporter, in a Facebook video on Tuesday said that he would soon travel to Kerala to carry out the act, Khaleej Times reported on Thursday. “I am a former…
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GCZMA ISSUES STOP WORK ORDER TO A HOTEL PROJECT AT VELSAO
VELSAO Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority (GCZMA) has issued a show-cause notice and stop-work order to a proposed hotel project at Velsao. Following complaints by the villagers, the GCZMA officials held an inspection at the site and took prompt action. Cortalim MLA Alina Saldanha said CRZ clearance obtained by the proponents in 2006 had lapsed and the…
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HENCEFORTH GOVT JOBS WILL BE ONLY ON REGULAR BASIS: ROHAN KHAUNTE
PANAJI Minister Rohan Khaunte today said that fresh recruitments for every government department will henceforth come on a regular basis and whatever we need to suffice with we will take through empanel agencies. Khaunte further said that there will be substantial jobs for various positions, and vacancies for different posts in revenue department will be available soon. “We are sincerely trying to…
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GSIC SUMMONS GOA RAJ BHAVAN OFFICIAL
PANAJI The Goa State Information Commission (GIC) today summoned the Secretary to the Governor of Goa for non-compliance of the Right to Information Act. Shanti Makwana Harding, the Under Secretary cum Registrar of the Commission, issued the summons in connection with a petition filed by Adv. Aires Rodrigues, directing the Raj Bhavan official to appear before the Commission on June…
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SUPREME COURT REFUSES TO STAY RELEASE OF RAJINIKANTH STARRER ‘KAALA’
NEW DELHI The Supreme Court today refused to stay release of Rajinikanth-starrer film ‘Kaala’ which is scheduled to release on, Thursday, June 7. A vacation bench comprising Justices AK Goel and Ashok Bhushan refused to entertain a plea by KS Rajashekaran, who sought an injunction against release of the movie. “Everybody is eagerly waiting for the release of the movie. We don’t…
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RELIANCE ENTERTAINMENT TO RELEASE ‘TOILET: EK PREM KATHA’ IN CHINESE THEATERS
Mumbai Anil Dhirubhai Ambani-led Reliance Entertainment is releasing Akshay Kumar-starrer “Toilet: Ek Prem Katha” in Chinese theaters on June 8, re-titled as “Toilet Hero” in Mandarin for Chinese audiences. The film is co-produced through Reliance Entertainment and Friday Filmworks’ collaborative banner, Plan C Studios, with Neeraj Pandey and Shital Bhatia. The release of the film marks Reliance Entertainment’s comeback to the…
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