Panaji: Within hours of facing criticism from tourism minister Rohan Khaunte over alleged inaction against touts along the coastal belt, Goa police on Tuesday said it continues to enforce a zero-tolerance policy against touting and illegal roadside activities. Police said 228 touts were booked in the first quarter of the year.Goa Police said touting, harassment…
Panaji: The crime branch of Goa police has begun an investigation into a viral video in which a woman, suspected to be a foreign national, and domestic tourists were allegedly seen discussing solicitation along the coastal belt.SP, crime branch, Rahul Gupta, said an FIR has been registered based on a complaint by the Goa police’s…
Panaji: A local court has denied bail to Vineesh KV, a native of Kerala, in an alleged Rs 11 crore narcotics case. According to the prosecution, Muhammed Sameer was allegedly found with suspected LSD worth Rs 27 lakh at Bambanwado, Siolim.He showed police Vineesh’s house, where they further recovered more suspected LSD worth Rs 10.8…
Panaji: Over 11,000 persons in Goa have carried out their Census 2027 self-enumeration using the online platform, in the first digital Census of the country. The self-enumeration period ends on April 15 in Goa, and up to 10am on April 14, 11,117 had carried out self-enumeration in the state.After the end of the digital Census,…
Canacona: The fisheries department has come up with a plan to develop Saleri village in Canacona into an integrated modern fishing village.Under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana, the project includes the repair of the existing fishing ramp, re-construction of a net mending shed and desilting activities, along with the installation of floating jetting measuring…
Margao: More than a decade after the foundation stone was laid, Margao is still waiting for a multi-level car park — and the latest attempt to break the deadlock, an automated six-level puzzle parking facility estimated at Rs 8 crore, shows no signs of getting off the ground either.The Goa State Urban Development Agency (GSUDA),…
Mapusa: Colvale police arrested a 28-year-old man on Monday for allegedly sexually assaulting his five-year-old neighbour girl.According to police, the accused repeatedly assaulted the minor over four consecutive days while her parents were not at home during work hours and her older brother was outside playing with his friends.The ordeal came to light on Monday…
Margao: Fatorda police on Tuesday, arrested the driver of a BMW car, for allegedly performing dangerous stunts at the SGPDA ground in Margao that ended with his vehicle ramming into a police jeep before he fled the scene.The incident occurred around 10.30pm on Sunday.Police disclosed the name of the driver as B Parkar.He was later…
Panaji/Ponda: Facing a severe shortage of commercial LPG cylinders, the association of caterers on Tuesday demanded immediate govt intervention.Govt has to help as many of us (caterers) have stopped accepting orders, said Sudesh Bhingi, president of Goa Catering Association, at a press conference held along with office bearers Rohit Naik, Mohammed Shaikh, Abhijit Teli, Deepa…
Panaji: The Bombay high court has granted bail to five people arrested last year in connection with the daylight abduction of a businessman, Sandeep Chowdhary, from Ponda.Chowdhary was allegedly forced into a car, taken across the Goa-Karnataka border, and wrongfully confined in Bengaluru, from where he later escaped and was rescued by Goa police. He…
