Panaji: The state cabinet on Friday approved an ordinance, Goa Municipalities (Amendment) Ordinance, to simplify the reservation process based on population and determine the number of wards ahead of municipal elections scheduled in May.The ordinance replaces the term “municipal area” with “population” and increases the number of voters per ward from 2,500 to 3,000. Chief…
Panaji: A fast track court has sentenced Taufiq Kotur from Baina to 10 years rigorous imprisonment for raping a woman under the false pretext of marriage. The court also fined him Rs 50,000, which will be paid as compensation to the survivor.The court held that no justification was given by him for breach of the…
Panaji: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a rainfall alert for Goa on Sunday, forecasting isolated light showers and thundershowers across the state.According to the IMD advisory, rain activity is likely to develop during the late afternoon to evening hours. No severe weather warnings have been issued, indicating that conditions are expected to remain…
Panaji: The state cabinet on Friday granted approval for the creation of a separate department of Ayush, which is currently under the directorate of health services.Govt of India established a separate ministry of Ayush in Nov 2014 for promotion and development of traditional systems of medicine, including ayurveda, yoga & naturopathy, unani, siddha and homoeopathy.In…
Panaji: A local court has directed that charges of attempt to murder be framed against Sahil Hasan Bapu in connection with the death of tourist Mothe Sairam at Chapora in Sept last year.Public prosecutor Shivram Patil submitted that there was no requirement of a test identification parade, as CCTV footage clearly shows the victim being…
Panaji: The crime branch of the Goa police on Friday conducted two raids in connection with alleged cricket betting, arrested 10 persons and also seized material totally worth Rs 28 lakh, including 95 mobile phones, eight laptops, 77 SIM cards, and 18 debit cards.Crime branch SP Rahul Gupta said a villa at Ribandar was raided…
Panaji: A Mapusa court on Friday granted bail to Birch by Romeo Lane corporate manager Rajiv Modak and operations manager Bijay Kumar Singh in connection with the Dec 6 fire incident.They are the last of the accused to be released on bail in the fire case where 25 people lost their lives, triggering widespread concern…
Vasco: The Mormugao Municipal Council (MMC), in a special meeting on Friday, decided to request the Mormugao Port Authority (MPA) to lease to the council a portion of its land at the Headland-Sada junction where the statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj has been illegally erected.The Bombay high court recently ordered the removal of the statue…
Panaji: Goa govt has put in place a formal, structured mechanism to ensure that carcasses of wild animals are handled and disposed of scientifically.The forest department has constituted a dedicated committee to oversee the disposal of wild animal carcasses in accordance with scientific protocols laid down by Union ministry of environment, forest and climate change.Chief…
Panaji: Congress MLA Carlos Alvares Ferreira hit out at the Goa police for what he said was ‘illegal action’ in booking the individual who uploaded the video of customers being solicited for prostitution at Baga. Ferreira said the Uttar Pradesh resident was booked only to save govt from the embarrassment of how low Goa’s tourism…
