Margao: A Mumbai-based man has filed a complaint with Fatorda police alleging that 11 co-occupants of a shared property forged his and his wife’s signatures on a power of attorney and illegally sold the property.The complainant, Josico Miguel Brito, a resident of Borivili (West), Mumbai, alleged that the fraud took place on Nov 22, 2024,…
Panaji: The Goa police cybercrime cell on Saturday arrested a man for allegedly cheating a Margao resident of Rs 2 crore by promising high returns on share market investments. An FIR was registered based on a complaint filed by the Margao resident.Superintendent of police (cybercrime) Raju Raut Desai said the accused, using a WhatsApp number…
Panaji: Goa police’s cybercrime cell arrested a man from Maharashtra in connection with a Rs 14 lakh digital arrest scam targeting a woman from Caranzalem.Police said the accused allegedly posed as officials of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the directorate of enforcement (ED) to defraud the woman. Based on the woman’s complaint, the…
Panaji: The Goa State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (Goa-SEIAA) has imposed a penalty of Rs 31.2 lakh on a residential-cum-commercial project at Odxel in Taleigao for environmental violations.The project proponents had applied for environmental clearance in March 2023 before the Goa State Expert Appraisal Committee (Goa-SEAC). However, the committee did not recommend the proposal after…
Panaji: The Goa State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (Goa-SEIAA) has imposed a penalty of Rs 31.2 lakh on a residential-cum-commercial project at Odxel in Taleigao for environmental violations.The project proponents had applied for environmental clearance in March 2023 before the Goa State Expert Appraisal Committee (Goa-SEAC). However, the committee did not recommend the proposal after…
Panaji: Fr Bolmax Pereira, a priest of the Goa archdiocese, academic and prominent activist who championed the environment, died at 4.30am on Tuesday after a cardiac arrest at the GMC. He was 50.A native of Quepem, Pereira was serving as parish priest at St Francis Xavier Church, Chicalim. He also balanced pastoral responsibilities with academics…
Panaji: The public works department (PWD) has said that the right-hand side of NH-66 from near Hotel Neo Majestic in Porvorim towards Gauri petrol pump will remain shut till June 16 to carry out the final leg of superstructure work on the six-lane elevated corridor under construction at Porvorim. The stretch was earlier scheduled to…
India’s Aveka Singh scored four goals against Maldives in the 11-0 win Panaji: Of the 11 goals that India scored against Maldives in their SAFF Women’s Championship opener, the best was saved for the last.With India scoring at will and taking a 10-0 lead at the Nehru Stadium in Fatorda on Monday, almost everyone waited…
India enter the contest as underdogs against 71st-ranked Jamaica Khalid Jamil knows what it feels like to play in England, widely accepted as the birthplace of modern football. He was there with the national team in 2000, India’s first tour to the country after the 1948 London Olympics, and one where they gave a good…
Panaji: Directorate general of mines safety directed mining companies to take precautionary steps, including the constitution of a monitoring cell, to avoid any untoward incident at mines during the monsoon. The monitoring cell shall plan, monitor and prevent the possibility of any untoward incidents.At present, five mines are operational in the state and the directorate…
