Panaji: A Pocso court has sentenced Digkson Lobo to three years’ imprisonment for sexually assaulting a minor girl while she was travelling home from school on a bus in Dec 2024.When his lawyer sought his release on only a fine minus jail sentence, public prosecutor S Navgenkar told the court that this may be perhaps…
Panaji: The Bombay high court refused to quash a first information report (FIR) against four men for assaulting and threatening a minor boy at a beach in South Goa in 2023.The court observed that the statement of the survivor is corroborated by an witness’ statement, a friend of the mother of the survivor, who saw…
Panaji: Five Bangladeshi nationals involved in two different alleged dacoities at Dona Paula and Mapusa have been remanded in 11 days’ police custody.The crime branch team of Goa police on Thursday brought the accused to Goa from Delhi, where they were arrested by Delhi police crime branch.“The court of the judicial magistrate first class (JMFC),…
Panaji: At the results for the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) declared on Thursday, all six schools for the Class X (ICSE) exams and three schools for the Class XII (ISC) exams secured cent per cent results. For the Class X exams, 383 students appeared— 212 boys and 171 girls, while 90…
PANAJI: Thirteen-year-old Rueisha Kharsel, a Class IX student of St Anthony’s high school, Guirim, died on the ground after being struck by a hockey ball during school training on Thursday.It was the last day of school before summer vacations kicked off and the students were keen to continue with their training sessions in preparation for…
Panaji: Tirumalla Tirupati Multistate Co-op Credit Society has complied with the registrar of cooperative societies and submitted its financial records for scrutiny, said minister for cooperation Subhash Shirodkar on Thursday.He said that the entity’s finances are being assessed, with a decision on restoring permissions expected in a few days.“While we have revoked the licence, we…
Panaji: In a significant departure from recent trends, the town and country planning (TCP) department has proposed to classify large contiguous land parcels as non-developable areas under Section 39A of the Town and Country Planning Act while retaining the land in settlement zones in the Regional Plan 2021.The notification, cleared by TCP minister Vishwajit Rane…
Panaji: A report from the state’s victim assistance unit (VAU) on sexual abuse of children, including rape, has revealed that data over the past 12 years shows that around 88% of perpetrators were known to the survivors.The report was submitted to chief minister Pramod Sawant. The VAU, constituted under the Goa Children’s Act, submitted a…
Ponda: Villagers of Padalwada-Bethora, Ponda, have demanded an inquiry by ED in a land grab case in the village. Ponda police on Tuesday had arrested Fardeen Shaikh, 40, a resident of Sadar, Ponda, in connection with a major land grab, while the then deputy town planner and two directors of a real estate development firm…
Panaji: A new study has found that the shipping industry is the biggest contributor to lead pollution in Goa’s air, raising concerns about environmental and public health. Researchers from the School of Environmental Studies, Jadavpur University, report that oil used by ships accounts for 32–34% of airborne lead in the state, making it the single…
