Panaji: Assuring LPG customers that the disruption in the domestic LPG supply has eased in Goa, authorities said that gas supply has normalised to pre-conflict levels. Gas agencies are delivering 10,600 domestic LPG cylinders on a daily basis, while around 8,900 customers are booking domestic gas cylinders per day on an average.Oil marketing companies (OMCs)…
Panaji: The cybercrime cell of Goa police on Friday arrested Dayanand Baburao Devalkar, 48, a resident of Kolhapur, in connection with alleged digital arrest fraud. The victim was cheated to the tune of around Rs 62 lakh.Cybercrime SP Raju Raut Desai said the FIR was filed based on a complaint by a Quepem resident.According to…
Panaji: Coastal police on Friday registered an FIR against fishing trawler owners and tandels after four vessels allegedly fled from fisheries department custody, triggering concerns over enforcement of fishing regulations.The department had seized 10 trawlers for illegal fishing in Goan waters.While the vessels were impounded at the Mandovi, four escaped on Thursday — including one…
Panaji: Goa’s long-pending plan to introduce dedicated animal ambulance services has hit another hurdle, with officials confirming that the tender will be refloated after failing to attract bidders.Margao: Locals blocked the road near Ravindra Bhavan in Curchorem on Thursday, protesting the release of the truck involved in the fatal accident that claimed the life of…
Margao: Maina-Curtorim police on Thursday arrested the main accused in an abduction and robbery case. He was nabbed through technical surveillance in Davangere, Karnataka, nearly a month after the crime was registered.The arrested accused, Nilesh Bhimrao Jadhav, 53, a resident of Akola, Maharashtra, allegedly posed as an Enforcement Directorate officer to lure the complainant.According to…
Colva: The South Goa additional sessions court has rejected the bail application of a man accused of depositing counterfeit currency notes through a cash deposit machine, allowing adequate time for police to find the origin of the counterfeit notes.Additional sessions judge dismissed the bail plea of Dattatraya Kaginkar who was arrested by Margao police in…
Margao: Locals blocked the road near Ravindra Bhavan in Curchorem on Thursday, protesting the release of the truck involved in the fatal accident that claimed the life of 18-year-old Jesval Diniz of Cacora earlier this week.The protesters demanded a full investigation into the circumstances of the accident, including whether the truck had valid permits for…
Margao: Cuncolim police have registered an FIR against unknown persons for allegedly extracting minerals illegally from agricultural and other land in Naquerim, Betul, causing a loss of Rs 12 lakh to state govt.Police sources said that before July 2024, unknown accused persons excavated and extracted minerals from different survey numbers in Naquerim without obtaining the…
Panaji: Himachal Pradesh police on Friday detained YouTuber Gautam Khattar, against whom an FIR has been registered in Goa after he made alleged derogatory remarks against St Francis Xavier.Director general of police (DGP) Alok Kumar said that based on the inputs of Goa police, Himachal police detained Gautam at Kullu. “Goa police team will leave…
Panaji: After becoming the first state in the country to implement the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, state govt has decided not to offer admissions to the fourth year of undergraduate courses in the current academic year. As a result, students enrolled now will complete their degree in three years instead of four.State govt plans…
