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…
Panaji: Local varieties of summer fruits such as water apples, jamun and other wild fruits, which once sold for as little as Rs 1 per piece are now priced at Rs 5 to 8 each. These seasonal berries are not commercially cultivated in Goa but inconspicuously exist in the wild or in private home gardens.With…
Vasco: Mormugao Municipal Council (MMC) on Friday resolved to hand over around 9,000sqm Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) land, which is presently in the possession of the municipality, to Kadamba Transport Corporation Ltd (KTC) on a temporary basis.When several councillors raised queries on the allocation of land to the KTC, MMC chairperson Girish Borkar said,…
FC Goa are five points and five places behind leaders Mumbai City Panaji: For the last two days, FC Goa coach Manolo Marquez’s message to his team has been simple and straightforward: win this one against Mumbai City FC.You might think it’s because of the history. There’s the Mumbai-Goa rivalry and plenty in between. Like…
Panaji: Elections to 11 municipal councils in the state are likely to be postponed, advocate general Devidas Pangam said on Friday.With the latest ordinance, he said the “state election commission will publish a draft notification on ward delimitation and reservation and invite objections from the public, consider these and then only publish a final notification,”…
Panaji: Walking on the streets of Shirgao on the day of Shree Devi Lairai jatra, scheduled to be held on April 21, will be more comfortable, but this time with no stalls selling toys, sweets, clothes and utensils. The entire area will be covered by CCTV cameras along with heavy deployment of police force to…
