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The Mapusa JMFC Court has remanded Rovina Lobo to two days of police custody. Lobo was arrested by Colvale Police in connection with an alleged drug smuggling case at Colvale Jail. • The Government of Goa has officially declared cancer a Notified Disease under the Goa Public Health Act, 1985. All government & private hospitals, clinics, labs, and oncologists across the state are now required to report newly diagnosed cancer cases to the Directorate of Health Services within 7 to 30 days to build a State Cancer Registry. Patient data will remain confidential • Prisoner Rovina Lobo has been arrested by Colvale Police in connection with the alleged drug smuggling case at Colvale Jail. The action was taken based on information provided by a suspended GHRDC security guard. • Students of the Goa College of Engineering (GEC), Farmagudi, are opposing the decision to hold regular classes on Saturdays. After submitting signatures of over 1,100 students to the Registrar, many students bunked classes today as a mark of protest. The Mapusa JMFC Court has remanded Rovina Lobo to two days of police custody. Lobo was arrested by Colvale Police in connection with an alleged drug smuggling case at Colvale Jail. • The Government of Goa has officially declared cancer a Notified Disease under the Goa Public Health Act, 1985. All government & private hospitals, clinics, labs, and oncologists across the state are now required to report newly diagnosed cancer cases to the Directorate of Health Services within 7 to 30 days to build a State Cancer Registry. Patient data will remain confidential • Prisoner Rovina Lobo has been arrested by Colvale Police in connection with the alleged drug smuggling case at Colvale Jail. The action was taken based on information provided by a suspended GHRDC security guard. • Students of the Goa College of Engineering (GEC), Farmagudi, are opposing the decision to hold regular classes on Saturdays. After submitting signatures of over 1,100 students to the Registrar, many students bunked classes today as a mark of protest.

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Sand Mining: HC Raps Bicholim Mamlatdar

In a contempt petition regarding rampant illegal sand extraction in Goa, High Court directs North Goa Collector to issue show cause notice t

03rd Apr 2025 • 13 views

In a contempt petition concerning the widespread illegal sand extraction in Goa, the High Court has directed the North Goa Collector to issue a show cause notice to the Bicholim Mamlatdar. The notice is to inquire why he failed to act promptly on a report submitted by the Sankhali Talathi regarding illegal sand extraction at Virdi, located along the river Valvanti.

The next hearing for the case is scheduled for 29th April.

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