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At least 8 people have died after an explosion in a car near Delhi’s Red Fort; several vehicles caught fire in the blast near Lal Qila Metro Station Gate No.1. Fire & police teams are on site
Drishti Marine lifesavers rescued 12 people from drowning over the weekend and provided first aid to several others, including a tourist injured in a monkey attack at Dudhsagar waterfalls. Rescues were reported at Sinquerim, Candolim, Calangute, Baga, Vagator, Benaulim, Palolem and Agonda beaches
Goans themselves invited us to settle and build our homes here; who created our vote bank? Who asked us to leave our states? Who told us to build our houses of fallow lands?” Karnataka Sahitya Sangh (KSS) President Siddhanna Meti Head On; says they are Goans and with Goans on Mhadei issue
Coal handling in Goa remains the same. I don’t know from where people get dreams that it will increase — there’s no such notification from the Goa Govt or Centre; not even 1 tonne will be added; I don’t understand if that meeting was about coal or something else: CM, reacting to the Goyant Kollso Naka meet
Goa honoured as the Most Accessible State by Svayam for its efforts in building inclusive infrastructure across sports, tourism & transport; the award was accepted by Minister Subhas Phal Desai and presented to CM Pramod Sawant
Police team will investigate the names provided by Pooja Naik in the Cash-for-Job case. Let police verify the information; if anyone is found involved, they will be called in for inquiry. I will review the report from the police regarding the statement she gave yesterday before the Crime Branch: CM Sawant
Enforcement Directorate (ED) attaches assets worth Rs 21 crore belonging to Karnataka Congress MLA Satish Krishna Sail, as part of a money laundering probe linked to the alleged illegal export of iron ore; a provisional order under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) was issued on November 6, covering assets held by Sail through his Goa-based company, Shree Mallikarjun Shipping Pvt Ltd (SMSPL): ED
Minister, PWD officials, or IAS officers, if they are involved in this cash-for-job scam, are playing with the people. Those involved should be given strict punishment and suspended. I personally do not trust Pooja Naik, as she might blame others to clear her own name. However, the Crime Branch is investigating the matter: Sudin Dhavalikar
We have not given the SPM stadium for FIDE; a wrong message is circulating that the IFFI inauguration won’t take place because the stadium is allotted for the FIDE Cup — this is false: CM Sawant