THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 2024
MARGAO, NOV 26 The two policemen held guilty for the custodial death of Dattu Dessai have been sentenced to rigorous life imprisonment, on Wednesday. South Goa Additional Sessions Judge Dilip Gaikwad pronounced the sentence in the open court, here, in the absence of the two policemen ? ASI Shripati Desai (retd) and head constable Madhu Desai
PANJIM, NOV 26 Under fire from the film fraternity and the media for cancelling the screening of M F Hussain?s award-winning? documentary Through the Eyes of a Painter, Director of the Directorate of Film Festivals S M Khan today said it would be shown at the current festival but did not specify any date.
BICHOLIM, NOV 26 Voting to the Pale Assembly by-polls passed off peacefully on Wednesday, with 18,392 voters (80.92%) exercising their franchise. The booth at Gaonkarwada-Navelim recorded the highest voter turnout (90.51%), while the lowest voting (69.36%) was recorded at the booth in Government Higher Secondary School, Sanquelim. Male voters (9,730) outnumbered their female counterparts (8,662).
BANGKOK, NOV 26 The political crisis in Thailand deepened today as anti-government protesters continued a siege to the swanky international airport here seeking resignation of the premier, who appeared to be on a collision course with the powerful army chief after his demand for fresh elections.
MARGAO, NOV 26 Many Goa-bound train passengers were caught in the indiscriminate firing at the Chhatrapathi Shivaji Terminus late Wednesday evening. The passengers had just begun to arrive at the terminus to board the Konkan Kanya which was scheduled to leave the station at 11 pm.
Referees meet at Nehru stadium PANJIM: (HSD) ? Goa Football Referees? Association will conduct their annual general body meeting on November 30, at Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru stadium conference hall, at 10 am, to elect a new managing committee for the year 2008-11.
VASCO, NOV 26 John Pereira of Salgaocar Sports Club entered the GFA history book as one of the fastest goal scorers as he netted the opener just 36 seconds after the kick-off against Cross Boys in the GFA under-14 League and in the process Salgaocar secured an 11-0 victory, at Tilak Maidan, here on Wednesday.
MAPUSA, NOV 26 St Sebastian Sports Club scored a fluent 4-1 win over St Mathew Sports Club in the GFA 2nd Division League match at University ground, on Wednesday. St Sebastian boys dominated the field throughout the match, leaving their opponents with a solitary goal.
MAPUSA, NOV 26 Goa United Sports Academy thrashed Don Bosco Oratory Panjim 5-0 in a stiff encounter of the GFA under-16 league match, at Poriat ground, Calangute, on Wednesday.
PANJIM, NOV 26 Goa were all out for 194 in 69.1 overs against Kerala on the first day of the three-day under-16 Vijay Merchant Cricket tournament, at DIET ground, Porvorim, today.
PANJIM, NOV 26 Loyola HS, Margao beat Fr Agnel HS, Verna 2-0 and moved into the semi-finals of SAG Under-16 football tournament at SAG complex, Fatorda. Junior international Brendon Fernandes stole the show scoring a brace for Loyola.
MARGAO, NOV 26 Anjuna Gymkhana, Salgaocar, Mahindra United, Viva Kerala, Pune Football Club and Redeemers Football Academy,Chennai recorded victories in the Manchester United Cup Under-16 soccer championship which got underway at Nehru Stadium, Fatorda and Raia panchayat grounds on Wednesday.
MUMBAI, NOV 26 Mumbai FC reversed their six-game winless streak with a sensational 3-2 come-from-behind ot upset JCT in a thrilling 10th round I-League match at the Cooperage in Mumbai on Wednesday. The visitors were leading 2-0 into the second half before the script changed to their chagrin.
MAPUSA, NOV 26 Favourites and strong contenders Churchill Bros Sports Club were stunned by the equally competent and veteran Sporting Clube de Goa with a solitary goal win, in the round 13 match of the Vodafone Professional League organised by Goa Football Association, at the Duler stadium, here on Wednesday.
BANGALORE, NOV 26 Viva, Kerala derailed ICF, Chennai by registering 2-1 victory in the 30th Federation cup Preliminary knock out match played at the Bangalore Football stadium here today.
MARGAO,NOV 26 Sarzora beat Dramapur 4-3 via the sudden-death to enter the finals of Catherine Viegas memorial inter-ward football tournament organized by Union of Chinchinim Villagers at church grounds, Chinchinim on Wednesday.
MARGAO, NOV 26 Defending champions Dempo Sports Club overcame some anxious moments before edging out spirited Federation Cup winners East Bengal, Kolkata 1-0 in the 2nd ONGC I-League match at Nehru Stadium, Fatorda on Wednesday.
MUMBAI, NOV 26 Terror struck the country?s financial capital late tonight as coordinated serial explosions and indiscriminate firing rocked eight areas across Mumbai including the crowded CST railway station, two five star hotels ? Oberoi and Taj.
VALPOI, NOV 26 Students of Government High School, Savorde-Sattari, have heaved a sigh of relief as the Education Department finally deputed a teacher after almost five months. The students of Government High School were without an English teacher since July as the teacher was transferred to another government school in Sattari.
MARGAO, NOV 26 In an incident which has shocked vendors in the SGPDA market, a 51-year old fisherwoman Vimal Chodankar was kidnapped by car-borne miscreants and robbed of her gold ornaments and cash worth around Rs 83,000 at knife point late Tuesday night.
CANACONA, NOV 26 Partially deviating from its earlier stand, the tourism department seems to have softened its stand in connection with local bodies issuing permission to operate temporary tourism-related activities on private property.
PANJIM, NOV 26 The Bharatiya Janata Party today exuded confidence of winning the Pale bye-election claiming that the people of the constituency had no confidence in the other candidates. ?The BJP will win the seat comfortably since the people of Pale have no confidence in the other candidates,? BJP State unit president Shripad Naik said while addressing a press conference.
PANJIM, NOV 26 No pat for CCP as this redesigned pet bottle collection centre may spell doom for the capital city!
MARGAO, NOV 26 Unhappy with the investigations into the student kidnapping case, the villagers of Sao Jose de Areal will hold a public meeting on Thursday at 4.30 pm to protest against the police failure to unearth the exact motive behind the incident.
PANJIM, NOV 26 Aggrieved by the Government?s unsympathetic attitude towards their plight, Federation of Association of Taxi Owners and Drivers (FATTOD) have given an indefinite strike call from November 28.
PANJIM, NOV 26 The Sessions Court today adjourned the hearing on anticipatory bail application filed by reputed builder Joe Mathias to Saturday in a land matter. Mathias approached the Sessions Court yesterday seeking anticipatory bail apprehending arrest by the Crime Branch in connection with an encroachment case registered against him. The court has fixed the matter for hearing on Saturday, November 29.
MARCEL, NOV 26 A love affair came to a gruesome end when a 30-year-old paramour was allegedly murdered by girl?s family members at Tonca-Khandola on Tuesday at about 9 pm. According to Ponda police, Sabina Banu (53) and her son Dadapir Shaik (23) have been arrested, while police are on the look out for Sabina?s husband, Abdul Nazid, in connection with the murder of Hanu Gaude of Bhoma.
MARGAO, NOV 26 The Margao Municipal Council and Goa Foundation opened a new chapter on Wednesday to tackle the stink at the Sonsodo dumping yard, with the NGO maintaining that the composting project would ensure that not even a kilogram of daily waste would be added to the existing garbage heap.
PANJIM, NOV 26 Former Tribals Commissioner, Government of India, Dr B D Sharma today favoured special status to Goa for bestowing powers to the village panchayats so as to enable them to decide the fate of their own villages.
MARGAO, NOV 26 The Year of the Road 2008 hit a big block with Chairman of the Year of the Road Committee 2008 Gurunath Kelekar and other citizen members quitting the panel citing bureaucratic hurdles and delays in implementing educational road safety activities and programs across the state.
MARAGO, NOV 26 In an interesting development in the sensational Samir Mapari murder case, the Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CSFL), Hyderabad has observed that it is not possible to compare the genetic profile of the deceased with that of Rama Ganesh Mapari and Seeta Madhuri, the father and mother of the late Samir.
MARGAO, NOV 26 The Margao Municipal Council on Wednesday cracked a whip against illegal hutments in Colmorod in the ward represented by Civic Chairperson Savio Coutinho. A demolition team headed by Assistant Vishant Naik razed down around 25 illegal huts standing on Communidade land this morning. The operation was temporarily stopped for a day so as to give opportunity for the inhabitants to clear their belongings. It will be resumed on Thursday morning.
CANACONA, NOV 26 While the safe arrival of two Goan seamen who were abducted by Somali pirates may have brought joy to the two families, another Goan family continues to spend anxious moments hoping that their son is also released by Somali pirates.
MAPUSA, NOV 26 Three members of a family from Mapusa were mysteriously found dead in a private jeep reportedly abandoned at Sangamner along the Pune-Shirdi road. Mapusa police informed that the communication on the incident was received from their counterparts at Sangamner on Wednesday.
PANJIM, NOV 26 In a very interesting development, as many as four agencies, both national and international, have responded to the Panjim?s City Corporation proposal for setting up solid waste management systems at Bainguinim.
OLD GOA, NOV 26 Sending yet another warning to the government for moving ahead with plans to set up the garbage treatment plant at Bainguinim, St Cruz MLA Victoria Fernandes has said that those supporting the project in close vicinity of holy places would be cursed.
KOCHI, NOV 26 Defence Minister A K Antony today laid the foundation for the Product Support Centre of defence PSU, Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) at KINFRA Hi-Tech Industrial Park at nearby Kalamassery.
BRUSSELS, Nov 26 EU competition regulators have raided pharmaceutical companies in a number of European nations on suspicion that they broke the bloc?s anti-trust laws, the European Commission said Tuesday.
NEW DELHI, NOV 26 India?s three largest airlines today withdrew transaction fee on tickets, making flying cheaper by Rs 350 to Rs 10,000. Air India, Jet Airways and Kingfisher Airlines have withdrawn the fee on tickets sold through booking offices, websites or call centres, their spokespersons said.
MUMBAI, NOV 26 Leading financial services provider, Centrum Group, has drawn up expansion plans both domestically and in the US and UK, its MD (Equities) Devesh Kumar said. The US office ? Centrum Capital Holding LLC and Centrum Securities LLC ? have received approval from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)
HYDERABAD, NOV 26 Hyderabad-based Saral Web Solutions today announced the launch of www.citytrafficsolutions.org, an internet based service that facilitates vehicle pooling in the city.
HYDERABAD, NOV 26 Dell today announced the launch of its redesigned ?Vostro? desktop line for small businesses, with enhancements like increased storage and expandability based on ongoing customer feedback.
TOKYO, NOV 26 Toyota Motor Corp had its top-notch credit ratings cut for the first time in a decade, hitting its shares and raising borrowing costs as an unprecedented slowdown reshapes the global auto industry.
BANGALORE, NOV 26 Axis Communications is coming up with Axis M10 Network Cameras, a series of small and sleek cameras, ideal for securing locations such as small businesses, boutiques, restaurants, hotels and residences.
NEW YORK, nov 26 AIG chief executive Edward Liddy agreed to slash his annual salary to $1 (Rs 49.95) as part of a series of voluntary pay restrictions by top executives tied to a massive Rs 7,49,250 crore government bailout.
