1 WEEK GONE. WHERE IS POOJA SHARMA?

Is the investigation serious when side actors are picked up to show “progress” while Queen-pin accused is nowhere to be found

SIT files chargesheet in 2022 Assagao land grabbing case

Names five persons as accused in its fifth chargesheet of 888 pages filed before the Mapusa Court; says more chargesheets are in the pipeline

Govt preps to relieve ‘controversial’ DGP Jaspal Singh

Sources say govt has already started the process to relieve the top cop and has written to Ministry of Home Affairs to transfer him; IGP Omvir Singh Bishnoi, who is on vacation in USA, asked to report for duty immediately

Anjuna cops treat HC instructions on noise pollution like outside noise

Complaints made by identified local residents on helpline 112 are registered and then closed without a single cop arriving at the spot

Annual menace: Overflowing sewage chambers irk Arlem locals

Sewage mixed with rainwater stagnates on street in residential area; creates potholes; residents threaten to block highway if repairs not undertaken

Panic in Rumdamol after five-year-old dies due to dengue

Crumbling road: Curti-Khandepar underpass partially closed due to pothole, skid risk

Vehicles clog Margao roads as town runs out of parking spaces

Citizens cry foul over being fined for parking haphazardly; point out that several stretches notified as no-parking zones without arrangements made for parking lots

More trouble in store for Pooja Sharma, Agarwadekar family

Two activists write to Assagao VP not to grant or renew any licences or permission to Sharma and Agarwadekars; urge panchayat to disconnect electricity and water connections; demolish illegal construction and restore land to original status

Activists up ante against Old Goa illegal bungalow

Chorus for demolition of illegal structure in heritage precints gain momentum; lash out at PI for failing to register forgery case

Mango tree falls, damages parked cars at Baga

S Goa Cong reiterates demand for training classes in dance, music and theatre at Ravindra Bhavan

Take potshots at Margao Ravindra Bhavan Chairman Rajendra Talak for casting aspersions on South Goa Cong MP; ask former to name institutions and KA dance teachers taking private classes in Margao and Fatorda

Anjuna cops recover stolen Macbook worth Rs 1L

Feast of St Peter and St Paul celebrated across the State

Feast marks blessing of the sea as well as boats of the fishermen for the new fishing season

One killed as truck rams into electricity pole and roadside shops at Pernem

3rd State Finance Commission submits report to Government

Seven injured in head-on collision at Par-Usgao

Build strong MSME in the State: CM

Medical Equipment Bank launched in Vasco

Ananta Physiotherapy Centre in association with the Bandekar Charity Foundation and Rotary Club of Panaji Riviera, launched the Bank

Curtorim Gym in last eight

Arunesh, Nishant, Rahul & Sushil enter semis

Pradnya poised for triple crown; sets up clash with Ishita, Anushri & Urvi

PY Nuvem fight it out to book quarters berth

Bringing the world together through social media

Since the creation of social media, people have been able to connect with each other like never before. Today, June 30 is celebrated as World Social Media Day. A lot of people have created videos and social media posts that have gone viral without them even intending to do so. It is a great tool to get a message across within a few seconds

When St Peter takes a ride on Goa’s Sangodd

The traditional Sangodd to mark the feast of St Peter and St Paul was celebrated with pomp and gaiety in the villages of Goa as the villagers gathered on the banks of the river with the statue of St Peter, the patron saint of netmakers shipbuilders, and fishermen

Idea of liquor outlets around campuses is inviting disaster

The week's headlines were occupied with the blatant violation of laws and the care-a-damn attitude of the real estate lobby in the State as a house was bulldozed in Assagao without following any process of law and in presence of bouncers, in addition to the abduction of the family members.

A CANDLE OF FAITH: Bishop’s reflections on his new mission

In an interview with KARSTEN MIRANDA, the newly-appointed and recently-ordained Auxiliary Bishop of Goa and Daman Rev Simião Purificação Fernandes discusses his leadership vision and commitment to the Church. Adopting the motto “Not to be served, but to serve,” he reflects on his priesthood journey, challenges facing the clergy, and family’s role in spiritual life. The Bishop further speaks about the Synod on Synodality, upcoming Exposition of the Sacred Relics of St Francis Xavier, canonisation of Blessed Joseph Vaz, and his aspirations for a more engaged community

Assagao case: IS THE RULE OF LAW BEING DEMOLISHED IN GOA?

With no demolition orders to show, or any legal documents, bulldozers were used to muscle out a Goan occupant family, Agarwadekars, demolish their home, torture and kidnap the ailing man of the house and his son, all under the benign gaze and watch of the Anjuna Police. The Agarwadekar family then allegedly compromised with land owner Pooja Sharma, which left the activists and lawyers in the State, peeved. Subsequently three police officers, including Anjuna police station in-charge, Prashal Dessai, were suspended for alleged dereliction of duty in connection with the Assagao house demolition and kidnapping case. Things turned murkier, when a report in The Times of India stated suspended Anjuna PI Prashal Dessai in his ‘report’ to the Chief Secretary stated that DGP Jaspal Singh ‘pressurised & threatened’ Anjuna Police Station officers to demolish the abode of Goan family, a charge denied by the DGP. As new revelations tumble out of the Pandora’s Box every day, in the weekly Herald TV debate Point-Counterpoint, SUJAY GUPTA analyses the entire course of events and its overall fallout on people of Goa

The Croatia-Goa Connect: Cheering Luka-the Football Hero