
Phogat died in Goa on Tuesday under mysterious circumstances following which two men, including her personal assistant.

But, Phogat’s brother Rinku Dhaka on Wednesday claimed she was murdered by two of her associates. He said the family will allow the postmortem only after the Goa Police register a First Information Report (FIR) against the two persons.

Phogat, the 42-year-old BJP leader from Haryana, was in Goa where she died on August 23 with preliminary reports citing cardiac arrest as the reason for her sudden demise.

Goa was the first state in the country to achieve 100 per cent piped water supply in rural areas, it said.

The accident took place around 1.10 am. Navy divers pulled the vehicle out of the waters on Thursday afternoon and rescuers had to cut its doors to retrieve the four bodies, he said.

The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) Report as on March 31, 2020, which was tabled in the state Assembly on Friday, gave these figures quoting the Directorate of Planning, Statistics and Evaluation.

The 10-day Ganesh festival would begin on August 31 this year.

Responding to a question by Goa Forward Party MLA Vijai Sardesai on the floor of the House, Sawant said that the process of auctioning leases will be completed within the next five months and mining activities will resume in six months.

Speaking in the state Assembly during the monsoon session on Wednesday, Sawant also said the airport at Mopa in North Goa district would be commissioned ”between August 15 and September 1 this year”.

Rane, who is chairman of the state-run Goa Forest Development Corporation, also said that farmers are discarding cashew apples and selling only cashew nuts.

GPCC president Amit Patkar informed that he has submitted a letter to the Assembly Speaker regarding the resolution of the CLP meeting to remove CLP leader Michael Lobo.

The remarks of the Congress leader came a day after Rao alleged that Kamat along with Michael Lobo was “conspiring” against their own party leaders in tandem with the BJP.

The 19-year-old victim in her complaint has said she was raped on June 26 and the accused also made another attempt on July 3

Talking to reporters on Thursday, Singh said that there are several cases related to the land fraud registered at the police stations across the state.

From the airport, Kovind went to the Raj Bhavan at Dona Paula where he would stay tonight, the official said.

An FIR was lodged under various sections of the IPC against the vlogger after a complaint was filed by TMC spokesperson Riju Dutta at Chitpur police station on Saturday.

On Monday night, the accused and the victim were sent for medical examination at the district hospital in Mapusa town near here.

A total of 92.7 per cent students have passed the secondary school certificate (SSC) examination conducted by the Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (GBSHE)

The petrol and diesel prices were slashed last time in November 2021, on the eve of the Diwali festival.

The man also told the police that he had killed the woman to rob her gold chain, which he later pawned to get a loan and purchased a two-wheeler, the official added.

Goa BJP President Sadanand Tanavade confirmed on Sunday that Union Ministers Narendra Singh Tomar and L. Murugan will also be present in the meeting as BJP’s central observers to facilitate the government formation in the state.

Sawant’s meeting with Shah carries much significance as the BJP is yet to announce the next chief minister of Goa.

Tanavade said the Goa governor has already administered the oath to Ganesh Gaonkar as pro-tem Speaker. The newly-elected members of the Goa Assembly will take oath on March 15, when the term of the current Assembly expires.

According to the Union Minister, the BJP parliamentary board observers would visit all the states where it won- Uttar Pradesh, Goa and Manipur.

Chief Minister and senior BJP leader Pramod Sawant was trailing behind Congress candidate Dharmesh Saglani in Sankhalim constituency by 317 votes, according to the ECI data.