33-yr-old Mapusa woman dies in truck accident

The Goan NetworkPublished Mar 10, 2020, 2:50 AM IST

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MAPUSA

A 38-year-old woman from Acoi-Mapusa died on the spot in a road mishap near Vision hospital At Karaswada-Mapusa on Monday morning.

According to Mapusa Police, the incident took place at about 7.55 am when Shamal Naber was returning home on her scooter (GA-03-AJ-2942) after dropping her children to school.

She was knocked down by an oncoming truck (GA-03-N-3400), proceeding from Mapusa to Karaswada, and sustained grievous head injuries. She died on the spot.

Mapusa Police later arrested the truck driver Haj Shaik of Muslimwada in Bhoma-Ponda.

PSI Ashish Parab and Head Constable Bhagwan Shetkar conducted the panchamana and sent the body to GMC hospital for an autopsy. Mapusa police is investigating the case.

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Safeguard quotas for SCs, STs, in promotions, Cong urges Prez

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Published Mar 10, 2020, 2:50 AM IST

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the goan I networkPANAJI The Congress in Goa has sought the intervention of President Ramnath Kovind to safeguard quotas for Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs) and Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in promotion as well. In a letter to Kovind, the Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) said, affirmative justice for SCs, STs and OBCs is a cardinal principle running through the Constitution. “The people of Goa and Goa Pradesh Congress Committee…