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Cops recover knife in Monika murder case

Saligao Police on Thursday recovered the knife used by the accused, Rajkumar Singh, to threaten the deceased Monika Ghurde on the fateful evening of October 5.

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Speaking to The Goan, North Goa Superintendent of Police Umesh Gaonkar mentioned that Saligao Police took the accused to Ghurde’s flat at Jasmine Apartment, Sangolda.  
“Singh showed police the place where he had kept the knife. Police later recovered the knife. He also showed police how he had gone to the terrace and also explained how he had managed to stay there for two days,” said SP Gaonkar.  
Asked how Singh’s entry into Jasmine Apartment had gone unnoticed by the security at the main gate of the apartment, SP Gaonkar admitted that the security guards were not been keeping a tab on all movements to and from 
the apartment.  
“The accused had entered the complex through the main gate. The security guard at the entrance of the main gate only maintains records of cars, and not all visitors. Besides, no records are maintained of residents of the flats who enter and exit the premises,” 
said Gaonkar.  
Saligao Police took the accused to Ghurde’s flat at Jasmine Apartment, Sangolda, where Singh showed police the place where he had kept the knife.
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People’s forum discusses grassroot level issues of BRICS countries

While leaders of BRICS nations prepare to deliberate issues of national importance with regards to policies and decision making, another group of people belonging to grassroots level communities of the member nations gathered to discuss issues that may not get relevance at the main summit.

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Published Oct 14, 2016, 5:21 AM IST
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PANAJI Under the banner of ‘Building solidarity among communities’ representatives of NGOs and activist groups from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa met and deliberated on the first day of the People’s Forum on BRICS.   From privatizing the field of agriculture to the economics of projects implemented by the BRICS nations as well as nuclear energy and the common people’s issues, hundreds of people gathered at Xavier Centre of Historical Research…

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