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Rains ‘submerge’ capital city

As rains continue to lash the State, major areas of Panaji and other parts of Goa were submerged causing problems to traffic and pedestrian movement. Our lensmen Vincent Braganza, Sagun Gawade, Umesh Zarmekar and Ashraf Khan took pictures of some of the worst-affected areas




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Parts of Panaji were ‘submerged’ after rains continued to lash the state recording an excess of 307 mm of rainfall. 
Residents of Camrabhat, Taleigao, Campal and 18th June Road were waterlogged making it difficult for commuters to travel.   
In St Inez, Corporation of City of Panaji (CCP) workers swung into action after the creek crossed its normal level, with water entering the nearby roads. Workers were seen gathering garbage from the creek, and transported in the trucks.   
Panjai, in the past 24 hours, recorded 65 mm of rainfall with a seasonal total of 1017 mm, registering an excess of 307 mm rainfall.   
The state received a total of 112.9 mm rainfall with a seasonal total of 1130.3 mm since beginning of June.   
A surplus of 279.9 mm was recorded as of Wednesday morning. Temperatures recorded in the past 24 hours ranged from a maximum of 27.3 degree Celsius and a minimum of 23.5 degree Celsius.   
A weather warning has been issued stating “heavy to very heavy rainfall is very likely to occur at many places over Goa at a few places on June 30 and heavy rainfall is very likely to occur at isolated places on July 1 and 2.” 
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Former GCA chief Narvekar quizzed in fraud case

Former president of Goa Cricket Association (GCA), Dayanand Narvekar, was quizzed for over five hours by the Economic Offence Cell (EOC) of Goa Police on Wednesday in connection with the the ongoing probe into the alleged case of misappropriation of GCA funds.

The Goan Network
Published Jun 30, 2016, 5:30 AM IST
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Likely to be summoned for questioning again  the goan I networkPANAJINarvekar’s statement has been recorded by EOC and he is likely to be called for questioning again.  EOC will also issue fresh summons to 11 other former office bearers of GCA.  Narvekar presided over the cricketing body from 2006 till 2012 and was heading GCA when the offence allegedly occurred.  He was issued two summons in the past and finally deposed before the EOC on Wednesday after…

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