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Woman killed, son escapes as boulder falls on Vasco house

Woman killed, son escapes as boulder falls on Vasco house

 THE GOAN NETWORK VASCO
A woman from Vaddem was killed, while her son escaped when a huge boulder came crashing down on their house opposite Goa Shipyard Limited in Vaddem-Vasco late Monday night.
According to reports, the incident took place as Anita Borkar (65) was asleep on the floor while her 35-year-old son had been sleeping on the bed. The boulder rammed into the walls and entered the house, killing the woman died on the spot while her son escaped from the debris.
A fire brigade along with workers from Mormugao Municipal Council (MMC) and some locals helped retrieve the body buried under the debris.

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Lokayukta suggests ACB investigation into dustbin 'scam'

THE GOAN NETWORK
Published Sep 22, 2020, 1:05 AM IST
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PANAJI: Goa Lokayukta has recommended a detailed inquiry by the Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) of Goa Police into the irregularities in purchase and deployment of excessively high number dustbins under the beach cleaning projector Goa Government. Lokayukta has also asked the ACB to verify whether these dustbins purchased by Drishti Life Savings Pvt Ltd with government money have been returned to the government upon termination of the contract.In the order, Lokayukta…

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