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Bihar native arrested on drug charges in Canacona

CANACONA: Canacona police arrested a Bihar native on charges of illegal possession of drugs valued at Rs 5.09 lakh on Tuesday afternoon.

According to the Canacona police, a team led by PSI Ramdas Doifonde conducted a narcotic raid at a flyover at Char-Rasta in Canacona and caught Manoj Yadav, a native of Lakhisarai, Bihar, red-handed for being in illegal possession of 5.097 kgs of greenish-coloured dry leafy substance suspected to be ganja, worth Rs 5,09,700.

The accused was arrested and later remanded to five days in police custody by the JMFC Quepem. Further investigation is being conducted by Canacona PSI Babu Dessai.

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Govt rethinks amending Devasthan Act after tragic Shirgao stampede

Proposal aims to standardise conduct of religious festivities

THE GOAN NETWORK
Published May 8, 2025, 1:25 AM IST
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PANAJIAgainst the backdrop of Shirgao temple stampede, which claimed six lives and injured over 80 people, the Goa government is once again considering amendment to the Devasthan Regulation 1933, in the larger interest of citizens and ensuring any move does not hurt the religious sentiments and flare law and order situation.The fact-finding committee, constituted by the State government to investigate the stampede that took place during the Shree Devi Lairai Zatra at…

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