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Prime accused in Rama’s attack a gun for hire

The Panjim police claim to have arrested the prime accused (from St Cruz) with regards to the brutal attack on prominent social activist Rama Kankonkar.  But was the prime accused just a “gun for hire” by those masterminds, who hired him and his group with a contract  to carry out the attack. I find it very hard to believe that the group managed by the prime accused , would carry out such an outrageous attack and that too in broad daylight. Hope the police will ensure a proper investigation is done to find the actual mastermind; even if it includes a BJP minister or senior politician. 

Goa CM Pramod Sawant promised no one would be spared if found guilty and I hope his statement also includes senior BJP ministers, MLAs and politicians.



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Case of missing traffic sign boards in Panaji

SRIDHAR D'IYER, Caranzalem
Published Sep 22, 2025, 7:23 PM IST
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During the process of smartening Panaji city, several of the traffic sign boards were either demolished or removed to make way for the unending road digging works. This created confusion since some of the previously one-way roads became two-way without any warning and by the absence of traffic police. Now that the dust in the Smart city has settled to an extent (thanks to the monsoon), new signages were installed. Reportedly, these are missing leaving behind proudly standing…

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