PONDA: Ponda police have been alerted following an attack on senior communist leader Govind Pansare and his wife Uma in Kolhapur, Maharashtra, on Monday morning.
Sources said that the Maharashtra police informed the Goa police that the assailants may take shelter somewhere in Ponda taluka or neighbouring areas. A team of the Maharashtra police is expected to arrive in the state.
Govind was on his morning walk with his wife when two men, riding a motorcycle, fired shots at them. Both collapsed and were taken to a nearby private hospital.
Late evening, there were speculations that a person was taken in for questioning, but they were later dismissed as rumours.
This is the third such incident in Maharashtra after RTI activist Satish Shetty and activist Narendra Dabholkar were both shot dead by gunmen in Pune. Police have found similarities between this case and the Dabolkar one
Wednesday, 18 February 2015
Goa's Ponda cops on alert after Kolhapur shooting
PONDA:
Ponda police have been alerted following an attack on senior communist
leader Govind Pansare and his wife Uma in Kolhapur, Maharashtra, on
Monday morning.
Sources said that the Maharashtra police informed the Goa police that the assailants may take shelter somewhere in Ponda taluka or neighbouring areas. A team of the Maharashtra police is expected to arrive in the state.
Govind was on his morning walk with his wife when two men, riding a motorcycle, fired shots at them. Both collapsed and were taken to a nearby private hospital.
Late evening, there were speculations that a person was taken in for questioning, but they were later dismissed as rumours.
This is the third such incident in Maharashtra after RTI activist Satish Shetty and activist Narendra Dabholkar were both shot dead by gunmen in Pune. Police have found similarities between this case and the Dabolkar one
Sources said that the Maharashtra police informed the Goa police that the assailants may take shelter somewhere in Ponda taluka or neighbouring areas. A team of the Maharashtra police is expected to arrive in the state.
Govind was on his morning walk with his wife when two men, riding a motorcycle, fired shots at them. Both collapsed and were taken to a nearby private hospital.
Late evening, there were speculations that a person was taken in for questioning, but they were later dismissed as rumours.
This is the third such incident in Maharashtra after RTI activist Satish Shetty and activist Narendra Dabholkar were both shot dead by gunmen in Pune. Police have found similarities between this case and the Dabolkar one
Monday, 16 February 2015
Fewer but better quality floats at Ponda
What the Ponda carnival parade lost in numbers, they made up in quality tableaus. Spectators had their eyes glued to the float parade. Fewer tableaus registered this year as compared to last year but the number of clowns and jokers rose this year.
The informative tableaus included a 'Save the frog and turtles', 'Save the girl child', 'Say no to ganja' and a portrayal of the traditional fenny distillery enthralled spectators. Sources said that organizers had to pay an incentive of 10,000 to each tableau group to ensure the parade ran smoothly. This has been confirmed by an organizer, who wished to remain anonymous.
The float parade started at Upper Bazaar and passed through Kaziwada, Mount Carmel Chapel, Ponda municipal council building, and winded up at Tisk-Ponda. The town witnessed 27 floats as against 36 of last year and 20 clowns/jokers as compared to 10 who participated in last year's carnival parade. There were six floats in the family category, seven in the traditional, six in the club and institution and eight in the fun junky car category.
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