log on to thegoan.net @thegoanonline THURSDAY JULY 10, 2025 GOA Facebook.com/thegoan The Goan E-Paper (Playstore/IOS) 13 pages PRICE ` 10 PANAJI MARGAO GOA VOLUME XI, NO. 23 Instagram.com/thegoanonline RNI: GOAENG/2015/65729 3 12 2 10 Govt moves to ban Rottweilers, GIDC suspends two field managers for misconduct Pitbulls, bill gets Cabinet nod GOA High Court slams Excise Dept for illegal seizure of foreign liquor Demolition day nears for Margao’s unsafe buildings SPORTS INFO Alcaraz and Swiatek charge into semifinals at Wimbledon Facts about ovarian cancer that you should know One faces charges for tender violation, other BILL TO BE TABLED IN ASSEMBLY; AIMS TO REGULATE FEROCIOUS DOG for poor road work in Honda-Sattari BREEDING WITH FOCUS ON PUBLIC SAFETY AND ANIMAL WELFARE THE GOAN I NETWORK PANAJI Finally, after much debate and delay, a law to govern domestication and breeding of animals which will also ban certain ferocious breeds of dogs is expected to see the light of day during the upcoming monsoon session of the Goa legislative assembly slated to begin on July 21. On Wednesday, the Chief Minister Pramod Sawant-led cabinet approved the bill – The Animal Breeding and Domestication Bill, 2025. Sawant who briefed the media after chairing the cabinet meeting announced that the bill will also have a provision which will ban the import, sale and breeding of ferocious dog breeds, for starters Pitbulls and Rottweilers. He said the legislation will aim to regulate breeding and domestication of animals in the State with the focus on both public safety as well as animal welfare. “The bill will be introduced and passed in the Assembly during the monsoon >> pg 3 From promise to pause: The untold story of Mapusa’s world-class bus terminal IN SHORT >> Team formed to rein in illegal bullfights MARGAO: Organising bull fights, locally known as 'Dhirios', in Salcete and Mormugao talukas may no longer be business as usual. In a move aimed at tightening enforcement in these high-risk areas, the South Goa District Collector, Egna Cletus, has constituted a dedicated response team to tackle bull fights more effectively.   >> See pg 2 11 killed in Vadodara bridge collapse VADODARA: Eleven persons, including two siblings, were killed and nine others rescued, some of them with injuries, after multiple vehicles plunged into the Mahisagar river when a portion of a fourdecade-old bridge collapsed in Vadodara. >> See pg 8 BAN ON FEROCIOUS DOGS „„The bill will have a provision which will ban the import, sale and breeding of ferocious dog breeds, for starters Pitbulls and Rottweilers „„The government has faced flak for procrastinating on the policy front related to aggressive dog breeds in the face of several incidents over the last couple of years where humans have been attacked, including fatally on a couple of occasions session. It provides for a ban on Pitbulls and Rottweilers,” Sawant said. The Sawant government has faced flak for procrastinating on the policy front related to aggressive dog breeds in the face of several incidents over the last couple of years where humans have been attacked, including fatally on a couple of occasions. Once passed, the law will empower government authorities to act and impose penalties on owners of such ferocious breeds in cases where people face danger from them in public spaces. Several months ago an incident in Assagao had a middle-aged man seriously injured after an attack by a pet Rottweiler. The incident prompted the Assagao panchayat to issue an advisory in which it warned owners of pet dogs of the Pitbull and Rottweiler breeds not to let them free in public areas. In another incident which occurred in the neighbouring village of Anjuna in August last year, a seven-year-old boy died after a dog attack. The child who had accompanied his mother to a home where she worked as a domestic help, was attacked by the pet Pitbull which bit him severally on his neck. Govt to create separate Inland Waterways Dept delinking from Captain of Ports PANAJI: The Goa cabinet on Wednesday approved the proposal to create a separate, independent department by removing the River Navigation Department (RND) from the jurisdiction of the Captain of Ports (CoP) with the 'Inland Waterways Department' nomenclature. Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said the department will henceforth function independently from the CoP and have a separate head of department. ON PAGE 3 Cabinet okays transfer of 2,400 sqm land for Dr Ambedkar Bhavan PANAJI: The Goa Cabinet on Tuesday approved the transfer of a 2,400 square metre parcel of land in Porvorim for the construction of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Bhavan, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said. Sawant said the Bhavan will be a facility which will celebrate the legacy of Dr B R Ambedkar and will also serve as a community centre for cultural and social activities of the communities. DHS gets approval to appoint 170 doctors, nurses, technical staff PANAJI: In a major decision, the cabinet approved the appointment of 170 doctors, nurses and technical staff in contractual positions for the Directorate of Health Services. HC gives final 6-week deadline on illegal construction reports LOCAL BODIES MUST SUBMIT COMPLIANCE REPORTS ON ACTION TAKEN BY AUGUST 18 FLASHBACK: COURT OBSERVATIONS „„Court criticised the government for allowing 'unbridled and illegal constructions' „„Stressed on the need to protect Goa’s fragile ecosystem „„Noted wholesale August 18 for further hearing. The Court had earlier granted time till April 12 to the local bodies and the government to submit their action taken report. The deadline was further extended to June 13 and later to July 8. The division bench in March had criticised the State government for allowing “unbridled and illegal construc- landscape changes due to illegal activities ILLEGALITIES „„Encroachment on open spaces and roads „„Unauthorised conversion of paddy fields „„Constructions in no-development zones without legal sanction tions” across the State and issued several directions to control the menace. In its order, the Court had observed that Goa’s fragile ecosystem ought to be protected. The HC observed that “wholesale change of the landscape in the State of Goa” has occurred because of >Continued on P8 T H E S US P EN SI O N S PANAJI The Goa Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC) has suspended two of its field managers, pending inquiry. While one is placed under suspension over failure to maintain quality control of newly constructed road, the other is facing charges of potential conflict of interest, stemming from a family member’s involvement in a tender process. Field Manager Vivesh Tuenkar, attached to the head office, is facing charges of violations of the Central Civil Services (Conduct) Rules, as one of his family member participated in the tender process and was declared as a successful bidder. On the other hand, Field Manager at Honda Industrial Estate Mohammed Anwar Baig is suspended after the newly constructed road, under his supervision, was washed-out due to rains. “Both the field officers are placed under suspension pending inquiry. Violation of CCS Rules is a serious offence. GIDC is currently investigating both the cases,” a senior offi- Charges against Tuenkar „„Attached to GIDC head office is accused of violating Central Civil Services (Conduct) Rules, specifically Rule 16 „„His mother’s firm, Vivesh Construction, won a GIDC road tender, allegedly without disclosure Charges against Baig „„Field Manager at Honda Industrial Estate suspended after newly constructed road under his supervision was washed away due to rains „„Alleged failure in maintaining quality control during construction cial confirmed. The CCS rules, specifically Rule 16, prevent government servants from making investments or engaging in activities that could influence their official duties or create a conflict of interest. “The Field Manager kept GIDC in the dark about his family member bidding for the tender, floated by the Corporation. The family member even managed to get the contract, which was pertaining to road construction,” the official said. Apparently, the contract went to Vivesh Construction – the one owned by Tuenkar’s mother. The contract was for the construction of IDC road at Honda-Sattari industrial estate. The heavy rainfall exposed the poor quality of the road. “The newly constructed road got washed-off and the field manager Mohammed Anwar Baig claimed that it happened due to heavy rains and flooding. This has raised questions about the oversight and quality control during construction. “Since both the cases are inter-linked and to ensure that there is no tempering of evidences, we have placed both the field managers under suspension,” the officer explained. 3RD TEST: IN-FORM INDIA AIMS TO CAPITALISE VS ENGLAND In-form Indian batters eye success on a tricky pitch as Bumrah-led attack looks to test unsettled England in Lord's Test on Thursday SERIES LEVEL THE GOAN I NETWORK PANAJI In the suo motu PIL concerning illegal constructions across Goa, the High Court of Bombay at Goa on Wednesday granted a final six weeks extension to panchayats and municipalities to file compliance reports on the action initiated so far. When the petition came up for hearing, several panchayats and municipalities sought additional time to file the compliance. Agreeing to their request, the Court granted final opportunity to the respondents. “Court has granted six weeks’ time to all the local bodies to submit the compliance report on the action initiated against the illegal constructions within their jurisdiction. The Court has clearly said that this will be the final opportunity,” Advocate General Devidas Pangam told reporters. The matter is now listed on THE GOAN I NETWORK With the series nicely poised at 1-1 going into the third Test, the narrative built around both the teams has changed significantly following India's 336-run routing of England at Edgbaston PTI DUKES BALL ROW India vice-captain Rishabh Pant slammed the quality of the Dukes ball being used in the ongoing Test series against England, saying he has never seen the red cherry go out of shape BUMRAH RETURNS Jasprit Bumrah is set to return after a rest, replacing Prasidh Krishna. Akash Deep, who delivered a memorable 10-wicket haul in the second Test, keeps his place. Mohammed Siraj completes the pace trio HEAD-TO-HEAD Indian-origin Sabih Khan named new Apple COO GILL EYES BRADMAN'S 95-YR-OLD RECORD Of the 19 matches played at Lord's, India has won 3, England 12 and drawn 4. In the India captain last 5 matches, India has won 4 and Shubman Gill has England 1 already accumulated 585 runs in ADVANTAGE INDIA! the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy. With The mountains of runs three more matches to come in scored by Gill and Co have the England tour, the 25-yearforced Ben Stokes to depart old Gill might just break Donald from their original template: Bradman's all-time 95-year-old prepare flat tracks and bat record for most runs (974) the opposition out of scored in a Test series the game >> DETAILED REPORT ON PG 12 NEW DELHI Moradabad-born Sabih Khan has joined an elite league of India-born C-suite executives at global giants after being elevated to the position of chief operating officer of iPhone maker Apple, following the path laid by the likes of Indra Nooyi, Satya Nadella and Sundar Pichai. Khan, who will still have Apple CEO Tim Cook as his leader, will take over his new role from Jeff Williams later this month, rising through the ranks after being at Apple for 30 years and joining the executive team as senior vice president of operations in 2019. Satya Nadella is the Chairman and CEO of Microsoft, while Sundar Pichai is the CEO of both Google and Alphabet. Nadella became CEO in February 2014 after succeeding Steve Ballmer. Pichai became Google's CEO in August 2015. Shubhanshu turns farmer in Fading dreams abroad drive Goans back home THE STUDY: REASONS FOR RETURN space; grows methi, moong THE GOAN I NETWORK PTI NEW DELHI In the final leg of his space sojourn, Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla turned into a farmer, taking photos of 'moong' and 'methi' seeds sprouting in petri dishes and inserting them into a storage freezer on the International Space Station (ISS) as part of a study on how microgravity influences germination and early plant development. Shukla and his fellow Axiom-4 astronauts have spent 12 days on the orbital lab and they are expected to return to Earth any day after Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla growing moong, methi in space aboard Axiom-4 Mission. July 10, depending on the weather conditions off the Florida coast. NASA is yet to announce a date for the undocking of the Axiom-4 mission from the space station. The duration of the Axiom-4 mission docked to the ISS is up to 14 days. “I am so proud that ISRO has been able to collaborate with national institutions all over the country and come up with some fantastic research which I am doing on the station for all the scientists and researchers. It is exciting and a joy to do this,” Shukla said on Wednesday. The sprouts experiment is led by two scientists Ravikumar Hosamani of the University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad and Sudheer Siddapureddy of the Indian Institute of Technology, Dharwad. PANAJI Waning dreams” abroad, stressful working conditions, health issues and a desire for a different lifestyle, saw several Goan immigrants, off late returning back to their homeland from European nations, Gulf, America, etc. According to a recent study undertaken by the Goa Business School of Goa University and Fr Agnel College of Arts and Commerce, Pilar, most of the returning migrants are in the middle-aged group, with the highest percentage being in the age category of 46–50. This is followed by the age groups 51-55 and 41-45. The study conducted by Roy “ „„Stressful working conditions and job discrimination abroad „„Poor career growth, job insecurity, and low income „„Health issues (self/family), worsened by climatic extremes „„Homesickness, long separation from family, and desire to support children emotionally „„Inability to save, remit funds, or upgrade living standards „„Desire for a different lifestyle and entrepreneurial pursuits back home „„Middle-aged returnees dominate: Age group 46–50 highest, followed by 51–55 and 41–45 POLICY ACTION „„Host countries should improve migrant well-being „„Goa government should rehabilitate and integrate returnees by leveraging their skills and global exposure Gomes and Sarath Chandran – uses primary data collected from 400 return migrants on twenty-two attributes responsible for their return. In the study, a return migrant is one who migrated to another country in search of better prospects and who was engaged in some productive activity in the new country for at least a minimum of five years and returned to his home country. Goa is a small, progressive State in India and a former Portuguese colony with a long history of international migration, experiencing return The study was conducted by Goa Business School (GU) and Fr Agnel College, Pilar based on primary data from 400 return migrants migration in recent periods. It is revealed from the study that immigrants feel undervalued or unable to advance in their careers, prompting their decision to return home. Unfavourable workplace conditions, including lack of career progression, job insecurity, and poor health facilities, are significant drivers of return migration. “Several factors influenced return migration for Goan emigrants, such as stressful working conditions, stress and discrimination at work, low incomes, and health issues of self and families back home. Their incomes were below their expectations, and >Continued on P8