log on to thegoan.net @thegoanonline MONDAY JUNE 10, 2024 GOA Two teens taking selfies on tracks run over by train MUMBAI: Two teenagers were run over by a train while they were taking selfies and shooting reels for social media on a railway track in Maharashtra’s Nashik district, an official of the Government Railway Police (GRP) said on Sunday. The incident occurred on the railway track near the Valdevi river bridge on Saturday evening, the official said. Woman duped of `  .71 lakh 2 MAPUSA: A woman from Porvorim was duped of Rs 2.71 lakh after being asked to invest in the stock market and two persons have been booked in this connection. According to police reports, the fraud took place sometime between January 17 and February 8, when the two accused, Azim Singh and Manali Shah, approached the complainant claiming to be a professor and asst professor of an online institute.  >> See pg 2 Plea in SC over Jun 4 stock market crash NEW DELHI: A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court, seeking directions to the Centre and the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to submit a detailed report into the stock market crash on the day of election results on June 4, when investors lost billions of rupees. 9 Maoists held in Bijapur BIJAPUR: Nine Maoists were arrested from different places in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district, police said on Sunday. Of them, eight were arrested from separate locations in Usoor police station area, while one was held under Naimed police station limits, the official said. 10 hurt in shooting at party in US MADISON: An early morning shooting at a rooftop party in Wisconsin left at least 10 people injured, including teenagers, police said on Sunday. Nine people were injured by gunfire and another was injured by broken glass at the party at a highrise apartment in downtown Madison. WEATHER >> Max: 39 C Min: 24.6 C Humidity: 89% TIDES Low: High: 06:51 20:01 00:03 14:10 The Goan E-Paper (Playstore/IOS) 12 pages PRICE ` 10 PANAJI MARGAO GOA VOLUME IX, NO. 354 Minority-dominated areas in South witnessed tsunami of voters IN SHORT >> Facebook.com/thegoan 2 INDIA Pandian quits active politics after BJD’s defeat in Odisha 7 Instagram.com/thegoanonline RNI: GOAENG/2015/65729 Using castor oil in treating scalp problems SPORTS India beats Pakistan by 6 runs in last-over thriller 12 Modi begins his third innings TAKES OATH AS PM ALONG WITH 71 OTHERS, 11 ARE FROM ALLIES SEVEN FORMER CMs JOIN COUNCIL OF MINISTERS FIRST CABINET MEETING TODAY PTI NEW DELHI Narendra Modi was sworn in as prime minister on Sunday for a record-equalling third term, heading a 72-member Union Council of Ministers that put emphasis on continuity, youth and experience while also rewarding partners in the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance government. Along with Modi, senior BJP leaders including Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah, Nitin Gadkari, Nirmala Sitharaman and S Jaishankar, all ministers in the Modi 2.0 cabinet, took oath as cabinet ministers at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. President Droupadi Murmu administered the oath of secrecy and office to Modi and 30 Cabinet ministers, five Ministers of State with Independent charge, and 36 Ministers of State. Portfolios of the new ministers were yet to be announced till late tonight. There were bugles, ceremo- MODI 3.0: KEY TAKEAWAYS President Droupadi Murmu administers the oath of secrecy and office to Narendra Modi at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Sunday. nial guards, flowers and all the trappings of a grand spectacle at the oath taking ceremony at the forecourt of the Rashtrapati Bhavan that lasted 155 minutes. Nearly 9,000 people from all walks of life were estimated to be present for the grand event that began at 7.15 pm. LS TO GET LoP AFTER 10 YRS With the INDIA bloc parties' numbers increasing in the 18th Lok Sabha, the lower house is set to get a Leader of the Opposition (LoP) after ten years, and Opposition leaders also hope that a deputy speaker will be elected soon, a post that had been vacant for the last five years. NCP TURNS DOWN MoS POST 2 AIRCRAFT COME DANGEROUSLY CLOSE TO EACH OTHER ON RUNWAY MUMBAI A serious aviation disaster was averted at the Mumbai airport as an Air India plane took off while an IndiGo aircraft landed on the same runway within a minute. The incident on Saturday morning is being investigated by aviation watchdog DGCA, as well as IndiGo and Air India. The two A320 aircraft together had around 300 passengers on board, sources said. At the airport, the IndiGo flight landed on the same runway 27 from which an Air India flight was taking off, almost simultaneously. In their statements, IndiGo and Air India said they were cleared for landing and takeoff, respectively, by the Air Traffic Control (ATC). to take India to new heights of progress.” There were 33 first-timers with six from well-known political families. They included three former chief ministers -Shivraj Singh Chouhan >Continued on P5 “On June 8, IndiGo flight 6E 6053 from Indore was given landing clearance by ATC at Mumbai Airport. The pilot in command continued the approach and landing and followed ATC instructions,” IndiGo said in a statement. “At IndiGo, passenger safety is paramount to us, and we have reported the incident as per procedure,” it said. Air India, said its aircraft was cleared by the ATC to enter the runway and subsequently cleared for take-off. The watchdog has derostered the Air Traffic Controller (ATC) who was on duty at the time of the incident on Saturday, while IndiGo has initiated a probe into the matter, officials added. A purported video of one plane landing and another taking off from the same runway has been shared on social media. „„30 Cabinet ministers, five MoS with Independent charge, 36 MoS sworn in „„Portfolios yet to be announced „„33 first-timers inducted „„Strength of Modi ministry @ 72 as against max limit of 81 „„Bihar scores big with eight ministers „„Seven women among 72 ministers „„42 ministers are from OBC, SC and ST category „„No Muslim representation in new coalition SMRITI, THAKUR, RANE OUT The Nationalist Congress Party on Sunday turned down the Bharatiya Janata Party’s offer to accommodate NCP’s Praful Patel as a minister of state with independent charge in the new National Democratic Alliance government and said it was assured that ‘remedial measures’ would be shortly taken. Major mishap averted at Mumbai airport PTI “This team of ministers is a great blend of youth and experience; we will leave no stone unturned in improving people's lives,” Modi posted on X shortly after the swearing-in ceremony. “I look forward to serving 140 crore Indians and working with the Council of Ministers BJP leaders and former Union Ministers Smriti Irani, Anurag Thakur, and Narayan Rane are not a part of Modi 3.0 Cabinet. Irani lost the Lok Sabha election from UP’s Amethi by over 1.6 lakh votes while Thakur, won from Himachal Pradesh’s Hamirpur and Rane emerged victorious from Maharashtra’s Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg. Shripad Naik takes oath of office at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, Delhi on Sunday. THE GOAN I NETWORK PANAJI Shripad Naik who won his sixth term as North Goa MP made it to the Cabinet of Prime Minister Narendra Modi again and took oath of office as Minsiter of State on Sunday. Naik won the North Goa seat for a record sixth consecutive time defeating the Congress's Ramakant Khalap, by over one lakh votes. Naik was also minister of State in both of Modi's previous terms. In fact, he has been a minister whenever the BJP had governments in Delhi ever since he was first inducted in 2000. Only for a few months he remained out of the Central government in 2002 when he resigned to contest the Goa assembly election from Ponda against current Agriculture Minister Ravi Naik. Ravi Naik, who was Dy CM in Parrikar Cabinet in 2002, had ditched the saffron party in the run-up to the assembly election and the party chose Shripad to take him on. He did not succeed and then Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee, inducted him back as minister of State a few months later. THE GOAN I NETWORK PANAJI Rains pounded Goa on Sunday in long spells leaving a trail of destruction including collapse of compound walls, trees falling on roads and disrupting traffic and as is often the case, briefly flooding key roads in the capital city of Panaji. There were also some incidents of storm water entering homes in several low-lying areas across the State. In Panaji, the central thoroughfare along the 18th June Road was flooded post noon for a couple of hours but the disruption of traffic and inconvenience to pedestrians was minimal as footfalls were low, it being a Sunday. Meanwhile, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) persisted with its red alert in Goa and said the heavy rains are expected to The 18th June Road that was flooded on Sunday. (Right) A compound wall of a private house that collapsed onto the main road at Sangolda. (Detailed coverage on pg 3) continue till Tuesday. In its latest forecast, the MeT department predicted that heavy rains will lash Goa along with neighbouring Maharashtra and Karnataka on and Monday as well. “Heavy to very heavy rain with isolated extremely heavy falls likely over south Konkan & Goa, south Madhya Maharashtra and Coastal & North Interior Karnataka," it said. GUIRIM The onset of the monsoon brought significant challenges to motorists and pedestrians along the National Highway (NH-66), state highways and internal roads as large pools of water was found accumulated on many roads, exacerbating the difficulties faced by commuters. Dempo Mansion one of the prominent buildings near the Lohia municipal garden in Mapsua declared unsafe. (Right) Mapusa Junta Quarters.  Agnelo Pereira many structures unchecked, potentially putting countless lives at risk. Mapusa Chairperson Nutan Bicholkar has acknowledged the pressing need for a re-survey to identify all hazardous buildings within the municipal area. “We will resurvey and identify all such dangerous structures and serve notices to the occupants,” Bicholkar stated. However, the process of serving notices and ensuring >Continued on P5 The ongoing construction of the culvert across NH-66 at the Guirim-Porvorim border has necessitated the diversion of traffic onto service roads, creating further complications. SANGOLDA On Sunday at noon, part of a compound wall of a private house collapsed onto the main Chogm Road at Sangol- da, leading to a traffic disruption in the area. Sources reported that the homeowners took swift action to clear the debris by hiring a private JCB to remove the rubble from the road. SERAULIM Seraulim subway was inundated with water, leaving >Continued on P5 Bus plunges into gorge after terrorists open fire, 9 dead PTI normally conducts such audits for the government.” This admission raises significant questions about the effectiveness and diligence of the authorities in monitoring and addressing the issue of unsafe buildings. The apparent lax approach has left TAKES OATH AS MINISTER OF STATE 18TH JUNE ROAD FLOODED TREES UPROOTED ACROSS STATE SERAULIM SUBWAY INUNDATED THE GOAN I NETWORK A senior engineer from the Mapusa municipality, speaking to The Goan on condition of anonymity, admitted, “We don’t have competent staff to conduct structural audits of buildings to declare them safe or not. The PWD along with the Goa Engineering College Shripad makes it to Modi team again Rains pound Goa, leave trail of destruction No staff for audits: Mapusa structures on shaky ground MAPUSA The sudden collapse of part of a concrete slab in an old building two days ago has underscored the critical issue of unsafe structures in Mapusa. This alarming incident has brought to light the numerous precarious buildings within the jurisdiction of the Mapusa Municipal Council (MMC), raising serious concerns about public safety. At least a dozen dilapidated buildings and houses have been identified and declared unsafe in Mapusa. However, civic engineers are struggling to prioritize which of these structures pose the most immediate danger, primarily due to a lack of competent staff to conduct comprehensive structural audits. 9 INFO JAMMU Nine people were killed and 33 injured as terrorists struck a bus carrying pilgrims from Uttar Pradesh in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district on Sunday evening, opening fire on the vehicle which fell into a gorge, a senior police officer said. The attack occurred on the bus en route from Shiv Khori temple to Mata Vaishno Devi shrine at Katra near Teryath village in the Poni area. The bus, a 53-seater, veered off the road and plunged into a deep gorge following the gunfire at aound 6:15 pm. “An unfortunate incident The attack occurred on the bus en route from Shiv Khori temple to Mata Vaishno Devi shrine at Katra near Teryath village in the Poni area occurred and as per the initial reports, the terrorists had laid an ambush and opened fire on the bus which had left Shiv Khori for Katra. The driver lost balance and the vehicle fell into the gorge,” Senior SP, Reasi, Mohita Sharma told reporters at the scene. Sharma said the rescue operation was completed and so far nine persons are dead and 33 others injured in the inci- dent and they have been shifted to different hospitals. “The identity of the deceased is not clear yet but preliminary reports suggest that they all belong to Uttar Pradesh,” the officer said. Sharma said they usually remain on high alert and have fully secured the Shiv Khori temple with frequent conduct of area domination patrols in the adjoining areas for the past many days. “We have also started firing practice for the Village Defence Guards and they all have been put on alert,” the SSP said. This attack marks a significant escalation in violence in the region.