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Team Goemkarponn Margao: Heavy pre-monsoon showers have damaged the embankment of the Rawanfond bridge in Margao, prompting authorities to suspend vehicular movement on the bridge for the past 24 hours as a safety precaution, officials said on Wednesday. The partial collapse of the road embankment was reported on Tuesday, raising concerns over a water pipeline that runs along the damaged section and supplies water to Rawanfond and parts of Navelim. Officials warned that any further erosion could damage the pipeline. An electric pole located near the affected area is also at risk if the collapse worsens. Preliminary reports suggest that…

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has firmly dismissed former US President Donald Trump’s repeated claims of mediating between India and Pakistan, asserting that the recent cessation of hostilities was entirely the result of a bilateral understanding between New Delhi and Islamabad. In an interview with Dutch broadcaster NOS, Mr. Jaishankar said the ceasefire that followed Operation Sindoor—India’s military response to the April 22 terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir—was negotiated directly with Pakistan, without any foreign mediation. “The US was in the United States,” Jaishankar said pointedly, underlining that while the United States and others had expressed…

Team Goemkarponn DONAPAULA:: India today stands as a centre of excellence and a hotspot of golden opportunities, said Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, urging the nation to place renewed faith in Indic thought, tradition, and intellectual heritage. “In ancient times, institutions like Nalanda and Takshashila attracted scholars from across the world. Knowledge flowed both ways—it was a global exchange. We must continue that spirit today: absorb what is good from anywhere, and proudly share what is ours.” The Vice President emphasized that while embracing global knowledge, India must resist the mindset that the West is the sole origin of modernity. “The…

New Delhi – The Supreme Court on Thursday sharply criticized the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for overstepping its jurisdiction in connection with raids on Tamil Nadu’s state-run liquor outlets. Referring to recent raids on TASMAC (Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation Limited), the court accused the federal agency of violating principles of federalism and ordered a halt to further proceedings for now. A bench led by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud observed, “You may register cases against individuals… but corporations? Your ED is crossing all limits!” The court issued a notice to the ED, returnable after the summer vacation, and granted an interim…

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday delivered a powerful message during a public rally, declaring that India avenged the April 22 terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam within just 22 minutes through a decisive military operation. Addressing the crowd in Bikaner, PM Modi referred to Operation Sindoor, a swift retaliatory strike carried out by Indian armed forces on May 7. The operation, according to government sources, targeted multiple terror hideouts across Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, eliminating nearly 100 terrorists linked to groups such as Jaish-e-Mohammed, Lashkar-e-Taiba, and Hizbul Mujahideen. “In response to the April 22 attack, we…

Team Goemkarponn MARGAO: Artist and former member of the Goa State Cultural Development Committee, Vishal Pai Cacode, has called for sensitive and competent leadership at Ravindra Bhavan, Margao, criticizing what he described as mismanagement and lack of transparency in the institution’s operations. Addressing the media on Wednesday, Pai Cacode condemned the sudden closure of the Pai Tiatrist Auditorium for roof repairs until May 25, citing the disruption to scheduled performances and hardships faced by artists. “We don’t need cheerleaders of the government. We need administrators who understand culture and stand by the artistic community,” he said. Pai Cacode questioned both…

Team Goemkarponn CANACONA: In a startling revelation, Goa Legislative Assembly Speaker and Canacona MLA Ramesh Tawadkar has termed the water leakage and water-logging at the recently inaugurated Ravindra Bhavan (Lata Mangeshkar Kalangan) as “shocking and shameful.” The prestigious cultural centre, which was inaugurated just nine months ago, is already facing serious maintenance issues. Tawadkar, accompanied by Canacona Deputy Collector Pratap Rao Naik Gaunkar and a team from the Goa State Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (GSIDC) led by General Manager (Civil) Dilip Joshi, conducted an inspection of the entire building following heavy water-logging inside the Taluka Library. The water seepage had…