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Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: In a recent four-day mini-book fair held at the Central Library in Panaji, Goa, a series of engaging seminars and cultural events left a profound impact on the attendees. The event, designed to foster a vibrant reading culture, included multilingual poetry presentations, a personality development camp, and a yoga camp, all aimed at promoting the benefits of reading. One of the standout seminars, moderated by Dr. Sushant Tandel, the Curator of the Central Library, delved into the numerous advantages of reading books. The panel consisted of esteemed individuals such as Senior Journalist Bhaskar Dattaram Desai, Assistant Forest…

In a notable shift in educational policy, the Indian government has recently abolished the No-Detention Policy for self-operated schools. This change signifies that students who fail their annual examinations can no longer rely on automatic promotion to the next grade irrespective of their academic performance. The amendment, articulated in a newly released gazette notification, aims to emphasize accountability and academic competence as core tenets of educational progress. Under the previous No-Detention Policy, which was introduced as part of the Right to Education Act in 2009, children were protected from being held back in their studies, with the intention of ensuring…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: PANAJI Court has granted seven days of police custody to Siddiqui Suleman Khan, who was arrested in Kerala and brought to Goa on Monday evening. “Accused Suleiman has been granted 07 days PC by Magistrate. He was produced last evening. This custody granted is for Old Goa case” said SP North Goa Rahul Gupta of the SP Crime Branch revealed that Siddiqui’s wife will also be taken into custody in connection with a Mapusa land fraud case. Suleman was discovered hiding at his Kerala home, where his wife Afsana was also taken into custody. Police found important…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) State unit accused the opposition of leveling unfounded and unsubstantiated accusations against the government. BJP State spokesperson Adv Yatish Naik told reporters at the party office in the city at a press conference that the opposition parties’ accusations against the State government were unfounded and untrue. They have no merit and are purely political. According to Adv. Naik, the re-arrest of land-grabbing suspect Siddique, also known as Suleman Khan, demonstrates the dedication of the Goa police force, the Sawant government, and the home department. “The re-arrest of Suleman Khan has demonstrated that no…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Goa Forward Chief Vijai Sardesai expressed concern about the State’s continued beef supply issues and questioned whether the actions of the BJP government amounted to good governance. Sardesai claimed that the State administration was purposefully erecting obstacles to disrupt the beef supply in advance of the Christmas and New Year celebrations, which are mostly observed by Goa’s minority population. He voiced his displeasure with the ongoing obstacles placed on traders and noted that the minority population is the primary consumer of beef during the holiday season. “Why does the supply of beef constantly face obstacles during the…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: To help the Juvenile Justice Boards (JJBs) in North and South Goa determine the seriousness of juvenile offenses and make recommendations regarding whether cases should be handled by the Boards or sent to the Goa Children’s Court, the State government has assembled a four-member panel. The panel will include a representative of ARZ NGO (Anyay Rahit Zindagi), an assistant professor from V M Salgaoncar College of Law in Miramar, a doctor nominated by the Institute of Psychiatry and Human Behavior (IPHB), Bambolim, and the chairperson of the North and South Goa Child Welfare Committee. The Juvenile Justice…

Team Goemkarponn SIOLIM: A German person was allegedly assaulted at a Siolim restaurant by a Russian national, for which the Anjuna Police have filed a formal complaint. Grigory Babuschkin, 53, a German national who currently resides in Mardi Wada, Morjim, Pernem, filed a complaint with the police, alleging that on December 12, the accused Kiril Kirilov entered a restaurant, assaulted him with a sharp object on his left hand, mistreated him, and wrongfully restrained him. PSI Navneet Goltekar of the Anjuna Police Station is investigating the FIR, which was filed under BNS sections 352 (intentionally insulting someone to provoke a…