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Team Goemkarponn MARGAO: In an effort to change the Official Language Act and support the use of Roman writing in addition to Devanagari script for the Konknni language in schools, the Global Konknni Forum (GKF) has put out a draft bill. The goal of this draft, which the forum considers vital to the state’s cultural legacy, is to guarantee the continuation and advancement of both scripts when it is presented to the Goa Legislative Assembly. Kennedy Afonso, the president of GKF, emphasized the need to maintain Konkani in its Roman script form by referring to Article 29 (1) of the…

Team Goemkarponn VASCO: The road widening works at Jairam Nagar, Dabolim, were officially launched on Monday evening. The inauguration was carried out by Panchayats Minister Mauvin Godinho, in the presence of Sancoale Zilla Panchayat (ZP) member Anita Thorat, Chicalim Sarpanch Kamla Prasad Jagannath Yadav, and other local dignitaries. Speaking at the event, Minister Mauvin Godinho highlighted the rapid development in the Jairam Nagar area, noting that it has become one of the most upscale locations in the Dabolim constituency. “We have undertaken a series of development projects here, including the installation of a new electric transformer that will boost power…

Team Goemkarponn VASCO: Dr. Anil Mehndiratta, a renowned chest physician and DG Shipping-approved medical examiner, was honored with the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award at the annual Indian Medical Association (IMA) Goa state conference, GIMACON. The award was presented by Chief Minister Pramod Sawant during a grand ceremony that recognized Dr. Mehndiratta’s contributions to the medical field. Dr. Mehndiratta has had an illustrious career, having served as the IMA Goa state president in 2019 and the state secretary in 2012. His dedication to the organization continues as the Website Editor of IMA Goa state, a position he has held since 2013.…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Union Minister for Environment, Forests, and Climate Change (MoEF&CC), said that the Goa government has been instructed by the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) to contemplate designating Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary as a tiger reserve. In a correspondence to a South Goa Member of Parliament Captain Viriato Fernandes, the Union Minister has said that only once a proposal is received from the State administration, NTCA will take up the matter as per the procedure provided down under the Law. “I would like to notify you that the State government has been notified by the National Tiger Conservation Authority…

New Delhi: In its chargesheet filed against Sanjay Roy in Kolkata’s RG Kar rape-murder case, the CBI has given a detailed sequence of events, including the movements of the main accused and the victim, in and around the crime. Roy was arrested on August 10, a day after the trainee doctor’s body was found inside a seminar hall at the medical institution. The Kolkata Police conducted the probe into the case from August 9 13, following which the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) stepped in. According to sources, the central agency said it has minutely scanned the CCTV cameras of…

Washington: The U.S. StateDepartment approved possible military salestoItaly, India and Romaniafor a combined total of $965 million, the Pentagon said on Monday. The potential sales are: Indiafor MK 54 MOD 0 Lightweight Torpedoes for $175 million; Romaniafor sentinel radar systems for $110 million; and Italyfor electronic attack mission system for $680 million, the Pentagon said in separate statements. The principal contractor will be RTX Corp for the Romania sale and BAE Systems for the Italy sale. (Source:NDTV)

Srinagar: As the counting of votes in Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir got underway on Tuesday, Awami Ittehad Party President and Member of Parliament, Sheikh Abdul Rashid alias Engineer Rashid appealed for peace and rights saying that the power is not permanent and that JK is no ordinary region. Rashid emphasised the strategic importance of Jammu and Kashmir, which is sandwiched between Pakistan and China, stating “The world is watching us”. “Power is not a permanent thing…Jammu and Kashmir is not an ordinary State. On one side there is Pakistan, on the other side there is China. The world…