The Indian Constitution gives us freedom of speech that does not mean we make comments which hurt religious sentiments. The same Constitution also gives us freedom of religion hence people like Subash Velingkar and Fr Bolmax Pereira who hurt religious feelings with comments on St Francis Xavier and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj need to be dealt with seriously for creating communal divide. While individuals have the right to express their opinions, it should not come at the cost of creating communal disharmony. Velingkar time and again has hurt Christians’s sentiments with his comments on SFX and the current DNA test seems…
Author: Team Admin
NEW DELHI: In a major decision, the Union Cabinet approved giving the status of ‘classical language”‘to five more languages – Marathi, Bengali, Pali, Prakrit and Assamese. With this cabinet decision, the number of languages that have the status will nearly double from six to 11. The languages that had the tag earlier were Tamil, Sanskrit, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Odia. Tamil was granted the status in 2004 and the last language to get it was Odia, in 2014. Demands for giving the status to some of these languages have been pending for a long time. This includes Marathi and then…
Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Ministry of Home Affairs, (Public section) New Delhi has invited recommendations for Ashoka Chakra series of Gallantry awards to be announced on Republic Day, 2025. The Ashoka Chakra series of gallantry awards are amongst the highest gallantry awards of the country. These awards are given in three categories viz. Ashoka Chakra (awarded for most conspicuous bravery or some act of daring or pre-eminent valour of self sacrifice), Kirti Chakra (awarded for conspicuous gallantry) and Shaurya Chakra (awarded for gallantry). The awards are announced by the Government of India on occasions of Republic Day and Independence Day every…
Team Goemkarponn CANACONA : A few years old demand for a full-time Aadhaar card center in Canacona is finally a reality, with the opening of the Aadhar Card Registration and Renewal Center in the Taluka. Giving information on the occasion, Directorate of Planning, Statistics and Evaluation (DPSE) Dy. Director Kum. Neumani M. Rodrigues informed that Canacona’s Aadhar Enrollment Center is the 8th Center, which is going to provide full time services and people should take full advantage of the services. Speaking on the occasion , Rodrigues said , ‘Aadhaar card is also an important document and is closely related to…
Team Goemkarponn PORVORIM: Reacting to the Cuncolim student assault case, Shailesh Zingade, the director of education, stated that although neither the school administration nor the education department had received any complaints regarding the issue, the department nevertheless took suo-moto cognizance and sent an officer to carry out an investigation. The inquiry report establishes the possibility of negligence. Since there are four courses and six teachers at the school, the teacher’s claim that she was uninformed of the question cannot be believed, the man stated. He said, “We have instructed the school administration to examine the CCTVs that are in place…
Team Goemkarponn CANACONA : On the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti and Lal Bahadur Shastri Jayanti, the Canacona branch of Goa Forward Party (GFP) Block proudly felicitated Goenkar NGO and Friends of Canacona NGO for their commendable contributions to the community, Four dedicated labourers two male workers and a couple, who have been instrumental in the success of the efforts of BGO Goenkar and Friends of Canacona NGO. Goenkar NGO has been selflessly dedicated to roadside cleaning in the Canacona region for the past 12-13 years, setting a remarkable example of civic responsibilities, whereas the Friends of Canacona NGO, in a…
Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: River Navigation Department has informed to general public that during the repairs of ferry boat “Malar” at Tuem- Camurlim ferry route, services at Camurlim route will be suspended from October 4, 2024 to October 6, 2024. During above period there will be no ferry services at the route.