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Goemkapronn desk CANACONA: In a tragic mishap that snuffed a young life, a 20-year-old youth from Palolem making preparations for his 21st birthday celebrations a week later, died after his scooter hit a stationary truck at Gulem late Wednesday evening (at about 7.45 pm). According to sources, Blesser Gomes, 20, an engineering student, while returning to his home (Palolem) from Margao riding a scooter bearing registration number GA-10 B-9461 had accidentally hit the rear-side of a Stationery Truck bearing registration number HR47 C2162 and along with scooter fell on the road (NH66) seriously injured and bleeding profusely. The incident took…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Town and Country Planning (TCP) Minister Vishwajit Rane said that hill-cutting permissions will be withheld until new guidelines are established. Rane also said that he has decided to discuss this issue further with Chief Minister Pramod Sawant to enhance existing environmental protection laws. “Hill-cutting permissions will be withheld until new guidelines are established.TCP has not given any permission for hill cutting in the last 6 months. He revealed that he is examining the permissions given for the DLF project and confirming the approvals for the Bhutani project. He also revealed that he has requested data pertaining to…

Goemkarponn desk COLVALE: Colvale Police today have arrested both private school teachers Sujal Gawade and Kanishka Gadekar for brutally assaulting a standard 4 student. As per information, the teachers have been arrested under Section 118(1) for voluntarily causing hurt by means of any instrument, 126 (2) wrongful restraintment and 351(2)i.e threat with intention to cause fear. The management of the private primary school at Camurlim suspended the two teachers who have been accused of brutally assaulting a Std IV student. The teachers Sujal Gaude and Kanishka Gadekar were suspended two days after the horrific incident. On Wednesday, two teachers were…

Kolkata: The parents of the Kolkata doctor who was brutally raped and murdered last month have alleged that the police initially to suppress the case. The incident took place while the doctor was on night shift and has led to massive protests across the state, demanding swift action. The parents of the 31-year-old joined the protest at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, where their daughter’s body was found on August 9, and accused the police of allegedly trying to close the case without a thorough investigation. “The police, from the very beginning, tried to hush up the case.…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: National Fish Workers Forum (NFF) organized a two-day Perspective Building workshop for fishers in the Ecumenical Christian Center, Bangalore in association with the National Center for Advocacy Studies (NCAS) which was attended by Maharashtra, Goa, Kerala, Karnataka, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal and Gujarat. Herman Kumara Secretary General of the World Forum of Fisher Peoples (WFFP) from Srilanka attended the meeting and inaugurated the official website of NFF he also presented the “The Unequal Share of Central Fisheries Subsidies and Schemes towards Aquaculture in India” report prepared by NFF was released. Several issues were deliberated on issues…

Goemkarponn desk Verlem: A productive meeting was convened at Verlem, Netravali, to discuss the Homestay and Bed and Breakfast Policy. The session saw active participation from key officials of the Goa Tourism Department and prominent local stakeholders. Among the attendees were Deepak Narvekar, Deputy General Manager of Marketing/Hotels GTDC, Dhiraj Vagle, Deputy Director of Tourism, Parag Rangnekar, GTB Board Member, Harish Satelkar, Manager of Marketing GTDC, Shashikant Gaonkar, Chairman of Atal Gram Yojana, Mr. Ashok Gaonkar, Panch Member of V.P. Netravali, members of the Verlem Ecotourism Cooperative Society, and other community members. The meeting focused on enhancing and refining the…

Goemkarponn desk Panaji: Minister for Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities of Goa, Subhash Phal Dessai, and State Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities Guruprasad Pawaskar currently in Paris to witness the Paralympics 2024 met with Indian para-athlete Manisha Ramadass. Ramadass made a significant mark at the Paris Paralympics 2024 by winning a bronze medal in the women’s singles SU5 category in para-badminton. She secured a dominant victory over Denmark’s Cathrine Rosengren with scores of 21-12, 21-8. This achievement is particularly notable as it makes her the first Indian woman to win a Paralympic medal in badminton. The brief meeting with Minister,…