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Team Goemkarponn MARGAO: International Human Rights Day programme on 13th December 2024 is organised at Human Rights Commission Office, Panjim which itself is not accessible to Persons with Disabilities & Elderly. I fully support demand of DRAG to shift the venue. “I appeal to Social Welfare Minister Subhash Phaldessai to intervene. Madganvcho Awaaz will join protest if government fails to act, stated Youth Leader Prabhav Naik. Extending his support to the demand made by Dissability Rights Association of Goa and Social Activists Prakash Kamat, Raj Vaidya and others, Prabhav Naik appealed to Government to remain sensitive towards Persons with Disabilities…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Tuesday handed over the Indian citizenship certificate to a Pakistani Christian under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, making him the second such person from the coastal state. Sawant told reporters that Pereira is the second Goan to get this certificate but many people across India have taken advantage of the amendment in CAA to get Indian nationality. “Presented the Citizenship Certificate to Shane Sebastian Pareira and his family under the Citizenship Amendment Act. Shane Sebastian Pareira, originally a Pakistani citizen, migrated to India shortly after his birth,’ said Sawant Sawant informed that…

Team Goemkarponn BHATLEM: Panaji police have arrested a 38 year old labourer for allegedly murdering his colleague at an under construction site at Bhatlem. As per information, on December 9, 2024, at approximately 8:45 PM, a grievous incident occurred at an under-construction building near Ram Mandir in Bhatlem, Panaji, Goa. Nazir Mulla, a 45-year-old contractor residing at House No. 272, Tamdi Mati, opposite Madhuban Building, St. Inez, Panaji, lodged a complaint stating that his laborer, John (full name and address not provided), aged 48, was murdered. The accused, identified as Arvind Tiwari, 38, from 1/72, Vipul Khand, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow,…

New Delhi: The Congress-led INDIA opposition bloc moved a no-confidence motion against Rajya Sabha Chairperson Jagdeep Dhankhar Tuesday morning, alleging partisan functioning of the House. The notice – with 50+ signatures by MPs from the Congress, Bengal’s ruling Trinamool, the Aam Aadmi Party of Arvind Kejriwal, Akhilesh Yadav’s Samajwadi Party, Tamil Nadu’s Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, and the Rashtriya Janata Dal of Lalu Yadav – was submitted to the Rajya Sabha Secretariat. The notice was submitted shortly after chaos in both Houses – as Bharatiya Janata Party MPs and those from the opposition clashed over various issues, including alleged links between…

Mumbai: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Monday criticised the Karnataka government for denying permission to ‘Marathi Ekikaran Samiti’ to hold their conference in the state. Mr Shinde accused the Siddaramaiah government of “repressing” the Maratha community by arresting several leaders. Speaking to the media, Mr Shinde said, “Marathi-speaking people in Karnataka had organised a conference. In this country, one can live anywhere, go anywhere and organise a conference, but the Karnataka government unleashed a cycle of repression and arrested the MLA, mayor and more than 100 Marathi-speaking brothers and sisters of the Marathi Ekikaran Samiti who had organised…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Chier Minister Pramod Sawant today has issued a stern warning against littering, particularly by industries and hotels. “Stricter action will be taken against those found littering the surroundings. Everyone to refrain from using plastic bags and instead carry their own reusable bags to reduce plastic waste,’ said Sawant Chief Minister also directed all the contractors responsible for waste collection from hotels and industries, to register their total waste collection along with disposal location with co-concerned Panchayats or Solid Waste Management authorities. Sawant stated that the village panchayats must carry out the garbage segregation and issue circulars to…

Team Goemkarponn SIOLIM: A LPG cylinder blast took place in a rentred premises at Teen-Maad, Sodiem-Siolim, leaving a couple, with burn injuries. As per information, the couple has been identified as Ram Dulari 31 y/o and Suman Dulari 29 y/o. They were initially treated at North Goa District Hospital and later shifted to GMC for advanced care.