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Goemkarponn desk Vasco: In a significant move, Vasco citizens, led by former Congress Minority Chairman Nazir Khan, submitted a memorandum to the Mormugao Deputy Collector on Monday afternoon, opposing the planned Sunburn festival in South Goa. Nazir Khan addressed the media, urging the government to take immediate action against the event organizers for announcing the venue and allegedly selling tickets without necessary approvals. “It is shocking that the organizers have already announced the event and venue besides selling tickets. The government claims to have no information, yet tickets are being sold. This EDM is spoiling our culture and is a…

Goemakpronn desk CANACONA: Agonda gramsabha too joins the chorus demanding not to permit Sunburn in South-Goa or anywhere in the State and also asked government to include Romi Script in the State’s official language-Konkani alongwith Devnagiri script. Agonda gram sabha on Sunday passed these two resolutions besides decisions to repair of the potholed roads, provision of Drainage system and Streetlights at the newly constructed internal road from Parvem to Desaiwado, construction of Retaining Wall at Chatcktem, besides not to permit lound Music and Bars beyond the permissible time during Tourism season in the village. A congratulatory motion is also passed…

Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: Goa Forward Party (GFP) MLA Vijai Sardesai today has slammed the state government for losing large revenue to the State through concession agreement to GMR for Manohar International Airport. Vijai raised the issue stating thet Goa government lost Rs 207 crore revenue through concession agreement to GMR for Manohar International Airport. Chief Minister Pramod Sawant reiterated that revenue share will be payable from December 7. Sawant also committed to asking GGIAL to develop a ‘green belt’ at Mopa, after opposition legislator Vijai Sardesai pointed out the agency’s failure to fulfill this condition during MIA airport construction. Sardesai…

Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant today assured to notify Lohia Maidan, Chieftains Memorial at Cuncolim, Martyrs Memorials at Assolna and Patradevi, Azad Maidan and others as Places of Historical Importance. Cuncolim MLA Yuri Alemao raised the issue during the question hour in the assembly. “I assure to notify Lohia Maidan, Chieftains Memorial at Cuncolim, Martyrs Memorials at Assolna and Patradevi, Azad Maidan and others as Places of Historical Importance,” said CM Sawant. Sawant also said that state celebrated the Chieftains Martyrs Day on July 15 to commemorate the first uprising by the Goans against the Portuguese rule in…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Over 62,000 residents of the state of Goa have benefited from the Swayampurna Goa program, which has cost Rs 20.69 crore since it began. Chief Minister Pramod Sawant presented this information in response to a query posed by Venzy Viegas, a member of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), during the current session of the state legislative assembly. Every village panchayat in the state is assigned a dedicated representative, known as a Swayampurna Mitra, as part of the Swayampurna Goa initiative, which aims to close the gap between the government and local communities. Every Saturday, these “Mitras” go…

New Delhi: A 22-year-old Indian man has died while fighting on the Russian frontline, according to his family. The Indian Embassy in Moscow confirmed his death but did not provide details about the circumstances, The Indian Express reported. Ravi Moun, from Matour village in Haryana’s Kaithal district, was reportedly forced to battle against Ukrainian forces, his family said. Ravi’s elder brother, Ajay Moun, said that the embassy requested a DNA test to identify Ravi’s body. “We will send the DNA test report of our father to the embassy soon,” Ajay Moun told IE. Earlier this month, in a one-to-one meeting…

Tokyo: It is only the Quad nations’ collaboration that can ensure that the Indo Pacific region remains free, open, stable and secure, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Monday, insisting that the grouping is here to stay and to grow. In his opening statement at the Quad Foreign Ministers Meeting in Tokyo, Mr Jaishankar said the Quad’s commitment to doing global good has a resonance far beyond the region. “It is only our collaboration that can ensure that the Indo Pacific remains free, remains open, stable, secure, prosperous,” he said. “It is therefore essential that our political understanding strengthens…