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Team Goemkarponn MARGAO: Environment Minister Aleixo Sequeira, is the second MLA from the taluka to be approached by the Global Konkani Forum (GKF), which is leading a campaign to demand equal status for Konkani in Roman script. This comes after the MLA from Curtorim, Reginaldo Lourenco, was called by GKF earlier this week. The Environment Minister, speaking for the Nuvem constituency, has consented to meet with GKF representatives on September 27 at the South Goa Collectorate in Margao, according to Forum President Kennedy Afonso. He stated that two delegations from the Nuvem constituency and the GKF will be calling on…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Education Department has decided not to supply government-aided schools with any further Bal Rath school buses. According to the state’s director of education, Shailesh Zingade, there are currently 410 Bal Rath school buses in use. He declared that such facilities will only be provided to assisted schools with consent. Additionally, he stated that the supported schools that currently own Bal Raths would now have to pay for the upkeep and repairs of these cars out of their own pockets. Ministers and MLAs, however, could assist the assisted schools in this regard from their respective constituencies. The…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The arrest of Noman Tamboli and Abhay Dandage, two Maharashtra locals, by the Cyber Crime Cell exposed a stock trading scam. The young people, who are supposedly in their early 20s, are accused of tricking a victim out of Rs 11.60 lakh by convincing him to move money into different bank accounts in exchange for the promise of enormous investment returns. Superintendent of Police (Cyber Crime) Rahul Gupta revealed the scammers’ methods during a news conference on Thursday. He also advised the public to exercise caution when interacting with the stock market on social media. The victim-complainant…

Team Goemkarponn MAPUSA: In a significant development, Mapusa Police have detained four including 4 minors in connection to the bold burglary at Nasnodkar Jewellers in the Mapusa municipal market. The accused were apprehended from Sindhudurg, Maharashtra, as a result of prompt police intervention and concerted scrutiny. Early on Monday morning, a group of criminals stormed into the well-known jewelry store and stole a sizable amount of gold and silver jewelry. Goa Police conducted a thorough investigation to find the perpetrators after the break-in. Knowing that the suspects might have escaped over state lines, a special team of officers was sent…

Team Goemkarponn CANACONA- Not less than 30 former student leaders of the ‘70s and ‘80s would assemble at the launch of serializing the historic students’ movement of Goa at ManoShobha Kalaghar at Loliem in Canacona taluka on Saturday, 28 September. Edition 1.0 of the series would cover Goa’s first mass students’ agitation demanding 50% bus concession in 1978 and two GMC scandals of reservation of seats and the most shameful Marks Scandal by the then education minister in 1979-80. The three-hours-long function from 4 pm onwards will be attended by several former student leaders who rose in their lives and…

Goemkarponn Desk CANACONA: In a massive show of strength hundreds of Hindus under the banner of Hindavi Swaraj Sanghatan gathered outside the Canacona Dy Collectorate to show unflinched solidarity with the demand not to permit ‘Juluse’ a non-traditional practice of Muslims celebrating Eid sought to be taken out on the streets of Canacona at any point of time, and permanently ban this ‘Juluse’ a type of rally taken out on the roads by Muslim community anytime in future in Canacona taluka. Speakers stating Muslims in Canacona are purposely applying for the third time to hold the rally (Juluse) in Canacona…

Team Goemkarponn PORVORIM: The suspension of a confirmed teacher who was purportedly involved in the alleged assault of a fourth-grade kid at a Camurlim primary school has been accepted by the State government. Following the teacher and management hearings, Shailesh Zingde, the Director of Education, gave his approval for the regular teacher involved in the incident to be suspended. “The suspension order was issued a long time after the two were suspended by the school administration. According to process, the management had asked for my clearance, which was given in less than 15 days, Zingde stated. Since the normal teacher…