Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: Porvorim police has arrested Cujira resident for allegedly stealing a bike from Nerul, Bardez. As per information, the accused has identified Rafiq Hussain r/o Cujira-St Cruz. Police also informed that tolen bike has been recovered from him. Complainant had filed Police complaint at Porvorim police that his bike was stolen by unknown person from his residence.
Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Government data indicates that the State’s net paddy/rice production has significantly increased since 2021, reflecting the positive impact of the farming boom that followed the economic disruption caused by the Covid pandemic in Goa. Rice production in the State rose by 9,462 MT in 2023–24 compared to 2022–23, according to Agriculture Minister Ravi Naik. However, the three talukas of Tiswadi, Sattari, and Dharbandora have seen a decline in their paddy output even as the overall production of rice, or paddy, has increased. Venzy Viegas, the Benaulim MLA for the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), posed an unstarred question…
Sri Lanka: Yashasvi Jaiswal and skipper Suryakumar Yadav displayed their wide array of strokes as India took an unassailable 2-0 lead, winning the rain-curtailed second T20I by seven wickets with nine balls to spare in Pallekele on Sunday. Head coach Gautam Gambhir and new captain Suryakumar couldn’t have asked for a better start to their new roles as the Indian team played like true T20 World Champions outplaying Sri Lanka in all departments. Despite Shubman Gill’s absence due to neck spasm and another failure in the format for the ever-hyped Sanju Samson (0), Jaiswal (30 off 15 balls) and Suryakumar…
Paris: Manu Bhaker won bronze in the women’s 10m air pistol final, becoming the first Indian to win a medal in Paris Olympics 2024. Manu Bhaker also created history by becoming the first female Indian shooter to win an Olympic medal. Bhaker maintained an excellent standard from start-to-finish, showing incredible skill and composure and spending the majority of the event in the top 3. Bhaker opens India’s medal tally at Paris, as the nation aims to eclipse their medal count of seven from Paris 2024. Bhaker was 0.1 ahead in second heading into the final shot, but slipped to third…
Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Agriculture Minister Ravi Naik stated that the government is pushing turmeric as a monocrop and intercrop, citing Goa’s climate and soil as ideal for its development. According to Naik, the Scheduled Tribe Component of the Indian government has also developed a small-scale turmeric processing factory in Sankhali to make it easier for farmers to process and powder their turmeric. In the assembly recently, Naik was answering Curtorim MLA Aleixo Reginaldo Lourenco about the cultivation of turmeric in Goa. In a written response, he stated that the Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH)-Spices in Goa, a centrally…
Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Minister for Women & Child Development Vishwajit Rane said that that no such plan to replace the procedure of submitting of Life Certificate personally and instead same to be processed under online process, however will examine the proposal. “At present, no such plan to replace the procedure of submitting of Life Certificate personally and instead same to be processed under online process, however will examine the proposal,” said Rane. He further said that the life certificate alongwith income certificate issued by the competent authority of Griha Aadhar scheme beneficiaries are accepted at the respective WCD Block offices…
Goemakpronn desk Ponda: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Goa celebrated its fifth convocation at a special event held at the Rajeev Gandhi Kala Mandir in Ponda on Sunday, July 28. This year’s commencement ceremony was rather significant for it marked the graduation of the institute’s first cohort of 8 PhD scholars. A total of 166 students were awarded their degrees in the graduation ceremony. Including the 8 research scholars, 137 B.Tech. students and 21 M.Tech. students received their degrees in the event. Chief Minister of Goa Dr. Pramod Sawant, who could not make it to the event, addressed the gathering in a…
