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Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Deputy Chairman of the Exposition Committee Minister Aleixo Sequeira maintained that all infrastructure development work associated with the impending Exposition of St. Francis Xavier’s relics is anticipated to be finished by November 10. He claimed that the constant rains have caused delays in the work’s completion. The exhibition will take place from November 21, 2024, until January 5, 2025, for a total of 45 days. To supervise the readiness, a committee is established, chaired by Chief Minister Pramod Sawant. The Basilica of Bom Jesus in Old Goa is being chemically cleaned by the Archaeological Survey of India…

Panaji: With an eye on the rise in travel activities around the festive season of Diwali, FLY91, India’s pure play regional airline, has announced direct daily flights connecting Pune-Goa and Pune-Jalgaon from October 27 onwards, significantly enhancing regional connectivity on the two routes. The introduction of daily flights on the two routes will not only enhance connectivity to Pune, the cultural capital of Maharashtra, a centre for IT and ITES services and an education hub, but will also offer convenient direct outbound air-travel options for Pune-based residents. The Pune-Goa route will facilitate ease of travel for students, leisure seekers and…

Thiruvananthapuram: More than 150 people were injured, 10 of them seriously, in a fireworks accident at a temple in Kerala’s Kasaragod district late last night. Shocking visuals from the spot showed crackers triggering a massive fire and a cloud of smoke as people gathered on the temple premises ran to safety. The incident occurred at Anjootambalam Veerekavu during the celebration of the beginning of the festive season in the north Malabar region. Eyewitnesses have said that a firecrackers display was on around midnight, and one of the crackers may have fallen into the nearby shed where more crackers were stored.…

Srinagar: Security forces gunned down three terrorists responsible for attacking an Army vehicle in Jammu and Kashmir’s Akhnoor sector yesterday. The operation spanned 27 hours and concluded early Tuesday morning. The encounter began on Monday when the terrorists fired at an ambulance that was part of an Army convoy near the Line of Control (LoC). By evening, one attacker was neutralised, while two others were eliminated on Tuesday during a final assault near the Assan temple in Jogwan village. Following a night of relative quiet, the joint teams of the Army and police initiated a renewed push at around 7…

The recent sightings of a tigress and her two cubs in Goa’s Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary have sparked renewed interest and deliberation over the state government’s opposition to certifying the sanctuary as a tiger reserve. This marks the first recorded evidence of tigers in this area since 2020, reigniting hopes among wildlife enthusiasts and conservationists. Located on the border of Maharashtra and Karnataka, the sanctuary is not just a haven for local wildlife, but also a battleground for regulatory and ecological concerns. The Bombay High Court’s directive to declare Mhadei a tiger reserve is built on recommendations from the National Tiger…

Team Goemkarponn CANACONA: Second season in a row, students and faculty of Govt High School Gaval-Khola in Canacona have harvested Paddy cultivated and sowed in the school compound 4 months ago. It was the hard toil, students assisted by staff (adults) members of the school themselves ventured upon with sickles first to cut the paddy and later complete all the harvesting procedure. Continouing for the second year, school staff and students themselves raised the nursery and transplanted the paddy crop at the end of June month including the tasks of ploughing and Sowing processes. ‘infact, the ploughing, land-leveling, Seed selection…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Office of the Chief Electoral Officer has informed to general public and political parties, that the draft Electoral Roll in respect of the Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies in the State of Goa relating to the Special Summary Revision of Electoral Roll with reference to January 01, 2025 as the qualifying date will be published as per the programme approved by the Election Commission of India, New Delhi. As per the schedule for various stages of Special Summary Revision of Electoral Roll – 2025, publication of draft electoral roll will be on October 29, 2024, period of filing…