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Goemkarponn desk MAPUSA: Congress leader Vijay Bhike has lodged a complaint against Sunburn organisers of insulting Hindu God Shiva at teh festival venue. In his complaint to Anjuna police Bhike said the organisers of the ongoing event “Sunburn” at Anjuna, Goa have committed a deliberate malicious act of putting up a large printed image/ visible representation of our Hindu God Lord “Shiva” in the said EDM festival with intent to outrage religious feelings of all Hindus of Goa. “The religious worship of Shiva in Goa state follows strict vegetarian guidelines and almost all Goan Hindus do not consume non-vegetarian food…

Goemkarponn desk MARGAO: FC Goa head coach Manolo Marquez felt that his side did not play a good game as they were held to a 1-1 draw against NorthEast United FC in the Indian Super League (ISL) at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium in Guwahati on Friday. FC Goa took the lead in Guwahati with a goal by Carlos Martinez before NorthEast United FC equalised minutes later through a Jithin MS. FC Goa had a total of nine shots in the whole game out of which four were on target and even had more possession of the ball, but struggled…

The high court cited material and expressed shock and agony at the level of illegal constructions in the no-development zone in north Goa’s Arambol Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Friday promised to save “legal houses” in north Goa’s Arambol, where the high court has ordered the demolition of 187 illegally constructed structures along a creek. The order came after the court ordered a survey following a complaint against the construction of a four-storey hotel without permission. “We have on January 4 called for a meeting of the Goa State Pollution Control Board and the Goa Coastal Zone…

Considering the heavy footfall of New Year tourists, Goa police form special teams to check the sale and consumption of narcotic substances at holiday parties Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa seems to be the preferred destination to ring in the new year, as tourists have been thronging the beaches and crowding hotels in the coastal state this holiday season. Lanes leading to beaches in Calangute, Candolim, Baga, and Vagator in North Goa have been witnessing traffic jams since December 25. Hotels have witnessed more than 90 per cent occupancy this season and will reach full occupancy on December 31, said a…

Goemkarponn desk Panaji: Goa’s health, and women and child departments are creating awareness about the Centre’s Ayushman Bharat scheme through camps and drives, said cabinet minister Vishwajit Rane on Saturday. The health minister of the coastal state wrote on X, “ABHA #AyushmanBharat is a revolutionary initiative modifying healthcare access in India. The Health Department and Department of Women and Child Development are collaboratively working to ensure its successful implementation, paving the way for a healthier and more empowered future for all.” The Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri-Jan Arogya Yojana aims to provide free and cashless healthcare services up to Rs 5…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: While Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said nine months back that Goa will not need to take loans after two years, the opposition parties have targeted the BJP government over the reported total debt pegged at Rs 35000 crore. Leader of Opposition Yuri Alemao said that the BJP government since coming to power in 2012 has focused only on event management and spending crores on it. “Government is in a ‘Debt Trap’ with monthly borrowings of almost 200 crores. This has resulted in the total debt of the state touching to Rs 35000 crores,” claimed Alemao. He said…

Goemkarponn Desk CANACONA – The stability test is finally conducted on five old buildings including one Municipal owned building identified for their unsafe and hazardous nature in Canacona Municipal area. Canacona municipality has sought a Stability report from the Goa College of Engineering, Farmagudi on the five old buildings including one of its own old municipal buildings in their jurisdiction. A Team of Experts of Goa College of Engineering in Fermaguri conducted the Stability tests on all the five old buildings, four of which are privately owned, and even businesses/trades continue to be conducted there. The experts tested a total…