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Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Goa police have filed a case against the person running the M K Club House at Ribandar from where prostitution racket was being operated, informed CM Pramod Sawant. Old Goa police had rescued six girls from Nepal and arrested three persons for their involvement in an alleged prostitution racket operating from the club at Ribandar which was run in the form of a dance bar. Goa does not want tourism based on drugs, prostitution and human trafficking, asserted Sawant adding that stern action will be taken against those involved in such trades. He warned hotel, bar and…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: As a part of SVEEP activity for the forthcoming General Election to Lok Sabha, 2024, the office of CEO in Collaboration with Disability Alliance for Inclusive Goa has organized a special drive on 21/12/2023 at Dr. K. B. Hedgewar High School, Cujira for marking of Persons with Disabilities on the Electoral Roll to avail facilities at the polling station on the day of Poll. The Persons with Disabilities also performed a wheelchair Musal Folk Dance to encourage the other PwDs to break the barrier and register and vote in large number for the forthcoming General Election to…

Goemkarponn Desk MARGAO: Tiatr Academy of Goa presented Lifetime Contribution to Tiatr Awards 2023-24 (Non – Commercial) to 5 tiatr personalities- Remedios Simao Dias, Joao Eduardo Da-Silva, Mario Santan Fernandes, Romano Leao Dias, and Agnelo Piedade Gracias for their valuable contribution to tiatr. The award consisted of a memento, citation and cash purse of Rs. 50,000/-. The awards were presented at a function organized at Pai Tiatrist Auditorium, Ravindra Bhavan, Margao at the hands of Minister for Art & Culture Shri.Govind Gaude, in the presence of Shri. John D’Silva, a renowned tiatrist. Shri. Sagun R. Velip, President of TAG, Shri.…

Goemkarponn Desk MARGAO: By establishing a school for women, Samaj Seva Sangh (SSS) significantly contributed to the preservation of Goa’s language and culture during the Portuguese colonial era and has carried on the tradition of teaching for the past nine decades. Operating Mahila and Nutan English High School, Vidyabharati Primary School, and Shishubharati Pre-primary School in Margao, it is among the oldest educational establishments in Goa. Chief Minister Pramod Sawant made the announcement at Margao that the State government will be giving land to SSS before the end of this fiscal year on March 31, 2024, in recognition of its…

Goemkarponn Desk Former twice-elected member of parliament Churchill Alemao declared he has no interest in running in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, but he would back the winner of the South Goa seat. “I’ll back the victorious candidate. We’ll wait. I will back a deserving candidate if there is one. The Congress had started a campaign against me when I first stood for the Lok Sabha in 1996, claiming that I would eventually learn how to navigate Delhi’s roads. “We will have to support the party which supports the people of Goa,” Churchill retorted when asked if he would back…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Goa will host the second edition of the India Energy Week (IEW) from February 6 to 9, 2024, as announced by the event organizers on Friday. The IEW will be organized by the Federation of Indian Petroleum Industry (FIPI) under the aegis of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Government of India. Gurmeet Singh, Director General of FIPI, highlighted that the IEW will serve as a catalyst for meaningful discussions, knowledge exchange, and collaboration among industry experts, policymakers, academia, and entrepreneurs. The event will showcase India’s intricate energy landscape, characterized by a diverse energy mix, rapid…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: The Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority (GCZMA) was ordered by the High Court of Bombay in Goa on Friday to proceed with demolishing any illegal structures constructed within the mangrove area and within the 50-meter mangrove buffer under the CRZ Notification 2011 at Merces. The two petitioners’ appeal for interim relief to approach the Supreme Court was also denied by the Division Bench, which is made up of Justices Mahesh Sonak and Valmiki SA Menezes. This was due to the observation that they were flagrantly breaking the law and utilizing the illegal construction for commercial purposes, causing…