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Goiemkarponn desk PANAJI: The inaugural TEDxMargao event is set to take place on June 30th, 2024, at Ravindra Bhavan, Margao. This independently organized event, licensed by TED, aims to gather a diverse group of thinkers, innovators, and change-makers from Goa and beyond to share their inspiring ideas and stories under the theme “Breaking Barriers.” TEDxMargao promises a lineup of inspiring speakers, including distinguished personalities such as Katya Coelho, a 19-time national gold medalist in windsurfing, Mr. Mario Fernandes, a renowned free-diving athlete, Varun Carvalho, a musician famous for his FC Goa Anthem, and Mr. Kedar Borker, co-founder of Soul Travelling.…

New Delhi: The special CBI court that denied relief to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the liquor policy case has said that on the basis of material on record, it cannot be said at this stage that the arrest is illegal, but warned that the probe agency should not be “overzealous”. Arvind Kejriwal has been sent to CBI’s custody for three days — two less than what the agency had asked for. He was arrested by the CBI inside the Rouse Avenue court. Earlier, the Rouse Avenue court had granted him bail, but the Delhi High Court paused it…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: In a shocking incident, four people including the owner of the scrapyard at Bamanbhat, Merces had been admitted to GMC after they started feeling uneasy due to leakage of unidentified gas from cylinders at the scrapyard. Locals informed that the area was filled with the gas smell today morning due to which several people in the area had difficulty breathing. The owner of the scrapyard who came to check and put off the gas cylinders also fell sick with the smell. Several people in the locality were taken to GMC in 108 ambulances. Meanwhile, samples have been…

The Emergency imposed in 1975 was the darkest chapter of a direct attack on the Constitution, President Droupadi Murmu said today in her address to a joint sitting of Parliament. This is her first address to Parliament after the general election elected a new Lok Sabha. The Constitution, she said, has stood up to every challenge and every test in the past decades. “Today is 27th June. The imposition of Emergency on 25th June, 1975, was the biggest and darkest chapter of direct attack on the Constitution. The entire country felt outraged.” “But the country emerged victorious over such unconstitutional…

Goemkarponn desk BICHOLIM: Heavy rain has caused landslides at the newly constructed Valshi, Vathadev bypass road at Bicholim with mud and stones blocking the road and disrupting traffic flow. Two bike riders who were passing along the road had a lucky escape. Locals informed that several incidents of landslides had occurred in the area over the past few days at a smaller scale. They said that authorities had not paid any heed to their frequent pleas. Local MLA Dr Chandrakant Shetye who visited the site said that the concerned engineer will take a call as to whether to close the…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: In an effort to strengthen the real estate industry under the GST system, the Central government named Chief Minister Pramod Sawant as the Convener of the reorganized Group of Ministers. The Office of the Goods and Services Tax Council released an office memo stating that Sawant has been appointed as the convener of the reconfigured seven-member committee. The chief minister thanked Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on social media for the appointment. He promised to try his hardest to earn back the faith you had placed in him. The six members of the…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant today said that his government will not compromise on the house demolition matter case at Assagao and that culprits will be taken to task. CM Sawant was speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a government event. “My government will not not compromise on the house demolition matter case at Assagao and that culprits will be taken to task,” said Sawant. He further said that police teams have been dispatched to Mumbai and Belgaum. “If the family wants to compromise, it is their choice but the state government won’t bow down’ he added.…