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Goemkarponn desk CARANZALEM: History-sheeter from Taleigao was attacked by 4 masked assailants with a knife at Tonca, Caranzalem. The victim identified as Suryakant Kambli alias Surya was assaulted and attacked with a knife. The murderous attack has left him severely injured. Kambli was shifted to GMC Hospital for treatment. Police suspect previous enmity to be the reason behind the attack. Suryakant has sustained severe injuries to his face and full body. Suryakant is involved in multiple criminal cases across Goa which includes assault, posession of weapons, death threats.

Goemkarponn desk Panaji: The Goa government will conduct aerial surveillance through drones at wildlife sanctuaries and forest areas to track movement and curb forest fires, state minister Vishwajit Rane said on Monday. The state government is also taking the help of Forest Survey of India to monitor the movement in these areas, he added. “Around 600 existing trackers would be given refresher training by December 31 to get them ready to tackle any disaster in wildlife areas and forests. A total of 76.5 hectares was affected due to forest fires last year. These would be revived by planting indigenous plants.…

Goemkarponn desk The Goa government on Monday announced several incentives for self-help groups (SHGs), including a one-time grant of Rs 2 lakh under the ‘home stay’ policy and allotment of canteens in state-run facilities. Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, while speaking at a function organised by the State Rural Development Agency in Mapusa, some 9 kilometres from here, also announced help for the SHGs to market their products under the Swayapurna e-bazaar scheme. ”Self-help groups across the country are having ‘acche din’ as the Central government will disburse revolving fund to them in Goa. The state government is proactively working on…

Goemkarponn desk SIRIDAO: In a shocking incident, a 22-year-old girl died in an accident between 2 two-wheelers at Siridao. The accident occurred when the deceased girl identified as Sanjana Sawant was going to drop her sister to Higher Secondary School at Pillar. When she reached the old bridge at Siridao, her two-wheeler dashed against a bike which came from the opposite side and she fell on the road. While Sanjana died on the spot her sister who was riding pillion and the bike rider Omkar Aroskar have been injured.

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said that students need to take education in the fields where jobs are available. “We need to take education in the fields where jobs are available, we need to take education considering the availability of jobs or should think of self-employment. Everyone can’t get government jobs,” said Sawant. He further said 100 per cent youth of Goa can get jobs, which are available in the private sector. ” How about working as a plumbing contractor? Every time, plumbers charge about Rs 500. They now charge more than physicians do. He remarked, “There are…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Harinder Singh, the chairman and managing director of Percept Ltd., promised ticket buyers a refund on December 31. “You will receive a refund of your money if you have already purchased the ticket. Examine the ticket; each one states that it is “subject to government permission,” he said. He further defended saying how many people will purchase tickets if we sell them at the last minute? “The permissions procedure takes time. We offer advance tickets because of this, and customers are informed that they would receive a refund if the event doesn’t occur,” he continued, trying to…

No Sunburn in Goa on Dec 31; Tourism dept grants provisional approval Min Khaunte says they are not allowed to go beyond Dec 30 Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Tourism Minister Rohan Khaunte said that his department has decided to provide a provisional licence to the Sunburn Electronic Dance Music (EDM) festival promoters for three days, from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m., only, and not up to midnight, as desired by the planners. “There has been a lot of uproar around Sunburn during the past month. It has been determined today to grant the Sunburn organisers permission to host the event on…