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Goemkarponn desk MAPUSA: The Additional Sessions Court Mapusa declined to cancel the bail of respondents Mohammed Fahim and Yusuf Thoramakki who were booked by the Porvorim Police under section 406, 420 r/w 34 IPC upon a written complaint filed by Antonio Silveira who is the brother of Ex MLA to the effect that both the respondents with their common intention induced him to deliver fish worth Rs. 1,24,48,525/- and further failed to make payment and thereby cheated him. The Police attached to Porvorim Police Station had filed for the Cancellation of Respondents bail application on grounds that they were not…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Goa State Commission for Protection of Child Rights, in its proactive efforts to safeguard children’s health, has taken suo motu cognizance of the matter related to the “Pan Masala” advertisement. Specifically, the advertisements for Vimal Pan Masala, Rajniwas Pan Masala and Shikhar Pan Masala displayed by the Village Panchayat of Penha de Franca, have been brought to the Commission’s attention. This advertisement has raised significant concerns as it represents a clear violation of both Section 5 of the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA) and Section 77 of the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015. This disregard…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: The annual feast of St. Francis Xavier is celebrated with great pomp and gaiety at Bhatpal Church in Canacona on Monday. Diocessan Biblical Centre, Old Goa Director Fr. Marian Costa was the main celebrant of the Feast Mass while Bhatpal Church Parish Priest Fr. Freddy Lobo, Asstt Parish Priest and Administrator (Chiplem) Joseph Correia alongwith a few other local priests of Canacona deanery were the co-celebrants. In his homily, Fr. Costa called on the faithful to understand and live the missionary life and lived by the great saint, who inspite of various restrictions preached the word of…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: A three metre long Cobra (female) was rescued from a residential area at Peddem-Loliem on Monday morning. The Forest Department Rescuers from Hathipal, Khotigao Harischandra Chodankar and Gautham Bhagat carried out the rescue operations when informed about the sighting of the King Cobra, threateningly moving around the residential locality near the Peddem Chapel in Loliem village. Initially, it was sighted by a motorcyclist who saw it crossing the road, and soon after it crossed the road, it slipped into a roadside hole, as dogs around started to barking menacingly. At first people tried to ignore it thinking…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: With no signs of Hot-mixing or Black-topping of roads damaged during the extended monsoon rains in sight, the last hope of a Jet-Patcher has come handy to rescue even the village interior roads in Canacona. ‘Most of our roads are damaged during the extended monsoons, however, though most of these roads particularly our village interior roads are pending for execution of repair and black-topping, nothing seems to be moving in the right direction to execute these works. We are in December now, and people are rightly getting restless’, informed Agonda Sarpanch Preettal Fernandes. With many residents keeping…

AERIAL VIEW As the media and many politicians in Goa had written off BJP even before elections and claimed that whatever happened in Karnataka would be repeated, I decided to visit Madhya Pradesh and get the first hand knowledge of what was actually happening there. Even in the flight, a co-passenger from Mumbai, told me BJP is losing MP, I said “let’s see”. I visited the cities of Indore, Ujjain and Bhopal and found that the pulse of the people was completely different to what was being spoken outside MP. The first guy who told me BJP is winning was…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Mormugao constituency turns saffron as MLA Sankalp Amonkar organises a massive mega bike rally with thousands of bikes in Mormugao to celebrate the BJP Victory in Madhya Pradesh, Chattisgarh and Rajasthan. Speaking to mediapersons, Amonkar said that credit of victory goes to “Modi Guarantee”. “Modi Guarantee has won the confidence and trust from the people of different sections of society across the country,” he said. Amonkar also added that Goa BJP led by CM Dr Pramod Sawant along party President Sadanand Tanavade will win both the seats in the upcoming LS election by huge margin. “BJP is…