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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Tourism Department has now allowed shacks to continue operating, contingent on weather, in response to appeals from shack owners throughout the state. “The Goa Tourism Department has announced its decision to grant an extension to the shack operators, subject to weather conditions,” stated Minister of Tourism Rohan Khaunte. He added that if the monsoon strikes the state, they will have to stop operations. According to Khaunte, the purpose of this action is to guarantee that shacks will always be available for visitors to enjoy Goa’s beautiful beaches and lively atmosphere. The Shack Owners Welfare Society (SOWS)…

Goemkarponn desk MARGAO: Agxem Sports Club lifted the Late Roque Fernandes memorial 9-a-side football trophy by defeating United Club Unjirim 1-0 in the finals organised by Fondegal Sports Club and played at St.Alex Church ground curtorim on Sunday. The final was played at a fast pace and both teams showed their determination and skill in front of a large crowd and had equal opportunity to score. The all-important goal came from the boots of Michael Paes of Agxem sports club in the first session of play. In the second session, United club Unjirim missed the opportunity to level the terms…

Goemkarponn desk MARGAO: Congress Leader Girish Chodankar has demanded the arrest of Margao MLA Digambar Kamat for illegally entering the counting centre at Margao & violating the model code of conduct. “Margao MLA illegally entered the counting centre at Margao and violated the model code of conduct. Election authorities & police should immediately arrest him,” said Chodankar. He further said that Congress South Goa Candidate Capt Viriato Fernandes has filed a complaint with the returning officer and police. On verification, the Returning Officer clarified that Digambar Kamat, MLA, had not entered the counting centre at Shree Damodar College of Commerce…

New Delhi: Indian stock markets crashed by nearly 4,000 points today, after a sharp rally in the previous session, as early vote-counting trends showed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party-led alliance leading in more than 272 seats, but the extent of the victory was not clear and its lead narrower than what exit polls had predicted. The BSE Sensex was down 5.07 per cent or 3,997 points at 72,684, while the NSE Nifty 50 was down 5.07 per cent or 1,178 points at 11.10 am. The benchmarks had jumped more than 3% on Monday, hitting record highs and logging…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: In Panaji, Goa, a strict special campaign against drunk driving that took place between May 31 and June 2, 2024, between 8:00 PM and 11:00 PM, produced noteworthy outcomes. Rahul Gupta, IPS, the Superintendent of Police for Traffic, has reported that during this period of increased enforcement, 249 cases of drunk driving were booked. This represents the greatest number of DUI cases that have been scheduled in a three-day span. A total of 258 infractions related to intoxicated driving were noted between May 31 and June 2, 2024. This campaign against intoxicated driving is a component of…

Goemkapronn desk CANACONA: “Whatever we have, we need to share it, give it to the needy society. There is a need for the Shram-Dham concept to serve the people of the nation. Shram-Dham is nothing, but it is a clear and straight-forward road to help the society in need,’ stated Union minister Shripad Naik. Naik was speaking as the Chief Guest at the Shram-Dham Convention held at Canacona on Saturday after a strong 1000 registered Shram-Dham workers took out a rally from Gaitonde Grounds to the KTC Bus-Stand complex. Balram Charitable Foundation, a Trust by Ramesh Tawadkar, has launched the…

Goemkarponn desk PERNEM: A Pune native living in Arambol was taken into custody on suspicion of having drugs valued at Rs 86,000. Pernem SDPO Jivba Dalvi reported that a police team discovered Akash Sancheti (30) in possession of a bag containing 770 grams of ganja and three orange-coloured, 0.6-gram tablets, which are suspected to be narcotic drugs and Ecstasy tablets. The total value of the items found in the bag was Rs 86,000. The accused was placed under arrest under the NDPS Act and appeared before the Pernem JMFC, which remanded him to four days of detention by the police.…