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Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Host Goa recorded their most successful day of the 37th National Games on Thursday with their Sepak Takraw contingent winning six gold and one silver and a bronze while swimmers Shrungi Bandekar and Sanjana Prabhugaonkar adding a silver and bronze respectively to their tally. The gold rush on Friday meant that the 37th National Games would be the best ever performance for the Goa contingent as they have now bagged a total of 44 medals, including eight gold, 10 silver and 26 bronze. Goa’s earlier best performance in the National Games was back in 2011 at Ranchi…

Goemkarponn Desk CANACONA – Stating Canacona’s Ravindra Bhavan is his dream project and so also of Canconcar’s, Canacona MLA and Speaker Ramesh Tawadkar gave 26th January as the day of its Inauguration. Tawadkar was speaking to the media after inspecting the ongoing works of Canacona’s Ravindra Bhavan which began seven years ago at Chaudi in Canacona. Contractor and Consultant, ‘The work of construction of Ravindra Bhavan has been going on for the last seven years, and today after inspecting these works, I had a constructive meeting with the GSUDA Officials, Consultant and the Contractor. 80% of the works are completed.…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: In spite of the fact that five shack operators filed a petition contesting the shack distribution criteria based on years of experience, the High Court of Bombay at Goa declined to grant an interim stay to the Goa State Shack Policy 2023–26, which was announced by the State government. Five shack owners, including Austin D’Costa of Aldona, Kapil Mulgaonkar of Pernem, Sanjay Chari of Candolim, and Shital Parab and Kritika Fadte of Vasco, filed a writ petition asking for the removal of the experience requirement and the issuance of shack licenses by drawing lots among the qualified…

AERIAL VIEW It is learnt that the Tourism department is prepared to proceed with the allocation in accordance with the beach shack policy. However, there is a certain level of confusion arising from the involvement of the State Environment department, which now determines the shack locations based on the beach’s capacity. The tourism department has already granted licenses for 359 beach shacks, but the installation process is at a standstill, as confirmed by a senior tourism department official. Is this what we call single window clearance or ease of doing business? Why are the local traditional shack owners being harassed.…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Health Minister Vishwajit Rane today said that over 100 couples have already registered for the IVF program. “Over 100 couples have already registered for the initiative. This pioneering program makes IVF accessible and free, with treatment costs typically exceeding Rs 5 lakh,” said Rane. Rane said that he was truly elated to announce that Goa is set to become India’s first state to offer free IVF treatment to couples aspiring to become parents. “The initiative aims to provide essential medical facilities to ensure no couple is denied the joy of parenthood,” he added Goa was the first…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Goa Tourism Department today has raised the maximum number of shacks allowed in North Goa by five, from 254 to 259. The Department released a notice to the public to that effect today. With this, 364 shacks—259 in North Goa and 105 in South Goa—will be allocated for the tourist season of 2023–26. A total of 364 shacks were allocated during the previous tourist season as well. Nonetheless, as per the notification released by the department on October 20, there are now 254 fewer shacks in North Goa, a decrease of 5. The government has already…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: In a shocking incident, a 45-year-old man reportedly jumped from Mandovi bridge in Pernem. As per information, the man has been identified as Ranjit Keni (45). The Coastal Police along with the fire department recovered Keni from the Mandovi river and was sent to Goa Medical College (GMC) for treatment. The reason for jumping from the bridge is not clear and information is awaited