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Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said that his party is open to receiving support from any regional party in their quest to win the 2024 general elections. Sawant expressed confidence in winning both Lok Sabha seats in Goa. “There are about 160 days remaining until the Lok Sabha election. The election preparations have begun. Additionally, we have thoroughly examined our strategy for winning both Goa seats,” Sawant stated. “Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s central government schemes have benefited almost 99 percent of the state’s families,” he said, urging people to support the Bharatiya Janata Party. In response to a…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The State government has declared Ram Navami as a public holiday starting 2024. The state government has released the updated list of holidays for the year 2024, in which Ram Navami was included. Fatorda MLA Vijai Sardesai had earlier demanded that ‘Ram Navami’ be declared a public holiday. “Using gods and goddesses to achieve selfish, political and personal ends has become a ploy of BJP, that the god fearing people of Goa will expose and reject with contempt,” Sardesai had said.

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Director of Mines & Geology has invited tender to auction minor minerals including River boulders/pebble, gravel etc and sand together worth Rs 63.35 lakh. The minor minerals to be auctioned include 7449 m3 of River boulders, pebble, gravel etc worth Rs 52,14,300 and 1,101 m3 sand estimated to be worth Rs 13,21,200. The minor minerals are located in survey No. 33/1 & 34/1 at Borcottem of Collem village of Dharbandora Taluka. The Goa government has enacted “The Goa Cess on Products and substances causing pollution (Green Cess) Act 2013” and levied Green Cess on industries using or…

Goemkarponn desk LOUTOLIM: A 19-year-old boy was brutally assaulted allegedly by a group of 6 to 8 persons at Loutolim, last night. The victim, identified as Royson Fernandes, is a resident of Loutolim, Orgao. He was assaulted by the group allegedly with rods and other heavy objects near the Health Centre Junction at Loutulim Vanxem. The victim has received grievous injuries including head injuries and is being treated at the hospital. He has named two of the assaulters. Maina Curtorim police are investigating the matter. Further details are awaited.

With Hardik Pandya ruled out of England game with ankle injury, India will have to take a call on whether to bring in Ravichandran Ashwin or continue with SKY & Mohd Shami in Lucknow. Goemkarponn desk LUCKNOW: For the second match in a row, India Cricket Team will play without Hardik Pandya. But as has been the case, the absence of the star all-rounder creates a lot of selection dilemmas ahead of IND vs ENG Cricket World Cup clash. As things stand, Rohit Sharma and Rahul Dravid will have to take 3 important calls for the India vs England game…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Two Rugby players and a weightlifter have been injured during sports events as part of the National Games in Goa, a health official said on Thursday. Bharat Chauhan, a Rugby player from Maharashtra team, suffered an injury on Wednesday following which he was taken to the state-run Goa Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) near Panaji and was operated upon, he said. Goan Rugby player Sohan Shirodkar was also injured in an event and admitted to the GMCH on Wednesday night, the official from the hospital said. Biswa Varghuse, a weightlifter from Kerala team, was admitted to the…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: Asking the Sangh parivar to have faith in the works being carried out by Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), RSS office-Bearer Sen Bandodkar said, ‘All Hindus living in India should be saved. Sangh (RSS) does a lot of social awareness work. And that work will be completed without fail’. RSS Office-Bearer Sen Bandodkar was addressing Swayam Sevaks at the Canacona division of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh organized a procession and Path Sanchalan on the occasion of Vijayadashami on Tuesday. Bandodkar was speaking to the Sangh members after taking ‘A procession which began from the premises of Shri Mallikarjun Vidyalaya…