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Goemkarponn desk BAMBOLIM: Modern Endovenous Laser Technology (EVLT) has been introduced by Goa Medical College (GMC), Bambolim, to treat varicose veins. GMC Dean Dr. Shivanand Bandekar noted that the disease known as varicose veins affects 20–25% of adult Goans. He also mentioned that patients can now receive free treatment at the GMC, valued at between Rs. 70,000 and Rs. one lakh. Dr. Bandekar reports that 24 patients have utilised the new treatment facility thus far. The procedure known as laser ablation is a daycare that allows the patient to walk after two hours because it is a non-invasive surgical procedure.…

Goemkarponn desk BICHOLIM: A large mob gathered (especially Dhree Devi Lairai dhonds) at Bicholim Police Station demanding that Shreya Dhargalkar who is in police custody be brought and placed at the Bicholim Police lockup. As per police she has been lodged at the Colvale jail and will be produced before the court for Judicial Custody. The mob had earlier also blocked the road over their demand. Shreya was arrested by police yet again today over comments on Devi Lairai’s devotees. Earlier in the day, Shreya was granted conditional bail by JMFC Quepem in the Fatorpa temple committee accusation and religious…

Goemkarponn desk FATORDA: After Indoco Remedies, yet another pharma company job advertisement issued in Pune, for recruitments for its Goa plant, has raised eyebrows. Goa Forward Party (GFP) has once again exposed the attitude of pharma companies towards Goans. “Shutting the door on Goemkars has become a habit for Goa pharma companies. Stop this nonsense. Close on the heels of Indoco Remedies, another company, Encube Ethicals is planning a Walk-in recruitment in Pune for their Goa plant,” said Vijai. He further said that this is outrageous and condemnable and the very fact that these companies are bold enough to deny…

LONDON: Rishi Sunak has called a snap General Election for July 4 in a rain-soaked Downing Street speech, declaring it is “the moment for Britain to choose its future.” As Mr Sunak began his speech in the pouring rain, D: Ream’s hit song ‘Things Can Only Get Better’ – associated with Labour’s 1997 General Election victory – could be heard blaring loudly in the background. A sodden Mr Sunak asked the nation who it trusts to guide the UK through a time when “the world is more dangerous than it has been since the end of the Cold War”, pledging…

Goemkarponn desk MAPUSA: The Mandrem police have arrested one in an attempt to murder case on Wednesday. As per DySP Jivba Dalvi on Tuesday the Mandrem police received a complaint from one Mrs Namita Namdev Bhisaji R/o Nhaiginwada Parsem to the effect that on 20/05/2024 accused person namely Mr Darshan s/o Rama Bhisaji assaulted the son of the Complainant with a metal rod multiple times on his head and also kicked on the body of her son thereby causing him bleeding injuries to his head. In this connection registered offence and investigation were taken up wherein the accused person namely…

Goemkapronn desk PANAJI: Thousands of tourists are flooding beaches across Goa amid peak summer and weeks before they are closed during the monsoon. The coastal state is witnessing a rush of tourists, especially from neighbouring Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Kerala. On Wednesday evening, the lifeguards at Colva beach in South Goa were seen warning people against venturing deep into the water as the crowd swelled on the seafront. Sandeep P from Kerala said he was visiting Goa for the first time. “I had heard about the beaches here, now I can experience them. They are really beautiful and full of people,”…

Gomkarponn desk PANAJI: With samples from up to 16 patients tracked by the state’s genome sequencing lab, the KP.1 and KP.2 sub-variants which are thought to be the reason behind the spike in Covid cases in Singapore have found their way to Goa. Dr. A K Prakash Suryawanshi, the state epidemiologist, stated that there is no need for concern as all 16 patients have recuperated at home. 324 cases of coronavirus infection with the KP.1 and KP.2 subvariants have been reported nationally in India thus far. According to him, of the 16 cases reported in Goa, 4 had the KP.1…