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Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: Prasad Pagi, Teacher at Shree Balram Residential High School, Amone (Poinguinim) surrenders at Canacona police station after Goa Children’s Court rejected his bail application in the 13-year old, 6th Std Student’s assault case. Canacona Police took the accused Prasad Pagi in their custody after the latter came to the Police Station on rejection of his bail application by Goa Children’s Court on Thursday. JMFC Court granted bail to Prasad Pagi, releasing him from police custody in less than 24 hours on Friday morning. The bail details are, however, awaited. It may be recalled that the police were…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Imagine Panaji Smart City Development Corporation (IPSDCL) will commence work on the stretch of road from Vithal Mandir Ribandar to the Office of Crime Branch, Ribandar (Old GMC, Ribandar) from Oct 7 to Oct 30. “Permission has been granted to the Imagine Panaji Smart City Development Ltd for excavation of road for Development of Smart Ribandar with Operation and maintenance of selected facilities under Smart Cities Mission,” states the order issued by North Goa Collector. In view of this, all heavy vehicles, buses and four-wheelers proceeding from Old Goa towards Ribandar shall be diverted from Hotel Ratnasagar…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: The Goa branch of the High Court of Bombay ordered the government to refer the vacant “Designated Officer” position in the Directorate of Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which became available following Iva Fernandes’ retirement, to the Goa Public Service Commission (GPSC) for promotion. In a writ petition, Sanjyot Kudalkar, nee Sanjyot Azgaonkar, argued that the FDA’s “Designated Officer” position was one for which she was qualified for promotion, and she contested the government’s decision to fill the position through direct recruitment rather than promotion. She had requested in her prayer that the respondents be told to…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa Forward Party (GFP) General Secretary Durgadas Kamat today has demanded an urgent appointment of the Human Rights Commissioner for Goa. “It has been observed that the GHRC has become non-functional since the term of its chairperson Justice Utkarsh Bakre ended in February 2023. There are over 500 cases pending, this void raises significant concerns about the protection and promotion of human rights in Goa,” said Kamat. He further said that inspite of GFP Chief Vijai Sardesai writing to the Chief Secretary twice on the issue of appointment of Human Rights Commissioner and raising the matter during…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: In the course of its ongoing endeavor to clean up Public life through drives against Corruption and black money, the Congress party has alleged a major crime against the nation involving smuggling of Gold from a foreign country. This operation shockingly, has been allegedly masterminded by a prominent cabinet minister in the Goa BJP government along with his staff and an immediate relative, said the Congress. The Press conference was Addressed by GPCC President Amit Patkar and General Secretary Capt. Viriato Fernandes along with Everson Valles, Savio D’silva and Sanjay Barde at Congress House Panjim on Thursday.…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Rosary College, Navelim, St. Xaviers College, Mapusa, .E.S. College, Zuarinagar and Fr. Agnel College, Pilar marched into the quarter-finals of the Goa University’s Men’s Inter Collegiate Football Championship. At Goa University Ground In the fifth pre-quarter final match at Goa University Ground, Rosary College, Navelim defeated S.S. Dempo College, Cujira by a score of 2-0. In the first half a goal from Sheldon Fernands, in the 18th minute of the match, put Rosary College in the lead. In the second half, Rosary College doubled their lead in the 55th minute which came from Beckham Dias and booked…

~ IRONMAN 70.3 India pays homage to Goan icon and Padma Vibhushan awardee, the late Mario Miranda, with the latter’s trademark artwork featuring on the winners’ medals, which were unveiled~ ~The race’s 30 top finishers will qualify to compete in the IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship, slated to take place in New Zealand ~ An IRONKIDS race is planned on 7 October as a curtain-raiser to the IRONMAN 70.3 India race for children in the age group of six to sixteen years Panaji, Oct 2023 — Triathletes from 30 countries, some as far-flung as Argentina, Australia and US, will join a…