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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Smart City CEO Sanjit Rodrigues re-asserted that the road stretch work including the Ribandar-Old Goa route will be completed by the promised specified deadline of May 31, ‘plus or minus a couple of days’. Rodrigues, met with PWD officials and other stakeholders to review the status of Smart City projects. He sensitized the contractors of the deadline and restated the commitment to finish designated areas by May 31 during the meeting. Notwithstanding obstacles like elevated water tables and traffic bottlenecks, Rodrigues conveyed assurance regarding the project’s timely completion. Sanjit Rodrigues also talked about the project’s advancement and…

Goemkapronn desk MARGAO: The Annual Summer Camp Fun Fiesta 2024 by Village Panchayat Cana Benaulim with Village Development Committee ( VDC ) was held at Benaulim Village Panchayat Cana Benaulim Hall recently with a Total 42 Summer Camp Students Enrolled. The Summer Camp Fun Fiesta was inaugurated at the Hands of Xavier Pereira, Sarpanch VP Cana Benaulim in the presence of Glyda Rodrigues, Dy Sarpanch, Manoj Kesarkar Panch Member, Prajyot Gauns Dessai, Secretary VP Cana Benaulim, VDC Members and Panch. This Summer Camp was with Futuristic Learning and Discovering the Joy of Learning for Campers full of Learning, Play and…

Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: A law student, facing allegations in the murder of a salon staffer in Porvorim, has been denied anticipatory bail by the Sessions Court. Notwithstanding his protests about his impending final year exam, the Court decided that, given the gravity of the situation, his involvement could not be ruled out and that he would therefore have to submit to an investigation. Rehbar Khan, 21, was allegedly killed, and his body was dumped near Audit Bhavan in Porvorim. At least five people were arrested in connection with the incident, while others are still at large. The fugitive defendant emphasized…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: While stating that Congress yet again has exposed it’s divisive ideology, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has condemned the racist remarks from Convenor of Overseas Congress Party Sam Pitroda. “The Convenor of Overseas Congress party Sam Pitroda has yet again exposed the divisive ideology of the Congress Party. I condemn his racist remarks and would like to tell the Congress party that this nation will not tolerate these tactics anymore,” said Sawant. CM Sawant further reiterated that we all are woven by the thread of Patriotism and National Integration, despite the diversity in language, culture, social background etc.…

MUMBAI: Rapid solar energy deployment in India pushed the country past Japan to become the world’s third-largest solar power generator in 2023, according to a new report. The report by global energy think tank Ember said India ranked ninth in solar energy deployment in 2015. Solar produced a record 5.5 per cent of global electricity in 2023. In line with the global trend, India generated 5.8 per cent of its electricity from solar last year, as reported in Ember’s “Global Electricity Review”. Ember’s Asia Programme director Aditya Lolla said, “Increasing clean electricity is not just for reducing carbon emissions in…

MUMBAI: Investors in India invested a record Rs 20,371 crore into systematic investment plans (SIPs) during April, marking the first time monthly investments have crossed the Rs 20,000 crore milestone. The increase in investment amount, revealed by the Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI), shows a huge increase from the previous month’s Rs 19,271 crore. However, equity mutual funds witnessed a decrease in inflows in April, dropping to Rs 18,917.09 crore from Rs 22,633.15 crore in March, a decline of 16%. This decrease was mainly due to investors reducing their allocations to large-cap stocks. The mutual fund industry as…

NEW DELHI: Maldives foreign minister Moosa Zameer said on Thursday that he held discussions with his Indian counterpart S Jaishankar regarding the possibility of President Mohamed Muizzu’s visit to New Delhi “very soon”. This comes as the two nations held diplomatic talks in an effort to mend strained ties. In derogatory remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the minister said the government was making sure such incidents were not repeated. Zameer further defended President Muizzu’s decision to visit China after his win in the elections and not India. He said that previously, discussions were held with New Delhi over the visit to India…