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Goemkapronn desk MARGAO: The Raksha Bandhan festival became extra special for a 43-year-old woman from South Goa as her younger brother gifted her a new lease of life by donating one of his kidneys to her earlier this year. The woman, who suffered from polycystic kidney disease, received a kidney from her 35-year-old brother at a private hospital in April. While the names of the brother-sister duo have been kept under wraps on request from the family, they have become an inspiration for organ donors. ”My wife was emotional when she tied rakhi to her brother. Right from childhood, they…

Goemkapronn desk VASCO: Vasco will be bracing for yet another environment-related public hearing later in the week, with the Goa State Wetlands Authority (GSWA) convening a meeting of the Grievance Committee in Vasco on August 22 and 23 from 2 pm onwards to hear objections and suggestions to the proposed declaration of Maimollem Lake in Vasco as a wetland. As many as 244 persons have filed their objections and suggestions to the proposed declaration of Maimollem Lake in Vasco as a wetland. A Grievance Committee headed by ex-principal district judge Desmond D’Costa will hear the objections and suggestions from persons…

Goemkapronn desk VASCO: Mormugao Biodiversity Committee (MBC) Chairman and Municipal Councillor Yatin Kamurlekar said while the Maimolem Lake needs to be saved for posterity, people around the area should not be made to suffer or inconvenienced. “It was decided during a meeting of the MBC that Maimolem Lake needs to be saved for posterity to prevent flooding in Vasco and that it should be declared as a wetland. We also forwarded the proposal to the Goa State Wetlands Authority (GSWA),” said Kamurlekar. “This is the first urban wetland in Goa but there are major issues as of now, including uncertainty…

Goemkapronn desk VASCO: Vasco police inspector Kapil Nayak informed the media that there were about 15 cases of missing children in the last seven days of the Damodar Saptah fair. “There was a three-year-old girl Alina Shaikh who had come with family but went missing in the Saptah Fair yesterday night in the huge crowd. An alert citizen found the girl and approached the outpost and in the meantime, the mother and the aunt of the baby had filed a complaint that their baby was missing. We then handed over the baby to the family after due verification,” said Nayak.…

Goemkapronn desk VASCO: An Alert citizen from Vasco Sanket Lotlikar and Vasco police helped a three-year-old girl reunite with her family at the Damodar Saptah Fair on late Sunday evening. According to the information available, the three-year-old girl Alina Shaikh who had arrived with her family from Navelim was lost in the huge massive crowd that was present on the last day of the Damodar Saptah fair in Vasco. The parents looked for the girl everywhere but she was nowhere to be found. The grieving parents and guardians took all the efforts to trace the baby girl but she was…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant today said that government staff violating rules and regulations will be met with strict action. “All Government officials are Public Servants, henceforth any violation of rules and regulations by Govt. Staff will be met with strict action to ensure transparency and maintain public trust,” said Sawant. He further said that this will not be tolerated now. We have already started issuing memos to those who are not punctual or are lethargic towards work,” he said. “If the situation continues, we will not hesitate even to send those employees home,” the chief minister warned.…

New Delhi: India’s chess star D Gukesh played out a draw against the reigning world champion Ding Liren in the first round of the Sinquefield Cup in St Louis. In what turned out to be a preview of their upcoming battle in the World Chess Championship, Gukesh and Ding squared off against each other in a classical round. This was their first encounter since Gukesh won the 2024 Candidates Tournament. In the world rankings, Gukesh is currently at number six, while Ding is 15th, his lowest world ranking. In an encounter that saw a couple of nervy moments, Gukesh, who…