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Goemkarponn Desk CANACONA: Visiting one of the longest Sarvajanik Ganeshotshav worshipped at Char-Rasta, an overwhelmed Denmark Ambassador to India Freddy Svane stated that such cultural and community events do hold significance in reaping and celebrating diversity and unity. Earlier, in the presence of Speaker and Canacona MLA Ramesh Tawadkar, Denmark Ambassador to India Freddy Svane was welcomed at the well-known Char-Rasta Sarvajanik Ganeshotshaw Mandal by Mandal President Khuswant Bhagat and other Committee members with a bouquets of flowers. The Ambassador was seen deeply engrossed paying with folded hands infront of the Ganesh idol, where a scene from Ramayan ‘Sita Soyember’…

Goemkarponn Desk MARGAO: Railway Protection Force (RPF) have arrested three persons who befriended strangers in train and looted them after giving them food and drinks laced with sleeping pills powder. As per information all three accused are natives of Bihar but presently residing at Ponda and are identified as Mo Sartaj (age 29 yrs), Chandan Kumar ( age 23 yrs), and Dara Kumar (age 29 yrs). Police said that they used to mix sleeping pills in Chocolate or Cold drink and give to gullible train passengers by befriending them. After the passengers became unconscious, they used to loot their belongings,…

Goemkarponn Desk PORVORIM: Plea of primary teachers appointed under Goa Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan to direct the govt to regularize them in govt service as primary school teachers on regular basis has been declined by the High Court today. The petitioner teachers were appointed as primary school teachers on contractual basis against almost 360 vacancies which were advertised by GSSA in 2006. “While we cannot grant to the Petitioners the benefit of regularisation or the other reliefs claimed in their Petitions, we direct that if any of the employees, including the Petitioners, engaged on a contractual basis under the Sarva Shiksha…

Goemkarponn Desk PORVORIM: Government has invited applications from applicants in General Category with NEET-UG 2023 score upto 61 marks and applicants from SC, ST & OBC category with NEET-UG 2023 score upto 53 marks for admission to B.Sc. Nursing course in Goa State in 2023-24. Eligible students, who have not applied earlier, can also attend the Spot Round of admissions. Admission notice from DTE https://dte.goa.gov.in/sites/default/files/advt25092023.pdf

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Supreme Court of India today refused to grant stay to High Court order on tiger reserve while issuing notices to Goa Foundation, MoEF&CC and NTCA. The application of Goa govt challenging the high court order directing Goa govt to constitute Tiger Reserve in Goa within three months came for hearing before the apex court. Appearing for Goa govt, senior counsel Mukul Rohatgi argued that there ought to be a proposal from the state government to the NTCA and only after that can the NTCA recommend to the state government to declare the area a tiger reserve. His…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: TCP Minister Vishwajit Rane said that State government is mulling a new Town & Country Planning(TCP) act in the next 6 months. The Act which was formulated in the early 70s during Pratapsingh Rane’s period need revamping, he asserted. The Act will be formulated using inputs from stakeholders and best practices in other states, he elaborated. He further said that his job is to see that within the next six months, Goa will have a new Town and Country Planning Act and we need to do it. “We need to have it in a comprehensive manner for…

Goemkarponn Desk KOLKATA: East Bengal FC played out a goalless draw with Jamshedpur FC at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata as neither of the two teams could find the breakthrough in an otherwise end-to-end, entertaining action in the opening fixture of the two teams in the Indian Super League (ISL) 2023-24 on Monday. Spanish head coach Carles Cuadrat’s blueprint in the Red and Gold Brigade was apparent as the team functioned incredibly in coordination. Their attacking moves were fluid, often flawless at times, as they attacked the Jamshedpur box from all directions. The midfield duo of Saul Crespo and…