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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Pastor Dominic D’Souza and his wife Joan D’Souza today has challenged Chief Secretary’s ruling on externment before the High Court of Bombay at Goa. In a petition filed Pastor Dominic Dsouza and his spouse Joan Dsouza contest the CS’s ruling “dismissing their appeals challenging North Goa Collector’s orders externing them from North Goa district.” The hearing has been schduled for Wednesday. As per the report dated January 4, 2024, submitted by SP North Nidhin Valsan, it appears that both Domnic and Joana have become notorious criminals involved in offences like drugs and magic remedies, loud music cases,…

Goemkarponn desk Mapusa: Pernem taluka is facing injustice and issues like sand mining that have been unresolved till date, said INDIA bloc’s North Goa Lok Sabha candidate of the Congress Party Adv Ramakant Khalap. He said that the Pernem constituency is reserved for Scheduled Castes for the state assembly election. Yet, the sitting MP nor the state government have spoken on the injustice faced by this constituency, Khalap said, adding that “the taluka has been neglected, and it is facing a lot of issues.” “For instance, people who have been working in the sand mining business in this taluka are…

Goemkapronn desk PANAJI: Churches in Goa held special prayers during the ‘Holy Hour’ on Friday and Sunday (May 3 and May 5), urging Catholics to “vote responsibly” in the upcoming elections. The prayers, recommended by Felipe Neri Cardinal Ferrao, the archbishop of Goa and Daman, focused on choosing candidates who uphold the values enshrined in the Constitution, The Times of India reported. Remarkably, these prayers were even mentioned during a funeral service in South Goa, highlighting the church’s commitment to civic engagement. “It is the responsibility of every citizen to be fully involved in public and social life. We pray during this…

Goemkarponn desk Panaji: Days after Congress leader Shashi Tharoor “suggested” Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant to change his astrologer, the latter said that he said that the people of the state are his astrologer. Speaking to reporters at Dabolim airport on Thursday, Tharoor said, “He (Sawant) needs to change his astrologer. We have seen a very positive trend among the public in the first couple of phases. The public is increasingly disenchanted with the BJP government at the Centre.” The Congress MP had made the remarks while reacting to Chief Minister Sawant’s earlier statement that the BJP “will rule the…

Goemkapronn desk VASCO: South Goa Congress MP Candidate Captain Viriato Fernandes expressed confidence over a thumping victory for the Congress in South Goa. Speaking to media at Shantinagar, Fernandes said that the campaign was now to secure a push in the winning lead “We are only campaigning to push our lead because we want to win with a record margin that has never been achieved in South Goa. This is the confidence of the people who have been working very hard for Congress because Goans are very intelligent and already decided their vote. We have to see the major issues…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Mormugao MLA Sankalp Amonkar on Sunday said that he had been working harder for the Lok Sabha elections compared to his own Assembly elections Speaking to the media during a massive door-to-door campaigning on Sunday, Amonkar said that he was confident of getting the 80 per cent vote share for the BJP Candidate Pallavi Dempo from the Mormugao constituency “The people have come out in the scorching heat to campaign door to door for the BJP at grassroots level. This has motivated me further and I have tried not to skip even one house in the door-to-door…

NEW DELHI: Apple is hosting its first major event of 2024 in the form of the Let Loose launch on May 7 which is around 24 hours from now. It has been widely tipped to be the event where we finally get to see the new iPad Pro 2024 and the iPad Air 2024 models, along with some more devices. Earlier it was said that Apple is unlikely to have an event to launch iPads but those rumours can be put to rest. The May 7 event is getting a different telecast time which suggests the company is eyeing a…