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Goemkarponn desk CANACONA – Members of the Canacona Bar Owners Association (BOA) have demanded to rollback government’s decision to double the Bar License Fees stating it is unviable to pay up the hefty 100% license fee increase in view of the business slack post corona period. BOA, along with Councillors Simon Rebello and Gandesh Madgaonkar, met with Speaker Ramesh Tawadkar to discuss difficulties arising from increased license fees and requested action. ‘It is not possible to pay up to 100% increased licence fees, especially in view of the post-Corona period, now Bar licenses have also increased and there’s no business…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: Canacona Police have arrested Four local residents of Canacona for murderous assault on a native from Ghaziabad-UP and robbing him of Cash (18000/-) and valuables valued at Rupees Fifty Thousand. According to Canacona police Dattaraj Naik Desai r/o Tembewado, Suweak Naik r/o Sheller, Prajot Bandekar r/o Devabagh and Prithviraj Naik Gaonkar, r/o Tembewada in Canacona are arrested in the assault and theft of cash and valuable of Sunny Khanna, at Ponsulem (Canacona). Khanna is a native of Ghaziabad-Uttar Pradesh. All four are booked u/s 329 (4), 352, 351 (3), 118 (2), 309 (4), 309 (6), r/w 3…

Goemkaponn desk CANACONA: Mahakshetra Sri Mallikarjun Sansthan Shristhal Canacona, which shows the existence of Goddess Sri Shankar Parvati, has organized various religious and cultural programs this year in the month of Shravan. Holy Shravan begins on Monday, the 5th of August 2024. Maharudra is also starting from this day in Sansthan. Maharudra will continue for seven consecutive days by the ritualistic Brahmins and will end on August 11, 2024, stated a press note issued by Shri Mallikarjun Devalaya Committee Chairman Vithoba Desai. Starting this year there are 5 Shravan Mondays, Dessai in the press release informed, that every Shravan Monday,…

New Delhi: In what is being described as a milestone in Indo-US partnership in the science and technology sphere, US space agency NASA is set to welcome two Indian astronauts for the Axiom-4 spaceflight mission that will send four astronauts to the International Space Station. ISRO has sent Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla and Group Captain Prasanth Balakrishnan Nair – part of India’s Gaganyaan Mission – for training at Axiom Space and NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. While Group Captain Shukla is the primary astronaut for the Axiom mission, Group Captain Nair is the back-up astronaut for the project. The Axiom-4 mission,…

New Delhi: India on Sunday night strongly advised all its nationals presently residing in Bangladesh to exercise “extreme caution” and restrict their movements in the wake of fresh waves of violence in the neighbouring country. In its latest advisory, India also asked its citizens not to travel to Bangladesh till further notice. At least 90 people, including 14 policemen, were killed on Sunday in fierce clashes between security forces personnel and anti-government protesters in different parts of Bangladesh, according to reports from Dhaka. The protesters are demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. “In view of ongoing developments, Indian…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: While there have been swings over the past five years, Goa’s rice output has increased overall. According to information given by the Minister of Agriculture, Ravi Naik, Goa produced 94,611 metric tonnes (MT) of rice in the fiscal year 2023–2024. 26913 MT from the Rabi season and 67,698 MT from the Kharif season are included in this. Goa’s principal crops, besides rice, are groundnuts, cashew nuts, sugarcane, coconut, areca nut, mango, and banana. For the fiscal year 2023–24, Goa required a total of 49,087.314 MT of rice. The Food Corporation of India, which distributes rice through the…

New Delhi: The allegations that revision of the Waqf laws is a ploy of the government to usurp Waqf land, is completely wrong, sources told NDTV today after certain remarks from the Muslim Law Board. The idea behind the amendment, sources said, is empowering Muslim women and children, who have been suffering under it. Sources said a “dangerous narrative” is being built by certain Muslim clerics who are making wild statements that Muslim land will be taken away. In a statement today, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board said any change or alteration in Waqf Act “will not be…