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Goemkarponn Desk PONDA: A new development has come to light amid the ongoing problems surrounding the Sanjivani Sugar Factory in Goa, including its shutdown, the VRS proposal to employees, and farmers’ criticism of the government’s failure on the ethanol project. A contractor from Maharashtra defrauded the firm of Rs. 5.10 Crore in a factory scam, according to an arrest made by the Goa Police. The Sanjivani Sugar Factory was duped in 2017 by the defendant, Pradeep Bhagwan Jamadar, a 60-year-old inhabitant of Aurangabad, Maharashtra. He had received an advance payment of Rs. 5.10 crore for harvesting operations, but he didn’t…

SURAJ NANDREKAR As journalists, we are constantly hustling to get stories, meet deadlines, and be ahead of everything and everyone. As such, it sometimes become extremely difficult to strike a balance between our professional and personal lives. Whenever such a situation arises and I face a creativity block and best thing to remove the blockade is to travel. This time I decided to visit Amritsar, the Golden City. I’m glad I took the break; however, never did I know that this trip would bring about a peace of mind. This was my fourth trip to this Golden City, and everytime…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Goa will host the 2023 National Games beginning on October 25, the state’s minister of sports Govind Gaude announced on Friday. According to Gaude, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the Games on October 25 and they will conclude on November 9. The minister claimed that every Goan has always wanted to host the National Games because it will strengthen the state’s sports culture. “In light of the National Games, sports should be promoted in the state. After the National Games, we want to encourage sports in the state, he stated. The goal of the government, according…

Goemkarponn Desk IIT-Roorkee has turned down proposal by the state Public Works Department (PWD) to carry out detailed investigation of the Kala Academy stage roof collapse incident to ascertain the exact cause of incident, PWD Minister Nilesh Cabral informed the House. He said, the dept has now written to IIT Delhi and is awaiting response from the premier institute. He also said that preparation of the whitepaper work is on.

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: The refurbished Kala Academy won’t be made available to the public until the Public Works Department (PWD) turns it over to the Directorate of Art and Culture, according to Arts and Culture Minister Govind Gaude’s statement to the Legislative Assembly on Friday. “We’re working to get it open as quickly as we can. We’ll announce the opening date as soon as the PWD turns it over to us. I am unable to specify the opening date at this time. In response to questions about requests for grants for the Directorate of Art and Culture, Gaude stated that…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Transport Minister Mauvin Godinho said that the number of vehicles in the State fined for using Sun control film affixed on the safety Glasses from the year 2022 till June 2023 is 1171. “The number of vehicles in the State fined for using Sun control film affixed on the safety Glasses from the year 2022 till June 2023 is 1171,” said Godinho He further said that the offense -Sun control film affixed on the safety Glasses is booked under section 177 (General provision for punishment of offenses) of the Motor vehicles Act, 1988 with penalty of Rs.…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: The government of Goa is spending crores of rupees on various schemes to boost milk production in Goa, without any real growth in production. Minister for Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Services Nilkanth Halarnkar has informed the Assembly that the total requirement of Milk in the State of Goa per day for last 2 years is approximately 4.00 lakh litres per day. “The total requirement of Milk in the State of Goa per day for last 2 years is approximately 4.00 lakh litres per day,” said Halarnkar As informed by the Department of Cooperation, the Minister said that…