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Goemkarponn Desk CANACONA: The more we pray, we are not only getting closer to God but also we lives in conformity and becomes beacon of hope to God’s Will towards the humanity’, Archbishop of Goa and Daman Phillip Nery Cardinal Ferrao. Ferrao, also Patriarch of East Indies was preaching Homily in the Highmass He presided after Blessings of newly constructed Santissmo Sacramento Chapel, A Sacristy and a garden in honor of Blessed Carlo Acutis at St. Anne’s Church, Agonda on Sunday. Also present were Pilar Fathers Goa Provincial Fr Mathew Fernandes, SFX (an Ex-Parish Priest of Agonda), Agonda Parish Priest…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant today said that Rs 227 crore have already been approved for Goa under centrally sponsored schemes. He was speaking to media after attending monthly high level review meeting with govt officials. “Rs 227 crore have already been approved for Goa under centrally sponsored schemes and the state is working on seeking funds to the tune of Rs 943 crore for 70 more projects,” said Sawant. He further said that detailed Project Reports (DPR) are ready for all the 70 projects however, as on date 42 have been sent to the center for approval,…

Goemkarponn Desk FATORDA: Furniture and other items and a parked car were damaged due to cylinder blast at a Fatorda restaurant late night yesterday. The blast occurred in the restaurant operating from ground floor of Imperial Avenue Building at Arlem Junction, Fatorda. Luckily, no one has been injured in the incident. In addition to furniture and other items in the restaurant, a car belonging to one of the building residents has been badly damaged. The car was parked outside the restaurant. It is suspected that after the blast, the cylinder exploded, breaking the shutter and hitting the parked car.

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Results for the 3 panchayat wards which went for bypolls yesterday were announced today. St Estevam- Ward V- Hemant Shet won with 206 votes (57.54% vote share) , Parcem – Ward VII – Ajit Morajkar won with 178 votes(35.25% vote share) , Dramapur-Sirlim Ward II – Minguelina Carvalho won with 179 votes (49.31% vote share ). Among them, 85.16 per cent voting was recorded in Ward 7 of Parse Panchayat in Pedne taluka. Ajit Sagun Morajkar has won this division. They received a total of 178 votes. Their percentage of votes is This division has open reservations.…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: The tradition of expressing gratitude to the Guru on the day of Guru Pournima has been going on since time immemorial. On Guru Poornima day, the Guru Principal works 1000 times more than a usual day. Thus, in order to get society to benefit from the same , Sanatan Sanstha has organised Guru Pournima festival at Ponda, Panaji, Mapusa and Sakhali, i.e. at four places in Goa on Monday, 3rd July. The Guru Poornima Festival will held at Nandanvan Hall, Patantali, Nageshi, Ponda at 4.30 pm; Sri Mahalakshmi Devasthan, Panaji at 5 pm; Sri Siddhapurush Narayanadev Hall…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Heavy rains lashed parts of Goa in the last 24 hours and the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a ‘Orange’ alert for the coastal State forecasting heavy showers at isolated places. Several parts of Goa’s capital Panaji, including the low-lying 18th June Road and Mala area, were inundated on wednesday night due to incessant rains. The State is been put on Orange  alert for the next five days. Several minor accidents due to water logging and other rainfall related incidents were reported across State. According to IMD, the total seasonal rainfall has touched 793.7 mm which…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: The family of cartoonist and painter Mario de Miranda has threatened to sue Goa’s chief secretary and the organisers of the G20 meetings in the state for allegedly using the artist’s work without permission during the G20 events. Miranda’s sons Rishaad Miranda and Raul Miranda said in a statement that they were shocked by the alleged “infringement of copyright. The statement said that before Miranda’s death in 2011, his family had set up the Mario Gallery, “which looks after his legacy in various ways, namely publishing books, organising exhibitions, selling original paintings, authenticating pictures, giving permissions for…