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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Verna Industries Association in association with Goa- IDC, Department of Environment is organising a Cyclothon for Mission Life on Sunday 4th June’23, to commemorate World Environment Day and World Bicycle Day. As cyclists converge in Verna, the entrance of Verna Industrial Estate that has been given a facelift will be inaugurated by P Pravimal Abhishek, IAS, MD Goa-IDC at 8.00 a.m.This will then be followed by a tree plantation program in the industrial area. Verna Industries Association (VIA) and Goa Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC) have also embarked on a ‘Mission Clean & Green Verna Industrial Estate’. This…

Goemkarponn Desk BENGALURU: Congress leaders Siddaramaiah and DK Shivakumar were sworn in as the new chief minister and deputy chief minister of Karnataka Saturday morning, a week after the party’s emphatic win in the 2023 Assembly election. Eight Congress MLAs – including party boss Mallikarjun Kharge’s son Priyank and ex-deputy chief minister G Parameshwara – took oaths as ministers. Others who took their oaths today were MB Patil, KH Muniyappa, KJ George, Satish Jarkiholi, Ramalinga Reddy and BZ Zameer Ahmed Khan. Patil and Parameshwara were seen as possible chief minister candidates during the stand-off between Siddaramaiah and…

Goemkarponn Desk MAPUSA: Mapusa police have arrested one Chimbel resident with ganja worth Rs 80,000 in the international market. As per SDPO Mapusa based on reliable information team of Mapusa Police Station lead by LPSI Reecha Bhonsle along with HC Sushant Chopdekar, PC Prakash Polekar, Vinay Hiroji, Akshay Patil, Rajesh Kandolkar, Tukaram Kambli Anand Rathod conducted a narcotic raid at Behind New Bus Stand, Mapusa, Bardez, Goa and arrested one accused Person namely Mr. Shamshu Khan S/o Salii Kasim Khan, aged 26 years R/o Indiranagar, Chimbel, Tiswadi, Goa. He has been placed under arrest under section 20(b)(ii)(A) of NDPS Act.…

*The results saw girls outshining boys with an overall passing percentage of 96.92 % *Pernem taluka had the highest pass percentage of 98.8%. Mormugao had the lowest pass percentage of 95.1%. Goemkarponn Desk PORVORIM: This year, 96.64  per cent students cleared the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examination conducted by the Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (GBSHSE). In 2022, 92.75 per cent students had cleared Board exams, while in 2021, it was 99.75 per cent. As an annual trend, the results saw girls outshining boys with an overall passing percentage of 96.92 per cent. On the other hand,…

Goemkarponn Desk MIRAMAR: Nearly 10,000 Goans formed a seven-km long human chain today to pray for the well-being of River Mhadei and to celebrate its existence. Though political leaders across party lines are called upon to participate, the initiative is not to criticise but to recommend ideas and suggestions to the government to protect River Mhadei diversion. This human prayer chain extended from the end of Miramar Beach to the Santa Monica jetty in Panaji, a distance of seven kms. The ‘Earthivist Collective’, in association with the ‘Goa Heritage Action Group’ (GHAG) and the ‘Save Mhadei Save Goa Front’ have…

Goemkarponn Desk PONDA: Even as Kavlem Panchayat declared all scrapyards are illegal the action against scrapyards is progressing at snails pace. The villagers in residential area of Dhavali are very much concern about huge heaps and remains of debris of scrapyard burnt in major fire recently which are not cleared at Dhavali despite posing risk in monsoon. The locals urged Police, deputy collector, pollution board and health department to take suitable action into matter before untoward incident report in monsoon. Locals fear with scrapyard lost its roof in fire the empty barrels and other material may lead to breeding ground…

Goemkarponn Desk CANACONA: The innovative concept of Shram Dham, conceived by Hon’ble Speaker of Goa Legislative Assembly, has garnered significant attention and admiration. Recognizing the immense potential and impact of this initiative, Hon’ble Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant has directed the team of the Swayampurna Goa Programme to organize a live interaction, providing a wider platform for the promotion of the scheme. In an effort to address the housing needs of the underprivileged and poor communities, Hon’ble Speaker Shri Ramesh Tawadkar addressed the webinar, reaching out to Panchayat Officials, Municipality Officials, Taluka Nodal Officers, Block Development Officers, Talathis, and Swayampurna…