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Goemkarponn desk KERI: In a tragic incident that occurred on Sunday evening, four persons drowned at the Keri beach as they were taking selfies. According to the Pernem police, the bodies recovered have been identified as that of Mohammad Vakil (25) and Sakina Khatun (17), Thabstun Khatun (12) and Mohammad Ali (16), also residents of Candolim. A local, Asif, who had tried to save the drowning persons, has been injured and is shifted to the Goa Medical College and Hospital at Bambolim for treatment. According to the information available, a group of youth, comprising 15-20 individuals, had visited the Keri…

Goemkarponn desk PONDA: BJP President Sadanand Shet Tanavade expressed Confident in winning Party backed Panels in the Ponda and Sanquelim Muncipalty Election. He, along with Ponda MLA and Agriculture Minister Ravi Naik and RS MP Vinay Tendulkar, announced the BJP-backed panel for Ponda Municipal Council. He thanked the Ponda locals for electing two of its candidate, Vishwanath Dalvi and Vidya Punalekar, unopposed. He said BJP would win the rest 13 seats of the PMC comfortably. Ward no 1. Roy Naik, Ward 2. Virendra Dhavlikar, Ward no 3. Jyothi Arun Naik, Ward no 4. Sandeep Amonkar, Ward 5 Ritesh Naik, Ward…

Goemkarponn desk PONDA: BJP today has declared 13 BJP Supported and two Unopposed Candidates for the Ponda Municipal Elections. The candidates were declared during the press Conference held at Ponda on Saturday in the presence of Agriculture Minister Ravi Naik and Rajya Sabha MP Vinay Tendulkar. Tanavade said that Party would win the Ponda and Sankhali Municipal Elections with a thumping majority. “BJP karyakartas are reaching out to voters at ground zero under various outreach programs. BJP will win Ponda & Sankhali Municipal Elections with a thumping majority,” said Tanavade. He further said that the people of Ponda and Sankhali…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Capital city Panaji went in shock after a St. Inez-based beauty products shop owner Dipak Parmar complained to the police that a masked person entered his shop in the afternoon and attacked him with a knife and robbed money from the shop. Panaji police immediately sent the complainant shop owner to GMC for treatment and started scanning nearby CCTV footage. Thankfully a CCTV camera was found to be covering the entire shop entrance. After scanning the footage of the given time, the investigation team didn’t find anyone entering or exiting the shop. GMC doctors also reported that…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The child rights body took cognizance of the emerging substance abuse problem among children and brought together all stakeholders on a common platform on 21st April at Seminar Hall, Secretariat, Porvorim, to address the same through a multilateral, multipronged setting through effective and increased cooperation. The Commission will provide leadership to the largest coordinated effort to fight substance abuse amongst children in the state with decisive plans and quarterly monitoring. Taking heed of the report by the National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre (NDDTC) of the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), the Chairperson said that both the…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: According to sources, PharmEasy, 1mg, Flipkart, and Amazon India held talks with health ministry officials in Goa to discuss possible new regulations on the online sale of medicines in India. These discussions took place during the G20 health working group meeting. As part of the G20 health working group meeting, online pharmacies including PharmEasy, 1mg, Flipkart, and Amazon India have held discussions with health ministry officials in Goa regarding potential new regulations on the online sale of medicines in India, according to sources familiar with the matter. The companies have reportedly been asked to give a formal…

Goemkapronn desk PANAJI: The Bombay High Court at Goa has directed the petitioner companies to pay the principal amount demanded on gambling casinos for arrears of ₹321.66 Cr Annual Recurring Fees (A.R.F.) during covid and waived the interest. The Petitioners have been issued licenses to operate offshore and onshore casinos in the State of Goa under the provisions of the Goa Public Gambling Act, 1976. These licenses are subject to several terms and conditions, including the payment of ARF prescribed in the statutory notification issued under the Gambling Act. As a part of safety in Covid’19 Pandemic lockdown for periods…