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Goemkarponn desk PONDA: After a poor response for the last week, today, maximum nominations were filed for Ponda Municipal Council Election. On Monday, there were 32 nominations, compared to just nine last week. A total of 41 nominations have been filed so far. Tomorrow 18 April, is the last day for filing nominations. Ritesh Naik, PMC Chairperson and son of Agriculture Minister Ravi Naik, had filed his nomination from Ward 5 Khadpaband. In contrast, his younger brother Roy Naik filed from Ward 1 Shantinagar part. Both expressed confidence in winning the election. Meanwhile, MGP, Congress and BJP-backed panels are formed…

Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: Mapusa Police have arrested one person in connection with the murder of Nepali national. Mapusa PS had registered a Murder case when they found one Male person with having slit throat fallen dead in a pool of blood in an open field at Morod, Mapusa. The police had registered FIR u/s 302, and an investigation was taken up. During the course of the investigation, the police used scientific team, Dog Squad, Sniffer Dogs & various other teams were formed to examine the CCTV footage in the Mapusa area. During the course of the investigation, Mapusa police obtained…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The number of child kidnappings and missing cases is witnessing an increase, but what has worried more is widespread teenage elopement. The kidnapping of minor girls has shockingly increased in the state of Goa. Where 34 minor girls were kidnapped in 2021 there, and in 2022, 48 minor girls were kidnapped. In the year 2021, when transportation was very restricted, a total of 34 minor girls were kidnapped. Though police detected the 32 cases and victims were rescued and handed over to their families, sadly, two minor victim girls are still untraceable. In 2022, cases of kidnapping…

Goemkarponn desk CALANGUTE: Tibetans residing in Calangute held a Peaceful and Silent protest at Calangute Tibetan Market. They alleged that a video of the Tibetan monk, Dalai Lama, kissing a boy while blessing him had gone viral on social media, which insulted their religious beliefs. Tibetan-born medical student Tenzin has spoken out against the leaked video footage of the 14th Dalai Lama preaching peace to the world. The footage shows a Buddhist monk allegedly engaging in obscene behaviour. The people claimed that clips from an old video were being taken out of context and displayed on social media and in…

Goemkarponn desk FATORDA: Goa Forward Party (GFP) President Vijai Sardesai today claimed that the illegal casinos operating in Goa are all back after shutting down briefly during the Assembly Session where he raised the issue. “The illegal casinos operating in Goa are all back after shutting down briefly during the Assembly Session where I raised the issue,’ said Sardesai. He further said that even a child in Goa knows that this can’t happen without the cooperation of the police and without the Home Minister as a stakeholder. “Our Councillor has written to Fatorda PI, but no action is being taken.…

Goemkrponn desk PANAII: This Thursday 20th April at 6.30 pm, ESG’s Cinephile Film Club will host the screening of The Sea Wolves, an international production starring Gregory Peck. David Niven and Roger Moore, that was shot extensively in Goa in the late 70s. Film: The Sea Wolves (1980) Directed by: Andrew V. McLaglen Duration: 2 hrs Based on the book ‘Boarding Party’ by James Leasor, this WWII saga is a partly fictionalized account of a true story. During the war in 1943. a German ship was anchored in the then Portuguese territory of Goa. The secret radio on the ship…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: Ravindra Bhavan, supposed to be a cultural hub for the culturally rich Canacona, is so near and happening but too far from becoming a reality! Yes, the name is a synonym for the Art and Culture of any given region in the State, has been badly denied and so far deprived to one of the culturally rich taluka of our State of Goa. Canacona Ravindra Bhavan! Foundation laid by the then Chief Minister and country’s Defence Minister, late Manohar Parrikar, on 27th July’2013, in the presence of than Canacona MLA and Sports Minister Ramesh Tawadkar, who marked…