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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa Sikh Youth (GSY) Association has demanded an answer from the state police authorities for the reason for stopping langar during the Feast of St Francis Xavier. “We had approached the authorities for permission to set up langar during the old Goa feast for 10,000 people, and we started our set up on Dec 2 and on Dec 3, we even started breakfast. Suddenly we received a call from Police to immediately stop the service,” said Goa Sikh Youth (GSY) Association President Sandeep Sartaj. He further said that no reason was specified for the stoppage, but they…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Asia’s largest bike festival India Bike Week, in association with PETRONAS Sprinta witnessed an exhilarating 2022 edition with attendance running at maximum capacity of 10,000 pax per day. Participants from across the country riding down to Goa to celebrate their shared love for motorcycling. Day 2 welcomed riders to experience a host of uniquely curated events ranging from music to motorsports. While the IBW Track Masters Nelly & Vishak educated the participants on the basics of track events. SHARDUL SHAS SHARMA – the first Indian to compete at the Red Bull Romaniacs shared his experiences and technical…

Goemkarponn desk MARGAO: Harsh Mane has set up a title clash with Yash Desai in the Boys U17 finals, while Sakshi K will battle it out with Aarohi Coutoncar in the U17 Girls finals at the Yonex Sunrise State Badminton Ranking championships at Navelim. The Boys U15 finals will witness Harsh Mane who will take on Advait Balakrishnan, while Aarohi Coutoncar faces Lakshita Sawal in the U15 Girls finals. The U13 Boys finals will be a contest between Rishi Pai Khot and Atharva Bakhale, while Sagun Singh is pitted against Sanvi Audi in the U13 Girls finals. In the U11…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: A complaint has been filed against Mandrem MLA and Chairman of Goa Housing Board Jit Arolkar for Tax fraud, Disproportionate assets, Land Scam and Money laundering. In separate complaints addressed to the Enforcement Directorate, Income-tax authorities and the CBI, Adv. Aires Rodrigues has sought that the misdeeds by Jit Arolkar be thoroughly probed. In the complaints filed on behalf of Mapusa based 76-year-old Rawloo Vaikunth Khalap, currently residing in California, Adv. Rodrigues has given the authorities details of the huge land scams in which Jit Arolkar is involved. Jit Arolkar has been accused of illegally grabbing land…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy showed that the Goa unemployment rate has surged from 10.9 % in September to 13.6% in November 2022. The unemployment rate in the country surged to a three-month high at 8% in November against 7.77% last month. “The unemployment rate for September 2022 was 10.9 %, the data for unemployment in Goa was not available for Goa for the month of October, and now in November, the rate is 13.6%,’ CMIE data states. Goa Forward Party (GFP) President and Fatorda MLA Vijai Sardesai said that Goa’s unemployment rate stands at 13% even…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: CaSa de Spirits Pvt. Ltd, launches its first-ever range of spirits under the ‘Fentiro’ brand in Goa. Its initial launch in Goa will see its two variants of party shots – “Fentiro Dusk” and “Fentiro Dawn”. They are the newest and coolest entrant to the party shots category. Fentiro Dusk unleashes the wilder side along with the setting of the Sun, and Fentiro Dawn is just the perfect shot as the first light of the rising Sun appears in the dawn sky. Fentiro prides itself as a lifestyle brand whose priority is to bring exceptional quality, priced…