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Over 400 students registered as potential stem cell donors in the fight against Cancer The registration drive was organized by the initiate social partner DKMS BMST Foundation India Goemkarponn desk PONDA: Aiming to raise awareness about blood stem cell donation and to encourage people to register as potential lifesavers, DKMS BMST Foundation India conducted a stem cell donor registration drive at the ‘CultRang-2023’ student fest in IIT Goa. Over 400 students registered as potential lifesavers. DKMS-BMST, a non-profit organization dedicated to the fight against blood cancer and blood disorders, hopes to register many more students during the ongoing three-day student…

Goemkarponn desk CALANGUTE: The Calangute gram sabha on Sunday passed a surplus budget of Rs 25,19,50,199 with the income projected at Rs 17,27,82,550 and expenditure at Rs 15,38,20,550. Many of the budget provisions are lower than in the previous budget as the pending bills have been reduced, Sarpanch Sequeira said. The panchayat has increased the trade licence fee for rooms in resorts from Rs 2,500 per room to Rs 3,000 to generate more income, while the ‘sopo’ amount for the market has been increased to Rs 15 lakh from around Rs one lakh earlier, he said. The panchayat has also…

Goemkarponn desk PONDA: The state government has started efforts to produce quality athletes by preparing sports coaches. Accordingly, the notification issued by Netaji Subhash National Institute, Patiala (Punjab), to train adept players in 25 different sports to become coaches. The Sports Department has notified a new financial assistance scheme on Thursday to enable participation in sports. Under the scheme, six players from the open category and one each from Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) can attend the institute. However, there is no provision for OBCs in the scheme. Taking note of it, Union Minister Shripad Naik has demanded…

Goemkarponndesk CANACONA – Two Youths from Karnataka were grievously injured after their motorbike went off the NH-66 road at the sharp turn at Shellim in Loliem-Polem village on Sunday evening. According to sources, the two youths were proceeding to Karwar on a Hero Honda Splendour Motorcycle bearing registration no.KA22 HL-6483 lost control on reaching the sharp turn at Shellim. The motorbike went off the highway and hit a roadside tree, before falling down a steep gorge below. The duo whose names are provided as Shankru Amrapurkar and Nagesh Vodar reportedly suffered head injuries and multiple leg and hand fractures in…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said that hotels should check the criminal background of various staff before appointing them to jobs or duties. CM Sawant chaired a review meeting with Goa Police and the Labour and Employment department in the wake of the Anjuna Attempt to Murder case. “Hotels should check the criminal background of various staff before appointing them on job or duty. They should thoroughly check their backgrounds,” said CM Sawant. He further said that PSI who registered the wrong section will be suspended, and an order would be issued by evening. “Such incidents will not…

Goemkarponn desk ANJUNA: A tourist family from Delhi was brutally attacked with swords and knives in Goa’s Anjuna area. They were staying at a resort named ‘Spazio Leisure’ near the beach when some miscreants brutally attacked them. Jatin Sharma, one of the family members, informed about the incident on his Instagram handle. He said he complained to the manager about the staff, that was later fired and changed. About three to four people attacked Jatin with knives and swords. According to reports, the Anjuna police first arrested four accused in the case and levied section 324. However, the police later…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) President Amit Patkar today said that law and order have collapsed in the state and Chief Minister Pramod Sawant should resign over his failure to curb crimes. “This is ironic that the law and order situation has collapsed in the Goa under BJP. I think Chief Minister should either resign or CM .should leave his position if he cannot solve this,” said Patkar He further said that under the BJP rule, the law and order situation in Goa has been on the rise and crimes are increasing. Speaking on Mhadei, Patkar said…