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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra is getting an exciting response from people of all villages and towns in Goa. The Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi intends to inform citizens about various schemes of government. Today this yatra is reaching out to villages and towns in Goa where people gathered for various awareness activities under this campaign. The Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra reached Ponda in Goa today where people gathered in large numbers. In Ponda, Chief Minister of Goa Dr Pramod Sawant, State Agriculture Minister Ravi Naik, and other dignitaries welcomed Viksit Bharat…

Superintendent of Police (North) Nidhin Valsan said the teams would be active across the coastal belt and also at locations like the Sunburn EDM festival venue Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa Police has formed special teams to curb the use of narcotic drugs during New Year celebrations, an official said on Wednesday. Tourists have already started pouring into the coastal state ahead of New Year. Superintendent of Police (North) Nidhin Valsan said the teams would be active across the coastal belt and also at locations like the Sunburn EDM festival venue. The festival will be held at Vagator in North Goa…

Wants Govt to stop events & release timely payments Says BJP Govt harassing SC, ST, OBC communities Goemkarponn desk Panaji: “Almost 8000 workers earning 322 per day under MGNREGA including SC and ST workers are awaiting their rightful payments for last many months. I had raised the issue in October demanding intervention of Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant. Sadly, nothing has moved till date. Stop Events and Release timely payments,” demanded Leader of Opposition Yuri Alemao. Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant must intervene immediately and ensure that the pending dues are cleared. Government has no right to keep payments pending…

Goemkarponn desk Panaji: The police in Goa have detained a 33-year-old woman for allegedly abandoning her newborn baby girl near the Miramar beach here. “We have taken the mother of the baby girl in custody, and we are investigating the case to find out what made them abandon the newborn,” a police officer said, adding that the mother was a Goa resident. A newborn girl, believed to be around 10-day-old, was found abandoned here on Monday in the Miramar area near the ‘Manohar Parrikar Memorial’, the police said. The newborn was spotted by a sweeper while carrying out cleaning duties…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Being one of the most popular tourist destinations in India, we have seen some absurd videos from Goa. This one though quite weird and uncommon. The incident was caught on video and showed two children lying on the roof of a Mahindra XUV700 while he was driving the vehicle. In the video, a Goan starts recording the video that shows two kids lying on the rooftop. He then confronts the driver of the car. However, he does not reply to anything and does some actions, which is difficult to understand. However, the man the turns the car…

Strengthening of canal for length of 4.50 Kms stands completed on the Left Bank Main Canal which feeds Assonora, Porvorim Water treatment plant Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Office of the Minister for Water Resources has informed that Water releases from the Inter State Tillari Irrigation project for various purposes like drinking, irrigation, power generation etc. were closed on November 13, 2023 to undertake the repairs and maintenance of the Canal, Gates and other Dam related infrastructure. Water supply in the canal has now been restored on December 27, 2023 at 5.40 am early morning after stopping of water about one…

Ottawa: Canadian police are close to arresting two men believed to be responsible for the fatal shooting of Sikh separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in the British Columbia province in June and are still in the country, according to a media report. According to The Globe and Mail newspaper, the suspects are currently under police surveillance and are expected to be apprehended ‘in a matter of weeks.’ According to three anonymous sources quoted by the newspaper, the two suspected killers did not leave Canada following Nijjar’s assassination and have been under police surveillance for months. The ties between India and Canada…