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Goemkarponn desk Cortalim MLA Anton Vas, on Tuesday morning, met the villagers of Velsao who were affected by the double tracking of the railway’s project. Vas met all the people and met in the presence of Velsao Panchayat Sarpanch Maria Gouveia. It was finally decided that the MLA Anton Vas will call for a joint meeting with the Dy Collector Ravishekar Nippanikar with the Velsao locals to address the issues of the public opposing the double-tracking project. “We have had a fruitful meeting, and I had called the meeting after Velsao Panchayat informed me that the Velsao villagers affected by…

Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: The Directorate of Technical Education (DTE) today announced that admissions to Engineering colleges in Goa will be based on JEE Main scores from the academic year 2024-25. Presently admission to engineering courses in the state is based on Goa Common Entrance Test (GCET). “GCET shall not be conducted in 2024,” states the DTE notice. Admissions to B.E. (Engineering) Degree courses in the State of Goa for the academic year 2024-25 shall be carried out on the basis of JEE Main 2024 scores,” the circular states. Further, Admissions to B. Pharm. (Pharmacy) Degree courses in the State of…

Goemkapronn desk CANACONA: Two Karnataka natives were arrested along with the stolen scooter at Polem in Canacona. According to Canacona PI Chandrakant Gawas, based on a complaint of one Tukaram Tari, resident of Karwar(Karnataka), two 24-year-old youths from Karnataka were rounded up from Milan Bar, near Polem checkpost on Monday and later recovered from them an Aviator Scooter, which was stolen from Polem two days ago (05/12/2022). The youths who were later arrested are Manikanath Borkar, 24, resident of Mundgod, Uttar Kannada, Karnataka and Sanjay Kumar B R, 24, Tumkuru, Karnataka. Both the theft accused are presently cooling their heels…

Goemkarponn desk MARGAO: “Govt says 120 plus Companies participating & 4000 plus Job Opportunities in the Mega Job Fair. I urge Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant & Labour & Employment Minister Atanasio Monserrate to instruct Officials to keep records of how many sought the jobs, how many were selected & how many actually joined,” demanded Leader of Opposition Yuri Alemao. Reacting to the hype created by the BJP Government about the Mega Job Fair, the Leader of Opposition pointed out that Labour & Employment Department was clueless about Private Jobs in Goa as per replies given in the last Assembly…

Goemkarponn desk PONDA: Goa Forward Party writes to the CO of Ponda Municipal Council (PMC) demanding to roll back the hike in house tax and tax on commercial establishments. Goa Forward General Secretary Durgadas Kamat said that he will take this logical conclusion as citizens are burdened with this hike. “Such a decision will increase the burden on the citizens living in Ponda. The PMC has more than doubled the House Tax from Rs 7 per sqm to Rs 15 per sqmts while tax on commercial establishments was hiked 400% from Rs 20 to Rs 100,” said Kamat. He further…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: A total of 15 films will compete for the coveted Golden Peacock at the 53rd edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa. The IFFI will be held from 20th to 28th of this month. The mouth-watering line-up comprises 12 International and three Indian films that represent the emerging trends in the aesthetics and politics of the art. From the very first Golden Peacock awarded in the 3rd edition of IFFI, the prize has been amongst the most sought-after film awards in Asia. The jury tasked with the impossible job of picking a winner…

Goemkarponn desk Hyderabad: The Hyderabad police have initiated the process of invoking the PD Act against Edwin Nunes alias Edwin, who was arrested in a drug trafficking case, on Saturday. He is allegedly involved in three cases registered in the city. Edwin, considered the kingpin of a drug trafficking network having links with around 50,000 persons across India, was arrested in a well-coordinated operation by the Hyderabad Narcotics Control Bureau (HNEW) and the Ramgopalpet police. He had been evaded arrest for three months. A waiter-turned-drug kingpin having good contacts with foreign drug smuggling syndicates, Edwin is allegedly one of the…