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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Department of Information and Publicity, as part of the State level function of the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti Celebration to be held on February 19, 2023, at Farmagudi, Ponda, will organize an All Goa Inter-Collegiate Quiz on the topic – Life, Times and legacy of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and All Goa Theatrical Entry (Natya Pravesh) Competition for students of High School and Higher Secondary Level on the life and work of Shivaji Maharaj from 9.00 a.m. onwards at the precincts of Ganapati Temple premises at Farmagudi. The winners of the Intercollegiate Quiz will be awarded a…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Maharashtra took the lead at the end of day one of competitive action, winning 4 Golds, 3 Silvers and 5 Bronze medals at the 2nd Khelo India National Women’s League Ranking Judo Tournament 2023 (West Zone) at Campal, Panaji. Gujarat, with 3 Golds, 3 Silver and 3 Bronze medals, were in the second spot in the Sub-Junior round of action held on Wednesday. In number three position was Rajasthan with 2 Golds and 3 Silvers, while hosts Goa opened the account with a Bronze in the -44 kg weight category, which was won by Ima Pattil. Earlier,…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Reacting to the Union budget, former GPCC president Girish Chodankar strongly criticised the budget and claimed that Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman has forgotten about the state of Goa as no allocation of funds made specifically for Goa. He said, “Ignored ailing tourism and mining industries and DECENNIAL EXPOSITION OF THE PATRON SAINT OF GOA ST FRANCIS XAVIER. The budget has proved that we are not even second-class citizens for Central BJP Government”. While elaborating further, he said there is nothing specific for Goa to bail out the local economy hit hard by the pandemic and mining…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The first General Budget of India’s Amrit Kaal is a public welfare and pro-poor Budget, said BJP State President Sadanand Shet Tanavade. “On behalf of Bharatiya Janata Party, Goa, I thank and congratulate our Hon’ble Prime Minister Narendra Modi ji and Union Finance Minister Smt Nirmala Sitharaman ji a Budget which touches the lives of every Indian, which takes care of the welfare of all sections of our society,” he said. He said this General Budget of the Bharatiya Janata Party government presented under the leadership and guidance of our Narendra Modi ji is the Budget that…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa Forward President and Fatorda MLA Vijai Sardesai said that the Union Budget has nothing for Goa. He said the union govt wants to reduce its fiscal deficit from the current 6.5 in 2023-24 to 4.5 in 2025-26. “…But for the next fiscal, the union finance minister has fixed borrowing at only 3.5 per cent for the states. Goa is already facing a bigger fiscal deficit due to the massive fiscal mismanagement of the Pramod Sawant Govt, and to add to our woes, nothing quantifiable has been granted to Goa in this budget,” said Sardesai. On the…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa Police signed an MoU with the Goa College of Engineering Government of Goa to enhance R & D and training activities as well as to strengthen law enforcement and cyber security in the State today at Police Headquarters, Panaji. The Director General of Police, Jaspal Singh, IPS, said, “we are privileged to sign MoU with Goa college of engineering. This MoU assumes a lot of importance in contemporary times because technology is increasingly finding its way not only in Police Departments but other. Dr. R. B. Lohani, Principal GEC, Shri Nidhin Walsan IPS, SP North, Dr…

  Goa Lokotsav Starts Sans NoC from Fire Dept Dept only provides extinguishers and vehicles, “no permission or NoC granted” Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Negligence by the Directorate of Art and Culture department in taking the preventive measure against Fire turned out to be disastrous for the visitors and the participants at Lokotsav-2023 as Fire broke out at Kala Academy on Tuesday, the very second day of the beginning of this 10-day long grand event. When spoken to a visitor, Asmita Nevgi from Bicholim said, “It appears as if the organisers are playing with the lives of the visitors and the exhibitors…