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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Accused in the Gauri Achari Murder case, who is currently in judicial custody at Colvale jail, has pleaded for urgent transfer of him to another cell owing to threat issues from other inmates. Accused Gaurab Bidre also submitted to the court that he was allegedly assaulted by some inmates and needs dental treatment. This court has directed the jail authority to file a reply on January 30 and to take Gaurav Bidre to Goa Dental College for treatment. The police have filed a 303-page charge sheet against Gaurav Bidre under Sections 365, 342, 302 and 201 of…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: A couple had a miraculous escape after their Jeep, luckily, hung onto the side concrete railings of Dumane Bridge on Canacona-Agonda road in the wee/early hours of Thursday. Both the occupants had to jump out of the Jeep at significant risk of falling down the rivulet/gorge, even as the jeep with a burst right side front tie hung on to the broken concrete railings of the culvert bridge at Dumane. According to sources, the Jeep with registration no.HP 39E 3308 coming from Agonda, was heading towards Canacona/Palolem when just before reaching out onto the Culvert Bridge at…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The ruling and opposition MLAs gave a miss to the crucial discussion on Mhadei organized by the Legislative Forum. Except for BJP Premendra Shet, none from the current Legislative Assembly were present. Speaker Ramesh Tawadkar and Deputy Joshua D’Souza were present for the discussion. Chief Minister Pramod Sawant was also not present for the discussion. None among the two MPs- Vinay Tendulkar and Francisco Sardinha were part of it. Several ex-MLAs expressed their view on the issue and urged the Government to take everyone on board to ensure that the Mhadei water is not diverted. They clearly…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Thomas Seva Foundation and ASG Eye Hospital, Goa, have entered into the first of-its-kind strategic tie-up wherein the NGO and the hospital have adopted an entire constituency, the Velim constituency in the state of Goa, providing free eye-health check-ups. Over the next 5 years, Thomas Seva Foundation and ASG Eye Hospital will work together to roll out free eye camps across the 62 panchayat wards in the Velim constituency. Dr Sean Da Silva, ASG Eye Hospital, said that each year, the hospital will be conducting 15 eye camps across the 62 wards wherein Thomas Seva Foundation will…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant released the book “May Light Lead Us” based on convocation speeches by Shri P. S. Sreedharan Pillai, Governor of Goa and Chancellor of Goa University at a School of Chemical Sciences Auditorium of Goa University today. Mauvin Godinho, Minister for Transport and Industries, Shripad Naik, Union Minister of State for Tourism, Ports, Shipping, Prof. V S. Nadkarni, Registrar, Prof. H. B. Menon Vice-Chancellor, Prof. K. S. Bhat, Dean, SGSLL also graced the occasion. In his address, the Governor called upon the people to study the system and also urged them to think…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa Pradesh Congress Committee launched Haath Se Haath Jodo and Mhadei Jagor Campaign in Goa from the historic Azad Maidan in Panjim on the Republic Day, 26th January 2023, in the presence of All India Congress Committee Observer Dr Sake Sailjanath, GPCC President Amit Patkar, South Goa MP Francisco Sardinha and other Congress functionaries. The 100-day Campaign will be held in every Block of each Constituency in Goa. Every Booth in the forty Constituencies across Goa will unfurl the Indian National Flag and pay tributes to the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi, on 30th January 2023,…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: A BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the 2002 Gujarat riots that has sparked controversy is a “conspiracy” against India, said Goa Governor P S Sreedharan Pillai on Thursday. The “character assassination of the prime minister” amounts to an onslaught, insult and a malicious act against the country, said the governor during his address after inspecting a Republic Day parade near Panaji. India’s Ministry of External Affairs has criticised the documentary titled “India: The Modi Question” as a “propaganda piece” that lacks objectivity and reflects a colonial mindset. Governor Pillai said that the present controversy…