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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Rosary College of Commerce and Arts, Navelim won the Inter Collegiate Taekwondo Women’s Championship 2023-24 held on 6th & 7th September, 2023, organized by Goa University at Jubilee hall, Goa University. Don Bosco College, Panjim claimed the Runners up position and VVM’s Shree Damodar College of Commerce and Economics, Margao finished third. Best taekwondo player of the championship was awarded Sadnya Arolkar of VVM’s Shree Damodar College of Commerce and Economics, Margao. Chief Guest for the presentation ceremony Dr. Vinita Patil Gaude, Finance Officer, Goa University along with Mr. Balachandra B. Jadar, Asst. Director of Physical Education…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: IPHB staff nurse who was missing from September 6 has returned back home safely. Sources said that she was disturbed and had switched off her phone and travelled to Thane, Maharashtra. “We have been informed that Yednya Dalvi, a staff nurse from IPHB Bambolim, has been missing since September 6th. The police are conducting a thorough investigation,” Health Minister Vishwajit Rane had said. Rane said that he had also communicated with the Secretary of Health and the Dean of Goa Medical College to lodge an FIR. “I have instructed the Dean to be in constant touch with…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: To aggressively combat the growing threat of online sexual abuse of children in the state, a state consultation was organized by India Child Protection Fund (ICPF) in collaboration with Goa State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (GSCPCR), Goa at Fr. Agnel College, Pilar on Thursday. The top officials who were part of the consultation included Peter F. Borges, Chairperson, Goa State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (GSCPCR); O.P. Singh, former DGP, Uttar Pradesh and CEO, ICPF. The consultation discussed the multipronged strategies needed to find a robust way to tackle the growing threat of Child…

Goemkarponn Desk AGACAIM: An interstate bus on the Bengaluru-Goa route overturned at Agassaim. 10 passengers were involved in the accident. As per information from the passengers, the bus driver is said to have dozed off leading to an accident. The accident happened at the newly built flyover. The injured have been admitted to Goa Medical College in Bambolim for treatment. This bus (KA 01 AJ 2462) belongs to Karnataka and was coming from Bangalore to Goa. Due to the overturning of the bus, there was oil spillage on the road. Sources have also said that there was no first aid…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Department of Information Technology, Electronics and Communications (DITE&C) through Info Tech Corporation of Goa Ltd. (ITG) will provide free laptops to top 10 meritorious students (5 boys and 5 girls) belonging to Schedule Tribe (ST) communities and 10 meritorious students (5 boys and 5 girls) belonging to Schedule Caste (SC) Communities of Class X(Tenth) for each of the taluka in Goa for the academic year 2022-23. For details about the above scheme may visit website https://infotech.goa.gov.in. Students fulfilling the eligibility criteria may apply for the scheme by filling the prescribed online application form at website https://infotech.goa.gov.in. All…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The court acquitted the Israeli David Diham alias Dudu in the drug smuggling case and ordered the charge-fixing against the seven policemen involved in this operation. During the hearing of the petition challenged by the five policemen in the High Court, the CBI and Dudu have been served a notice and the hearing has been postponed to September 25. The CBI had filed a supplementary charge sheet against the then Deputy Superintendent of Police Naresh Mhamal, Sub-Inspector of Police Sunil Gudler along with Irmia Guraiya, Sameer Warkhandkar, Mahadev Naik, Nagesh Parsekar, Mahabaleshwar Sawant, who were involved in…

Goemkarponn desk MORJIM: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has assured the guest house and hotel owners to find an amicable solution to the issue of declaration of silent zone in Morjim and Mandrem beaches. Morjim Mandrem belt had been declared as silent zone by Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) on the instructions of the High Court for protection of turtle nesting site from loud music. Dozens of local businessmen called on the chief minister and requested him to give relaxation to guest houses and restaurateurs. GSPCB had issued them notices to stop playing music in their premises. CM assured them…