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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Following a spate of fatal accidents in the State, Goa Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant has directed teh authorities to take strict action to bring accidents under control. Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant chaired a meeting with HODs and Senior Officers to review the work of implementation of Road Safety Measures by Stakeholder Departments on 21/2/2023 at the conference room of GST Bhavan, Althino. Senior Government officers present in the meeting were Shri Subhash Chandra, Secretary(Transport), Govt. of Goa, Jaspal Singh, IPS, Director General of Police, Police Department, Omvir Singh, IGP, Police Department, Ms. Mamu Hage, IAS,…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Tiatr Academy of Goa has organized the 12th Popular Tiatr Competition and 11th Children’s Tiatr Competition 2022-23 at Ravindra Bhavan, Margao – Goa. The detailed result of both competition is as under: Results of the 12th Popular Tiatr Competition 2022-23 are as follows, Best Performance: 1st Prize : Tiatr: Thoddech Dis by Menino Fernandes, 2nd Prize: Tiatr Sorry by Machi Mogi Morjim Cultural and Sanskrutik Saunstha, Morjim, 3rd Prize : Tiatr: P.A by George Fernandes; Best Actor (Male): 1st Prize: Frazer Fernandes, Tiatr: Sorry, 2nd Prize: Macxy Pereira, Tiatr: Thoddech Dis; Best Actor (Female): 1st Prize:…

Goemkarponn desk MAPUSA: Goa Tourism Minister Rohan Khaunte on Wednesday announced a Rs 50,000 reward for the state police for solving the case of a Japanese tourist looted on a beach late last year by three men impersonating police officers. The Goa Police on Tuesday arrested three persons for allegedly robbing a Japanese tourist. The BJP government in Goa had come under attack from the opposition after the Consulate General of Japan in Mumbai recently issued an advisory to tourists from the country, saying that there have been incidents of fraud and robbery in which Japanese tourists were victims near…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has welcomed the union cabinet’s decision to approve the creation of Mhadei PRAWAH (Mhadei Water Authority). However, the opposition called it a gimmick to divert attention. “I thank the Union Government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for approving the establishment of the PRAWAH in the cabinet meeting. This has been one of our primary demands, and we wholeheartedly welcome the decision,” Sawant said. Sawant said that the establishment of the authority will help in preventing the illegal diversion of water. “It also reaffirms the fact that the Centre will not allow…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) today has strongly condemned Chief Minister Pramod Sawant for the blatant misuse and politicization of the police force against the citizens of Goa. Congress pointed out that the CM’s recent brainwave to use plain clothes police and traffic department personnel armed with smartphones to shoot photos of traffic violators is clear evidence of the government’s menacing and anti-people policies. “Strongly condemned Chief Minister Pramod Sawant for the blatant misuse and politicization of the police force against the citizens of Goa. Undercover operations are used against terrorists and dangerous criminals, not against ordinary…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Reliance Jio announced the launch of its True 5G services in Mormugao, Goa, taking the total count of cities enjoying Jio True 5G to 277 cities across the nation. Reliance Jio has become the first and the only operator to launch 5G services in Mormugao. Mormugao, the port town of Goa, is the 2nd city to get connected with Jio True 5G, after Panaji. Jio users in these cities will be invited to the Jio Welcome Offer to experience Unlimited Data at up to 1 Gbps+ speed at no additional cost, starting today. Commenting on the occasion,…

Goemkarponn desk SANKHALI: Governor P. S Sreedharan Pillai today visited Sattari taluka to see ancient and old heritage trees and learn about the rich eco-cultural traditions of these trees as part of ‘The Goa Saimik Daiz (Natural Heritage) Yatra. On his arrival, MLA of Parye Constituency, Smt Deviya Rane, welcomed the Governor. Governor offered the prayers at Dattatreya Temple in Sankhali and then proceeded to Parye Bhumika Temple to pay obeisance to the ancient Peepal Tree standing therein. He said that Raj Bhavan will sponsor 25 Konkani language books in the State and informed Konkani writers who have not published…