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Goemkarponn Desk PORVORIM: India has given lot to the world and yoga is the greatest gift to the world. We know that yoga is important for human being which lead to keep mind, body healthy stated by the Minister for Tourism Rohan Khaunte who was inaugurating the two days Refresher Training on Yoga Education for the Government Primary School Teachers at Porvorim. The training programme was organized by the Goa Education Development Corporation in collaboration with the Directorate Sports & Youth Affairs today. The Yoga Training programme for Government Primary School Teachers has been organized as Prathamik Shikshak Yog Saptah…

Goemkarponn Desk PORVORIM: Porvorim Police have arrested one person for snatching mobile phone of a foreigner at Pilerne. Novikov Sarge, native of Israel had lodged his complaint that on 18/04/2023 while he was travelling from Pilerne to Betim one person on a Dio scooter had snatched away Samsung Galaxy phone from his wife’s hand which was worth Rs. 1,20,000/-. Based on the complaint police resgistred FIR under section 356,379 IPC and conducted investigation. Through technical surveillance and reliable information police today arrested one accused person namely Taufik Shaikh, age 19 yrs R/o Paithona, Bardez Goa. The stolen mobile has also…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Congress members have gheraoed PWD officials in Panaji for failing to provide potable water to people across the state. Goa Pradesh Congress Committee President Amit Patkar, along with other leaders also submitted a memorandum in this regard. They gheraoed Chief Engineer Santosh Mhapne, who assured to resolve the issue. These Congress office bearers from various constituencies of Goa grilled Chief Engineer for giving unwanted answers over shortage of water. Patkar while lambasting the BJP government said that it has failed all the time and can’t handle any situations worsening people. “During COVID time the BJP government killed…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Twitter removed legacy verified blue ticks from all accounts on Thursday, April 20. Many eminent personalities in Goa–from Chief Minister Pramod Sawant to Cabinet ministers, MLA, Journalists and official handles of Political Parties have lost blue checks that helped verify their identity and distinguish them from impostors on the micro-blogging platform. Twitter began making good on its promise Thursday to remove the blue checks from accounts that don’t pay a monthly fee to keep them. Goa Congress and BJP Goa Chief Amit Patkar and Sadanand Tanavade lost their blue ticks. Bollywood actors Shah Rukh Khan, Amitabh Bachchan, Alia…

Goemkarponn Desk MARGAO: The Margao Special Court begins trial in the alleged rape case involving Revenue Minister Atanasio Monserrate. During the trial today the Court allowed the release of passport of co-accused Rosy for the purpose of renewal only. The next hearing in the case will be held on April 28. Monserrate was charged under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act for allegedly raping a teenage girl in 2016. He is the first sitting minister in Goa to face charges under the stringent POCSO Act besides the charges of rape, wrongful confinement, and criminal intimidation. The survivor…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Goa state commission for protection of child rights (GSCPCR) today has directed Goa Police and Education Director to initiate steps to curb sales of liquor, biddies, cigarettes, gutkha and other tobacco products within 100 meters radius of the schools and educational institutions. GSCPCR also directed education department to formulate and adopt drug policy to set normative values and expectations for student behavior as well as to document procedures for dealing with drug-related incidents in schools. GSCPCR initiated dialogue and conversation with the academic institutions in collaboration with the Directorate of Higher Education at DHE on how to…

PANAJI: The Integrated Command and Control Centre setup as part of the Imagin Panaji Smart City was commissioned today. With this 382 CCTVs will now keep a watch over Panaji, Old Goa, Pilar and Porvorim. Panaji Smart City Development Limited (IPSCDL) has set up a Goa Intelligent City Management System (GICMS). The Rs 180 crore project was completed by 30th November 2021 and went live on 13 December 2021. GICMS smart city has an integrated command and control center (ICCC) set up at the IT hub, Altinho, for all-around surveillance in Panaji, Old Goa, Corlim, Porvorim, and other entry points…