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Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: A delegation of the Biodiversity Council from Ladakh visited Canacona on Saturday. The delegation visited the important sites and discussed the functioning of various Biodiversity Management Councils (BMC) in Canacona. State Awardee BMC Shristhal, led by Chairman Vinay Tubki, took the delegation. On a tour to visit Chapoli Dam, Nagar-Van, Jermal Tree at Shristhal and the ancient and oldest temple of Shri Mallikarjun at Shristhal, held and toured various Shristhal Biodiversity Management Committee on Saturday and discussed the functioning of BMC and visited various places. The delegation earlier visited Agonda Panchayat areas, including a ‘Davarne’ at Mudkud…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Gomantak Bhandari Samaj, Central Executive Committee organized a special felicitation program at Pragati Sankul, Cricketer Shubham Naik community hall, Mapusa, to felicitate all the Bhandari community students who have passed with flying colours in std X, XII, Graduation, post-Graduation other vocational fields during the curricular year 2022-23 along with Eminent Bhandari Community persons who have excelled in various field and made the Bhandari Community and Nation Proud. The most prominent was Gitanjali Nagvenkar, who made the nation proud by winning Gold Medal in 800mts. Running athletic event at 2023 Special Olympics World Summer Games held in Berlin…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Forest Minister Vishwajit Rane, the state government is preparing to create “waterfall circuits” in the forest by taking the help of local people. “In the forest region of the coastal state, where many visitors from neighbouring states travel to explore the hinterland, there are many monsoon-induced waterfalls, and the government has decided to set up “waterfall circuits” given the popularity of these waterfalls,” Rane said. He further said that the Forest Department, in collaboration with Goa Forest Development Corporation Ltd (GFDC), is planning to develop waterfall circuits in the forest areas with local people’s involvement to increase…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: In order to control crimes and for better policing operations, Goa Police is going to introduce the e-beat system. The good part is that this system is being developed by local engineering students. This app will enable officers to retrieve information about any beat in the state with a click. Earlier, the department tried to develop this app from private companies, but they demanded a high amount of money, almost a whopping 1 crore! Then, the 2012 batch IPS officer and North Goa SP, Nidhin Valsan, thought of an idea to get it developed by local engineering…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa will try to attract tourists from the United States of America, South Korea, the United Arab Emirates and other countries besides traditional markets like Russia and the United Kingdom, state minister Rohan Khaunte said. The decision was taken in a meeting of the Goa Tourism Board chaired by Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, where the calendar of events focused on emerging markets was finalised, he said. “Goa has been traditionally depending on Russia and UK for international footfalls. Looking at reports, we have realised countries like the USA, South Korea, and UAE are opening for outbound travel.…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Winning the lone Rajya Sabha seat for the second consecutive time would be a cakewalk for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Goa as they have the numbers. The main opposition party, Congress, also plans to field a candidate. But the result of the election is a foregone conclusion. Election to the lone Rajya Sabha seat from Goa will be held on July 24, as the term of the current member, BJP leader Vinay Tendulkar, will expire on July 28. Namrata Ulman, the Returning Officer and Secretary of the Goa Legislative Assembly issued a notification regarding the…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Prayer for Peace in Manipur was held on July 8 at 3.30 pm at Azad Maidan, Panaji, organized by the Council for Social Justice of the Archdiocese of Goa and Daman and Conference of Religious India ( Goa Unit). The focus of the prayer meeting was that the violence in Manipur stops immediately as it is becoming increasingly evident that a peaceful resolution is urgently needed. It was resolved to submit a Memorandum, signed by the people gathered, to the Prime Minister of India through the Chief Minister of Goa. “Sir, you are aware that since May…