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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Union Minister Anurag Thakur said that it is a big achievement for India to conduct the WTT (World Table Tennis) tournament where players from up to 200 ranks of the world participated while more than 40 players in India got a chance to show their talent. While talking to the media at the event on Sunday, the Union Minister said, “It’s a big achievement for India to conduct the WTT (World Table Tennis) Tournament, in which players from up to 200 ranks of the world participated. More than 40 players in India got a chance to show…

Goemkarponn desk SATRE: The Forest areas covering Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary at Satrem village in Sattari has been burning for the past four days, with the authorities concerned failing to bring the situation under control. The wildfire has gutted several medicinal and age-old trees in the sanctuary area, which is in a dense forest. While no clarity exists on how such a massive fire broke out, locals claim that some unknown miscreants set the fire. The Valpoi fire station received a phone sound at 6.00pm on Sunday, though their fire has raged since Saturday. Forest Minister Vishwajit Rane said he has…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Health Minister Vishwajit Rane today announced that the Jan Aushadi counter will be put at all the pharmacies in the state of Goa and that a circular will be issued in the next 48 hours. “On Jan Aushadi Diwas, we have taken a collective decision to put up a Jan Aushadi counter at all the pharmacies in the state of Goa; we will be strictly implementing this; circular will be issued in this regard in the next 48 hours,” said Rane. He further said that the same will be implemented and monitored by the Director of FDA…

 Goemkarponn desk PONDA: Nanus Usgao locals, along with three Panchmembers, today grilled the PWD Daag Ponda Office over the water shortage issue and warned to bring Morcha to Office if their long pending case of water shortage is not solved immediately. The locals complained that despite informing about the problem, it was neglected by PWD, and so they were forced to protest against the action. The locals complained that they were fed up with the water crisis. There is no timing for the release of water supply, further timing is uneven, and they can’t fill utensils and water tanks in…

Goemkarponn desk NUVEM: Maina Curtorim Police arrested two persons today for holding an illegal bike racing event in Nuvem. The accused persons are identified as Adarsh Anand Godkar, age 22 yrs, Occ-Unemployed, R/o H. No. EWS 492, Rumdamol Housing Board Davorlim Salcete Goa and Mr Arfaaz Shaikh s/o Adaim Shaikh age 22 yrs, Occ-Unemployed, R/o H. No. 18, Rawabhat, Shirvoim Quepem Goa. In the video that circulated on Sunday, it can be seen that the racing event had no safety measures in place, thus posing a threat to the lives of a large number of spectators gathered and road users.…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: “There exists a huge demand for colours in State during the Hindu month of Falguna for the Holi festival celebration. The chemical dyes we use for making colours for celebrating Holi are very harmful to health. Not just this, but these chemical-based colours mix with the soil and water and contaminate our natural resources. Therefore, in order to safeguard the natural resources and reduce the adverse effect of chemicals on human health, I thought of making colour using natural resources as a key ingredient”, informed nature lover Suryakant Gaonkar of Bhuipal Sattari. Suryakant is naturally into making…

  Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Cow lovers working doggedly and silently towards the upkeeping of bovine species have lamented the frequent procedural delay by the local Village Panchayat and Municipal Councils resulting in the suffering of stray cattle. According to the President of Savoi-Verem gaushala Uday Deshmukh, their gaushala was functioning smoothly until the grant given by the government for maintaining stray cattle was released promptly. Deshmukh informed that he, along with a group of like-minded individuals, had set up gaushala in 2016, intending to provide shelter to the cattle that are left abandoned. “Gaushala was functioning smoothly until the grant given…