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Goemkarponn desk FATORDA: With Christmas around the corner, Goa Forward Party (GFP) President and Fatorda MLA Vijai Sardesai today demanded that the state government relax sound restrictions. “With Christmas around the corner, and with Goemkars celebrating marriages and traditional festivals, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant must stop equating Goan social and cultural events with rave parties and exempt them from the sound ban forthwith,” said Sardesai. He further said that private events and annual cultural festivities should be exempted from the 10.00 pm restriction imposed on loud music in the open. Sardesai accused the government of inefficiency in protecting the cultural…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: Power Minister Sudin Dhavalikar paid rich tributes to freedom fighters for working hard to give Goa much-needed liberation. “Several Kings and Dynasties ruled Goa, including Kadamba’s, but the 450 years rule of Portuguese in which they tried to bring Change (Parivartan) in the entire has brought pain to the Goans. King Adil Shah from Bijapur, who ruled Goa, handed over Goa to the Portuguese in an Agreement (Karar-nama) in 1510, and only after that did the Portuguese tried to bring change in every corner of Goa, while the Kadamba dynasty, which was ruling Goa,, before then had…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: In line with its Customer-First philosophy of enabling easy access to world-class products and services to its customers, Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) today announced the inauguration of its first regional stockyard at Faruknagar in Haryana. Ensuring a leaner and efficient distribution network across the region, the strategically located stockyard will reduce delivery time from the current 6-8 days to a maximum of two days for dealers in Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal and Jammu & Kashmir. This development by TKM will also benefit customers in the region who will now have speedier access to…

* 19-year-old died of electrocution at the Sewerage Chamber site * Pondaitees express concern over unsafe STP work progressing in Ponda. Pondaitees says this is the second death at the sewerage work site. Goemkarponn desk PONDA: In yet another accidental death related to ongoing work for Ponda Sewerage Treatment Plant (STP), a 19-year-old passerby died of electrocution in an incident reported near Ponda Municipal Garden, where work on the sewerage chamber is progressing. Locals alleged negligence while conducting sewerage work According to Police, 19-year-old Alamgir Rahman, a native of West Bengal and presently residing in Bandora, had gone with one…

Goemkarponn desk PONDA: Goa Liberation day was celebrated at Kranti Maidan Ponda in the presence of Ponda MLA Ravi Naik, freedom fighter Rohidas Naik, PMC Chairperson Ritesh Naik, Councilors, government officials and students. Speaking on occasion Minister Ravi Naik urged the Union Defence Ministry and Commanding officer of the Military training camp at Ponda Handover 5500 sq. Mtrs of Ponda Krantimaidan land to PMC. Ravi further said some three decades back; he made successful attempt to get back the part of Kranti Maidan land in PMC possession from Central Government. However still a major portion of Kranti Maidan land in…

Goemkarponn desk PONDA: On Goa Liberation day, Wadi-Talavalim Locals warn to boycott government Primary Schools in protest against forceful erection of a mobile tower over the Bhedshem government Primary school. “Is the government targetting closure of Government Primary Schools in the name of the forceful installing mobile tower over school premises?” The locals questioned. They added that are Goans liberated as the government forcefully installing tower on schools without considering their views. “This shows that government wants to close the primary Schools as locals will remove children if the tower is erected in the school,” they say. The locals said…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Several Argentina supporters came out on the streets in the football-crazy state of Goa and erupted in joy after the South American country won the FIFA World Cup 2022 final. After 36 long years, Argentina finally won the World Cup title as it beat France 4-2 on penalties after a 3-3 draw on Sunday. Lionel Messi scored two goals and then another in the penalty shootout. In Goa, make-shift mini projectors were put up at a number of places for people to watch the World Cup final. After the match ended, a number of supporters of the…