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Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: The Goa Public Service Commission (GPSC) conducted eleven departmental promotion committee meetings to consider promoting officials from various government departments on Friday. Two Officers from the directorate of Agriculture were promoted to the position of Deputy director of Agriculture while two officers were promoted to the post of special auditor in Office of the registrar of cooperative societies. Seventeen officers from the goa civil service were promoted to the senior administrative grade and will now be eligible to hold senior level positions in the state administration. One official was promoted to the position of deputy director in…

DABOLIM: In the intervening night of 3-4 April, NCB Goa nabbed a Kenya national named Samuel at Dabolim, Goa airport by the Customs officials having suspicion for concealment of some non-metallic substance in his baggage raised during screening /scanning of his luggage. Said person travelled to India from Johannesburg (SA) via Dubai. Information in this regard was immediately passed by the Customs officials to the NCB, Goa and subsequently, a team of NCB, Goa reached at Dabolim airport and conducted thorough search of said Samuel along with his baggage. During the search, Cocaine in two packets, weighing total 1.009 Kgs,…

Goemkarponn desk MAPUSA: In a narcotic raid, the Anjuna Police arrested two drug peddlers who were in possession of contraband substances. As per SDPO Mapusa Jivba Dalvi on  03.05.2023, information was received regarding one accused drug dealer who came with drugs in Maruti Car at Udo Beach, Siolim, Bardez Goa. The police team waited for long hours in civil clothes and further intercepted one car having registration No.AS-04-G-3188. The car was thoroughly searched, during which Police successfully recovered 10 LSD papers W/Rs. 100000/-. The preliminary test was done on the spot on the papers and has been tested positively for…

Goemkarponn desk PONDA & SANKHALI: Voters in Ponda and Sankhali on Friday exercised their franchise in the Municipal Polls as per the available data; the polling in Sankhali was 65.24% from 8 am to 2 pm while the turnout in Ponda was 53.49%. A total of 74 candidates contested the Ponda and Sankhali municipal council elections. Of these, 43 candidates contested for the Ponda Municipal Council and 31 for Sankhali Municipal Council. “There are 43 candidates in the fray for the Ponda Municipal Council, while two candidates have been elected unopposed. There are 31 candidates for Ponda Municipal Council. Here…

 Goemkarponn desk Ponda: A massive fire has engulfed the RK Scrapyard at Dhavali. The fire started at around 1 pm leading to traffic blockage on Dhavali-Farmagudi national highway for several hours. The scrapyard was packed with empty plastic chemical barrels, scrap plastic, bags, paper and various other materials. The clouds of smoke were even witnessed at Mollem. Following the incident, the fire tenders from Ponda, Margao, Kundaim and South Goa were pushed into service to douse the fire. However, there was no access to the scrapyard, and the fire team was trying to extinguish the fire from main road. Following…

Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: The IPL Fan Park, an initiative of BCCI where the Indian Premier League matches are screened live, will be held in Goa on May 6 and 7, 2023, at Open Ground, Adjacent to Service Road opposite Delfinos Megamart next to GCA Porvorim. It is a non-ticketed event and free for all IPL fans. The venue opens to the general public from 1.30 pm to 12 am. Four matches will be screened Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians at 3.30 pm and Delhi Capitals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore at 7.30 pm on Saturday, May 6, Gujrat Titans vs…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant today has expressed confidence that BJP-backed panels will win the Sankhali and Ponda Municipal Polls. “I am confident that BJP-backed panels will win the Sankhali and Ponda Municipal Polls. BJP-backed candidates have received an enormous response,” said Sawant. He further said voting is expected to cross the 80 per cent mark at both Sankhali and Ponda. “From the review I have taken, it is clear that BJP-backed panels will win the elections,” he added. Sawant said that he has confidence that all BJP-backed candidates will win the elections, especially in Sankhali. “BJP karyakartas…