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  Dilapidated Condition… With SAG and Sports dept neglecting the ground, bushes have grown on the ground Scrap material of old construction dumped is now rusting. Toilets in dilapidated condition. Urinals left unused due to lack of maintenance. Ponda Sports Complex, where several sportsmen train, has become a home for reptiles and other animals Needs urgent govt attention, say locals and sportspersons. Goemkarponn desk PONDA: Goa is all set to host the 37th National Games later this year, for which infrastructure worth crores of rupees has been developed besides a ₹225 cr budget allocation for the Games. While on the…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Dean of Goa Medical College & Hospital (GMC) Dr Shivanand Bandekar has asserted that Profelixis will now be the standardized care for Hemophilia patients, which is great news for those looking to live a normal life. Dr Bandekar was speaking after inaugurating the Hemophilia Day programme recently organized at GMC with the initiative of the Hemophilia Society Panaji Chapter. The presence of esteemed medical professionals, including Dr Bandekar, Dr Anar Khandeparker, Head of the Medicine Department, and Dr Vaishali Joshi, Head of the Pediatric Department, added to the fruitful deliberations regarding Hemophilia treatment at GMC. The event…

Goemkarponn desk CALANGUTE: Calangute MLA Michael Lobo today said that police should keep a strict watch on touts who are promoting illegal businesses and arrest them immediately. “Panchayat, PI, and the like-minded people should keep a watch on the touts and control them as to what business they are promoting as some touts are promoting illegal business,” said Lobo. He further said that the police should arrest them and keep them in the local up for 24 hours, take an undertaking from them, and be produced them before the deputy collector. “There should be a proper amendment, and I will…

By Sanjay Borkar PANAJI: With the tigers spotted in Goa in the year 2014 and 2018, there is increasing demand for constitution of Tiger Reserve in Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary, but government has not taken any decision on this issue yet as there is opposition to this proposal from locals. The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) had mooted a proposal for constitution of Tiger Reserve in Goa, after the All India Tiger Estimation, in 2014. Around five tigers were spotted in 2014, while three were spotted in 2018, as per records of NTCA. After the incident of alleged killing of one…

Goemkarponn desk PONDA: The villagers of Bhoma, affected by road widening, have pledged to fight against the project to save two age-old two temples. Bhoma locals fear that two temples and an age-old Ghumati will be demolished for proposed road widening and warned to fight against it until their last breadth. In a press briefing, they strongly opposed the proposed road widening. Historian Prajal Sakhardande also inspected the three religious sites. He stressed the need to protect the ancient traditional religious monuments. Sanjay Naik said ten years ago then, former CM Manohar Parrikar had scrapped the road widening based on…

Goemkapronn desk CALANGUTE: “I am deeply touched by our PM @narendramodi ji’s initiative to visit the Sacred Heart Cathedral in Delhi wherein he lit a candle and offered prayers,” said Calangute MLA Michael Lobo reacting to Modi’s visit to church. He said, “I feel, on Easter Day, observed globally to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ, he has sent a message of unity, peace and prosperity.” This was the first time a sitting Prime Minister visited a church, he added. “The fact that the visit, in itself, is a big message. We know he cares about all minorities, including Christians.…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: BJP State President Sadanand Shet Tanavade today said that his party will win the Ponda and Sankhali Municipal Elections with a thumping majority. “BJP karyakartas are reaching out to voters at ground zero under various outreach programs. BJP will win Ponda & Sankhali Municipal Elections with a thumping majority,” said Tanavade. He further said that the people of Ponda and Sankhali will choose stability and development against fake promises and unstable leadership. The voting for the two councils will take place on May 5, and the counting and declaration of results will be on May 7, according…