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Goemkarponn desk MAPUSA: Sleeping under a JCB proved a fatal mistake for a man when he was crushed to death by the JCB at Nagoa-Bardez late Saturday evening. According to reports, the incident took place at about 7.30 pm when Prashant Pawar (30), a daily wage worker from Karnataka but residing at Viegaswada-Arpora was asleep underneath the JCB at Sandip garage. The JCB driver started the JCB and set it in motion, unaware that Pawar was asleep under the JCB. Pawar was crushed and was rushed to the GMC hospital, where he breathed his last while undergoing treatment.

Washington: Eclipse mania gripped North America on Monday as a breathtaking celestial spectacle captivated tens of millions of people, offering a rare blend of scientific interest, commercial opportunity and daytime partying. The Moon’s shadow plunged the Pacific coast of Mexico into total darkness at 11:07 am local time (1807 GMT) then swept across the United States at supersonic speed, returning to the ocean over Canada’s Atlantic coast just under an hour-and-a-half after landfall. Festivals, viewing parties and even mass weddings took place along the eclipse’s “path of totality,” where the Sun’s corona glowed from behind the Moon in a display…

Goemkarponn desk Margao: “Welcome to Margao, the Most Deteriorating City of Goa! Hope you will see with your own eyes the mess created by the BJP Government in the last twelve years in the Commercial Capital of Goa,” said Congress Leader & Zilla Panchayat Member Michelle Rebelo. Reacting to the announcement made by BJP South Goa Candidate Pallavi Dempo to visit Margao on Monday 8th April 2024 to meet vendors & workers in New Market and other Locations, Congress Leader Michelle Rebelo has highlighted various issues plaguing Margao for the last many years. “I hope Pallavi Dempo will walk in…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Cinephile Film Club and the MAMI (Mumbai International Film Festival) Year-Round Program bring to you 15 diverse films from South Asia.  Starting from 11th – 14th April at the Maquinez Palace Theatre, Panjim, there are some first-rate feature and non-feature films as a part of the package, curated by Sachin Chattewho was also a part of the MAMI selection committee for non-feature films. The feature film on the opening day, 11th Apr, is Against the Tide, the acclaimed film that has travelled around the globe and has won several awards including the Golden Gateway at the…

Goemkarponn desk Panaji: The 4th edition of First Fridays, themed “Discussing the Design Policy,” successfully concluded at Your Story Shack on Benaulim Beach, South Goa. The meet-up organized in partnership with the SITPC, the Department of IT, and Electronics and Communications, and ADI Goa, brought together a diverse group of architects, artists, craftsmen, designers, and other creative professionals to collaborate and discuss the future of Goa’s creative industry. The event commenced with Ms Darpana Athale and Mr Deepak Pathania providing an overview of the progress made on the design policy. Aimed at addressing Goa’s economic needs, environmental pressures, and infrastructure…

Goemkarponn desk Vasco: Sporting Clube de Goa humbled Vasco SC 4-1 in the Goa Professional League at Tilak Maidan, here, on Monday. The teams were locked 1-1 at half time. Ivon Costa, Vidipt Dua, Jonas Colaco and Lloyd Cardozo scored a goal each for Sporting while Olen Singh was on target for Vasco. Sporting now have 37 points from 20 games and have a game in hand. Sesa FA are leading the table with 39 points from 21 games. Vasco started on a brighter note, but Sporting slowly worked their way into the match. Former international Adil Khan guided the…

Goemkarponn desk Panaji: A Russian couple was rescued off Vagator Beach, while eight domestic tourists were among 11 others, who were rescued along the coastline and at the Dudhsagar waterfall over the weekend. First aid was also rendered to four persons, while a lost child was reunited with her family during the same period. At Vagator Beach, a couple from Russia and another individual waded into the water and began drifting. While the individual managed to swim to safety, the couple, a 47-year-old man and a 32-year-old woman, were rescued by Drishti Marine lifesaver Bhagavan Parab with a rescue board.…