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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Serial killer Mahanand Naik has been granted furlough for 21 days. In 2018, the Prison’s Committee recommended Naik’s furlough for 21 days with a condition to execute a personal bond of Rs 1 lakh and surety in the like amount giving cash or otherwise. However, after initial consent, his local surety reportedly backed out. Autorickshaw driver Mahanand, who is also referred to as the ‘dupatta killer’, was accused of killing around 16 women by luring them with marriage proposals. He used to befriend and sexually abuse his victims and then rob them of their gold and kill…

Goemkarponn desk Panaji: The State Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities, Goa, organized a two-day sensitization workshop for all the engineers and architects of the Public Works Department, Government of Goa, on June 13 and 14, 2023. The workshop was aimed at creating awareness and understanding about the needs and rights of people with disabilities in terms of accessibility and inclusivity of infrastructure facilities in the state. This was the third workshop in the series of sensitization training for state officials. The workshop was inaugurated by Punit Kumar Goel, IAS, Chief Secretary of Goa. He addressed the participants and stressed the…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Forest department has closed down the Mollem Circuit, which also includes a visit to Dudhsagar falls due to monsoons. As per a press release issued by the Department of Information, office of the Deputy Conservator of Forests Wildlife and Ecotourism (North) Division, 1st Lift, 4th Floor, Junta House, Panaji has informed that Dudhsagar Falls tourism circuit located in Bhagwan Mahaveer National Park, Mollem is closed to the tourist with immediate effect from June 11, 2023, for the proliferation of wildlife and due to onset of South West monsoon in the State of Goa, as informed by…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa Board Of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education has added a chapter on the Cuncolim Revolt in 1583 in the history textbooks of class 11th. The revolt is said to be Goa’s first revolt against Portuguese colonial rule. Chairperson of the Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Bhagirath Shetye told IANS that all together, a team of around 20 people were working on this project. “Lesson over Cuncolim Revolt in this textbook is around two pages. It is in detail. This year we have introduced it in Class 11, while next year’s basic lesson will…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The sixth edition of the Serendipity Arts Festival is scheduled to take place between December 15 and 23 in Panjim, Goa. The key focus will be on supporting artists and creative expressions from the South Asian region. With a mandate of making art accessible to everyone, the programming of the nine-day inter-disciplinary festival rests on the pillars of creating an environment of engagement, participation and amplifying local interaction. Spanning across disciplines of Performing, Visual, Culinary, and Performance Arts and Craft, this year’s curators will be marrying the tapestry of traditional and folk cultures with the contemporary idiom,…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Panaji police initiated an inquiry into the alleged illegal burial of a person in the British Cemetery at Dona Paula last month. Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP) councillor CCP Nelson Cabral had filed a complaint in this regard. The inquiry was initiated after a complaint was lodged by the Director of the Archaeological Department with SP North Goa. The Archaeological Department has stated that the British Cemetery is a Protected Monument as per ‘The Goa Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act of 1978 and Rules 1980’ as per the Notification. “Some unknown persons…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Goa government has revised the fee structure for Major and Minor tourism-related events in Goa as the Empowered Committee for New Tourism Services recommended. As per the notification, fees for wedding events during tourist season have been increased from Rs 6,000 to Rs 50,000. Similarly, the season fees for Music Festival organized in non-licensed premises have been hiked to Rs 18 lakh for up to 5,000 attendees, Rs 30 lakh if the attendees are in the range of 5,000 to 10,000 and Rs 35 lakh if the attendees are above 10,000. For Night/Handicrafts and Bazaars, the…