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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Harinder Singh, the chairman and managing director of Percept Ltd., promised ticket buyers a refund on December 31. “You will receive a refund of your money if you have already purchased the ticket. Examine the ticket; each one states that it is “subject to government permission,” he said. He further defended saying how many people will purchase tickets if we sell them at the last minute? “The permissions procedure takes time. We offer advance tickets because of this, and customers are informed that they would receive a refund if the event doesn’t occur,” he continued, trying to…

No Sunburn in Goa on Dec 31; Tourism dept grants provisional approval Min Khaunte says they are not allowed to go beyond Dec 30 Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Tourism Minister Rohan Khaunte said that his department has decided to provide a provisional licence to the Sunburn Electronic Dance Music (EDM) festival promoters for three days, from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m., only, and not up to midnight, as desired by the planners. “There has been a lot of uproar around Sunburn during the past month. It has been determined today to grant the Sunburn organisers permission to host the event on…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa has turned into the nation’s accident capital, according to Health Minister Vishwajit Rane, who expressed alarm over the amount of accidents occurring in the State. “Since many young people lose their lives in vehicle crashes, parents should teach their kids to drive defensively. Parents need to take responsibility for their children and there has to be social awareness of this issue,” said Rane. He further said that increasing accident cases is putting pressure on the Goa Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Bambolim, but we must accept it. “From a ratio perspective, Goa has emerged as the…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Health Minister Vishwajit Rane said that he is working to formulate a plan to establish a Centre for Excellence in Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery in GMC Rane held a meeting with Dr. Nishit Shah, prominent ENT and skull base specialist from Mumbai, along with doctors from GMC, to formulate a plan to establish a Center for Excellence in Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery at GMC. “This collaborative effort involves Dr. Nishit Shah and his team, working alongside the Department of Neurosurgery at GMC,” said Rane. He further said that Endoscopic skull base surgery, performed through the nasal cavity…

Goemkarponn desk Mumbai: Customs officials busted the smuggling of ganja through two parcels that arrived at the cargo section of the Mumbai airport from abroad. Interestingly, there was a documentary record of ordering some trees from abroad through this parcel. However, when the parcel was opened for inspection, 204 grams of ganja were found in it. In this case, the accused named Globev Andre was arrested in Goa. After the authorities received specific information about the smuggling of ganja, they searched the goods and seized the contraband. However, this parcel went to Goa from here. So, to arrest the accused,…

From not imagining of what sports can create a positive impact on him to becoming a silver medallist in the Paralympics, Nishad Kumar has come a long way. His next aim is to secure a berth for the games in Paris. New Delhi: Indian Paralympian high jumper Nishad Kumar bagged the gold medal in the inaugural Khelo India Para Games 2023 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi on Saturday. He achieved the feat while making a leap of 1.95m over the pole in the T-47 category. Since 2018, Nishad has been brilliant and his consistency during tournaments when…

Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, pronouncing the verdict of a 5-judge bench, said the power of abrogation of Article 370 was for the integration of J&K. New Delhi: The army veterans on Monday hailed the Supreme Court verdict that held the abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir as constitutionally valid. The top court bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud also directed the Election Commission of India to hold the assembly elections by September 30, 2024. Former army chief General Ved Prakash Malik (retd) took to social media platform X to laud the verdict. “Delighted to see…