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Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: 9 students of Aakash BYJU’S from Indore, secured an overall 95 percentile and above in the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main 2023 much to the elation of their parents, and the entire staff of the institute. The results were announced by the National Testing yesterday. Notable achievers are Aditya Kumar Prajesh who secured 99.51, Aryan Prajapati98.87, SAURABH97.36, Anderson Eric Lopes97.07, Puja Basuli96.87, Palash Jain 96.71, Aryan Sharma96.12, Srushti Dessai95.95 and Sashwat Panjwani95.64 The students joined Aakash BYJU’S in classroom programme to crack IIT JEE, considered the world’s toughest entrance exam. They attributed their entry into the elite…

Goemkarponn Desk SALIGAO: The Goa Heritage Festival 2023 came to an end on a high note. Hosted by the state’s Department of Tourism, the three-day event showcased Goa’s music, dance, cuisine, and traditions. Hosted in the village of Saligao, that is known for its heritage houses, church and history it brought together Goans and tourists alike who got a taste of Goa’s richness. Day 2 of the festival featured a semi-classical programme called Bhangrale Goem, which showcased Goan folk lifestyle, festivals, and culture in a musical format, performed by Dr. Purnanand Chari. The highlight however, was Goa’s Nightingale, Lorna, a…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: It is evident now that Fire Mafia is once again activated and their hand is suspected in huge fires at Paroda Hills in Cuncolim Constituency & Chapoli Dam Area in Canacona. Government Machinery is helpless to control these fires. I once again demand High Level Inquiry under Retired High Court Judge to probe cause of these fires destroying Green Cover of Goa, demanded Leader of Opposition Yuri Alemao. It is shocking that Government did not take any steps to prevent such fires in eco sensitive & forest areas despite incidents of huge fires in Goa in February…

Goemkarponn Desk CANACONA: Asking opposition not to polticise the ‘Shram-dham’ initiative to build houses to the poorest of the poor in Canacona, Sarpanch’s of Khotigao and Agonda rejecting the allegations outright against the Speaker Ramesh Tawadkar said if Tawadkar is defamed unnecessarily, no one will dare come out to help the poor people of Canacona. Addressing a press conference at the government Rest House at Shristhal, Agonda Sarpanch Fatima Rodgrigues said, Tawadkar is a person who not only thinks but helps out every poor person to come out of their poor-status. ‘Tawadkar sir, understand the plight of poor people he…

Goemkarponn Desk CANACONA: Stating the protection of coastal land is of paramount importance, Goa State Biodiversity Board (GSBB) member secretary Dr. Pradeep Sarmokadam assured all the help to protect Agonda beach from coastal erosion. On Friday, a team of GSBB led by Dr. Sarmokadam and consisting of Scientist Sujit Desai, Program Officer Varsha Hoble along with the Agonda Sarpanch Fatima Rodrigues, Panchayat Secretary Amol Naikgaunkar, Agonda Biodiversity Management Committee Chairman Shaba Naikgaunkar, Shristhal BMC Chairman Vinay Tubki and others inspected the Agonda beach shore, and observed a few areas needing attention to preserve the beach from future erosion. Infat, the…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Cinephile Film Club in association with the Film Critics Guild, will screen 5 short films on May 4 from the Critics Choice Awards. Film Critics Guild member and curator of the Cinephile Film Club Sachin Chatte will introduce the films. These acclaimed films, directed by some well-known names like Devashish Makhija and Varun Grover along with some very talented young filmmakers, have made it to several festivals around the globe and present a unique opportunity for film lovers in Goa to catch them on the big screen. 1. Bittu (Dir. Karishma Dube, 17 mins) – Bittu is…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Soon Online facilities will be available to avail labour card informed Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant. He was speaking  at  Shram Gaurav Shramik Mitra award 2023  on the occasion of International Labour Day organized by Office of the Commissioner, Labour and Employment and Disha Foundation at Panjim today. Chief Minister further said as promised in the budget 2023-24, it is mandatory for every labourer to have labour card so that the labour  department will have information about where they are hailing from and their past activities. Chief Minister also appealed the Labour Association and Union Association to…