Author: Team Admin
Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Goa State Commission for Protection of Child Rights today unveiled a critical inspection report of the District Early Intervention Centre (DEIC) in South Goa, conducted on 03 April 2024. Chairperson Peter F. Borges led the exhaustive review, uncovering serious safety and welfare concerns that put at risk over 50 children with disabilities, who depend on the centre for daily support. Key Findings Unearthed During the Inspection: Immediate Threats from Hazardous Wildlife: The facility’s premises are frequently infiltrated by venomous reptiles and disease-carrying rodents, creating a dangerous environment for the children and staff. Severe Fire Safety Negligence:…
Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Four official resignations, citing personal reasons, dealt a serious blow to the Mission Political Reservation for Scheduled Tribes of Goa. Rupesh Velip, Rama Kankonkar, Soiru Velip, and Dr. Satyawan Gaonkar are among those who left the company. Mission president Adv Joao Fernandes and two other members of the Goa delegation met with the union home minister in Delhi, but they were unable to persuade the Center to issue an ordinance reserving seats for the ST communities in the Goa Legislative Assembly. This infuriated the four leaders. President of Mission Political Reservation for STs of Goa, Adv Joao…
Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The water stock in three out of total seven dams in Goa has dipped below the 50 per cent-mark, indicating that the situation may become difficult during the ongoing summer season. The water level of two of these dams has gone below the 40 per cent-mark, as per the data released by the state Water Resources Department. However, four other dams are well above the 50 per cent water stock mark with one of them currently holding more than 91 per cent stock, it said. Anjunem reservoir, which meets the water requirement of Sattari and parts of…
Gioemkarponn desk PANAJI: The chargesheet filed by Goa Police against the CEO of an AI start-up, accused of killing her four-year-old son at an apartment, reveals several chilling details of the gruesome murder. Suchana Seth faces charges of murdering her son in a Goa hotel room over a bitter custody battle with her husband. Suchana Seth, 39, was arrested from Chitradurga in Karnataka on January 8, while she was traveling with her son’s body concealed in a bag. The Calangute police presented a 642-page chargesheet against Seth in the Goa Children’s Court, detailing how she allegedly murdered her son and…
Goemkarponn desk AGASSAIM: Following an attack on three college students at the Cujira complex on Wednesday morning, in which one of the accused even brandished a knife, the Agassaim police detained three people for attempted murder. The dramatic incident happened during the mid-morning school break when Adeil Fernandes was the target of Xavier Joshua, Shoaib Beig, and Zaqaullah Qazi. Evidently carrying a knife, Qazi allegedly meant to hurt Fernandes. Three other college students were hurt while trying to save Fernandes. Speaking to the media about the incident, SDPO Sudesh Naik claimed that Joshua and Fernandes, two local football players from…
Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: BJP’s South Goa candidate Pallavi Dempo made her maiden campaigning visit to Canacona on Wednesday and attended and addressed three meetings with the karyakartas. Dempo accompanied by BJP State president and Rajya Sabha MP Sadanand Tanavade and in the presence of Canacona MLA Ramesh Tawadkar first directly drove to Shree Mallikarjun Temple, Shristhal and took blessings of the Lord Mallikarjun deity. While Smt Dempo didn’t respond to media queries, Tawadkar and Tanavde however, informed media outside the temple premises BJP candidate Pallavi Dempo’s visit to the constituency is purely to interact with the karyakartas and party functionaries.…