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Goemkarponn Desk CANACONA: Catholics in Canacona observed ‘Good Friday’, the Passion of Christ with great devotion, symbolizing the greatest-ever sacrifice of Jesus Christ for human’s Salvation on Friday. Catholics in Canacona as part of reverence and mourning observed Good Friday with penance, fast and solemnity symbolising the Sacrifice of Jesus Christ for the sake of His Love for Humanity, the atonement between God and Man and the Human’s way to redemption and salvation. The day is observed as a day of Grief, Penance and Fasting, while in a replication of Passion of Christ, all the parishes conducted the Holy Services…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: As part of ongoing road improvement initiatives under the Smart Cities Mission, the road carriageway stretching from Sterling Apartment near Zakis Biryani to the PWD Office (Water Division), St. Inez covering approximately 150 meters will be closed for traffic until further notice. The proposed time period for completion of the road surface including curing time is 30 days. However, alternative accesses will be provided to ensure minimal disruption for commuters and residents in the said area. Co operation from residents and commuters during this period is kindly solicited.

PANAJI: All India Football Federation (AIFF) executive committee member Deepak Sharma reportedly physically assaulted two female footballers of Indian Women’s League 2 (IWL 2) club Khad FC in Goa on Thursday night (March 28, 2024) over boiling eggs. The players complained to the AIFF’s competitions committee the following day. “Yesterday (Thursday), as the dinner was over, we went to our rooms to boil eggs. Due to this reason, Deepak Sharma got offended and stormed into our room. He slapped us, assaulted us physically,” the two players wrote in their complaint, supported by three witnesses, according to a Times of India report. The report…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Union Minister of State for Tourism Shripad Naik on Friday attacked Congress for failing to develop the country, while they were in power for more than 60 years. “They (Congress) during their regime of 60 to 62 years failed to develop the country. It is an irony that they gave promises of ‘Garibi Hatao’, and other developments, but failed to act upon them. People need to judge, what they have done to the country. We lacked development when they ruled,” said Naik BJP’s North Goa candidate for Lok Sabha election while addressing a workers’ meeting in his…

Goemkarponn Desk MARGAO: South Goa Collector Asvin Chandru (IAS) has issued a directive aimed at stricter compliance measures in response to concerns raised by the South Goa Superintendent of Police (SP) regarding the growing trend of visitors using fake aliases and addresses when seeking accommodations. Comprehensive tenant verification processes are mandated by the order, and landlords and hotel owners are required to enter pertinent guest information into the police’s PATHIK (Programme for Analysis of Travelers and Hotel Informatics) software. The collector addressed the difficulties law enforcement has in identifying offenders as a result of false information submitted by visitors, stressing…

Goemkarponn Desk MARGAO: The Goa Civic and Consumer Action Network (GOACAN) has strongly recommended that the government act quickly to fix the broken lifts in the Excise Office in Mapusa. Because the elevators are broken, employees must ascend roughly 100 steps to get to the fifth-floor office of the Excise Inspector in Mapusa in order to complete their work. In a letter addressed to the Bardez Deputy Collector, GOACAN Coordinator Roland Martins urged him to undertake a site inspection with representatives from the Town and Country Planning (TCP) Department, PWD, Mapusa Municipal Council, and the electricity department in light of…

Goemkarponn desk Panaji: Recently, residents of Panaji have taken legal recourse to address concerns regarding dust pollution arising from ongoing Smart City projects in the capital city. Two separate Public Interest Litigation (PIL) writ petitions have been filed, highlighting the potential health hazards associated with the construction activities. These petitions emphasize the urgent need for measures to mitigate the adverse effects of dust pollution on public health and safety. The matter was brought before the Hon. High Court of Bombay at Panjim on Tuesday, March 26, underscoring the pressing need for action to resolve this issue. Despite efforts by Imagine…