Author: Team Admin

Goemkarponn desk PONDA: With the Ganesh Chaturthi festival fast approaching, the traditional clay idol makers in Ponda Taluka are busy making Ganesh idols targeting to finish it well before Ganesh Chaturthi, which will be held on 31 August. Clay idol artist Tulshidas Pandurang Naik at Amadi -Querim said, “since it’s tradition and opportunity to serve God, I am happily doing this work. My family and children, besides one of my friends, help me do the work on idols.” He says that dedication to idol-making of God gives peace and happiness to the mind. He works on sculpture with dedication; it’s…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Ganesh Chaturthi, the biggest Hindu festival in Goa, is a ten-day celebration to honour Lord Ganesha (the elephant-headed deity). Ganesh Chaturthi is the biggest festival of Goa, and it is celebrated lavishly. Families travel across the country and sometimes the globe to be together at this time of year. The preparations for this festival begin months in advance. The festival begins at home with the purchase and ceremonial installation of a clay murti (statue). Families decorate a room by putting a matoli (a wooden canopy) adorned with flowers, seasonal vegetables and fruits before God is brought…

Preparations were in full swing in Goa for the Ganesh Chaturthi festival, which will be celebrated with great pomp and show after two years of Covid hiatus. The 11-day long festival, Ganesh Chaturthi, will starts today this year and conclude with devotees bidding farewell to Lord Ganesha by immersing idols in water on September 9. NO COVID RESTRICTIONS The State government last month announced the withdrawal of Covid-19 restrictions on the Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations starting August 31. For the last two years, the government has imposed restrictions owing to the COVID19 pandemic, and thus the celebrations were muted. All over…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Following rough seas and choppy waters, which could be life-threatening, the Bogmalo panchayat has appealed to people not to venture deep into Bogmalo Beach during Visarjan and also appealed to Drishti Marine for additional life guard staff during visarjan. Bogmalo Sarpanch Sankalp Mahale said that there are around 300 Ganesh idols for immersion at the beach every year, and it is confusing and difficult to keep a tab on every group. “The panchayat had a meeting regarding the Visarjan activity, and it was discussed that around 30 to 35 families celebrate Ganesh, but the beach witnesses as…

Goemkarponn desk SHIRODA: The Shiroda Kamakshi temple attracts thousands of devotees during Amavasya (New Moon) Day every month, but this time, the devotees had the added advantage of going through an exhibition of various religious art pieces like “Jhele” and “Toran” made from dried paddy. The exhibition was put up in an Ancestral house in the temple compound and displayed various items made of paddy, a traditional Goan art that was almost forgotten for years and is being revived by a young, energetic girl Maithili Pradeep Shirodkar. Shirodkar speaking to reporters, said that the items made by paddy signified prosperity,…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa govt has appointed the Ex-Judge of Bombay High Court V K Jadhav as commissioner of inquiry in the land grabbing matter. The single-member commission will submit its report within the next four months. Briefing the media about this, CM Pramod Sawant said that the commission is appointed to take the land grabbing cases being probed by SIT to a logical conclusion. SIT, formed on June 15, 2022, received 93 complaints of fraud in land deals, while 40 cases have been registered, mainly in the Bardez Taluka of Goa. To date, 15 people have been arrested, including…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant today informed that the land acquisition for the new Borim bridge is in process. “Land acquisition for the new Borim bridge is in process, and once completed, the work on construction will begin,” said CM Sawant. According to villagers, the Borim Bridge has completed its life span of 30 years, and over the past decade, the bridge has been overburdened with additional heavy traffic diverted from Zuari Bridge. The locals had asked the government and the National Highway Authorities to expedite the process for the construction of a new bridge.