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Goemkarponn Desk ASSAGAO: A 21 year old boy drowned at Bala Sakhleshwar temple lake while bathing along with his friends. At 19.19hrs received phone call informing that one person is drowned at Bala Sakhleshwar temple , Assagao while having bath in the temple lake along with his friends. Accordingly visited the spot and body of the One Mr.Anthony S / o late Esperance Fernandes age 21 years R /o Vansewado , Guirim , Bardez , Goa was fished out by locals and further shifted in ambulance at District Hopsital , Asilo , Mapusa wherein he was declared brought dead. Enquiry…

Goemkarponn Desk CANACONA: In a rare opportunity, Goa Legislative Assembly Speaker Ramesh Tawadkar, who is also Canacona MLA (of BJP) hosts a workshop on National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS) & Goa Chief Minister’s Apprenticeship Scheme 2023 (GCMAS)at Shrishthal Panchayat Hall on Sunday. Speaker Ramesh Tawadkar, (who is also the MLA of Canacona) urged to all party workers and office bearers to go on every booth in the constituency and register the youths in the portal “Implored each and everyone to visit every booth in our constituency and register our talented young individuals on the portal. Its time to make a…

*Speaker’s OSD files defamation complaint against 2 local youths for whatsapp posts/forwards on Tawadkar Goemkarponn Desk CANACONA: Stating threats of police action will not cow down the Canacona youths from speaking the truth and making awareness on illegality happening infront of their eyes, GFP leader Vikas Bhagat questioned Canacona MLA/Speaker if he is trying to challenge Constitution by curbing Freedom of Speech. Addressing a press –meet, Bhagat paraded two Canacona youth’s against whom one Rajendra Borkar, an OSD with Speaker Ramesh Tawadkar filed a defamation complaint with Canacona Police allegedly for some random WhatsApp posts/forwards. The two youths Llyod Godinho,…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has said that 5,000 youths who register for the National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS) will be able to join the state government departments directly by July 15. Addressing a virtual event on July 1, the chief minister said the central government has been focusing on skilling, reskilling and upskilling youths. Five thousand youngsters who register on the NAPS portal will directly join various departments of the state government as apprentices by July 15, he said. As of now, only 1,200 applicants have registered on the portal, Sawant said, appealing to youngsters to take…

Goemkarponn Desk VASCO: Reacting to Maharashtra politics, Goa NCP President Jose Philip D’Souza said that he is firmly with Sharad Pawar. “Goa unit of NCP is fully with Sharad Pawar, we are awaiting further instructions from party high command. We will not join hands with BJP govt in Goa,” Ajit Pawar on Sunday joined hands with the ruling Shiv Sena-BJP alliance in Maharashtra to become the deputy chief minister, after leading a revolt in the NCP, triggering a split. Eight other NCP leaders, some of whom are close aides of Sharad Pawar, who hopes to become a key player in…

*Dabolim connected to 15 destinations while MIA is connected to 21 Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Just in a span of five months, the Manohar International Airport at Mopa has overtook Dabolim airport in terms of connectivity. As per information, MIA is connected to more destinations than Dabolim. While Dabolim is connected to 15 domestic destinations, MIA is connected to 21. May 2023 figures show that Dabolim airport handled 585,182 domestic passengers and 34,971 international passengers. However, MIA handled 335,265 passengers. The two airports together handled 920,447 domestic passengers in May 2023. There are nine destinations which are connected to both Dabolim…

*Vasco MLA Krishna Salkar holds inspection after students also complain of electrical shock in the school Goemkarponn Desk VASCO: Around 100 students studying in the Government Main school in Vasco were evacuated on grounds of safety after the portions of ceilings began to collapse and students allegedly complained of electrical shocks at the school. Vasco MLA Krishna Salkar who rushed to the school for an inspection said that the students had been shifted to Government school at Mangor while an electrician would be called immediately to ascertain the reason for the electric shock. “I immediately rushed here after the principal…