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Goemkarponn desk Mapusa: A groundbreaking collaboration between the Goa State Commission for Protection of Child Rights, SIHFW Mapusa, ATF at North Goa District Hospital, and the Directorate of Education marks a significant step toward creating drug-free and secure school environments. The inaugural training program, held on December 11, 2023, at SIHFW, targeted 55 participants, including nodal teachers and leaders of Prahari Clubs from schools in Bardez taluka. Prahari Clubs, overseen by the Directorate of Education and Goa SCPCR, actively work to prevent and address drug abuse, promoting a drug-free environment. Key stakeholders and experts, including Peter F. Borges, Chairperson of…

A five-member bench of the Supreme Court led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud ruled that Article 370 was a temporary provision to ease Jammu and Kashmir’s merger with India New Delhi: The Supreme Court today upheld the Centre’s move to scrap special status to Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 of the Constitution. A five-member bench of the Supreme Court led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud ruled that Article 370 was a temporary provision to ease Jammu and Kashmir’s merger with India. The Supreme Court also ordered the Election Commission to hold election in Jammu and…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: A male tourist, aged 35, was discovered deceased in his room at the well-known Goa International Hotel located in Tonca. Hotel staff found the deceased earlier today; the identification is being concealed pending notification of the family. Although the authorities are keeping quiet about the specifics of the case, it is known that a comprehensive investigation is being conducted to ascertain what caused the premature death. This event has rekindled worries about tourists’ safety in the area and called into doubt Goa’s general crime statistics. Because of an increase in criminal activity in recent years, authorities have…

Goemkarponn desk Panaji: Goa Congress leader Girish Chodankar said on Sunday that the Pramod Sawant-led BJP government in the state is going all-out to destroy the environment and has “allowed illegal activities” on the bank of Mandovi river in North Goa’s Reis Magos. “Be it three linear projects, selling of agricultural green zones or the illegal activities at beach areas. This government is making money from all sides, so their leaders in Delhi can use Goa as an ATM to purchase MLAs and destroy the opposition,” Chodankar said. “I am surprised that the government has not taken any action on…

Goemkarponn desk ANJUNA: The Comunidade of Anjuna’s extraordinary general body meeting on Sunday decided against allowing Sunburn to play electronic dance music (EDM) at Vagator on December 31. President Domingos Pereira of the Comunidade of Anjuna governing committee said that that the gauncars in attendance at the meeting determined that the Sunburn event would only be permitted for three days, from December 28 to 30. “We just have three days to give them the space. Not on the 31st of December. Not at all. Everybody in the area is against it. We cannot accept terms that the organizers set,” stated…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant today said raised concern over younger generations falling pray to cybercrimes, as he urged parents to be alert. “Today a lot of youngsters are falling pray to cybercrimes. Today a lot of students have mobile phones and sometime or the other they are falling in such traps,” said Sawant. He further said that today we have started education with a mobile phone. Automatically, there are other side effects. “That has already started. That is one thing. Now there is cybercrime among students, youths, adults and senior citizens. We are receiving so many cyber…

Goemkarponn desk New Delhi: The Supreme Court today delivered its verdict on a highly anticipated case with far-reaching consequences: the legality of the Centre’s 2019 decision to revoke Article 370 of the Constitution, which granted special status to Jammu and Kashmir. Here are the 10 big quotes from the hearing: Supreme Court upholds the validity of the scrapping of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir. The Supreme Court cannot sit in appeal over the decision of the President of India on whether the special circumstances under Article 370 exist. History shows the gradual process of constitutional integration was not going…