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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa Forward Party (GFP) today has warned government officials specially ADEI Bardez not to sabotage events related to Mhadei by issuing diktats to teachers and students. “We today warn the government officials specially ADEI Bardez not to sabotage events related to Mhadei by issuing diktats to teachers and students,” said Goa Forward Environment Cell Convenor Vikas Bhagat. He further said that those doing this will be termed enemies of Goa. “BJP CM Pramod Sawant is now using officials to sabotage the people’s movement regarding Mhadei,” he added. Bhagat also questioned as to Why ADEI Bardez Kiran Chawkikar…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Goa Unit today held a protest outside the BJP Goa office against Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia’s arrest in the Delhi liquor scam case. AAP Benaulim MLA Captain Venzy Viegas said Delhi is firmly in AAP’s grip. “2020 Assembly BJP was thrashed. 2023 MCD, they got thrashed. Now in 2024, they will…BJP is clearly rattled. So the world’s best education minister Manish Sisodia is arrested in a false case to tarnish AAP by caged parrot CBI. The truth will prevail,” said Venzy He further said that the youth of Goa are looking…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The food and Drugs Administration (FDA) is most likely to cancel the permission of M/s UKIYO Beach Resort Morjim for playing loud music and using flashy lights till late night, thus causing disturbance to the turtle nesting site. As per information, the said resort has also raised a metallic structure on the beach area, thereby causing disturbance to the turtle nesting site. Forest department will take stern action against those organising night parties near turtle nesting sites in Morjim in Pernem taluka. It has been brought to the department’s attention that many parties are being held in…

Goemkarponn desk PONDA: Reiterating their resentment to National Highway expansion through Bhoma bazaar, villager Sanjay Naik said that the villagers of Bhoma are not looking forward to rehabilitation as an alternate option but demanding to save the village by considering an alternate route for highway expansion. “We are aware of the rise in accidents on this stretch. We are not against road expansion. To curb the rising accidents, the stretch of Bhoma needs to be expanded, but not at the cost of our ancient old houses, sacred places, temples and local business. As an alternative, we have suggested that the…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Sixteen water-sports-related accidents were reported over the last 14 months on Goa’s beaches, causing a slew of injuries to participants and bystanders, according to data maintained by Drishti Marine, a state government-appointed agency deployed to prevent mishaps and drownings along the coastline. With seven incidents, Palolem topped the list of beaches with the most number of water-sports accidents, while most persons injured in the accidents were from the age group of between 26-35 years, according to statistics. The accidents were linked to water-sports activities, which included boat rides, banana boat rides, paragliding and kayaking. One death was…

Goemkarponn desk MAPUSA: Mapusa police subdivision today organised a lecture in New Goa G.S Amonkar Vidhya Mandir High school at Mapusa. With the number of substance abuse cases increasing among locals, this programme’s launch was to create an awareness initiative that involved reaching out to children across schools in Goa. SDPO Mapusa Jivba Dalvi said this programme was initiated after they saw increasing numbers of accidents and cases of drug abuse among youth in Goa. SDPO Dalvi, during the session, said that Educating parents regarding the harmful or hazardous use of psychoactive substances, including alcohol and illicit drugs, is of…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Goa Education Department has initiated an inquiry into a teacher who allegedly gave corporal punishment given to 43 students, wherein some of them fainted and one was hospitalised after complaining of breathing problem. Director of education Shailesh Zingade told IANS that the incident occurred on Friday morning and the department has started its inquiry. “So far what we have come to know is that these students were from Class 7 and were making noise as their teacher was absent. The contractual teacher who allegedly gave them corporal punishment was teaching in Class 9, who got disturbed…