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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Every year Akhil Gomantakiya Daivadnya Brahmin Youth Association (AGDBYA) celebrates Children’s day in a rural part of Goa. This year AGDBYA chose 2 schools i.e. Govt. Primary School, Curchorem and Govt. Primary School, Gajanan – South Goa on 25th Nov 2023. The event started with the lighting of a lamp by the founder members of the association and the teachers. AGDBYA President Mr. Prashil Salkar welcomed all the guests and children. Special Guest, Retired teacher Mrs. Shalan Ashok Shirodkar along with other teachers praised and thanked the association for choosing and celebrating the Children’s Day in their…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: In a significant initiative commemorating World AIDS Day, the Goa State Commission for Protection of Child Rights, in collaboration with the Human Touch Foundation and with the support of Novotel Goa at Candolim, organized a dynamic program for over 60 children and young adolescents living with HIV from across Goa on December 1st. The goal was to establish a supportive and inclusive environment for these young individuals. The inaugural ceremony featured Mr. Vikrant Usgaonkar, Senior Director of Talent and Culture, Alex Dias, Executive Chef at Novotel, Peter F. Borges, Chairperson of Goa State Commission for Protection of…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Directorate of Sports & Youth Affairs will conduct selection trials to depute Goa State teams at the 67th School Games Federation National School Games to be held at Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra, the Selection trials will be held as detailed below; The details of the venues and in-charge officers are given below; Taekwondo -U/19 Boys & Girls 5th & 6th Dec. 2023 at Multipurpose Hall Fatorda from 9.00 am onwards. The officer incharge is Motilal Gaonkar (APEO) – mobile no. 8999228032 Athletics – U/19 Boys & Girls 5th & 6th Dec. 2023 at Athletic Stadium…

Photos of Winners of State Level Boat Competition TRIPURARI POURNIMA 2023 Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Directorate of Art and Culture has declared results of Boat competition held on the occasion of Tripurari Pournima on November 26, 2023. First prize won by Tonyeshwar Boys, Bandirwada with rolling trophy, certificates and cash of Rs. 35,000/-, second prize won by Kaliyugi Boys, Vitthalapur – Sankhali with rolling trophy, certificates and cash of Rs. 30,000/-, third prize to Talkameswar Boys, Tamidgiwada-Parye with rolling trophy and certificates and cash of Rs. 25,000/-, fourth prize to Bhumi, Majikwada-Parye with certificate and cash prize of Rs. 20,000/- and…

Goemkarponn Desk MARGAO: In a deposition given in the police station attack case, the former police inspector of the Panaji police station, Sudesh Naik, stated that Jennifer Monserrate was taken into custody to stop the situation from getting worse late that evening. During the cross-examination of Naik on behalf of the accused Tony Rodrigues, senior attorney Surendra Dessai questioned the legality of the late-night arrest without following the proper procedures. Jennifer had arrived at the police station with about thirty to forty people, according to Naik, and they had no choice but to arrest her. “The police search party had…

Goemkarponn Desk DELHI: Circulation of fake news and disinformation has the power to “impair democratic discourse”, Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud said on Friday, while criticising the role played by troll armies and targeted mass disinformation campaigns. He made the remark while discussing the “traditional definition” of free speech and the challenges of the digital world. “With the advent of troll armies and organised disinformation campaigns across different social media platforms, the fear is that there is an overwhelming barrage of speech that distorts the truth,” CJI Chandrachud said, while speaking at the 14th Justice VM Tarkunde Memorial Lecture…

*The space agency also shared an image that illustrates the energy variations in proton and alpha particle counts captured by the new payload. DELHI: Aditya L1, India’s ambitious mission to study the sun, today made a giant leap and has now started observing solar winds. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), sharing the development said that the Aditya Solar wind Particle Experiment (ASPEX) payload onboard the satellite has commenced its operations and is performing normally. The ASPEX comprises two instruments – the Solar wind Ion Spectrometer (SWIS) and STEPS (SupraThermal and Energetic Particle Spectrometer). While STEPS had kicked into action…