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Goemkarponn desk MAPUSA: Anjuna Police have arrested one Gujarat native accused person for illegally possessing drugs. As per SDPO Mapusa Jivba Dalvi, information was received regarding one accused person storing drugs for supply purposes in a Villa at Marna, Siolim. Hence a warrant was obtained from him, and a house search was conducted, during which a total of 475 Ketamine vials of a total quantity of 4.7 litres, along with 270 grams of Charas, was found hidden in the house. The drugs were immediately seized under the panchanama and taken into custody. The raid was conducted in the evening at…

Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant today said that the state cabinet has granted approval to the summoning of one week Assembly session starting March 27. CM Sawant was addressing the media after holding the cabinet meeting at Porvorim. “It will be one session and will be held from March. The cabinet has accorded approval for the same,” said CM Sawant. Again, the session will be a short duration, one week from March 27, leaving the Sawant-led government susceptible to a critical onslaught from Opposition parties. Earlier last month, the winter session was held, which again was of just…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: An Indian Navy Float and a short skit prepared by Naval Aircraft Yard (Goa) under the aegis of Goa Naval Area were paraded during the “Goa Carnival 2023” at Vasco-da- Gama on 20 Feb 2023. A tableau, “Indian Navy – Combat Ready, Credible, Cohesive and Future Ready”, exhibited a self-propelled model of the first indigenously built aircraft carrier INS Vikrant, commissioned on 02 Sep 22. The salient features of the mighty aircraft carrier and models of indigenous aircraft like LCA Tejas, ALH and TEDBF were showcased on the float. A skit depicting the ‘Atmanirbhar” approach of the…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Thousands of revellers from across Mormugao Taluka thronged the streets of Swatantra Path in Vasco to witness the colourful Carnival parade in Vasco on Monday evening. The Chief Guest, Panchayat Minister Mauvin Godinho, flagged off the Vasco Carnival parade along with Vasco MLA Krishna Salkar in the presence of Carnival committee Leo Rodrigues and other committee members. Speaking to the media, the Chief Guest, Minster Mauvin Godinho, said that Carnival was a festival of Fun, Frolick and merry-making. “Everyone must make the most of the Carnival festivities and enjoy every moment within limits and in discipline so…

Goemkapronn desk VASCO: Vasco Carnival float parade witnessed a commotion over the Carnival Queen before the Float parade began on Monday evening. While the Vasco Carnival Committee had finalised Eva Fernandes as the Vasco queen, another lady Adv Leona Barretto from Curtorim, boarded the Carnival Vehicle along with King Momo while claiming to be the Carnival Queen The move did not go well with the Vasco Carnival Committee who asked Adv Leona Barretto to step down immediately, stating that the Vasco Carnival Committee had already finalised Eva Fernandes as the Queen and that she had already arrived at the location.…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The First batch of 100 students for the Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery (B.A.M.S.) course was inducted today at the newly built All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA), Goa. Union Minister of Tourism and Ports, Shipping and Waterways Shri Shripad Naik, Prof. Harilal Menon, Vice Chancellor- Goa University, and Director of AIIA, Dr Tanuja Nesari, were present on occasion. Addressing the students, Union Minister Shripad Naik expressed his delight at having brought this project to Goa during his tenure as the A.Y.U.S.H. Minister. He shared his involvement in identifying the land, laying the foundation stone, and…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Goa Football Development Council (GFDC) re-opened a full-fledged football training centre for girls in Valpoi on Monday. Around 50 girls from all over Valpoi participated in the first day’s training session, which was re-opened at VMC ground in the presence of GFDC, chairman Brahmanand Shankhwalkar, Valpoi Football Development Centre head Abdulla Khan, consultative committee members Sayyad Sarfaraz, Nasir Khan, Inus Aga, Nagina Khan and Samreen Aga. Addressing the gathering, the legendary Salgaocar SC goalkeeper and Arjuna awardee, Brahmanand Shankhwalkar, expressed great joy at the centre’s progress and encouraged them to play well. “Discipline in football is…