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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The much-awaited Goa Carnaval & Shigmotsav festival dates were announced in a press conference conducted by the Ministry of Tourism, Goa, convened under tourism minister Rohan Khaunte. During this press conference, the minister filled in the major details regarding the ever-vibrant folk festivals emerging from Konkani and Western-Christian roots growing back centuries, along with the state’s tourism plans. The Goa Carnaval 2023 will be very unique as it will be a blend of sea, air, and ground. This year we will witness aerial participation for the very first time, a helicopter will be part of the carnival…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Bhartiya Janata Yuva Morcha ( BJYM ) will be organising the 1st All Goa Bench Press Championship. Addressing the media, BJYM member Bogmalo Sarpanch Sankalp Mahale said that the BJYM wanted to develop the legacy of sports and instil athletic values in the youth through the championship. “The 1st All Goa Bench Press Championship for Men and Women on 19th February at 8:30 a.m. in Alto-Dabolim. The competition will be held in three categories, including Men (junior), Men (senior) and Women (open) and the last date for registration is 17th February 2023, with an entry amount of…

Goemkarponnd esk VASCO: The 92nd Annual celebrations of the Damodar Devasthan trust began at Murdi Cansaulim on Saturday with Satyanarayan Mahapooja and other rituals. The Damodar Devasthan Trust President Dasharath Naik informed reporters that many special programs were lined up that included Nataks, Muscical and various cultural shows for this year’s celebrations. “This is our 92nd annual celebration as the temple at Murdi Cansaulim is over a century old, and we have a lot of devotees that come from far and wide to participate in the programs. We will have a lot of social, cultural and musical programs and Mahaprasad…

Goemkarponn desk MAPUSA: Siolim Veterans defeated Parra Veterans 4-2 via tiebreaker to emerge winners of the 1st All Goa Agnel (Sulcar) Memorial Cup Veterans Football Tournament, organised by Calangute Veterans, at Poriat grounds, Calangute. In a keenly contested match, both the teams had an equal number of scoring opportunities in the first half, and Parra Veterans tried hard to score, but some resilient defending by the Siolim defenders blocked their attempts on goal, and they could not find any goal and both the teams were goalless till half time. In the second half, both the strikers found some great form.…

Goemkarponn desk MAPUSA: Anjuna Police on Monday arrested one Siolim resident for possession of drugs. As per the Police, reliable information was received regarding an accused person being involved in drug activities. Based upon the information, a raid was conducted wherein accused Mr Nitin S/o Suresh Banaulikar, age 44 yrs r/o H No. 335, Gubla Waddo, Oxel, Siolim Bardez Goa, was found in illegal possession of 23.4 grams of psychotropic drugs suspected to be Cocaine W/Rs. 1,87,200/- appx and 3.4 grams of psychotropic drugs suspected to be Ecstacy W/Rs. 17,000/- appx, all W/Rs. 2,04,200/- appx. The said illegal suspected Narcotic…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI Drishti lifesavers prevented an attempted suicide off Candolim beach while also rescuing two male kayakers at Palolem over the weekend after their kayak toppled mid-sea, putting their lives at risk. At Candolim beach, alert lifeguards responded to cries from a waiter at a beach shack about a fully-clothed man who had suddenly flung himself into the sea, making no obvious effort to swim. Lifesavers rushed to the scene and brought the man back to shore. Following a quick medical examination, the lifesavers, on conducting enquiries learnt that the man had attempted suicide. He was promptly turned over…

Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: Goa Legislative Assembly Speaker Ramesh Tawadkar today has granted six weeks to eight Congress MLAs who had defected from Congress to join BJP to file their reply in a plea seeking their disqualification. Speaker has also granted 15 days to MLA Digambar Kamat and Michael Lobo to file replies in yet another disqualification petition filed against the duo by Congress President Amit Patkar. Both the disqualification petitions filed by Patkar and Dominic Noronha were listed for hearing today. Speaking to reporters after the hearing, Tawadkar said that the disqualification petition filed against 8 MLAs is adjourned till…