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Goemkarponn desk MARGAO: FC Goa head coach Carlos Pena labelled Mumbai City FC’s ruthlessness in front of the goal to be the decisive factor as the Gaurs lost 5-3 to the Islanders in the latest fixture of the Hero Indian Super League (ISL) at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Goa, on Saturday. The high-octane fixture lived up to the billing with Noah Sadaoui opening the scoring in the fifth minute of the match. Greg Stewart scored the equaliser in the 18th minute with a brilliant free-kick from the edge of the box. Jorge Diaz gave the lead to the visitors in…

  A joint team of the flying squad and Ponda police seized a huge quantity of explosives. The incident came to light after vibrations at Sun Temple with gelatin blast for hill cutting. Goemkarponn desk PONDA: The Joint team of Bomb disposal team, along with the dog squad and flying squad from South Goa Collectorate and Ponda, seized a huge quantity of 672 stocks of gelatin stock explosives besides trucks, JCBs with breakers and other explosive material, including ammonia powder on Sunday morning to late night after reports of Massive Hill Cutting Using Gelatin blast at Wadi Talavalim. The incident came…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Salcette Zonal Agriculture Officer Sheriff Furtado made a major announcement on Saturday that the long pending demand of the farmers to have a dedicated Zonal Agriculture Office (ZAO) for Mormugao had been fulfilled with a new office opening up in Cortalim soon. Sheriff was addressing a large gathering of farmers at an awareness camp organised by the ZAO in association with Velsao Panchayat and Pale Tolem Xetkar Association (PTXA), where a lot of agricultural schemes and subsidies were explained to farmers. Furtado said that ZAO had the awareness camp in Velsao at the request of the Velsao…

Goemkapronn desk MAPUSA: With every passing day, the opposition to Mhadei Diversion is growing louder. On Sunday, people from different walks of life united under the banner of ‘Save Our Avoi Mhadei’ in a symbolic Candle Light protest at Mapusa. People gathered at the Gandhi Chowk, accusing the government of failing to protect the Mhadei river. They garlanded the statue of Mahatma Gandhi and began with the candlelight rally shouting slogans against the government and demanding the protection of Mhadei. Citizens participating in the protest included Rajan Ghate, Zygal Lobo, Sanjay Barde, Norman Azavedo, Rahul Mhambre, Aishwarya Salgaonkar, Chandan Mandrekar,…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Goa State Commission for Protection of Child Rights, in collaboration with Sabrcare Trust, organized a programme for children with cancer and their families to mark International Childhood Cancer Day on 12th February 2023 at Hotel Novotel Resorts & Spa, Candolim. The programme, which was attended by over 30 children, aimed to raise awareness and promote an increased appreciation and deeper understanding of the challenges faced by children and adolescents with cancer, the survivors, and their families. The event, which was sponsored by Novotel Resorts & Spa had fun-filled activities, i.e. dance and games driven by the…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah have congratulated the Goa government on the renovation of the historic Shree Saptakoteshwar Temple and said it will deepen the youth’s connect with spiritual traditions and boost tourism in the state. Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Saturday inaugurated the refurbished temple, which was constructed by warrior king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj more than three centuries ago at Narve village in North Goa district, 35 km from the capital Panaji. The Goa state Archives and Archaeology Department has refurbished the temple. Prime Minister Modi, in a tweet on Saturday,…

Goemkarponn desk MAPUSA: Tourism Minister Rohan Khaunte said that there the issue of touting and other illegal activities happening in Calangute beach should be stopped immediately and added that the issue of encroachments by shacks the, illegal touts, hawkers and other illegalities will be dealt with sternly Khaunte was speaking to reporters after holding an inspection to check the illegalities on the beach. Besides, Khaunte also present were the sarpanch of Calangute Joseph Sequeira and others. “We will try to act tough against the illegalities happening on the beach belt, and we have taken stock of the situation,” said Khaunte.…