Author: Team Admin

PILERNE: The Matiechem fest was celebrated at the St John the Baptist Church in Pilerne on October 2. The festival was an initiative of the Parish Priest Fr. Derick Fernandes to mark the 365th anniversary of the Pilerne Church. It was curated by Marius Fernandes and Dr. Gwendolyn De Orneleas. The organizers were well supported by people from Pilerne. On that day, a few students from Lourdes Convent High school, Saligao, from classes 7-9, attended this fest along with a teacher. The fest began at 10 in the morning and culminated well beyond 4 in the evening at the Pilerne…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Commander Mrinmoy Ghosh assumed charge as Commanding Officer of INAS 315 from Commander Vaibhav Sundriyal on 28 October 2022 at INS Hansa, Goa. Speaking to Goemkarponn, Lieutenant commander Abhishek Vardhan from INS Hansa informed that INAS 315 was commissioned on 01 October 1977 at INS Hansa with three more aircraft; two others were added later. Informing further, Vardhan said the aircraft is equipped with a search and attack radar, a magnetic anomaly detection system, electronic support measures and can carry torpedoes, depth charges and anti-ship missiles. With the Naval Headquarters giving the green light to commence the…

Goemkapronn desk New Delhi: Aviation regulator DGCA has given the aerodrome license for the new airport at Mopa in Goa, paving the way for starting commercial flights operations from there soon. The license for the Mopa airport, which will be operated by GMR group, was issued on October 26, according to a senior official at the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). After the commissioning of the Mopa airport, the number of flights landing in Goa will go up to 150, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant had said in July this year. Goa International Airport developed on DBFOT basis GMR Airports…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA – It may sound strange, but not many will be able to digest that except for two local passenger trains, no distant trains stop at Canacona Konkan Railway Station since some of these trains made their last halt in March 2021 and thereafter stopped altogether due to Covid -19 outbreak. The services of the three main-stream trains that made halts at KRC Station Canacona -Netravati Express and Magsyagandha Express (daily) and weekly Gandhidham Express (Weekly) were, however, discontinued following their last halts on 24th March 2021 at a time when the COVID-19 lockdowns at its peak. As…

Goemkarponn desk PONDA: With one more academic year going by, the desperation of aspiring candidates belonging to OBC, SC, and ST for the admission for Post-graduate programmes of medicine and dentistry at Goa Medical College and Goa Dental College under 50% state quota has given rise to frustration. Despite persistent efforts by various leaders of ST, SC and OBC communities, Govt has once again appeared to have failed to implement its own order of providing 41% reservation to SC/ ST and OBC candidates. To discuss this issue and express their discontent, an urgent meeting of all concerned is convened on…

Goemkarponn desk MARGAO: Green Club, Goa, organised a kitchen gardening and composting workshop. The workshop was inaugurated at the hand of Goa Forward President Vijai Sardesai Dr Eleuterio and Juliet Vaz e Carneiro were the resource persons who presented various kitchen gardening and homegrown crops, vegetable, as well as BSF fly larvae breeding techniques in Goa. The workshop covered upcoming winter crops, controlling plant disease, backyard composting and waste management techniques and other vital aspects which can be managed in home backyards. For city dwellers with space constraints, potting techniques and growing plants and vegetables in pots were also taught…