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Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and Sports Minister Govind Gaude flagged off 37th National Games Torch Relay at Secretariat-Porvorim. The Torch Relay will travel to all 12 talukas across the state. The forthcoming National Games, which are slated to take place in Goa from October 26 to November 9th, are officially counting down with the completion of this event. “We aspire to establish a thriving sports ecosystem in Goa. Just as tourists have long enjoyed our beautiful beaches, we now aim to attract sports enthusiasts from around the globe. Events like Ironman and the World Table Tennis event…

* Setback for Vishwajit as he follows directions of superiors but not before exposing Jit Arolkar * Onus on Jit now to prove he did not go to Vishwajit to get land converted * Deafening silence from Sudin Dhavalikar, Jit’s party leader or MGP president Deepak Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The past whole week has seen a political drama over the Pernem Zoning issue which finally culminated with the TCP Minister Vishwajit Rane announcing that the plan will be kept in abeyance. While teh zoning plan has always been questionable, it has now brought to fore the murky deals of the…

 Job requests, basic facilities, Tourist harassments by traffic police, pending requests made in last 3 Janta Durbars, dilapidated buildings, amongst the issues raised Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: While citizens bombarded several new and old issues at the 4th Janta Darbar held in Canacona, Fishermen Minister Nilakant Halarnkar holding the Swayampoorn-Mitra responsible told the government officials in clear terms that issues raised by citizens in this Darbar should be solved/addressed with priority so as these (same) issues/matters are not raised again in next Janta Darbar. Fisheries Minister Nilkant Halrankar on realizing that some of the issues raised in the last Janta Darbar…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: On the eve of World Mental Health Day, Goa SCPCR Calls Upon Chief Minister to Bring Mental Health into the Classroom of Each School – One Counsellor for Each School. “Tomorrow is World Mental Health Day. Surrounding the theme, ‘Mental health is a universal human right”, the Goa State Commission for Protection of Child Rights is calling for one important action from your government – to bring mental health into the classroom of each school – one counsellor for each school, a demand which the Commission has already recommended in early 2023,” says the letter from GSCPCR…

Goemkarponn desk MAPUSA: A 31-year-old mentally challenged lady was allegedly raped in his rented room on Monday by a 21-year-old male from Chattisgarh, according to Mapusa Police. Within two hours of the victim’s mother filing a report at Mapusa Police Station, police had apprehended the suspect. According to the woman’s mother, the accused enticed her daughter by promising to buy her pan masala, unlawfully imprisoned her in his room, and then forced her to engage in sexual activity with him. According to police sources, the accused knew the victim’s family because he was their neighbour. Different teams were formed by…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Union Ministry of Labour and Employment has increased the educational assistance scholarship for the children of mine labourers from the states of Maharashtra and Goa, as well as Union Territories of Dadra, Nagar Haveli and Diu-Daman for the academic year 2023-24. The process of online registration for increased scholarship has started on the national scholarship portal https://scholarships.gov.in. The annual scholarship for 1st to 4th Standard is Rs 1,000; Rs. 1500 for 5th to 8th Standard students; Rs 2,000 for 9th and 10th Standard; Rs. 3,000 for 11th and 12th Standard; Rs. 6,000 for ITI, Polytechnic, BSc Agriculture…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: “Salazarache Bandkhannit Ekunnis Mhoine” (Nineteen Months in Salazar’s Prison), a Konkani translation of an originally Bengali book, will be released this week in Madgao. The book, unknown to Goa till yesterday, is a valuable addition to the history of Goa’s independence movement. The 404-page book was written and published in Bengali by Tridib Choudhury, a seven-time Marxist MP from West Bengal. He had led one of the Satyagrahas in July 1955 and had entered from Bhironda village of Sattari taluka. He was the only MP of the Indian Parliament, who was arrested and imprisoned for 12 long…