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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant today said that Goa Electronics Limited (GEL) Tourism Department are working on the project to identify and map all the libraries, religious sites and museums in the state. “Goa Electronics Limited (GEL) Tourism Department are working on the project to identify and map all the libraries, religious sites and museums in the state,” said Sawant. He further said that Goa is taking unprecedented, progressive steps in the implementation of PM Gati Shakti program – to create the Cultural Atlas, a list of all festivals, events and fairs will be identified and marked on…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Students of Keshav Smruti Higher Secondary School from South Goa on Wednesday took out a protest rally demanding revocation of the principal’s suspension who has been suspended over the hijab row. Principal Shankar Gaonkar was suspended on Monday by the management after Hindu organizations alleged that he allowed students to visit a mosque, where they were allegedly forced to wear hijab. “We were not forced to wear Hijab. Just like at our worshiping places and out of respect, we wore ‘dupatta’ and a scarf,” a protesting girl student said. The protesting students demanded that the suspension of…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: To make security checks quicker and error-free at India’s hypersensitive airports, the Airport Authority of India (AAI) received clearance from the Public Investment Board (PIB) to install full-body scanners that will cut down the passenger frisking time by half. These full-body scanners will be installed at four airports in the country including Kolkata, Chennai, Pune and Goa. In July, the government had floated a tender to procure 131 full-body scanners– that cut down the average passenger frisking time to 15 seconds from the current 30 and 600 new hand baggage scanners at over Rs 1,000 crore at…

Goemkarponn desk MAPUSA: In connection with flesh trade racket busted by Anjuna Police, one more arrest has been effected. As per SDPO Mapusa Jivba Dalvi during further investigation involvement of another foreigner was revealed. Accordingly Anjuna Police Team was deputed to Bengalore Karnataka under leadership of PSI Sahil Warang and staff of anjuna ps to trace the accused Mr. Olokpa, Nigerian national who is absconding in Crime No 129/2023. U/s 370, 370 (A), 370(3) r/w 34 IPC & Sec 4, 5 & 8 of Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act. While conducting search by the team of Anjuna Police Station along with…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: In a letter to Director General of Police, the Goa State Commission for Protection of Child Rights has called for rigorous enforcement of ban on e-cigarettes and clampdown on outlets in Goa. The Commission, in the recent times, has been alerted about emergence of vaping among students in educational institutions which is spreading like wildfire. With the state already grappling with substance abuse in educational institutions, the growing popularity of these fancy electronic vaping devices among students is a matter of grave concern as they are being positioned as cool and safer by the tobacco industry. “A…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Reacting to Goa DGP’s tweet, the Goa Forward President Vijai Sardesai today issued an advise to Jaspal Singh IPS to stay away from criticising media and opposition politicians. “Goemkars are not scared of anyone. DGP should look into his own house which is full of corruption. DGP and Goa Police are taking offence for every criticism of police,” said Vijai He further said that NCB has been seizing drugs in Goa while stating that Goa Police has failed to act against drugs in the state “If these are pointed out then the DGP is hurt. This is…

 Tells Goa Forward President Vijai Sardesai that Goa Police Knows its job; we don’t accuse police forces of other States to score brownie points Says he has been getting unsolicited advice as to how to do Policing? I wonder if you also advise your doctors as to how to write prescription or Engineers about Engineering. Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: As soon of the Hyderabad’s Mokila Police and the Special Operations Team (SOT) of Rajendra Nagar Zone arrested two drug peddlers and a consumer while seizing banned narcotics, including cocaine and MDMA, which were transported from Goa with the intent of being…