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Panaji, September 2023- Following the collapse of the mining sector in Goa, nearly one third of Goa’s population banks on the hospitality and tourism industries directly and indirectly for their livelihood, according to Ralph De Souza, former president of the Goa Chamber of Commerce and Industry. De Souza was speaking at a state-level seminar on ‘Addressing Skill Gaps in Goa for Accelerated, Inclusive & Resilient Growth for Graduating Students’ which was organised by the Srinivassa Sinai Dempo College of Commerce and Economics in association with Akashavani-Panaji and the Goa Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s (GCCI) committee on Education and Skill…

Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: While the Goa Police Director General of Police Jaspal Singh is busy on “X”, formerly Twitter, pointing our the mistakes of the visual and print media, he seems to have forgotten to put his own house in order first. Of late, the DGP Goa Mr Singh is seen busy criticising the media more than his own team on “X”. However, his own team has failed to maintain law and order in the State as the Coastal State sees series of murders in last few days. On Friday, Goa was rocked by the murder of the 30-year-old Porvorim…

Goemkarponn Desk MARGAO:Goa is now a “Murder Destination” under the misrule of BJP Government headed by Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant. Every day there are Incidents of Murders in Goa. Law & Order has completely collapsed. As there is no hope from the Chief Minister, I urge immediate intervention of the Governor of Goa P.S. Sreedharan Pillai to provide Safety to Citizens, stated Leader of Opposition Yuri Alemao. Reacting sharply to the spree of murders in last two days, Leader of Opposition charged that the BJP Government has failed in providing Safety & Security to the People of Goa. There…

Goemkarponn Desk FATORDA: Fatorda MLA Vijai Sardesai said that a wave of alarming murders has recently shaken the state of Goa, leaving the public shocked and deeply anxious. Just in the last 4 days, 6 murders have been committed in the state. The approach taken by the state government in addressing these crimes, including incidents of sexual assault and harassment against both residents and tourists, will lead to an undesirable culture conducive to further such offences, and contribute to a negative image of Goa. I had previously raised concerns about the rising crime rates in the state, and the recent…

Goemkarponn Desk Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh: Following up on the success of India’s moon landing with the Chandrayaan-3, ISRO today launched Aditya-L1 mission to study the sun. India’s first solar probe aims to study solar winds, which can cause disturbance on earth commonly seen as auroras. The solar mission follows India beating Russia late last month to become the first country to land on the south pole of the moon. While Russia had a more powerful rocket, India’s Chandrayaan-3 out-endured the Luna-25 to execute a textbook landing. The Aditya-L1 spacecraft is designed to travel about 1.5 million km (930,000 miles) over…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Colvale Police have arrested one person from Thivim for abusing and insulting the modesty of a lady police officer. One Lyndon Sequira from Sirsaim Bardez had recorded a video in which he abused and insulted the modesty of a lady police officer. The said video was also widely circulated on social media. The said video was also widely circulated on social media. Hence based on the complaint Colvale police had registered an FIR under sections 354-A, 500, 504, and 509 IPC. Subsequently the accused person had applied for anticipatory bail in Sessions Court, however Colvale Police opposed…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Goa’s GST revenue collection for the month of August 2023 was Rs 509 crore. The collection was 36% more than that of Aug 2022 which was at Rs 376 crore. The gross GST revenue collected in the month of August, 2023 is ₹1,59,069 crore of which CGST is ₹28,328 crore, SGST is ₹35,794 crore, IGST is ₹83,251 crore (including ₹43,550 crore collected on import of goods) and Cess is ₹11,695 crore (including ₹1,016 crore collected on import of goods). Goa also received Rs 285 crore as SGST (Rs174 crore) & SGST portion (Rs 111 crore) of IGST…