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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu will embark on a three day visit to Goa starting August 22 to 24.The President of India will take part in various events during her three day visit. On her first day of her visit, she will Lay floral Wreath at Martyr’s Memorial, at Azad Maidan at Panaji .In the same evening, she will attend Civic Reception hosted by the State Government in her honour. On August 23, the President of India will address the 34th Convocation of Goa University at Durbar Hall, at Raj Bhavan, Dona Paula and will also…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Goa Bench of the Bombay High Court overturned a deportation order against a Russian national for allegedly violating visa terms, noting that there was no threat to national security and that non-citizens are also protected under Article 14 of the Constitution, which guarantees equality before the law. The case involved a 53-year-old Russian woman living in Goa who was given a work visa but was accused of breaking the terms of the e-visa. The court granted the Russian national’s writ petition to challenge the May 17, 2023 deportation order and the February 7, 2023 order that…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Following pressure from the victim families, the State government today has handed over the Banastarim road accident case to crime branch for further investigation. Total three people died after a speeding Mercedes-Benz SUV, driven by a drunk driver, ramp into their vehicles on August 6 night. A delegation led by Cumbarjua MLA Rajesh Faldessai had recently met Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and demanded to hand over the case to Crime Branch and to conduct judicial enquiry in the matter. The delegation had told Chief Minister that they don’t have faith in Mardol police as they tried everything…

Director of Education Shailesh Sinai Zingde has issued a show cause notice to the school management asking why action should not be taken against them for failing to prevent the pepper spray incident. Goemkarponn desk BICHOLIM: Shree Shantadurga Higher Secondary School, Bicholim has suspended five students for a period of one month in the pepper spray incident that led to hospitalization of eleven students. “The five students have been suspended from the school for a period of one month with immediate effect. The students have been suspended for misconduct,’ the school management said. The management has told police and the…

Goemkarponn desk Panaji: The State government departments have 9000 apprenticeship vacancies out of while only 2300 have been filled so far. The Home Department currently has 1850 vacancies, while the Public Works Department (PWD) has 966 vacancies. Apprenticeship job holders would enjoy leave entitlements, including 12 days of casual leave and 15 days of medical leave, providing a supportive and balanced work environment. Chief Minister, Dr Pramod Sawant held a meeting with Heads of Departments (HODs) and the Nodal Officer from various sectors at Secretariat-Porvorim today. The meeting discussed the apprenticeship training scheme and the government’s commitment to fostering a…

Goemkarponn desk MAPUSA: Congress MLA Adv Carlos Alvares Ferreira and Goa Pradesh Congress President Amit Patkar on Thursday called on the ten students of the Bicholim Higher Secondary School who were hospitalised at the Asilo District Hospital in Mapusa and expressed hope for their quick recovery. Speaking after the visit the duo said that they were briefed of the incident and hoped that it would not recur. “After hearing the incident in Bicholim we visited the students who were admitted to the Mapusa Asilo Hospital. Out of which eight are stable and two are still under observation. But I feel…

Goemkarponn desk Panaji: Goa Governor has fulfilled his promise of financial assistance to need from his funds. The day P.S. Sreedharan Pillai took over as Governor of Goa he had decided to help the needy deprived and underprivileged section of the society to reach out to the people of Goa. Governor of Goa, P.S. Sreedharan PiIlai, made an announcement of various schemes and disbursed financial assistance total 2.75 crores from his Excellency’s funds to 1005 dialysis/cancer/other patients. Governor will hand over the requisite amount to authorities for total 96.00 lakh as financial assistance from His Excellency’s funds to 384 patients…