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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: On receipt of a complaint from the consumer organization GOACAN, alleging the sale of Jaggery alongside the highway at Sirlim Navelim; the team of FDA officials visited the said spot and found that a mini tempo TN 76 AF 1804 belonging to one Karnan P were engaged in selling jaggery. It was observed that 4 men has set up roadside kiosks and were selling loose jaggery. The stock were carrying no label and the seller was unable to produce the details of its Manufacturer or no FSSAI license was produced. Further the jaggery was not stored hygienically.…

Goemkarponn desk Panaji: Drishti Marine’s lifesavers had their hands full with twenty-seven rescue operations conducted across the state’s coastline over the extended Dussehra weekend, rescuing a woman and child from drowning at Dudhsagar waterfalls, apart from rescuing a Russian woman off Mandrem beach and a kayaker from drowning at Palolem. At Dudhsagar waterfalls, a mother and her 11-month-old daughter from Kolkata were rescued after the former slipped on the rocks near the waterbody, sending them both plunging into the water. While the woman managed to find a way out of the water, lifesaver Babu Gavli saved the infant, who was…

AERIAL VIEW As the Chief Minister has been on record, we cannot put a policeman after every person for protection whenever there is a crime in state, so in this case does he expect the owners to run after every tourist to see what they are upto? By this logic, the DGP and Chief Minister should be responsible for every crime that happens in the State. isn’t it? Instead of this blame-game, the intelligent brains in the State have to come out together and come out with a strategy. In foreign countries when you take a car or bike on…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Union Minister Rajeev Chandrashekhar today said that the people of Goa will give a full mandate to BJP in the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections in 2024. Chandrashekhar held a meeting with Chief Minister Pramod Sawant along with BJP MLAs in the capital to discuss on the upcoming elections “I am sure that Goans will give a clean mandate for the BJP in the 2024 Lok Sabha Polls. Confident that all voters from Goa will vote for the BJP,” said Chandrashekhar He further said that candidates will be selected by parliamentary committee one the dates are announced. “We…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The 37th edition of the National Games will begin tomorrow in Goa. It will be formally inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi tomorrow. The National Games are India’s homespun Olympic-style multi-sport event where athletes from the various states and Union Territories compete for medals. In the initial stage, national games of Badminton, Artistic Gymnastics, and Netball are carried out. Results from these games were also exciting. The gold medal in Mixed Doubles Badminton was won by Gouse Shaik and Pooja D of Andhra Pradesh. While the Gold Medal in Men’s Singles was bagged by Tharun Manepalli of…

Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: Directorate of Higher Education has relieved Prof.(Dr.) Filipe Rodrigues e Melo, Officiating Principal at Sant Sohirobanath Ambiye Government College of Arts and Commerce, Pernem. Pernem, following complaints by students over disallowing Saraswati Puja in the college Melo has been repatriated to his parent institution St. Xavier’s College Mapusa with immediate effect in public interest. Sources says the said decision had been taken after Melo had denied students from performing Saraswati puja on campus. Saraswati Puja had been prohibited at the Sant Sohirobanath Ambiye Government College of Arts and Commerce. This had infuriated the students.

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Hardik Pandya is likely to miss India’s next World Cup match vs England in Lucknow on October 29. The all-rounder, recovering from an ankle injury he picked up during the match vs Bangladesh in Pune, wasn’t available for the team’s next match vs New Zealand in Dharamsala too. It is learnt that the injury is not serious but the management is not keen to rush Pandya. “Yes, Hardik is likely to miss the next match vs England in Lucknow. It is more of a precaution at this stage and nothing serious,” a BCCI official tells CricketNext. The…