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Goemkarponn desk QUEPEM: Hundreds of locals from the Christian community from the Xeldem and Curchorem areas celebrated the Sao Joao feast with great enthusiasm. Siddharth Desai, a Zilla Panchayat member in his comment, said “Sao Joao is one of the famous festivals in Goa, and it is enjoyed and celebrated by everyone. This year too, Goval-Xeldem Curchorem people from all age groups enjoyed the festival in heavy rainfall with Traditional Konkani music and other programmes which the local villagers organised. Goan Catholics celebrate Sao Joao annually on June 24 in Goa in a traditional manner by wearing Choppels on their…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha Vasco organised a rally to observe a black day in the history of Indian politics as 46 years ago, on 25 June 1975, the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi imposed an Emergency in India. BJYM Vasco did a bitter reminder of the yesteryears Emergency imposed by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in 1975, which curtailed the freedom of speech and expression of the citizens of India for 21 months, said Vasco MLA Krishna Salkar. He said the Congress party has a history wherein a decision of Emergency was imposed by the late PM Indira…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA – A lady-driven car went off the road at Dapot-Maxem in Canacona before it came to a halt on an abandoned car. Luckily the occupants escaped injuries on Thursday. According to sources, the Car from Ponda heading to Udupi in Karnataka, driven by a woman, went down the steep turn at Dapot-Maxem, and after breaking about 3-4 wooden poles apart, came to a halt on pipe down the road. Luckily no car occupants suffered any injuries, and all are reportedly safe. According to locals, this is the 7th accident/mishap at the site due to the steep turn/slope,…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Anti-Narcotics awareness rally was held in Vasco city by the National Service Scheme (NSS) unit of The Deepvihar Higher secondary school, Headland Sada, on Saturday. Vasco MLA Salkar opined that more awareness of drug abuse and its ill effects on society is needed so that people don’t fall prey to drugs. As an annual practice of the school, the Deepvihar Higher secondary school from Headland Sada, along with its staff, held an awareness rally throughout the Vasco city to sensitize people about the bad effects of the drugs and narcotics substance on the people. Earlier during the…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The International Day against drug abuse and illicit trafficking on the theme “Say yes to life and no to drugs” was celebrated by the Goa Human Resource Development Corporation to strengthen action and cooperation in achieving a world free of drug abuse. The function was held at Porvorim today. Director-General of Police Shri Jaspal Singh, IPS, who graced the function, highlighted the significance of celebrating the international day against drug abuse and illicit trafficking and said that abuse and the illicit trafficking of drugs is an evil in our society. “We can fight against the menace of…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: India’s star paddlers Sourav Saha and Arjun Ghosh were seen in action on the inaugural day of the Open Team event at the All India Invitational MSC Cup 2022, organised by Miramar Sports Club in collaboration with the Sports Authority of Goa. On a day of scintillating action at the multipurpose stadium, Peddem, the reigning National champion Sourav who partnered with former National champion Arjun sparkled for JSA Communications to lead their team at the top of the League table in Group A, with three straight wins over opposing teams. In Group B, Duarte Warriors and Team…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Bombay High Court has disposed of a PIL filed by the Goa Bachao Andolan and others, which sought uploading of all draft Outline Development Plans (ODPs) on the same day as they were notified in the official gazette. The PIL also sought a Court direction that the two-month period for objections would commence from the day it was uploaded on the website. The PIL was filed in December 2021 by GBA and the Goa Foundation after finding that despite requests, the PDA had refused to provide a soft copy of the draft ODP to enable petitioners…