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Goemkarponn desk PONDA: In a horrific accident at Borim near Sai Baba Temple on Tuesday night, at 10 pm, a taxi driver luckily escaped with minor injuries when a speeding truck proceeded towards Margao and hit the tourist taxi coming from the opposite direction towards Ponda. The locals said the truck driver was under the influence of heavy consumption of liquor, which was the cause of the accident. According to Borim locals, the truck driver was proceeding towards Margao while a tourist taxi driver, after dropping his customers at Margao, was returning towards Ponda. When he reached a curve near…

Goemkarponn desk PONDA: Hindu Convention underway at Ponda said that all over India Hindus are being converted in lakhs by the Christians and Muslims. “Even though many states in India already have laws against religious conversions, the conspiracy to openly convert Hindus in large numbers so as to break India into pieces and destroy it, crores of Rupees are flowing to various organizations for the purpose of religious conversions,” it said. The Hindu Janjagruti Samiti (HJS) said the issue of religious conversions exists at the National level. “To stop this, Article 25 of the Constitution needs to be amended and…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Leader of Opposition Michael Lobo, along with a delegation of Congress MLAs, met Chief Minister Pramod Sawant regarding the issues faced in their respective constituencies. The Congress delegation has also represented CM Sawant on various issues. “We met CM with a delegation of Congress MLA’s regarding issues faced in our constituencies. We have given a representation to the CM, and he has assured us that he will look into all the matters,” said Lobo. He further said that with monsoon season already started, there was a lot of Panchayat Ghar in their respective constituencies in bad shape…

AERIAL VIEW The question arises why the BJP leaders are immune to the rules of Vishwajit Rane? Are they permitted to carry out illegalities? This clearly proves that while Voshwajit is trying to find faults from the Opposition politician, especially the Leader of Opposition, Michael Lobo, he is systematically ignoring the illegalities of his own party leaders. In the last three months, he has made just one statement that he will create a buffer zone around all heritage and historical sites. But what about the illegal srructure at heritage site in Old Go Me Rane? Have you even gone at…

Goemkaroonn desk PANAJI: The phishing messages by fraudsters to trick the electricity consumers in Goa continue even as the Goa Electricity department says it has lodged several complaints. Despite the complaints, the fraudsters continue to send messages to the consumers. A Noted journalist based in Panaji said that she has been getting messages for a long time now. “When I called the number, I heard some Bengali accent, and it seems like those fraudsters are not from Goa,” she said. She said she also got a miss call from the same number. “I wonder how they get the phone numbers,…

Goemkarponn desk QUEPEM: Hindu festival of Vatapornima was celebrated with great enthusiasm in Curchorem, Quepem and Sanguem areas. The festival gives an indirect message to protect Banayan trees for posterity. Vatpoornima is a tradition and ritual which has kept the spirit of Hindus alive in Goa. Savitri served her husband under the Banyan tree. It was there that Yamadeva returned his life to Satyavana. Therefore, the Banyan tree is worshipped. Jyeshtha Poornima is also known as Vatapornima. On this day, Suvasini women (married women) worship the Banayan tree. In fact, Vatsavitri’s fast is a three-day fast. The scriptures say that…

Goa, 12th June 2022: Goa stands very high on the life expectancy and quality of life indices. As a result, a large number of people live beyond the age of 75 years. However, many of them are on blood thinners for various health issues. A trivial injury in such people can result in the formation of a clot in the brain over a period of 2-3 months. Elderly people have more space between their brain and skull. As the clot starts compressing the brain, multiple symptoms can emerge, posing risks to life, if left untreated. Manipal Hospitals, Goa, successfully undertook…