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Goemkarponn Desk CANACONA: Not to loose hope, neither belief, a senior citizen from Canacona continues to knock on the doors various authorities to allow celebrations of traditional Feasts on the island at Anjediva. Natividade De Sa, after Naval authorities including central Ministers having previously refused to grant permissions, had once again made another representation to highest authorities with copies to Administrations in Goa and Karnataka to allow celebration of feast of St. Francis D’Assise on October 4. The feast of Our Lady of Springs (Nossa Senhora das Brotas is celebrated on February 2 annually at Anjediva Chapel. As usual there…

Goemkarponn Desk CANACONA: Poinguinim Village Panchayat in Canacona has urged Government of Goa to erect a full-size statue of Goa’s veteran freedom fighter Alfred Afonso on Terekhol fort. Interestingly, Freedom Fighter Alfred Afonso is better known as Terekhol Veer. It was a sole incident of bravery during a prolonged Goa freedom struggle when on 15th August 1954, 14 satyagrahis led by 30-year-old Alfred Afonso had captured the Terekhol fort and had hoisted a tricolour flag of India, when Goa still a Colony of Portugal. In its monthly meeting held on 6th Sept’2023 of Poinguinim Panchayat Body, a resolution in this…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: In all 130 persons died and 139 were grievously injured in road accidents in Goa in the past 6 months from March to August 2023 as per statistics released by the Directorate of Transport. 1,410 accidents were recorded in the State in these 6 months. The Dept issued 30,855 challans to traffic violators during this period. Of these, 28,605 were issued in the three months of June to August, after department intensified its drive against traffic violations following increase in fatal accidents in Goa. The maximum i.e. 30 accidental deaths were recorded in March while minimum i.e.…

Goemkarponn Desk THIVIM: Fight broke between 2 groups near Thivim Railway Station over petty matter today afternoon following which several persons have been injured. Cross FIR has been filed by both the groups. A group comprising of Thivim residents Shivam Parab and Vignesh Chari had altercation with shop keeper Shivprasad Singh over expired potato chips packet. Following this fight broke between Parab and his group and shopkeeper and his workers. Both the group members were injured in the fight and have filed a complaint against each other. To avoid further untoward incident , report under section 107 Crpc has been…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Sanguem MLA Subhash Phaldesai today said that land measuring 10 lakh sq meters is in final stages of acquisition for setting up Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) campus at Sanguem. “Land measuring 10 lakh sq meters is in final stages of acquisition for setting up Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) campus at Sanguem,’ said Phaldesai He further said that an official announcement will be made on the same by Chief Minister Pramod Sawant. Over the past seven years, the Goa government has made several attempts to identify a sizeable parcel of land to set up the permanent…

Goemkarponn Desk CANACONA: Visiting one of the longest Sarvajanik Ganeshotshav worshipped at Char-Rasta, an overwhelmed Denmark Ambassador to India Freddy Svane stated that such cultural and community events do hold significance in reaping and celebrating diversity and unity. Earlier, in the presence of Speaker and Canacona MLA Ramesh Tawadkar, Denmark Ambassador to India Freddy Svane was welcomed at the well-known Char-Rasta Sarvajanik Ganeshotshaw Mandal by Mandal President Khuswant Bhagat and other Committee members with a bouquets of flowers. The Ambassador was seen deeply engrossed paying with folded hands infront of the Ganesh idol, where a scene from Ramayan ‘Sita Soyember’…

Goemkarponn Desk MARGAO: Railway Protection Force (RPF) have arrested three persons who befriended strangers in train and looted them after giving them food and drinks laced with sleeping pills powder. As per information all three accused are natives of Bihar but presently residing at Ponda and are identified as Mo Sartaj (age 29 yrs), Chandan Kumar ( age 23 yrs), and Dara Kumar (age 29 yrs). Police said that they used to mix sleeping pills in Chocolate or Cold drink and give to gullible train passengers by befriending them. After the passengers became unconscious, they used to loot their belongings,…