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Goemkarponn desk MAPUSA: Three more women were arrested from a Beauty parlour in Mapusa in the tourist looting and kidnapping case, which is tarnishing the image of Goa worldwide as teh videos have gone viral. Tourism Minister Rohan Khaunte rushed to teh Mapusa police station and ordered directed the police to take strong action against the culprits. He later told reporters that such incidents spoil the image of Goa, which is an international tourist destination. According to police, the three arrested are women working in a beauty parlour who lured the Maharashtra youth and took objectionable videos. On Sunday, Mapusa…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant today said that his government has written to the union government to conduct a population census in the state. “The state government has written to the union government to conduct a population census in the state,” said Sawant. He further said that within a year, necessary laws would be amended in the Goa legislative assembly so that farmers get the agricultural land that belongs to bhatkars. Dedicated to the welfare of farmers and the poor, Sawant said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi today transferred an amount of more than ₹21 thousand crores to…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Mormugao MLA Sankalp Amonkar was quick and witty enough to reply to a statement made by Panchayats Minister Mauvin Godinho during the inauguration of the swimming pool complex at Sada. Amonkars quick reply not only upset many BJP leaders but was welcomed by claps, cheers and even whistles by the people present during the function after Amonkar maintained that his luck was not the inauguration of the project, but his luck was in the love of the people who elected him as their MLA. Amonkar said that though the newly inaugurated swimming pool complex was the first…

Goemkarponn desk CUNCOLIM: It is indeed a welcome step by Government of Goa to commemorate 15th July as the National War Memorial Day to mark the 1st War of Independence against Colonial Power in India. I urge the Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawamt to fix a date to include the 1583 Cuncolim Revolt in the School History Books & refurbish Chieftains Memorial at Cuncolim stated Cuncolim MLA Yuri Alemao. “I salute the brave Cuncolkars who stood against the Portuguese and were treacherously massacred while attending peace talks. I feel proud to represent the historic Cuncolim Constituency which launched the first…

Goemkarponn desk PONDA: Ponda Police arrested two persons, Rajeshkumar S/o Mahadevappa Kumar, R/o Usgao Ponda N/o Karnataka and Sharat S/o Anand Naik, r/o Usgao ponda Goa N/o Orissa for committing theft of a two water pumps and truck batteries from Ponsulem, Dharbandora, Goa. Ponda Police Station had received a complaint from one Mr Rajesh S/o Vaikunth Kurtiker, resident of Ponsulem, Dharbandora, that his two water pumps and truck batteries from his farm were stolen by some unknown person. During the investigation, Ponda Police apprehended the accused persons Rajeshkumar S/o Mahadevappa Kumar, R/o Usgao Ponda N/o Karnataka and Sharat S/o Anand…

Goemkarponn desk PONDA: The election for the Board of Directors for the Goa State Cooperative Milk Producers Union ( Goa Dairy) for the five years period 2022 to 27 is sheduled on 19 June. The procedure for filing nominations with returning officer of RCS was began on 23 and today 30 May was the last date for filing nominations. 43 candidates have filed their nominations with RCS for 12 member BoD election. Scrutiny of nominations will be held on 31 May. For the past three years, the Goa Dairy has been managed by a government-appointed Administrator following the disqualification of…

Goemkarponn desk CHICALIM: The Chicalim Bio-Crusaders conducted a one-day Goa’s Heritage promotion tour titled ‘WALK AMONG THE ROCKS’ on Sunday, 29th May. As per the information provided by Cyril A. Fernandes, 40 Chicalim residents, besides others, were taken on a guided tour to megalithic Usgalimol rock carvings, Kajur rock art and the pre-historic burial site near Paik-Dev temple in Kajur. The group also covered other historical sites such as both the Rivona Buddhist caves, the 11th-century Narayandeo temple and the Gopinath temple, where the bubble lake (budbudyeanchim Tolli) exists in Neturlim. The heritage tour wound up with the last stop…