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Goemkarponn desk MARGAO: The Congress leaders Janardan Bhandari and Elvis Gomes have submitted a memorandum to the Government to immediately shut down illegal onshore casinos that are playing live games, which is not allowed. The leaders also demanded cancellations of suc h licences. “We have repeatedly brought to the notice of the government authorities the various illegalities of playing non-allowed online/live gaming/poker games in Onshore Casinos. In our first memorandum submitted on 04/07/2022, we had cited in detail illegalities in 3 Onshore Casinos & Cadillac Casino was one of them, but govt. Authorities preferred to neglect our memorandum,” said the…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Goa Chief MInister’s Officer has refuted claims of incompetency of the State Disaster Management Authority, stating SDMA is well-equipped and prepared for any untoward incidents during forthcoming monsoons. “Section 18 of the Disaster Management Act 2005 mandates SDMA to lay down policies and plans for Disaster Management in the State. Goa SDMA executes the same through DDMAs and the line departments for communication and coordination with DDMAs and line departments. Goa SDMA has set up a State Level Control Room manned by 8 DEOs working 24/7 on a shift basis,” the CMO said in a release.…

Adeep Kuncalienkar tops Physics with 61 marks Atharva tops Chemistry with 70 marks Hemanshunu gets 71 in Maths Goemkarponn desk\ PORVORIM: Directorate of Technical Education (DTE) today announced the results of the Goa Common Entrance Test (GCET) 2023. Adeep Kuncalienkar has the highest Physics score of 61 out of 75. Atharva Vijay Naik’s highest Chemistry score of 70, and Hemanshunu Neenad Dessai’s highest math score of 71. As per DTE, the average marks in Physics were 22.68, Chemistry 27.97 and Mathematics 27.77. Secretary Education Prasad Lolyekar said that admissions to engineering colleges in Goa will no longer be based on…

Goemkarponn desk NAGPUR: Nagpur police have arrested a man from Ahmedabad for allegedly demanding money from a BJP MLA in Goa for a minister’s post in the CM Pramod Sawant-led state government. Neeraj Singh Rathod, a Morbi, Ahmedabad district resident, allegedly claimed to be a personal assistant of BJP president J P Nadda, an official said in Nagpur. The official said that besides calling four Maharashtra MLAs, he had allegedly also called an MLA in Nagaland and another in Goa. Vikas Kumbhare, BJP MLA from the Central Nagpur constituency, filed a complaint after Rathod allegedly contacted him. Kumbhare did not…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Minister of Tourism, Goa, Shri Rohan Khaunte is scheduled to board the first direct flight between Goa and Uttarakhand on 23 May 2023, to mark the beginning of a collaboration between the two states that is set to benefit the tourism industries in both states. The new direct flight route is set to provide an easy and convenient way for tourists to travel between Goa and Uttarakhand and explore the unique cultural and natural attractions of both states. On the occasion, Rohan Khaunte said, “I am delighted about the commencement of direct flights between Goa and Uttarakhand,…

Goemkarponn desk MARGAO: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has laid the foundation stone for launching of the work on the six-lane Rawanfond bridge “All the developmental projects of Margao will be taken up and completed in the next four years with an aim to make the town the second capital of the state,’ said CM Sawant after laying the foundation stone for Six lanes Rawanfond bridge He further said that the government has decided to take up the construction of the new Margao bus stand, which is a long-pending demand of the people of South Goa. “A new medical college, affiliated…

Goemkarponn desk MARGAO: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has rubbished allegations of ‘plastic’ rice being supplied through PDS by saying that it would be costlier to prepare plastic rice than produce authentic rice. “It is fortified rice. As per policy, one bag of fortified rice is mixed in one bag of regular rice; spoilt rice is being replaced by the departmen,” said CM Sawant He further said that Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) was told to investigate the claim regarding plastic rice, and the report does not show the presence of plastic rice mixed with regular rice. Sawant also urged the…