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Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Heavy rains lashed parts of Goa in the last 24 hours and the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a ‘Orange’ alert for the coastal State forecasting heavy showers at isolated places. Several parts of Goa’s capital Panaji, including the low-lying 18th June Road and Mala area, were inundated on wednesday night due to incessant rains. The Well Marked Low Pressure Area over northeast Madhya Pradesh and neighbourhood now lies as a Low Pressure Area over the same region with associated cyclonic circulation extends upto 7.6 km above mean sea level. It is very likely to move…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Minister for Water Resource Department, Subhash Shirodkar inaugurated the Mega Apprentice Enrolment Camp under Goa Chief Minister Apprenticeship Policy for students and unemployed youths today at Ganeshotsav Mandap Hall, Shiroda. Speaking on the occassion WRD Minister said that 15 July will be celebrated as National Apprenticeship Day and Prime Minister of India, Shri. Narendra Modiji has decided to provide apprenticeship to students and unemployed youths all over India. “Our Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant has taken this initiative with great courage to provide 10,000 youths with apprenticeship in Government and Private sector for a period of one…

Goemkarponn Desk CANACONA: Canacona girl tops S.C.E.R.T. Incentive Scholarship Examinations (ISE) conducted for Std.IV students. Miss Jivika Jairam Pagi from Government Primary School, Maxem scored 90% marks to top the Incentive Scholarship Exam for Std. IV students by State Council of Educational Research & Training (S.C.E.R.T), Government of Goa, Porvorim. 600 Primary Schools including government and aided institutions from Rural and Urban areas had enrolled for the examination and 3165 students had appeared and answered the examinations in Goa. Jivika Pagi studied and answered the ISE under the guidance of her teacher Mrs. Milan Bandekar and her parents. Complements are…

Goemkarponn Desk MARCEL: In order to  promote local festivity  and to preserve State’s rich cultural heritage  Minister for Tourism  Shri Rohan Khaunte launched  a three-day State-level  grand festival  Chikhal Kalo (  Mud Festival of Goa  ) at a function  organized by the  Departmrnt of  Tourism  at  Marcela. The 3 days Chikhal  Kalo  kick started  at Shree Devki Krishna temple in Marcela. The traditional Chikhal kalo game will be played  on June 30, 2023 at 11 am and will be followed by the chanting of devotional songs during the Deity’s Pooja in the afternoon. Along with the Chikhal Kalo festival, visitors…

Goemkarponn Desk VASCO: The Fishing community based in Kharewado and other parts of Vasco on Thursday morning celebrated the feast of St Peter and St Paul also known as ” Sangodd ” in a traditional way with religious fervour and gaiety. The feast marks the blessing of the sea as well as the boats of the Fishermen for the new fishing season because it is believed that St Peter is the patron of fishermen and was one of the apostles of Jesus and a fisherman himselF. At Kharewado, the fishermen celebrated the feast of St Peter and St Paul and…

Tiny State records best-ever haul of 19 medals at Special Olympics World Summer Games in Berlin PANAJI: The triumphant Goan squad landed at the Dabolim Airport following their victorious exploits at the recently-concluded Special Olympics World Summer Games Berlin 2023. Subhash Phal Dessai, Minister of Social Welfare and Guruprasad R. Pawaskar, State Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities, were joined by sitting MLAs Aleixo Reginaldo Lourenco of Curtorim and Aldona MLA Adv. Carlos Alvares Ferreira as the Goan squad 23 landed on an Air India flight from New Delhi, late on Wednesday. Also in attendance was Luis Fernandes, Vice President, Special…

Goemkarponn Desk MAPUSA: Mapusa Police have remanded 04 minor boys to Apna Ghar in connection with a theft case. As per SDPO Mapusa Jivba Dalvi on 27.06.2023 Mr. Vladyslav Allien , aged 31 years , Ukraine National R/o Morjim , Pernem ,Goa lodged his complaint that on 27.06.2023 at Near Galaxy hospital , Dhuler , Mapusa, Bardez ,Goa unknown Persons stole away his Laptop and cash of Rs. 500/- all property W/Rs. 90,0500/- approx. In this Connection Mapusa Police Station registered an FIR under sections 379 IPC. During the course of Investigation it is revealed that accused have used Modus…