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Preethi Srinivasan, founder of Soulfree looks beyond physical limitations Inspires persons with disabilities and women to raise concerns to bring policy changes in India A freak accident in Pondicherry left her – quadriplegic, when she’d just started soaring high, as a national swimmer and state cricket player and excelling in academics. The ups and downs that came thereafter were deterring and unwinding, but Preethi Srinivasan still describes her tumultuous journey as successful. “I had an accident that left me paralysed below the neck at the age of 18. Back then, I did not have the maturity to deal with it.…

Goemkarponn desk MARGAO: It appears that Fire Mafia promoted by Anti-Environment BJP Government is in super active mode with Fires reported at Satrem-Satteri, Navelim and Quepem Hills, Cashew Plantations at Korgaon, Padel at Bethora and various other places in Goa. I demand a High Level inquiry of all the Fire incidents in Goa in last few days, stated Leader of Opposition Yuri Alemao. The cases of Fire incidents have spiked in last few days with Goa Fire Service Department getting 118 calls of dry grass and cashew plantation fires in just 48 hours. This is something abnormal and suspicious, claimed…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: In a warning to the drunk drivers on Goan roads, some vigilante youths in Canacona pulled –down a driver stopping him from driving a loaded Truck at Gulem before handing him over to the police for the conduct of medical tests. With an overwhelming increase of road mishaps and accidents on the Canacona section of NH-66 road, mostly involving inter-state Vehicles, some youths in Canacona stopped a driver noticed coming out of a Bar-n-Restaurant from taking on the wheels to drive on the highway at Gulem on Monday afternoon. According to sources, a haphazardly parked Cement Blocks…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa Forward Chief Vijai Sardesai has today written to the CS of the state demanding Ram Navami be declared as a public holiday. Sardesai, in his letter to the Chief Secretary, said that “You must be well aware that this year Ram Navami falls on the 30th of this month and is declared a Restricted Holiday. Goa Forward Chief said that Given the reverence and devotion Lord Rama is held by the Hindus, and the enthusiasm in which celebrations and rituals are observed on that day, I feel that successive governments have not accorded the day of…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Forest Minister Vishwajit Rane today said that Indian Navy has assured to support and help to douse the fire at Satre in Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary. “Indian Navy has assured to support and help to douse the fire at Satre in Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary. APCCF & DCF have been issued directions to ensure the situation is controlled, ” said Rane. He further said there is a need to ensure forest protection; if need be, they have also been instructed to take the help of Collector North Goa and Fire Services to Control the spread of fire. Rane also…

Goemkarponn desk PONDA: Around 22 local fish vendors, along with RG leader Rahul Naik today protested at Borim, demanding Borim Panchayat take action against migrant fish vendors who are eating the business of local fish vendors. Rahul Naik said that around 22 local fish vendors have been conducting fish selling business for many decades through cycles and bikes. However, they suddenly noticed that some migrant vendors had been selling fish on bikes and four-wheelers for the past year. Now, the number of migrant fish vendors has increased, so they have no customers as these migrants are selling fish door to…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Minister For Forest Vishwajit Rane today said that his department would not be initiating any measure of getting a Tiger in the Bondla zoo as it does not have the required facility. “We are not going to get Tiger in Bondla zoo as we don’t have the required facility,” said Rane. He further said that he would instead propose a Tiger park or safari for which we are looking for land in Sanguem or Netravali. “Setting up of Tiger park requires different policies and fencing, ” he added. Bondla Zoo lost its former pair of tigers, Rana…