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Students Complain of Extreme Heat As Many Schools Fail Do Not Have Proper Ventilation Or Working Fans Parents Want Goa Govt to Shut Schools for A Week Or Till Monsoons Arrive Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: For the first time in decades, the schools in Goa have re-opened in the extreme extended summer, as the monsoons have so far decided to play truant. The new academic year began on June 5, this Monday, but with the extreme heat, many students have reportedly taken sick. Speaking to Goemkarponn on the condition of anonymity, parents said that several students had fainted during the morning…

Goemkarponn desk CURCHOREM: Parishioners of Guardian Angel Church, Curchorem, welcomed their newly appointed Assistant Parish Priest Fr. Ashliff Leo Correia from Velim, during the Sunday Eucharistic celebration by offering him a bouquet of flowers at the hands of Parish Priest Fr. Vithal Miranda. According to Fr. Miranda, Fr. Correia is the son of Saude Correia and Anita Fernandes, and after his priestly ordination in April this year, he was posted for the first time as assistant parish priest of Guardian Angel church. Earlier last Sunday, the parishioners accorded a warm farewell to Fr. Jovier Edwin Barreto (Son of Domingos and…

 Goemkarponn desk PONDA: In a major fire accident, a textile shops at Ponda was gutted in fire, suffering a significant loss of Rs 1.5 Crore. The fire commenced at around 5.30 pm and continued till late at night. Ponda was in complete darkness for four hours as power was cut-off. The four-storey building houses several shops and commercial establishments beside Menino Hotel. After Dhavlim’s major scrapyard fire tragedy on last 5 May, another Major Fire was reported in the heart of Ponda City. The three Textile Shops cum showrooms are located in the basement of a commercial building wherein the…

Goemkarponn desk MARGAO: South Goa Member of Parliament Francisco Sardinho wants to take another shot at the Corridors of Power, albeit only if the party gives him a ticket. “If the party gives me a ticket and if people are with me, I will contest for the last time and will not contest again,” Sardinha said, replying to queries from journos in Margao. He, however, ruled out contesting independence if the party decided otherwise. “I will not contest independence. I am a loyal soldier of Congress party,” he said. At the press conference, Sardinha slammed the Goa government on the…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: A joint inspection of Kadamba Bus stand premises was held on Monday with Transport Minister Mauvin Godinho, Vasco MLA Krishna Salkar, KTC officials and former MMC Chairperson Nandadeep Raut. The inspection was held after there was a request from Raut that a remote unutilised portion of the KTC Bus stand was being used as a playground for several years by the people from his ward. Transport minister Mauvin Godinho after the joint inspection, said that the ground will be retained when the new bus stand project is taken up. “The area is under the KTC, but the…

Goemkarponn desk MARGAO: Politicians, social activists and people supporting the agitating wrestlers on Tuesday staged a candle light protest in Margao demanding action against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, who has been accused of sexually harassing women grapplers, including a minor. Holding placards with the message ‘Justice for Wrestlers’ and ‘Arrest Brij Bhushan’, the protesters claimed that the BJP government at the Centre has failed to protect the daughters of the nation. Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Pratima Coutinho said that the BJP government has failed to listen the plight of wrestlers Bajrang Punia, Sakshi…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Repair works which was taken up by the NHAI on chorla road have now been completed which is good news for commuters between Belagavi and Goa. The 8 Km road repair work that had started on Tuesday was completed on Saturday at the cost of Rs.3 crore. The work was executed by G R Engineers and Contractors. Belagavi market will also benefit due to the repairs that have been taken up, as more Goans are likely to visit the city in the coming days. It may be recalled that the commuters had a tough time travelling between…