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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Friday said that a report regarding the demolition of temples by the Portuguese regime will be made public soon. Sawant said this during a live interaction with the people through a phone-in programme, ‘Hello Goenkar’ on Doordarshan-Panaji. A question regarding the restoration of the temples demolished by the Portuguese regime was asked by one Kripa Pirankar from Merces in North Goa. “We have set up a committee (to study claims). It has prepared a report after going through all letters the public sent and received regarding temples demolished by the Portuguese…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: After helping Hyderabad qualify for the playoffs for two consecutive seasons and winning the 2021-22 Indian Super League title, head coach Manolo Marquez has joined Goa to take them back to their lofty heights. The Gaurs qualified for the playoffs in six of the first ISL seasons but haven’t made it to the end-of-the-season knockouts stage in the past two seasons with the managerial door continuously revolving, and the Goa-based club has tied down the celebrated head coach for a period of two seasons to ensure some continuity within the club. The club’s director of football, Ravi…

The flagging-off ceremony for the Vande Bharat Express train from Goa to Mumbai that was scheduled for Saturday has been called off owing to the devastating train accident in Odisha’s Balasore, a Konkan railway official said. Goemkarponn desk MARGAO: The flagging-off ceremony for the Vande Bharat Express train from Goa to Mumbai that was scheduled for Saturday has been called off owing to the devastating train accident in Odisha’s Balasore, a Konkan railway official said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi was scheduled to flag off the very first Vande Bharat Express train from Madgaon in Goa to Mumbai in Maharashtra virtually.…

More locals come forward with complaints landlords the highhandedness of the landlord Says toilets/ bathrooms demolished, access to their houses, Bhatti-Huts, house-Wells blocked by the landlord Locals demand criminal action against the landlord Landlord says ‘Bhatti’ was not in use and can’t allow numerous structures other than a residential house to mundkars forever Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: In a new twist to teh Bhatti demolition story, several residents of Palolem gathered, demanding criminal action against the landlord for their highhandedness in demolishing 100 years old Bhatti-Hut, age-old toilets, blocking access to residences, house-well and chopping down of Trees without forest permissions.…

 Goemkarponn desk PONDA: The fire hydrant installed in Ponda City and Congested Market has just turned defunct and showpiece. The Stakeholders and vendors express concern over fire safety in case of fire. It is revealed by Fire Station Officials that there are some fire hydrants in the market, near the police station, but they are defunct, and in case of emergency, no use of this fire hydrant. Stakeholders at the market demanded to immediately install fire hydrants to repeat the tragedy on the backdrop of the recent Dhavali major Scrapyard fire incident. Vendors recalled some fifteen years back when the…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Goa Police Crime Branch team conducted a narcotic raid at Guirim and arrested one Rajasthan native for being in possession of contraband substances worth Rs 2.2 lakhs. As per information, the CB team led by PI Nitin Halarnkar alongwith staff HC Irshad Watangi, PC Mableshwar Sawant, PC Saimulla Makandar, PC Sanil Dhuri, PC Sudesh Matkar, Soni Fernandes conducted a narcotic raid at near Guirim cross, Guirim Bardez Goa and caught red handed accused Pappu Ram @ prakash, s/o Om Prakash, age 30 years, Native Ubuntu beta school, Ummed nagar road Mathaniam, Jodhpur, Rajasthan. According to CB…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Office of the State Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities in collaboration with Special Olympics Bharat and Sanjay Centre for Special Education hosted a grand send off for the Goan contingent participating at the 2023 Special Olympics World Summer Games, Berlin from June 17-25. Present for the ceremony were Chief Minister of Goa, Dr. Pramod Sawant, Subhash Phal Dessai, Hon’ble Minister for Social Welfare, Guruprasad Pawaskar, State Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities along with Victor Vaz, National Sports Director, Special Olympics Bharat and Taha Haaziq, Secretary Office of the Commission for Persons with Disabilities. The Chief Guest for…