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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Excelpoint, a leading electronic component supplier, is proud to announce that its Group CEO, Mr Albert Phuay, paid a special visit to the Bethesda Life Centre on 17th May 2023 to distribute essential school supplies among 80 children. The donation included school bags, tiffin boxes, and water bottles, aiming to support the education and well-being of underprivileged children in our community. The Bethesda Life Centre is a non-profit organisation dedicated to providing care, support, and educational opportunities to children from disadvantaged backgrounds. Excelpoint has been a long-standing supporter of the Bethesda Life Centre’s initiatives and is committed…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP) Commissioner today has warned of strict action against those involved in the SOPO collection scam at Panaji Municipal Market. “There is a big chain involved here; strict action will be taken against those involved in the scam. This has been happening for the last 10 to 15 years,” said CCP Commissioner Clen Madeira He further said that action would be initiated. Former CCP Mayor Madkaikar shared a 27-second long video with media persons, wherein he reportedly confronted a CCP-appointed worker for collecting money in the name of sopo from vendors…

Goemkapronn desk PONDA: Rashtriya OBC Mahasangh comprising 19 Communities in Goa, has demanded one more Government Medical College and Hospital for South Goa. OBC Convenor for Goa Madu Naik, along with office bearers addressing to media, stressed the need for additional government medical College and hospital and urged Chief Minister Pramod Sawant for a new Government Medical College and Hospital for South Goa on lines of GMC at Bambolim, so that poor people from the rural area would get better treatment. He said he had already discussed with Chief Minister Pramod Sawant the need for a Government Hospital. He said…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: “It is shocking that the Forest Department has deliberately informed the Goa Legislative Assembly that the loss incurred to Forests, Human Lives and Lives of various Species, Flora and Fauna due to Forest Fires is “Nil” when the Department is yet to complete the Inquiry of the Forest Fires in Goa from 2019 till March 2023. Forest Minister Vishwajit Rane lied to Assembly and Goans with False Replies to fulfil his Aspiration of becoming Minister for Concrete Jungles,” charged Congress President Amit Patkar. Surprisingly, he said, the Principal Conservator of Forest informed our Delegation that no Inquiry…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Tourism Minister Rohan Khaunte said that the Goa government will promote spiritual tourism in the coastal State by signing agreements with other states. “Destinations like Amritsar and Guwahati have been opened up with operations starting at Manohar International Airport at Mopa. Flights are also starting from Dehradun (Uttarakhand), which will open the opportunities for spiritual tourism in the coastal state,” Khaunte said. He said the State government wants to promote temples in Goa amongst tourists. “The promotion of state tourism is part of PM’s ‘Dekho Apna Desh’ initiative,” he added. He said Goa is expecting a footfall…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has said that his government will soon launch night bus services in the tourist state for tourists and also for employees working for the third shift. Sawant lamented that there was no bus service after 8 pm in Goa. He said teh government is ready to face the losses. “There is a need to start the bus transport service at night. It is available in other states. Once we start this service, tourists visiting Goa or locals can travel by bus at night. It will even help those joining duties for the…

On May 20, thousands of Goans will form a human prayer chain along the Mandovi (Mhadei) river to spread awareness about the protection of the river, the lifeline of Goa’s ecosystem, On May 20, thousands of Goans will form a human prayer chain along the banks of river Mandovi (also known as Mahadayi or Mhadei in Karnataka) in a community engagement festival called Mhadei Amchi Mai (Mhadei My Mother). Organized by the Earthivist Collective, in association with the Goa Heritage Action Group (GHAG) and the Save Mhadei Save Goa Front, the festival is a run-up to the much-anticipated Supreme Court…