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Panaji, 30th Dec’2022: Purple Fest 2023, Celebrating Diversity will be organized from 6th to 8th January, 2023 at Entertainment Society of Goa, Panaji – Goa. The event will be jointly organized by State Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities, Goa, in collaboration with Directorate of Social Welfare and Entertainment Society of Goa. The various sports related national events to be held at Purple Fest 2023 were announced today. Purple Fest will be conducting Special Olympics during the festival across Panaji. The Olympics consist of All India Open Para Table Tennis Championship, Unified Beach Cricket, Blind Cricket and Purple I-Run Marathon. “Sports…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has said that the state govt will request PM Narendra Modi to withdraw the approval given to the Karnataka govt by the Centre for the modified detailed project report (DPR) of the Kalasa-Bhandura (canal) drinking water project. “State govt will request PM Narendra Modi to withdraw the approval given to Karnataka govt by the Centre for the modified detailed project report (DPR) of the Kalasa-Bhandura (canal) drinking water project,” said CM Sawant. He further said that he, along with WRD Minister, will meet Home Minister Amit Shah and Union Min for Jal Shakti…

National level training to be conducted on the lines of Purple Fest from January 4-6, 2023, at St Joseph’s Vaz Spiritual Renewal Center, Old Goa, for 130 participants. Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The UN-accredited Sense International India will be conducting a national level training on deafblindness for Youth and Adults with deafblindness, Caregivers and Educators from January 4 to 6, 2023, at St Joseph’s Vaz Spiritual Renewal Center, Old Goa preceding the Purple Fest for 130 participants. Sense International India, also known as Sense India, was established in 1997 and is the first and only national-level non-governmental organization to support the…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: As we draw closer to the end of 2022, it’s time to take stock of your investment portfolio while preparing for the New Year. The year gone by was full of uncertainty which stoked volatility in the stocks as well as in the fixed-income space. On the one hand, increasing geopolitical tensions amid high inflation took a toll on the equity market; continuous rate hikes to tame inflation took investors on a roller-coaster ride. However, if you want some stability, there is one investment avenue you may consider — dynamic bond funds. A flexible category of debt…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa Medical College (GMC) Dean Dr Shivanand Bandekar today said that his team of doctors has successfully treated a patient suffering from Aneurysm. “The patient was 75 years old and from South Goa. When we did the ultrasound, we figured out that he was suffering from Aneurysm and he had no chance of survival,” said Bandekar. He further said that patient was having massive abdominal pain. “The total cost for the treatment was 12 lakhs, Health Minister Vishwajit Rane took this as a special case and funds were sanctioned, and this operation was successful,” he added. Dr…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Goa Police Crime Branch on Friday arrested two persons and seized drugs worth Rs 1,02,000 from Anjuna. That on 30/12/2022 at 07:30 hours Crime Branch PS Cr. No. 141/2022 U/s 20(b)(ii) (A) of NDPS Act, 1985, was registered upon narcotic raid and based on the state complaint of PI Nitin V. Halankar attached to Crime Branch, Ribandar. The FIR says that 29/12/22 between 23:15 hours to 02:00 hours of 30/12/22 near village panchayat Anjuna, Talebandh, Anjuna Bardez Goa accused 1) Hafsal Chandanaparamil Habeeb S/o Habeeb C.A, age 43 years native chuloor, Edathiruthy village, Valappad Thrissur Chulur,…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: On a day of a dramatic event, Dr Venkatesh, who was red-carded by the government from operating the dialysis unit at CHC, Canacona handed over the dialysis patients’ services by him to the Director of Health Services and sought 10-days time to move out the machinery/equipment and vacate Unit at Canacona. As informed, a Health team from the Department of Director of Health Services led by Director (ADM) Shripad Arlekar has descended at Community Health Centre (CHC) Canacona by 10am on Thursday to take over the Dialysis Unit from Dr Venkatesh. The team, however, found the unit…