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Goemkarponn desk SAVOI-VEREM: VKSS society of SavoiVeremto install a Food Processing Unit in the village, to be rented to locals willing to transform their farm produce/ locally grown raw commodity into a processed product for value addition. Dr Dattaram Desai, Chairman of VKSS Society said, this December 18, VKSS will make its debut in Diamond Jubilee year. The food processing unit is tentatively planned to be inaugurated on this day. The unit will be installed in a 200 square metre rented area situated at Madhlawada. Elucidating the plan, Desai said the VKSS will rent this unit at a reasonable rate…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI:The Directorate of Food and Drugs Administration has informed that, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India has launched the Save Food, Share Food, Share Joy initiative, in coordination with the various Food Sharing networks in the country. This Initiative aims at reducing the Food Wastage and to ensure excess food is collected in a methodical manner and same is provided to the Hungry and the needy. This initiative will promote a culture of reducing food wastage by taking judicious decisions while preparing and consuming food and also aims at collaborating with food sharing agencies to collect…

Goemkarponn desk DABOLIM: Finally, a sigh of relief from the tourism industry in the state as the first charter flight from Kazakstan arrived at the Dabolim Airport carrying 180 passengers. The flight from Kazakhstan will land in Goa once a week. From November 3, Aeroflot will operate three weekly flights from Russia. The flights will start landing in Goa soon. These flights will bring 228 passengers, including crew. A single charter from the United Kingdom will also be landing in Goa soon. “Today, I am thrilled, and you can see all smiles at Goa Airport. Goa is a brand by…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Drishti lifesavers reported a long and busy weekend this Diwali. Tourists and locals alike flocked to the coast to enjoy the festive weekend with family and friends in large numbers. A larger number oflifesavers were deployed on the beaches which led to an organized and safe weekend for the beachgoers. There were two double rescues reported at Baga, the busiest beach in the state.Anjuna reported a missing child who was found after a thorough search. At Baga, two Andhra Pradesh residents, both male and female, aged 22 and 20 respectively, were caught in a riptide that dragged them into deeper sections of the water. The Drishti lifesaver, Sanjay was alerted about the incident and immediately…

Goemkarponn desk Panaji:: Goa’s Archives and Archaeology department (AAD) has taken efforts to transliterate the historical literature available in Portuguese and Modi script to know the clear picture of the coastal state before liberation. Sources from the AAD informed that there are around 8,000 documents in Modi script out of which 2,500 are transliterated and more 2,500 will be outsourced. “We have floated a tender to transliterate more than 2,500 documents of Modi script to Devanagari script. After this is awarded, we will have to transliterate the remaining 3,000 documents,” an officer on the condition of anonymity said. According to…

SURAJ NANDREKAR/ Goemkarponn PANAJI: In a shocking revelation, a Margao-based businessman Floyd Coutinho has written to the Prime Minister, Home Minister and President of India on how the police led by DySP Sagar Ekoskar, SP South and a PSI harassed him for refusing to pay a bribe. A complaint has been filed Against Dy. S.P Sagar Ekoskar and Superintendent of Police South Goa Abhishek Dhania (IPS) for trying to falsely implicate a South Goa-based businessman, Floyd Coutinho The complainant, who had previously written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Hoem Ministre Amit Shah and the President of India against the aforesaid…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: On the occasion of International Chef’s Day, culinary enthusiasts from across the state came together to display their gastronomical finesse in a cooking competition organized by V.M. Salgaocar Institute of International Hospitality Education (VMSIIHE). The objective of the event was to highlight the importance of healthy eating without compromising on taste. Following the theme “Wrap and Roll”, participants put together healthy combinations to make the most lip-smacking rolls. The event was judged by award-winning Chef, Avinash Martins and VMSIIHE faculty – Professor of Culinary Arts Chef Sebastian Breitinger, and Assistant Professor of Food Production, Chef Sandip Madkaikar.…