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Goemkarponn desk PONDA: A coordinated anti-hijack mock exercise was conducted at the Dabolim International Airport, Goa, on 05 Oct 21. An annual feature, the exercise was conducted as per guidelines laid down by the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security. The response of and synergy among various agencies participating, such as the Indian Navy, CISF, Airports Authority of India, Department of Home Affairs, IB, Department of Health Services, Police, etc., were evaluated to ensure effective crisis management in the scenario of a hijacked aircraft. The armed intervention was also exercised by the Quick Reaction Teams (QRTs) of the NSG, Marine Commandos,…

Goemkarponn desk With the beaches witnessing a significant increase in tourists, the coast witnessed five sea rescues over the last three days while a five year old boy who was lost was reunited with his parents. A five year old lad who had wandered away from his parents was spotted by a vigilant shack employee while at the beach. The male brought the young boy to the lifesaving tower for assistance. Announcements were made via the speakers mounted on the rescue vehicles along the beach while messages were relayed to the other towers in the vicinity. Alerted by the announcements,…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Upset with prolonged delay in releasing semester examinations results for undergraduate and postgraduate courses, the National Students Union of India (NSUI) Goa has questioned the functioning of the Controller of Examinations at Goa University (GU). On Tuesday, a delegation led by NSUI State President Naushad Chowdhari met the GU Registrar Radhika Nayak, demanding the release of results without further delay. “Today, the NSUI delegation met the Registrar demanding declaring results of all the final year students of undergraduate and postgraduate courses. These students face many hardships in applying for higher studies and employment for want of mark…

Late Manoharbhai had promised ticket to Delilah in 2022: Lobo . Political parties have to respect senior leaders: Lobo We have been seeing hectic political activities these days with regional parties of other states venturing into Goa and inducting local politicians, announcing freebies and so on. In Goan politics, there is a buzz that Minister Michael Lobo is switching sides to Congress. Lobo has been grabbing headlines off late. Recently he is in the news for announcing that his wife would contest assembly elections from Siolim come what may. In a tete-a-tete with Goemkarponn Editor SURAJ NANDREKAR, Lobo says his wife is…

If the Chief Minister does not know, we wish to inform him that the contractor has to mandatorily pay a 10 p.c cut to the PWD Minister to get the work order. Suppose the road is of one crore rupees he has to pay Rs 10 lakh in advance and Rs 5 lakh in security deposit. Then comes the local MLA in whose constituency the work is being carried out; he has to be paid a mandatory 5 p.c or brings hurdles while implementing the project. Finally, after the work is complete, he must pay the officer who inspects the…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Round the year availability of traditional Goan products like ‘Mankurad’ mango and Ready to eat livestock products like Goan sausage, shrimp/duck curry will be a reality soon, informed Director ICAR today. To make ‘Swayampurna Goa’ Indian Council of Agricultural Research has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Central Potato Research Institute, Shimla, to increase vegetable and fodder production. Director, ICAR, Shri Parveen Kumar, today interacted with the media about the various activities undertaken by ICAR. Director Parveen Kumar informed that Goa is importing 320 tons of vegetables per day from neighbouring states. After cultivating Vegetables and Potatoes…

Goemakrponn desk CURTORIM: A day after news reports of Curtorim MLA Alexio Reginald Lourenco leaving the party to join the Aam Aadmi Party, the Congress leadership has swung into action and has succeeded in convincing Reginald not to quit the party. The Congress team was led by GPCC president Girish Chodankar, Working President Alexio Sequeira, Vice President Altinho Gomes, District President Joe Dias, Mahila President Beena Naik, Congress leader Avertano Furtado, Adv. Archit Naik met Reginald on his 51st birthday to wish him. It was said they were successful in convincing the leader to stay put in Congress. Addressing a…