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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Congress Working President & Cuncolim MLA Yuri Alemao has appealed Goans to defeat the candidates supported by the divisive BJP in the upcoming Panchayat elections and save Goa. “On this day in 1942, Mahatma Gandhi gave the clarion call “Karenge ya Marenge” & launched the “Quit India Movement”. Today, the time has come to tell insensitive Bhartiya Janata Party to “Quit Goa”. Let us defeat the Candidates supported by the divisive BJP in the upcoming Panchayat Elections & Save Goa,” said Alemao. He further said the People of Goa have been suffering because of the misrule of…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: To ensure conversation of Mangroves for environmental benefits, Forests Minister Vishwajit Rane said that his department will be hiring a special agency to audit the mangroves. “To ensure conversation of Mangroves for environmental benefits, we are hiring a special agency to audit the mangroves,” said Rane He further said that the agency along with Goa Forest Department will prepare a plan for maintenance of mangroves and work on conservation, protection and improve quality of mangroves. “Mangroves are extremely important to our coastal ecosystems, we will work persistently to take all measures to protect and conserve them,” he…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Minister for Provedoria Subhash Shirodkar has urged people to support the institution in whatever they can and to work together to ensure that more and more donations are received by this institution. “The last donation received by this institute was in 1986, felt that people’s feelings toward humanity are gradually fading. The number of Provedoria Institutes has increased over a period of time due to societal apathy toward senior citizens, and that more of this type of Institute may be required in the future,” said Shirodkar He further called upon the people to support the institution in…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Nilesh Gone, the father of the 14 months-old toddler, allegedly killed by the mother Nimisha Gone, arrived in Goa from Germany on Sunday morning A completely shattered Gone went to the Hospicio to see the daughter before the post-mortem was carried out. The body of the toddler was then handed over to the family after postmortem, and the body was brought to the house of the Valsan family at Chicalim, where the horrific incident had occurred on Saturday morning. Later in the day, the family members carried out the final rites on the toddler, and the toddler…

Goemkrponn desk VASCO: Vasco MLA Krishna Salkar, along with other municipal councillors and dignitaries, on Monday morning, flagged off ” Prabhat Feri “, a rally was taken out by the students, teachers and staff of Government High school Baina. Speaking to reporters, Salkar said that rallies were a means of creating awareness of the “Har Ghar Tiranga” initiative. “We have taken up the Prabhat Feri to commemorate the 75th Year of Indian independence and Azadi ka Amrut Mahotsav. We are also holding various programs to highlight the Har Ghar Tiranga initiative, which reflects a mark of love and respect for…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Union Tourism Minister Shripad Naik said that Goa should be known not only for tourism, but also for traditional cuisine. “Goa should be known not only for tourism, but also for traditional cuisine, good health depends on nutrition, so we need to pay attention to maintaining a healthy and organic diet,” said Naik “Currently, the government is making efforts to reduce pollution in every sector. So, as responsible citizens, one should fulfill one’s responsibility and give organic food an important place in the one’s diet.” Goa state Tourism Minister Rohan Khaunte said that the state is not…

Panaji: Reminding Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant about involvement of a Cabinet Minister in land grabbing in Goa and his demand to drop him, former GPCC president Girish Chodankar on Sunday said that Sawant is protecting law breakers. Chodankar had brought the issue to light 45 days back through Social media and had demanded that Chief Minister Sawant should immediately drop the Minister involved from the cabinet. “Pramod Sawant has neither dropped the said minister despite knowing his involvement nor publicly declared that none of his Cabinet colleagues are involved in land grabbing. His non action and silence has further…