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Goemkarponn Desk ANJUNA: Anjuna Police has arrested a Nigerian National for illegal possession of drugs worth Rs 94,000. As per police, the Chizoba Okeke s/o Boniface Okeke, age 35 yrs, Nigerian national was caught red handed while he came to deliver Psychotropic drug Ecstasy W/Rs. 13,000/ and Amphetamine W/Rs. 81,000/- all W/Rs 94,000/- to his prospective customer with Fascino scooter bearing Registration no. GA-03-AN-2662. The drugs concealed by the accused person in Fascino scooter bearing Registration no. GA-03-AN-2662 has been attached under the Panchanama alongwith Fascino Scooter. An FIR has been registered U/s 22(b) of NDPS Act stands registered at…

AERIAL VIEW So now the question that arises is that when the same minister justifies the Bhumiputra Adhikarini Bill, why cannot ask the CHief MInister Dr Pramod Sawant to bring another legislation to help the local taxi operators, the sons of the soil? Why this double standard Mr Godinho? Mr Godinho speaks this as he knows the taxi operators are not his vote bank, and migrants are. Otherwise, he would have done 100 rounds to Delhi to get the issue resolved. If the Govt can propose to regularise thousands of migrant houses under the guise of the Bhumiputra Bill, why…

Goemkarponn desk VALPOI: They came, they saw and went back, never to return. This is the story of the government officials and politicians who visited the Sattari taluka post-July 23, 24 flash floods. Government officials visited the flood-hit area and assured that the flood victims would receive compensation within few days. It has almost been a fortnight since the tragic event, but there has been no help coming from the government. Health Minister Vishwajit Rane, the local MLA, travelled through the taluka – which can be termed as a photo op, as he took along media even when he went…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: A multi-axle truck driven by a 45 year old Tamil Nadu native and a Karnataka registered truck are the latest to fall victim to the dangerous and bad road engineering by the officials of PWD National Highways, the driver of the vehicle that met with the accident at Gulem on Wednesday evening lost control over his vehicle while overtaking. The other truck fell in a gorge after the car veered off the road at Godeavoll on Wednesday night. The truck that fell off the road at Gulem carried 15 tons of carbon filler from Chennai to a…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The components representing various Communidade’s in the State have strongly condemned and deplored the attempt by the Government to infringe upon the rights of autonomous village level bodies. “We are Components representing various Comunidades or Gaonkaries of Goa, their Associations/Forums have gathered unitedly to oppose the “Bhumiputra Adhikarni Bill 2021” and the “Goa Panchayati Raj (Amendment) Bill 2021″ moved by the Government with intent to regularize encroachments on Comunidade land,” they said. They said they strongly condemn and deplore the attempt by the Government to infringe upon our autonomous village level bodies. “We the Comunidade and their…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: 55 Primary and Secondary and Higher Secondary Schools have failed to furnish the data with regards to vaccination of teaching and non-teaching staff to the Directorate of Education (DTE). DoE had directed all the Schools and Higher Secondary Schools to ensure that the entire teaching and non-teaching staff receive their first vaccine jab by July 31. The staffers, who fail to get themselves vaccinated by July 31, are directed to produce RT-PCR COVID-19 report, every week, for attending duties from August 2 onwards. “55 educational institutions that have failed to furnish the compliance report and hence has…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (GBSHE) has informed that repeater candidates of March 2016 on wards are eligible to appear for Supplementary Examination 2021. “Repeater candidates of March 2016 on wards are eligible to appear for Supplementary Examination 2021,” GBSHE circular states The circular further states that candidates who are willing to appear for this exam shall contact their respective schools for online submission of exam forms. “Date of conduct of supplementary exam has been extended to 17/08/2021 and date of submission of marks on the Web portal is extended to 19/08/2021,” the circular…