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Goemkarponn Desk MARGAO: Sidal Almas Chapel near Old Market in Margao was robbed by unknown persons. A police complaint has been filed in this matter and police investigation has been going on. The worst fears of the local residents came true when they found the donation box tampered with and the cash stolen. As per information, the robbers entered the chapel by breaking the locks of the main door, broke open the cash box and decamped with cash. This is the second time that such an incident has occurred at the holy site. Similar robbery had taken place on October…

Goemkarponn desk BICHOLIM: Chief Minister, Dr Pramod Sawant today stated that the formation of mining corporation is in the final stage and expressed hope of restarting mining soon. Today the mining dependents and leader, Chritopher Fonseca met the CM at Sanaquelim and demanded to restart mining on urgent basis. He told that since last three years the mining in the state is closed and they are facing several problems. “Because of mining many people have suffered. Today our meeting the CM was fruitful as he has assured that mining corporation will be set up soon. We have requested him to…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: EDC Board of Directors under the chairmanship of Sadanand Shet Tanavade has reduced the interest rates for New MSME Term Loan borrowers from 10.5% per annum to 9.5% per annum – Reduction in interest rate by 1% w.e.f. 01/07/2021. With this reduction in interest rate EDC term loans are presently the cheapest in the market. With the State Government MIRS (Interest rebate) scheme, the net interest paid by the Goan borrowers actually work out to less than the existing bank rate. Under the interest rebate scheme borrower gets a rebate of 9% comprising of 2% for a…

Goemkarponn desk Porvorim: Independent MLA Rohan Khaunte on Saturday announced Online Education Service for Porvorkars in association with Porvorim Rising and Penha de Franca panchayat. Khaunte said that the Science and Community Park at Porvorim will be used as a community space for the students, where they will be provided with free Wi-Fi service. “Students can walk-in with their mobile handsets or laptops, plug in & explore within the premises and outside with undisturb learning space. He said that the students appearing for Board Examination and also other competitive examination and those students who are taking education online can be…

Goemkarponn desk PONDA: It’s been almost 16 months now, and the State government is still struggling to put together telecom infrastructure in the State. Dr Pramod Sawant made several announcements, but there has been no improvement in the network connectivity situation. During the pandemic, the victims have been the students who have lost precious years of their school and academics. The online classes till now have been a huge failure. Goemkarponn has reported how students walk kilometres to get better signals to attend the Online Classes, but here is a situation where students risk sitting on the road to get…

Goemkarponn desk MARGAO: The local Goan barbers elked out a living by their skill which they acquired from generations to generations and with hardly any relaxation during the lockdown since last one and half years many across the state are going through hardships. Hit by the pandemic since beginning of last year and the high-risk nature of their business amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the demand of the local barbers around Goa for a financial package from the state government led Dr Pramod Sawant has fallen on deaf years as their voice is not so strong that it can reach the…

Goan Votes are not for sale purchase, Its time to teach a lesson to both BJP and Congress: Raghav Chaddha AAP Launches campaign & website to Clean Goa Politics. Takes on Congress turncoats and BJP’s MLA purchase habit! Urges Goans to visit LetsCleanGoaPolitics.org to pledge to not vote for those who sold or bought their votes Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Aam Aadmi Party launched a campaign to Clean Goa’s Politics and came down heavily on the 10 Congress MLAs who sold their voters out to the BJP. Not sparing the BJP, AAP attacked the ruling party to indulge in horse-trading…