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Goemkarponn desk PONDA: A mere 15-minute Cyclonic wind, accompanied by rain, thunder and lightning, yesterday (Sunday) night at around 10 pm, wreaking havoc at Shiroda. Several trees were uprooted and collapsed on around 28 houses causing losses to the tune of Rs 50 lakhs, creating panic among the locals. Following the winds and cyclonic situation, Shiroda was left in darkness as several electricity poles also collapsed. The locals said they witnessed such destruction the first time. During the incident, several houses’ roofs were damaged while roofs of some homes were blown away in the cyclonic wind. The local youth helped…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: In November 2020, amid a raging pandemic, thousands of Goan citizens defended their forests and villages from three linear infrastructure projects threatening to make their homeland a coal hub. Thousands of citizens gathered for a peaceful midnight protest for the Battle of Chandor, with candles on a midnight vigil. They chanted. They sang, and they danced. They came together as a community, as defenders of Goa. The unique gathering brought national attention to citizens’ concerns around the destructive and unplanned assault the state is facing. Citizens last year took to a #ArrestMeToo campaign standing in solidarity when…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Top B-School Goa Institute of Management (GIM) recently hosted its largest virtual convocation ceremony for all four PGDM program batches of 2020 and 2021. It was the first convocation ceremony of the Big Data Analytics program. After having completed over 22 months of academically packed intensive training with exposure to industrial projects, a total of 842 students were conferred their diplomas at the convocation ceremony. While presenting the Director’s Report on the institute’s performance for the last academic year, Dr Ajit Parulekar, Director, GIM, said, “Despite all odds, we achieved 100% placement across all programs. Graduating in…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Crime Branch has arrested Congress Leader Dharmesh Saglani for his involvement in criminal act along with five others by forming unlawful assembly and inturn extorting Rs 50 lakhs. It is said that the five accused and who were bouncers and Saglani formed a wrongful confinement and then later assaulted the victim Ankit Jagodia, a native of Haryana and extorted Rs 50 lakhs. Saglani will be produced before the magistrate tomorrow morning. The crime branch have claimed that the other co-accused are being traced.

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Three offences were registered against unknown persons by Vasco police in connection after the late evening clash between two religious groups, which reportedly took place after a stone-pelting done by some individuals from a minority community during the religious procession of the majority community on Sunday on the occasion of Ram Navami at Islampur-Baina area. Speaking to the reporters on Monday morning, Salim Shaikh, Deputy Superintendent of Police Vasco, told reporters that on the occasion of Ram Navami, two majority community outfits had asked for permission to hold a religious procession in the town. “One outfit was…

Goemkarponn desk Aam Aadmi Party leader and President of the Goa Mining People’s Front Puti Gaonkar stated that the Ramesh Naik’s suicide case in the Sankhali constituency was an instance of economic death. Gaonkar has called for CM Pramod Sawant’s resignation, claiming that his government has failed to restart mining in the state. Recently, a 54-year-old Ramesh Naik from Kudnem, Sankhali committed suicide after he lost all hopes of resumption of mining operations. Puti Gaonkar stated that CM Pramod Sawant should have resigned immediately after this unfortunate tragedy. He has failed his own people as CM and MLA of the…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Leader of Opposition (LoP) Michael Lobo today said that his party will field panels in the upcoming panchayat elections in all 40 constituencies. “We will be fielding our panels for the forthcoming panchayat elections. Elections will not be held on party lines. After chairing the first CLP meeting, we will field panels in both the constituencies that we have won and others that we have lost,” said Lobo. He further said that identifying candidates would begin soon and that he was sure that the people of Goa would give them a chance. Lobo further informed that an…