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Goemkaponn Desk PANAJI: Goa Archbishop Fr. Filipe Neri Ferrao today warned about the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and “forces of darkness” at play in the country, “Like last year, this year too we are celebrating Easter at a time when the COVID-19 pandemic continues to hold our world to ransom, with its trail of suffering, mourning and death,” said Ferrao He further said that the most important feast of the Christian community worldwide is here again the Feast of Easter, which celebrates the Resurrection of Jesus Christ, signalling the victory of Life over death and the forces of darkness. “Let us…

Goemkaponn Desk MARGAO: Manuel Costa, a 54 year old Goan has arrested for breaking open “Goa Agro Horticultural Centre” at Margao and damaging 2 CCTV Cameras and 3 Monitor Screens, caused a loss of Rs 27,000. He also stole a Compaq Laptop worth Rs 35,000. Accused is an ex-employee of the shop and motive is revenge for being removed from the job. The police acted on the complaint Peter John Alphonso S/o Gregorio Alphonso. Accordingly, under the guidance of PI Margao Town P.S. Sachin S. Narvekar, PSI Vishwajit Dhavalikar of Margao Town PS registered FIR and took up the investigation…

Gaurang Prabhu MARGAO: Just a day ahead of Easter, the SGPDA fish market had a deserted look as the wholesale fish traders have gone an indefinite strike against the SGPDA’s SOPO collection. It is learnt that after the tussle between the Wholesale Fish Traders and SOPO contractor now the fish sellers from outside State have stopped sending the fish trucks to Goa and this is badly effected entire Goa as Margao is the only wholesale fish market of Goa. All fish from different states is being brought to SGPDA market every morning every day and later it is sold to…

Goemkarponn Desk Canacona. Though the underpass below the railway track at Kindlem was constructed after the procession of Lord Mallikarjun devotees was held a few days back, citizens cutting across religions welcomed the move and appreciated the Konkan Railway officials for being proactive to the demand of the locals. The procession of the Lord Mallikarjun winds it’s way by the traditional way to the Rajbagh beach; and since the KRC laid the tracks in nineties by filling soil and elevating the rail road by about 10mt above the ground level the devotees had to climb steep steps on either side…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI:  Despite the stiff opposition and the raging debate on doubling track from Culem to Vasco, the State government seemed to be hell bent on proceeding ahead with the project. The protesting citizens and groups claim that the doubling is only for increase in coal transportation, which has been having catastrophic impact on the people of the State. In a return reply, the Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant has said that it is mainly for passenger traffic and defence purposes. The Chief Minister says that the State expects the rail traffic to increase by six times. “Currently, 6000…

Panaji: Around 20 members of the Congress Party today joined the Aam Aadmi Party under the leadership of Adv Pratima Betsy Coutinho who recently joined AAP after resigning as the Goa Mahila Congress President. Among those who joined AAP today are Roshni D’Silva who was the social media head and Secretary of Goa Pradesh Mahila Congress, Elaine Fernandes, Venzy Fernandes, Jyoti Gawas, Asifa Sheikh and Andrea Dias who were executive committee members of the Mahila Congress. Roshini said it was a moment of joy for her to join AAP on the eve of Easter and recalled how she has been…

Panaji – The Lokayukta Office is run with public money. The salary and all other expenses to the Lokayukta and his staff come from hardworking taxpayers money. Justice Ambadas Joshi must clarify to the people of Goa how he will deliver justice to the People of Goa working under the ambit of toothless Goa Lokayukta Act demanded Goa Pradesh Congress Committee president Girish Chodankar at a press conference at Congress House today. He was accompanied by Congress Leader James Andrade and Tivim Congress Leader Umakant Kudnekar. The position of Lokayukta is not a Ceremonial Post. With the former Lokayukta Justice…