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Goemkarponn desk Bambolim: The 51st edition of the International Film Festival of India, Goa has conferred Shri Biswajit Chatterjee, veteran actor, producer, director and singer of Hindi and Bengali cinema, with the Indian Personality of the Year Award, in Goa today, January 24, 2021. The award has been presented to the actor at the closing ceremony today, together by Governor of Goa Shri Bhagat Singh Koshiyari, Chief Minister of Goa Dr. Pramod Sawant and Union Minister of State for Environment, Forest & Climate Change Shri Babul Supriyo. The Award was announced by Union Minister for Information & Broadcasting, Shri Prakash Javadekar…

Goemkarponn desk Margao: Chief Minister, Dr. Pramod Sawant today inaugurated Swami Vivekanand Kendra set up at Ravindra Bhavan, Margao. The Kendra set up by Directorate of Art and Culture aims to empower youths in the field of Yoga, personality development, spirituality, philanthropy, physical fitness, literature etc. Chief Minister speaking on the occasion urged the youths  to venture into self employment thereby fostering Swayampurna Goem movement in the State. Chief Minister further reiterated Government’s commitment towards empowerment of youth thus initiating various projects and schemes for youths thereby generating employment opportunities. Deputy Chief Minister, Manohar Azgaonkar in his address underlining the…

Goemkarponn news Varkhand (Pernem) – The Special Gram Sabha of the Varakhand Panchayat’s has resolved to oppose the Mopa expressway through Tulaskarwadi. The people at Gram Sabha resolved to oppose the project and as such maintained that the government should build the project over their dead bodies. Varkhand Sarpanch Sanjay Tulaskar’s appeal to the villagers to unite and fight this issue without politics. He said the road going from Dhargal Sukekulan to Nagjar Tulaskarwadi Mopa expressway project is not in the interest of the locals. “The government should take bulldozer on our bodies before destroying our trees and houses while…

Goemkarponn desk Dabilim:  Based on specific Information, the Air Customs officers of Goa headed by Y. B. Sahare, Assistant Commissioner of Customs apprehended a domestic passenger at Dabolim Airport on 23.01.2021, who has arrived from New Delhi by Vistara Flight No. UK847 and recovered foreign origin gold weighing 2 kg 170 grams having approximate value of Rs 95.03 lakhs. Goa customs officers have successfully busted a modus operandi whereby an International passenger brought the smuggled gold from Dubai to Delhi and purposely left the gold below his seat with knowledge that same flight will be on domestic run from Delhi…

Goemkarponn desk Porvorim: The four-day session of the Goa legislative Assembly begins tomorrow with the Opposition parties gearing up to corner the government on the burning issues. The Opposition parties – Congress, MGP, Goa Forward, independents – Rohan Khaunte and Prasad Gaonkar have indicated that they will put government on the mat over issues of Coal, three linear projects in Mollem, Mhadei and mining. Besides this the Opposition is also likely to target govenrment on police lathi charge at Melauli on January 6. The four day session will have Governor’s speech on Day one while other businesses will be conducted…

Goemkarponn desk Panaji: Bharatiya Janata Party Spokesperson and former Panaji MLA Siddhart Kuncoliencar has come down heavily on the Corporation of City of Panaji advocating demanding for reverting the Corporation back to municipality. In a tweet, Kuncoliencar, who shares a bitter sweet relationship with the current CCP mayor Uday Madkaikar said that the panjimites are getting zero benefits from  Corporation status. “ZERO benefits to Panajekars with #CCP’s high taxes & unjust rules! @manoharparrikar’s vision of Corporation getting eroded,” he wrote. Further, he also justified demands for reversal of corporation to municipality. “Well-justified demand of locals, traders, residents to restore it…

Goemkarponn desk Calangute: In two different narcotic raids, the Calangute police seized ganja worth Rs 2.2 lakh and arrested two persons. In the first raid, Calangute police arrested Avdhut Ghode (21) n/o Khed Ratnagiri in possession of 1.2 kg ganja worth Rs 1.2 lakh. In another narcotic raid, Calangute police arrested Shabbir Ali Shah native of West Bengal in possession of 1.034 kg ganja worth Rs 1 lakh. Further investigations on.