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Goemkarponn desk CALANGUTE: As a keen advocate of the farm-to-table concept, Roshan Mathias, the people’s candidate of Goencho Avaaz Party for Calangute constituency, is spearheading the green mission in his constituency to promote a self-reliant and self-sustaining community. Held under the theme ‘Green Mission for a Healthy and Wealthy Vision’, the mission will kick off with a webinar to educate people on the widespread benefits of growing organic vegetables in their gardens and will offer tips on cultivating a home kitchen garden. The webinar will be held on Sunday 19th September at 4.30 pm and will be conducted by Mr.…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: The state government has admitted that the Covid 19 protocol is not being strictly followed at the Patradevi border check post. With lapse being noted, the collectorate North Goa has directed compulsory checking of all vehicles specially bus passengers as per the prevailing order. “Details of buses and number of passengers will be recorded in the register every day from today,” the order states Further, overall monitoring of the checkpost has been tightened. A video about bus passengers coming from Maharashtra being allowed to enter Goa via Patradevi check post without checking Covid certificate went viral.

In the afternoon of 12/8/2021 SP Shobit Saxena makes an appeal not to circulate a viral photograph of a dead body found on Calangute beach. In the evening, briefs media saying that it clear-cut case of suicide, no injuries present on the body and sexual violence is ruled out by doctors. After a week, he tells the media section that viscera and materials have been forwarded to State Forensic Laboratory. The next course of action will be decided upon receipt of reports. After two days, DySP asks Forensic HoD to give a protocol for preserving viscera; in return, HoD…

AERIAL VIEW The ruling BJP party boasts of the development. But the question arises whether development means only big-ticket projects? Why not develop the homeless? Why not support the poor and give a helping hand for their development? The State government is spending thousands of crores on several projects, but why not spend only a couple of lakhs on repairing the houses? Yes, the chief minister assured the people their houses would be built, but the question arises when? Just ahead of elections so that they vote for the party? Or are these people not BJP voters? Hence they are…

Goemkarponn desk VALPOI: The assurances of Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant and Health Minister Vishwajit Rane have fallen flat as the promised repairs of the damaged houses due to July 23, 34 floods are yet to see the light of the day. A few houses in Sattari were severely damaged and washed away. Sawant and Rane had assured to look into teh matter and get the homes repaired as early as possible. But that seemed only an oral assurance as two months down the line, not a stone has moved. As a result, the families had to celebrate Ganesh out…

Goemkarponn desk PONDA: Indian Army to celebrate the 50th anniversary of India’s victory over Pak in 1971 war, at Ponda Kranti Maidan, on 15 September. The victory flame (Mashal) of Swarnim Vijay Varsh (golden jubilee year) celebrations commemorate the 50th-anniversary victory in the 1971 Indo-P Pak war will reach Ponda on 15 September. The Commander Officer Manvendra Nagaich at 6 Technical Training Regiment (6TTR) camp at Curti Ponda, addressing media, said the Indian Army will host a major programme at Kranti Maidan Ponda to commemorate the victory of the 1971 war. He said the PM Narendra Modi had a kick-start…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: One and half years after the first Covid-19 case was detected in Canacona taluka, health officials are estimating another surge in cases as large numbers of people stepped out of their homes for the Ganesh Chathurthi festival. Canacona taluka, which already has about a hundred active cases, is staring at a significant surge in cases as people thronged the Chaudi town to buy provisions on the eve of the Chathurthi inspite of the authorities and concerned citizens warning people not to participate in large scale gatherings and restrict themselves to celebrations to only close members only. With…