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Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Mapusa Police has arrested Kiran Jadhav for theft of silver and cash worth Rs 5 lakhs from a jewellery shop in Mapusa. The accused has been identified as Kiran Jadhav, a native of Nippani, Karnataka. As per information, the ac Kiran Jadhav R/o Hupri. Kolhapur, Hatkangale. Mahrashtrastole away amount of Rs. 5,00,000/ belongs to complainant, complainant’s colleague Pranav @Yogesh Kajave from inside their residential flat. During the course of investigation a team consisting of PSI Ashish Porob and PC6120 Prakash Polekar, was deputed at Kolhapur Maharastra who after developing information through local intelligence and technical surveillance and…

MEDICAL BOARD formed… GMC Dean Dr Shivanand Bandekar has formed a three-member board that included professors. The Board members are – Dr Wiseman Pinto, Professor HoD of Pathology Dept cum Dean faculty of Goa University, Dr Guruprasad Pednekar, Professor HoD OBG dept and Dr Andre V.Fernandes, Professor Forensic Medicine, GMC. Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Goa Medical Colege on Saturday formed a three-member Medical Board to review the cause of Siddi Naik’s death. The development comes a day after Calangute police wrote to Dean to form a medical Board and review the death as the father had lodged an official…

When the forefathers of our constitution decreed that citizens falling under socially and educationally backward classes would be granted reservation and representation in education, employment and politics, they certainly did not anticipate the disadvantages that are now apparent, especially in the field of medicine. Protests against the reservation of seats in medical colleges and institutions have been in the news for decades; however, little has been done to assess how reservation has upgraded or degraded the quality of medical treatment and research. With the NEET UG and PG exams just around the corner, medical aspirants aiming for the coveted seats…

MENTAL HEALTH… As young children reach adolescence, they go through several changes. All of a sudden, they wish to become independent and develop their own liking. They want to be known and accepted by their peers and social groups. To fit in and be accepted by their peers, they succumb to peer pressure. Peer pressure comes with both positive and negative influences. Research in the past has proved that many teens cite peer pressure as one of the major reasons for engaging in risky behaviours such as reckless driving, substance abuse, alcohol, teen sex, teen gang, and criminal activity. Neha…

Days after Goa Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant announced the renaming of the Peddem Sports Complex after hockey player and Olympian Major Dhyan Chand, citizens have demanded to rename the Stadium after Goan hockey legend Leo Pinto. Citizens said that Pinto is a Goan who was India’s goalkeeper in the 1948 Olympics, where he was part of the team that won gold for the country. He was one of the few goalkeepers to score a goal. Agreed, naming sports venues after sportspersons is a great initiative, but why should Goan sportspersons be left behind? SURAJ NANDREKAR Editor, Goemkarponn The Chief…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI:Over 60 villagers from Canacona joined AAP along with sitting Panch Member from Loliem-Polem Anoop Balkrishna Kudtarkar. A practicing Criminal lawyer, Kudtarkar is famous for handling some of the top criminal cases in Goa he has also helped thousands of Goenkars with their cases for free and is known as a philanthropic lawyer. Before joining AAP Kudtarkar has worked for BJP since 2017 & was an active member of the Yuva Morcha in Canacona. He has also been a member of the Yuva Morcha state executive committee. Kudtarkar belongs to Akhil Goa Kshatriya Pagi Samaj. He is also…

Goemkarponn desk PONDA: The war over taking credit for free water doesn’t seem to die down as the Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant during his Shiroda Contituency tour today once again targeted former PWD Minister Sudin Dhavlikar. Sawant said he is appreciated by people for his decision for sacking former PWD Minister Sudin Dhavlikar from Cabinet. “Sacking Sudin from Cabinet was a good decision. Free water scheme was not possible for Goans if Sudin continued as PWD Minister,” he said. CM further said Marcaim MLA Sudin was holding PWD Portfolio for twenty years, he did nothing, and now he is…