Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (GBSHE) today declared that 99.40 % of the HSSC students passed in the results declared on Monday evening, much higher than the 89.27 in the previous year Out of the 18,195 students that were for the HSSC, 18,085 passed. A mere 75 students failed. As per information, 99.39 percent cleared Arts stream, 99.66 percent passed Commerce streams, 99.68 passed while 98.51 passed the vocational stream. “This time the HSSC exams were cancelled and the results were declared based on objective criteria. This time the pass percentage of 99.40 percent…
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Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: The driver and cleaner of a Karnataka bound truck had a miraculous escape as their truck fell short of landing in a water body by inches after the driver lost control over his vehicle just before reaching the beginning of the Talpona bridge on the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday. However, the oil from the engine has leaked into the water body, and a dark thick oily substance was found floating near the ill-fated truck. Canacona police informed that the ill-fated multi-axle truck bearing registration number KA-02-AF-2969 was travelling from Ponda towards Karnataka. Police also informed…
Goemkarponn desk MARGAO: Cuncolim Municipal Council has issued a stop-work order for the Illegal Hill Cutting & Massive Destruction of Hillock at Cancanamoddi, Panzorconi Cuncolim. CMC chairperson Dr Laximan G Naik issued a press release saying he inspected the Hill Cutting site and decided to give a stop-work order. “Upon a visit to the site mentioned above on 18 July 2021, it appeared that land development work going on beyond the approvals limits given by the TCP department. As such it was noticed that massive destruction of the hillock at Cancanamoddi, Panzorconi Cuncolim Goa was going on in full swing,”…
Goemkarponn desk VALPOI: On Sunday, many villagers gathered at the site of the proposed project of IIT Goa at Shel Melavali in Sattari and planted around 500 trees, especially cashew graft, in a silent protest against the cases lodged by the government against the villagers. The government has filed cases against the villagers during the IIT agitation. The locals have made a strong demand for immediate withdrawal of cases. The State government wanted to set up an IIT project at Shel Melauli. However, due to stiff resistance from the villagers, the project was finally scrapped. Meanwhile, more than 100 villagers…
VASCO: JMFC Vasco has granted 5 days police remand for accused Ravi Shankar Yadav involved in the Bogmalo Shootout case. “PC remand for 5 days obtained of Ravi Shanker Yadav; other persons related to the deceased are being questioned. Further investigation is on,” said Vasco Police The police further said that two country made pistols used in the offence recovered at the instance of the accused persons alongwith magazine and cartridges. “Accused Shailesh had shot Amar,” police said Vasco police had nabbed two persons from Uttar Pradesh near Cansaulim railway station who were reportedly involved in Bogmalo shooting case.
Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: As Goa continued to receive sporadic rains on Monday, many roads and residential areas were left waterlogged. Rivers, dams, lakes were overflowing as IMD Goa urges the government to monitor the situation. Since Sunday, the coastal State has been on red alert, with the State recording over 182.7 mm of rainfall in the last 48 hours, putting everyday life at a standstill. Monday so far has received 132 mm of rain. The total southwest monsoon has crossed 1900mm, which is almost 23 per cent access to the expected average. Traffic on Konkan Railway route was interrupted due…
Goemkarponn desk PERNEM: Just as the cases of COVID19 seem to subside, Goa’s worst nightmare is back again – hundreds have labourers have descended at Pernem railway station this morning. On July 19, 2021, hundreds of workers arrived at Pernem railway station, from Patna, in Bihar. What was shocking was, the locals said there was no checking done of these labourers. Locals fear that if the unchecked entry is continued at railway stations, the day won’t be far when Goa will see a rise in cases yet again. Locals also asked why there is no checking on railway stations like…