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Goemkarponn desk BICHOLIM: The Dhangar community in the state has claimed that their identity is at stake and has demanded to given them SC tribal status immediately. Speaking here in the city Sattari Dhangar community president, B Mote stated that the state had given three communities the Schedule cast status, but Dhangars are ignored. “Our community issue is pending for the last several years. In 2003 Gawda, Kunbi and Velip were given SC tribal status, but Dhangar community was deprived. Since then, we are fighting for our rights.” Mote told. “Several reports were sent to the central government, but they…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Goa today reported 131 new COVID-19 positive cases. While there 241 recoveries and 2 death today. As per DHS bulletin, the reported two deaths today, one at GMC and one at SDGH. The active cases are now 1848, the death tally now stands at 3097. Samples tested in last 24 hours are 4197. The patients discharged from hospital today are 19.

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (GBSHE) today has informed that it will announce the results of SSC students for the academic year 2020-2021 tomorrow at 5 pm. Total 23,967 appeared in regular category and 517 in repeaters category in SSC for this academic year. Due to covid pandemic, exams were not conducted by the board. Instead the board came up with a suitable mechanism based on internal assessments to prepare the end results. Those students who are not satisfied with the marks obtained through this method will be given option to answer the exam…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: The State Administration has issued order extending State Level Curfew upto 7am, 19 July 2021, with further relaxations that will allow opening of gym with 50% capacity, sports complex without spectators, religious places with upto 15 persons. The curfew was first imposed on May 9 this year and has been extended several times since then. The coastal state witnessed an infection positivity rate of as high as 51 percent during the second wave of the pandemic, which later dipped. The following activities/establishment/facilities/events shall remain closed: a. Casinos, b. Shops from 7 pm to 7 am (home delivery…

Goemkarponn desk The Aam Aadmi Party has slammed the BJP Govt for misusing state machinery to suppress democratic protests. Stating that AAP’s “Let’s Clean Goa Politics” campaign had completely rattled the BJP, State Convenor Rahul Mhambre castigated the CM Pramod Sawant for resorting to state-sponsored “dadagiri” against AAP workers today in Nuvem. Earlier today, more than 300 AAP volunteers marched to the Nuvem MLA Wilfred DSa’s house in a spirited protest against the assault on AAP State Vice-President Adv. Pratima Coutinho and other AAP volunteers yesterday. The protestors were stopped at a distance from the MLAs house by about 100…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has said that Goa will witness increased rainfall activity till July 14. The IMD has also issued an orange alert of heavy to very heavy rainfall for July 11 to Jul 14. “As forecasted earlier, rainfall over both districts of Goa very likely to increase from 11th July. Distribution of Very Heavy rainfall(rainfall>12cm in 24 hrs)to increase in coming days.Winds of speed around 40kmph very likely,” said IMD. The increase in Rainfall activity is due to a low pressure area over Westcentral & adjoining Northwest Bay of Bengal off north Andhra Pradesh-­south Odisha…

Goemkarponn desk Panaji: Akhilesh Yadav, National Secretary of Indian Youth Congress and Goa Incharge, has alleged that BJP usurped the power in Goa from backdoor and murdered the democracy. “But now it’s the responsibility of youths to restore our democracy by changing the face of government in the 2022 assembly election.” He said. He was speaking during a meeting of Goa Pradesh Youth Congress Cumbharjua-Block on Saturday at Old Goa Panchayat Hall-Old Goa. The meeting was largely attended by youth from Cumbharjua Constituency following COVID-19 SOPs and guidelines. State President Adv. Varad Mardolkar, Cumbharjua Block President Vishal Volvoikar along with…