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Goemkaponn Desk PANAJI: On the eve of the Holi weekend, followed by the Holi festival i.e. 27th, 28th & 29th March 2021, GVK EMRI run Emergency response centre & 108 ambulance fleet was kept on high alert to meet any eventuality during the festival of Holi. They registered 3938 calls – from 27th-29th March while 618 emergencies were attended and 1590 calls answered alone on 29th March. Also 235 emergency cases on the eve of Holi. “We salute them for their efficiency and proactiveness,” said Health Minister Vishwajit Rane

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Governor of Goa Bhagat Singh Koshyari and  Chief Minister, Dr. Pramod Sawant, have extended his heartiest greetings to the people of Goa on the occasion of Easter. In his message the Chief Minister has said, Easter is an auspicious occasion when we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ – manifestations of the triumph of good over evil. The world remembers the great message of love, sacrifice, forgiveness, compassion and brotherhood, which Lord Jesus Christ gave to humanity. “As we celebrate this very important occasion, let us try to practice, in our day-to-day life, these ideals which can make…

Goemkaponn Desk MARGAO: The Goa Police Team lead by PI Sherif Jaques today arrested both accused involved in murder case at velsao. Police have arrested Dinesh Kumar Bharatiya age 46 yrs r/o velsao, N/o U P and Shivnath Majhi age 48 yrs r/o velsao N/o Orissa. The police also revealed the motive as a drunken brawl. Migrant labourer Lalu Singh around 28 years of age, working on a fishing boat, was allegedly murdered by his co-workers on Friday Evening. Sources added that a scuffle broke out between a group of three workers and after heated arguments and in a fit…

Goemkarponn desk BICHOLIM: The residents of Chorao fear that apathy of the government to repair the bandh of Kawa khazan will lead to washing off the road leading to Pomburpa ferry. It may be stated that since last several years the road leading to Pomburpa gets submerged as saline water enters the fields. Such has been the condition that the road is slowly giving way and residents fear that soon they would not have any road if this situation continues. l “At Chodan a road leading to Pomburpa ferry is dividing Katar khazan and Kawa khazan. Since last two years…

Goemkaponn Desk PANAJI: Memorandum of Cooperation between The Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology and CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography The Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) and CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography (CSIR-NIO) signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) for Cooperation in Climate, Ocean and Earth Sciences. The MoC effective for a period of five years was signed on 30th March, 2021, by President, JAMSTEC, Dr. Tadashi Matsunaga and Prof. Sunil Kumar Singh, Director, CSIR-NIO. The MoC is the outcome of the joint coordinated efforts from Dr. Kanae Komaki, International Affairs Section, JAMSTEC, Sh.Venkat K., Collaborations Desk, CSIR-NIO…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: A day after the tourism department created a flutter by calling marathas “invaders” in a tweet, Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant tried to do a balancing act by calling Chhatrapati Shivaji as a “Great warrior”. The Tourism department’s error has invited criticism from all quarters with the department finally withdrawing the tweet. Taking to tweeter today, Sawant said “I bow in reverence to the Great Warrior King Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Ji on his Punyatithi today.” The State Tourism Department has been embroiled in a major controversy after it referred Maratha King Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj as an “invader”.…

 Migrant labourer Lalu Singh around 28 years of age, working on a fishing boat, was allegedly murdered by his co-workers on Friday Evenings. Sources added that a scuffle broke out between a group of three workers and after heated arguments and in a fit of rage, the two workers assaulted the deceased with a wooden stick leading to his death. However it is unclear if the scuffle broke out after consumption of alcohol. Verna police on information rushed to the site and carried out panchnama and primary investigation into the incident. Sources at Verna Police have also informed that two…