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Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant informed the House that an agreement would be struck with all municipalities and panchayat authorities, taking into account the incidents of accidents caused by stray cattle. According to Sawant, unless the owner is killed in the accident, he does not come forward to establish a claim over the animals. “When cattle die, sometimes they come on the street and demand money from the owner of the vehicle,” he claimed. According to the chief minister, cows registered under the Kamdhenu system can be easily identified thanks to their microchips. According to Sawant, a farmer…

Goemkapronn desk Canacona: Traffic on the Canacona-Karwar Highway came to a standstill after the old bridge at Sadashivgad near Karwar collapsed on Wednesday. The District Magistrate has instructed the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) to assess the stability of the new bridge before resuming the flow of traffic. Heavy vehicles have been stopped at both ends of the bridge. Vehicles from Goa are being held up at Canacona, while those from Karnataka are being detained at Karwar. The incident took place at 1:30 PM on Wednesday when a truck was crossing the bridge. According to the fishermen who helped…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Environment Minister Aleixo Sequeira proposed allowing organizations who place winning bids to dredge river mouths to keep and sell the sand that is removed, contingent on taxes and government payments. “This will assist us in clearing river mouths and provide sand to individuals, thereby resolving the sand availability issue to some degree,” he stated in response to a request from the environment department in the state legislature. According to Sequeira, the BITS Pilani Institute and the Goa College of Engineering have received samples of the sand that will be dredged. “We’ve heard good news from the Goa…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Environment Minister Aleixo Sequeira told the Goa Legislative Assembly that the National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) has been asked to conduct a new assessment of the carrying capacity of Goa’s beaches and that the government will decide whether to conduct a similar study for the entire State after receiving the report. According to Sequeira, the government has also chosen a Dutch business to restore the beaches that have been harmed by coastal erosion. “We have requested permission from the External Affairs Ministry in Delhi to proceed with signing the Memorandum of Understanding with this company,” Sequeira stated…

Paris: Defending champion Neeraj Chopra turned on the style as he stormed into the men’s javelin throw final of the Olympic Games with a season’s best effort of 89.34m in his very first attempt in the qualification round on Tuesday. Much like his performance in the Tokyo Olympics, the 26-year-old crossed the automatic qualifying mark of 84m in his opening throw to occupy the top spot in Group B. The tremendous effort, which is the second best of his career, also set aside concerns surrounding Chopra’s fitness after he revealed that he had been battling an adductor niggle in the…

Goemkapronn desk VASCO: Mormugao Municipal Council MMC Chairperson Girish Borker along with all the councillors on Monday offered Rs 1.25 lakhs to the Damodar Bhajani Saptah Ustav Samiti to commemorate the 125th year of the Damodar Saptah festival. MMC Chairperson Girish Borker handed over the cheque to Paresh Joshi who is the President of the Damodar Bhajani Saptah Utsav Samiti in the Damodar temple in the presence of all the councillors. Speaking to the media, MMC Chairperson Girish Borker said that it was a historic moment as the port town celebrated the 125th year of the Saptah festival. “I am…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: The Bogmalo Panchayat has shifted to nearby Anganwadi centre after the works on the demolition of the old Panchayat Ghar began on Monday Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Sarpanch Sankalp Mahale said that a new Panchayat Ghar ( ground plus three floors ) building will come up at the same place and the works on the project will start soon “The old panchayat Ghar was constructed in 2004 and we have demolished the structure to create a new state-of-the-art Panchayat Ghar. The new Panchayat Ghar was proposed by our MLA and Panchayats Minister Mauvin Godinho and it…