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Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Tourism Minister Rohan Khaunte, asserted that the Department of Tourism’s cautious estimations, which drew on data from road, rail, and air travelers, indicated that 1.4 crore tourists visited the State last year. At the Tourism Stakeholder Conclave in Dona Paula, Khaunte told reporters that 4.67 lakh overseas visitors and 99.41 lakh domestic visitors have visited in Goa in 2024. He emphasized that, in comparison to 2023, the State saw an annual growth of 22%. Additionally, compared to December 2023, there were 54% more tourists in the State in December 2024. He reported that the last quarter’s quarterly…

Team Goemkarponn PORVORIM: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant chaired a meeting regarding the development of Mormugao constituency in the presence of MLA Sankalp Amonkar & concerned officials at Mantralaya. CM Sawant said that he discussed on proposed works, took review of the ongoing works in the Mormugao constituency. – 20 Bedded Primary Health Center- Dept. of Health. – Restoration of Mormugao Fort- Dept. of Archeology – Works pertaining to Rose Circle Ground at Headland Sada- Directorate of Sports & Youth Affairs. He said that various issues at Goa Rehabilitation Board Colony at Headland Sada- Goa Rehabilitation Board – Various works related…

Team Goemkarponn PRVORIM: Advocate General Devidas Pangam told the High Court of Bombay at Goa on Monday during the ongoing hearing of a Public Interest Litigation regarding the dust pollution and public inconvenience caused by ongoing work on the Porvorim flyover that a 600-meter stretch near the Hyundai showroom is still untarred. In order to confirm the precise stretch that had not been hotmixed, the Bench instructed the PWD engineer, who was in the courtroom, to visit the site with the contractor, who was also present during the hearing. The government told the Division Bench of Justices M S Karnik…

Team Goemkarponn VERNA: In a major breakthrough, Verna Police have apprehended three accused in connection with a brazen highway robbery that occurred near Loto Garage, Santrant, Cortalim on January 8, 2025. The accused have been identified as Sachit Naik (55) a businessman from Sancoale , Gokuldas Naik (45), and Mandar Prabhu (31), all residents of Goa. The complainant, Vijayan T. Thottarayath, a 52-year-old businessman and proprietor of Jim Cam Souparnika Bar and Restaurant, was brutally attacked and robbed while driving towards Margao in his ECO car (GA-06-F-3354). According to the complaint, at around 5:10 AM, two masked men in a…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The BJP State President and MP Sadanand Shet Tanavade stated on Monday that everything is OK in the Pramod Sawant-led cabinet and that the ministers are functioning well, likely putting an end to all the rumors of a potential cabinet upheaval. However, he acknowledged that there is a lack of communication between the public and the ministers, and the chief minister has been instructed to ensure that the ministers engage with the people more frequently in order to gain understanding of and address their daily problems. According to Tanavade, the chief minister has the authority to reorganize…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Beginning in Panaji, the Goa Electricity Department has begun to take action against unapproved cables on power poles. Executive Engineer Kashinath Shetye gave all operators until January 31 to either remove their wires from the poles or pay the department the necessary costs during a meeting on Monday. Beginning over the weekend in the capital city, the action had a significant impact on cable and internet services, including news networks. In order to regularize the wires installed on the electrical poles, internet companies had addressed the department of energy and asked for more time. “Operators have been…

Team Goemkarponn PORVORIM: The Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (GBSHSE) has canceled the revised answer sheet re-evaluation method, which was intended to be completed answer-by-answer rather than sheet-by-sheet, in response to concerns expressed by certain schools. This also indicates that the Board has reduced the re-evaluation charge of Rs 100 per response to Rs 700 for the complete answer sheet. Following feedback from some schools expressing concerns that the revised procedure could put additional financial strain on candidates, the Board reviewed the matter and decided to maintain the current procedure for the upcoming HSSC and SSC examinations…