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Goemkarponn Desk RIBANDAR: The continued road building for the Smart City project has angered and disappointed the residents of Ribandar-Patto, who believe it has done more harm than good. Concerns over the subpar work have been voiced by the locals, who have accused the government of neglect and poor management. Residents’ everyday trips are hazardous and challenging due to the significant damage to the area’s roads. There were no specialists there to supervise the building, the protestors said, and the job was done by unskilled laborers. They say the local MLA has not given any thought to their situation. One…

Goemkarponn desk BAMBOLIM: Goa Medical College (GMC) Dean Dr Shivanand Bandekar today said that admissions to added MBBS seats will begin from today. “The admissions to 20 MBBS added seats will start today. 17 seats have neen reserved for Goa; with 200, the quota is full and we cannot intake more,” said Bandekar He further said that if new medical College comes up, additional 150 seats would be granted. The Goa Medical College has obtained approval from the National Medical Commission to increase its MBBS seats to 200 for the 2024-25 academic year. In addition, several postgraduate MD/MS courses will…

Kolkata: The Mamata Banerjee government has extended its fifth invitation for talks to junior doctors protesting over the rape-murder of a 31-year-old medico at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. The junior doctors have refused to rejoin work till justice is served in the heinous case and several top officials are shunted out. Earlier meetings between the state government and the doctors were called off due to disagreements on several issues, such as live-streaming. In an email to the protesting doctors, Chief Secretary Manoj Pant has said that the doctors must resume their duties in line with the Supreme…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: The upcoming state-of-the-art terminal will boost cruise passenger traffic at Mormugao port in Goa next year. The International and Domestic Cruise Terminal will be ready by March 2025 and will likely raise Goa’s competitiveness in the global cruise market, reported PTI, citing an official on Sunday. The growth prospect of cruise passenger traffic in the coastal state is in line with a 40 per cent rise in cruise passenger traffic at Mormugao Port Authority (MPA) in the financial year 2023-24. The inauguration of the International and Domestic Cruise Terminal and allied facilities will bolster tourism and the local economy…

Goemkarponn desk Panaji: Reiterating that road accidents are killing people like insects, the Leader of Opposition Yuri Alemao on Monday attacked the BJP government for its failure to fix black spots and take measures to stop fatalities. “Government should improve road engineering in the state and ensure that not a single loss of life is seen on roads. In December last year, Union Minister for Road, transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari announced Rs 100 crore funds to remove the numerous road black spots. Despite this, the state government has failed to take measures to work on it. When it can’t…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: In an exchange of friendly exhibition football matches, Chandor Parish defeated Agonda Parish winning all three matches played at SAG Grounds Agonda on Sunday. In the first football match played between Agonda Altar-Servers and Chandor Altar-Servers (Boys) holding the fort goalless in the first half Chandor won the match with a facile win over Agonda teenagers with a solitary field goal in the dying minutes of the second half. Chandor Parish Youth (Girls) defeated St. Anne’s Parish Youth (Girls) in the exhibition Tie-Breaker by 4-3 extended to sudden-death penalty shoot-outs. It was an entertaining exhibition match of…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: Causing major ecological damage, three huge Casuarina Trees strategically placed on the Turtle nesting site of Galgibaga shore were chopped down by two privately operated Shack-Owners at Talpona late Saturday night. The forest (wildlife) department conducted Pachanama took possession of the tree logs and booked two persons Dikshita Komarpant and Tulshidas Komarpant as further investigation is carried out to register necessary FIR on the alleged illegal activity. According to Forest Department’s RFO Rajesh Naik, as per preliminary enquiry, both Dikshita Komarpant and Tulshidas Komarpant have agreed to carry out the illegality by cutting down the three Casuarina…