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Goemkarpon desk Panaji: Sporting Clube de Goa may have faced some setbacks but cannot be counted out as the race to finish in the top-2 of I-League 2 is getting exciting. FC Bengaluru United have been leading the standings for most part of the season but their sudden 1-2 defeat against another Goan side Dempo SC has given hope. Sporting will look to use the advantage as they take on Bengaluru United at Tilak Maidan, Vasco, on Saturday. Sporting, who won the Third Division, are currently fifth in the points table. Armando Colaco’s side have 13 points from nine games…

Goemkarponn Desk VAGATOR: The Health Department of Siolim inspected the location following an increase in complaints about the well-known W Goa Hotel on Vagator Beach discharging pool and sewage water into the ocean. The health department conducted an inspection of the site on Friday, accompanied by concerned officials. The department informed the Vagator locals that water tests would be conducted on Monday to determine whether the released water was from the hotel or sewerage water. Following a complaint from a resident of Vagator, Siolim health department officers visited the location to investigate. According to Jawish Moniz’s complaint, the W Goa…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: By contacting the officials of the Forest department, a group of residents and activists stopped the ancient banyan tree in St. Inez from being chopped down, which was purportedly done at the request of Imagine Panaji Smart City Development Limited (IPSCDL). According to witnesses, when Range Forest Officers arrived on the scene, they prevented some workers from proceeding with the tree cutting. After many people gathered to stop the tree from being cut, the Tiswadi executive magistrate, or mamlatdar, also arrived at the scene. There was also a candlelight vigil next to the banyan tree. Following the…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Employee of a foreign IT company who was presently working from home at Dona Paula was cheated to the tune of Rs 1.21 crore by cyber fraudsters by impersonating as Mumbai Police and CBI officials. A complaint to this effect was filed by the victim Surya Singh Lawande at the Cyber Crime Cell of Goa Police. Acting on the complaint two persons were nabbed by Cyber Crime Cell of Goa Police from Rajkot, Gujarat. The accused are identified as Ravindra Nandaniya and Vimal Der. The duo got in touch with Lawande posing as police and CBI officials.…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: The Imagine Panaji smart City Development Limited (IPSCDL) has entered into discussions with the residents of St. Inez regarding the relocation of several wayside crosses. This strategic move aims to ensure clear pathways for the ongoing road works undertaken by IPSCDL in the area. A senior official from IPSCDL stated “We have identified approximately 4-5 wayside crosses that proposes relocation in close proximity to their existing locations. This adjustment will allow us to efficiently complete our road work while maintaining the necessary carriage width along the roads of St. Inez. The identified crosses are situated within a…

In the wake of rising temperatures, the Goa State Disaster Management Authority (Goa SDMA) is taking necessary Preparedness and Mitigation Measures for Heatwave in the State. Goa SDMA has notified the Goa Heatwave Action Plan 2024 – Prevention and Mitigation of Impacts and circulated the same with all concerned Departments to ensure its necessary implementation for the safeguarding of the lives of the general public. The Heatwave Action Plan-2024 has already been uploaded on the official websites of Goa SDMA (www.sdma.goa.gov.in) and DDMAs (North Goa and South Goa). The government has also appointed Nodal Officers from each Line Department for…

JOINT INSPECTION — PRAWAH has requested that the three states Goa, Karnataka, and Maharashtra communicate the dates for the inspection — Subhash Shirodkar, the Minister of Water Resources (WRD), announced that the State had received a communication from PRAWAH two days prior — Goa had written to the Authority last month, demanding a joint inspection at Kankumbi — Goa alleged the neighbouring State had taken up work to divert the flow of monsoonal water of the Mhadei river towards the Kalasa Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Goa government’s request for a joint inspection to examine the Mhadei river basin has been…