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Goemkarponn desk BICHOLIM: The Bicholim Municipal Council organised, as part of the 78th Independence Day celebrations, a felicitation ceremony for the individuals involved in the rescue operation at Bicholim on the night of -14 Jul 24. The ceremony was organised as part of a special segment & was held at the Municipal Ground, Bicholim. The rescue team comprising fire department personnel, Vedanta wheel loader operators and a private crane operator were instrumental in saving 6 lives of a family trapped in their care under a massive 200-year-old banyan tree. The successful rescue operation was closely coordinated and supervised by Dr…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: As the taxi operators intensified their protest, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant slammed them terming their protest as “politically motivated”. Despite Sawant announcing to reduce the parking fees at Mopa airport from Rs 200 to RS 80, the taxi operators continued their strike demanding one to one meet with the Chief minister. Addressing a press conference, Sawant said that the protest is politically motivated as the government has already fulfilled all the demands of the taxi operators. He also said that tourism stakeholders as well as ruling and opposition MLAs have agreed to app-based taxi services for the…

New Delhi: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has imposed a penalty of Rs 95 lakh on Air India for operating flight with non-qualified crew members. In addition, the DGCA also slapped penalties of Rs 6 lakh and Rs 3 lakh on the director operations and director training of Air India, respectively. The incident came to the notice of DGCA through a voluntary report submitted by Air India on July 10, the regulator said. The DGCA added that it carried out an investigation and found out that there are deficiencies and multiple violations to the regulatory provisions by several…

New Delhi: Zomato Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Deepinder Goyal announced on Thursday that the company would be shutting down its Zomato Legends service with immediate effect, less than two months after relaunching. “Update on Zomato Legends – after two years of trying, not finding product market fit, we have decided to shut down the service with immediate effect,” Goyal announced on his X profile. Legends “Update on Zomato Legends – after two years of trying, not finding product market fit, we have decided to shut down the service with immediate effect,” Goyal announced on his X profile. Legends was launched…

— CM Sawant along with Minister Mauvin Godinho and Church officials attended the meeting about preparations for the forthcoming 45-day SFX Exposition at Old Goa. Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant today announced that the government jointly with Church will soon be launching a web portal for smooth facilitation of pilgrim registration and other issue. CM Sawant along with Minister Mauvin Godinho and Church officials attended the meeting about preparations for the forthcoming 45-day SFX Exposition at Old Goa. “Government jointly with Church will soon be launching a web portal for smooth facilitation of pilgrim registration and other issue,…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Travel & Tourism Association of Goa (TTAG) today requests taxi owners to consider adopting app-based taxi services, which are essential for the advancement of Goa’s tourism sector. “We urge the owners to consider adopting app-based taxi services, which are essential for the advancement of Goa’s tourism sector,” said TTAG president Jack Sukhija. TTAG has solicited the support of the hotel industry and urged the Government to actively promote and adopt app-based taxi services. TTAG insisted that consumers should have the freedom to choose their preferred taxi service, much like they select airlines, hotels, activities and restaurants, with…

KATHMANDU: An Indian passenger bus with 40 people onboard has plunged into the Marsyangdi river in Tanahun district, Nepal Police has confirmed, as per an ANI report. As per the official, the bus was on the way to Kathmandu from Pokhara. Further details awaited. PTI reported that 10-11 people have been killed in the accident. “The bus bearing number plate UP FT 7623 plunged into the river and is lying on the bank of the river,” DSP Deepkumar Raya from the District Police Office Tanahun told ANI. A team of 45 Armed Police Force personnel led by Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Madhav Paudel…