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Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: Canacona MLA and Goa Legislative Assembly Speaker Ramesh Tawadkar took part in the BJP’s nationwide ‘Gaon Chalo Abhiyan’ on Sunday, the third day of the 3-day campaign and visited House-to-House at Booth No.5 of Agonda Village. Tawadkar in a video made viral on social media stated, ‘since morning we are goin house to house in Agonda village Booth n.05 as part of booth sampark abhiyan. The main intention of the visits is to inform the people house-to-house what the Government of India brought out schemes had actually reached to the common men or no. Besides, in reality…

Goemkarponn desk MARGAO: Konkan Railway has recovered over Rs 2.17 crore fines from 9,548 ticketless travellers in the month of January 2024. “Konkan Railway has been continuously conducting intensive ticket checking drives. In the month of January 2024 a total of 9,548 unauthorized / irregular travelers were detected without tickets and were penalized. A total of ₹2,17,97,102/- was recovered from fines”, stated KRC. KRC further appealed to passengers to travel with proper and valid tickets in order to avoid the inconvenience, as KRCL will continuously conduct these intensified Ticket Checking drives along its entire route. The KRC appealed to the…

Goemkarponn desk Panaji: The delegation of National Students Union of India (NSUI) on Tuesday called upon education secretary Prasad Lolyekar and sought his intervention in providing quality food to students of Goa University. NSUI state president Naushad Chaudhary has said that they have asked to provide quality food in mess, that too without increasing rates. “We had brought the incident of maggots found in food of Goa University mess to concerned authorities. Now we have requested the government to provide quality food by keeping a check on it,” Chaudhary said. “We are writing to urgently address a deeply concerning issue…

Goemkarponn desk Panaji: Imagine Panaji Smart Cities Development Limited (IPSCDL), in collaboration with the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MOHUA), Govt. of India, and esteemed partners such as Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), and the National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA), is spearheading the “Integrated Urban Climate Action for Low-Carbon Resilient Cities (Urban Act)” project in Panaji. This initiative, endorsed by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK), underscores IPSCDL’s commitment to fostering sustainable urban development. With regional partners including the University of Dortmund and the University…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa Tourism will be celebrating the 350th Coronation anniversary of the iconic Maratha warrior king, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj with a Grand Celebration on 18th and 19th February 2024 on the occasion of Shivjayanti.The event promises to be a majestic tribute to the revered historical figure, highlighting his valour and legacy. Minister of Tourism of Goa, Shri Rohan A. Khaunte conveyed through a press conference the details of the itinerary of the main event on 18th and 19th February 2024 in Bicholim, in the distinguished presence of Dr. Chandrakant Shetye, MLA of Bicholim and Mr. Premendra Shet, MLA…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: It’s been almost seven months since the Bench of High Court at Goa directed the State government to notify Mhadei Wildlife sanctuary as Tiger Reserve within three months but there has been no decision in this regard and the case now hangs in balance in the Supreme Court. The State government is still non-committal on the decision and feels the order is against the interest of the State. Goemkarponn has laid its hands on the minutes of the meeting of the State Wildlife Board, which met on November 20. The meeting discussed the Tiger Reserve issue but…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: With the next hearing scheduled for March 4, the High Court of Bombay at Goa today has directed Village Panchayat Anjuna to cease operating the 175 illegal structures at Anjuna Beach. The HC during the hearing also directed to seal the illegal structures built at Anjuna Beach with the assistance of the Anjuna police, BDO, and Panchayat. The High Court has also sought a compliance report in ten days. The panchayat has issued a public notice directing the owners of the structures coming under the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) and No Development Zone (NDZ) area to produce construction…