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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Kadamba Transport Corporation Limited (KTCL) said that it will no longer be offering its pass concession program to workers in corporations, autonomous bodies, and government departments as of July 1. KTCL Chairman Ulhas Tuenkar said that in order to find different ways to give benefits to government employees who receive lower transport allowances as part of their salaries, the issue will be discussed with the Chief Minister and the Transport Minister. “We have noticed that many workers at corporations, aided institutions, and autonomous bodies receive smaller transportation allowances as part of their pay. Thus, in order to…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Public Interest Litigation banning the transportation of iron ore across the State of Goa is pending before the Bombay High Court and arguments are ongoing in the matter. In the course of a hearing on 19 June 2024, Advocate for the Petitioner Norma Alvares argued before the Court to restrict the number of trips for iron ore trucks to 20-40 trips per hour as per the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) of the Directorate of Mines & Geology. Adv. Norma pointed out that any transportation of iron ore on public roads has to be restricted to the above…

PATNA: Amid the controversy over the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) for admission into medical colleges, four men arrested from Bihar have confessed that the question paper for the entrance exam was leaked the previous day. NEET-UG 2024 is a burning issue that has seen students hit the streets over allegations of grace marks awarded to over 1,500 students and question paper leaks. While the grace marks were later scrapped and the students were offered a re-test, the paper leak was denied by the education minister. The four men arrested from Bihar include three aspirants – Anurag Yadav, Nitish Kumar, Amit…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Kadamba Transport Corporation Limited (KTCL) has informed that it issued a show cause notice as well as a fine on the Hyderabad-based EV manufacturing company for the failure to deliver all 150 electric buses to the KTC. “But because the company didn’t deliver the buses, a fine of Rs. one crore along with a show cause notice was given to the company,” said KTCL Chairman Ulhas Tuenkar. He further said that the company is now committed to delivering the remaining buses within the next two months. “The company has now pledged to deliver the buses within the…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Minister Mauvin Godinho announced ambitious plans for the second phase of the Vaddem Lake beautification project and the enhancement of the New Vaddem area on Wednesday. The announcement came during the inauguration of a 200 KV distribution transformer at New Vaddem, attended by Vasco MLA Krishna Salkar, Mormugao Municipal Council (MMC) Chairperson Girish Borker, and other officials. Godinho shared details of a recent meeting with Urban Development and Health Minister Vishwajeet Rane to address issues within the MMC jurisdiction. “It was a very fruitful meeting, and the most important outcome is that a file has been submitted…

Goemakrponn desk PANAJI: As part of a series of information campaign drives being conducted by the State Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation, Goa (SOTTO) an awareness session on Organ and Tissue Transplant was held for the staff members of the Department of Information and Publicity in the office premises today. Joint Director, SOTTO, Dr Preeti Varghese and Consultant, IEC (Media and Publication), Smt Shraddha Kerkar gave detailed information about Deceased Donor Transplantation Programme, “Nave Jivit” “Nave Life” and appealed to be an Organ Donor to save precious lives of others from diseases like heart, lungs, kidney, liver failure besides corneal…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: GMR Goa International Airport Ltd, a subsidiary of GMR Airports Infrastructure Limited, proudly announces that Goa’s iconic Manohar International Airport (MIA) within its first year of operations, has been rated amongst the top 100 airports globally by Skytrax 2024. Skytrax, the international aviation research organization, conducts the world’s largest Airport Customer Satisfaction survey, reflecting the opinions of travellers worldwide. This achievement is a historic milestone for the state of Goa, making MIA one of only five Indian airports to be included in the prestigious top 100 list, alongside GMR’s Delhi and Hyderabad airports. The commendation underscores MIA’s…