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Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: Cultivated and sowed in June, Students and Staff of Government High School (GHS) Gaval-Khola harvested the paddy crop in the school compound. The students who cut the paddy with the sickle in their hands were further assisted by school staff to carry out the harvesting process of the paddy crop. The proud Headmistress of GHS Gaval-Khola Gautami S. Dessai informed that the Government High School Gaval Khol in Canacona taluka carried out Paddy cultivation activity, which began in June 2023 and is now completed in October 2023. ‘The entire paddy crop cultivation process including the encompassed land…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: With the state government failing to comply with the High Court’s three-month deadline for declaring and notifying the Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary as a tiger reserve, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has preferred to remain mum. “I will discuss with the AG (Advocate General) and then make the statement,” Sawant responded to a question from the media. Let me talk to the AG about this. The State was ordered by the Bombay High Court’s division bench in Goa to declare Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary a tiger reserve within three months on July 24. To give itself more time to execute…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: A direct flight service between Manohar International Airport (MIA) in Goa and Muscat will commence from October 29. Oman Air will operate the flight four times a week, according to a MIA spokesperson. “The first flight from Muscat International Airport will touch down at MIA at 7.10 am and take off from the airport at 10.10 am for Muscat International Airport on the same day, the spokesperson said on Wednesday. This service will be on Sundays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays till November. In December, Oman Air plans to enhance the connectivity by increasing the number of flights…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday aimed to make Goa a first 100 per cent digital state. “To make Goa a 100 per cent digitalised state, we will send a new project to PM Modi… This would make Goa the first state to be a digital state and we need the centre’s support for this. We have also asked for a separate fund for this…,” said Sawant. Notably, the Goa government has set a goal to achieve 100 per cent renewable energy usage across all sectors in the state by 2050. “The government is committed to generating…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa Forward Party MLA Vijai Sardesai mocked Chief Minister Pramod Sawant for stating that a new rule will be framed to arrest owners of ‘rent a car or a bike’ along with the drivers involved in accidents in which people are killed. “The chief minister has jumped the gun. It is a knee-jerk reaction. It was not expected from the chief minister. By that logic he would tomorrow say that as the Regional Transport Office has given the license, then even they (RTO officers) should be arrested? A person indulging in rash and negligent driving is booked.…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: FC Goa head coach Manolo Marquez expressed his displeasure with his decisions after his team dropped their first point of the season in a goalless draw against Bengaluru FC in the Indian Super League (ISL) at Sree Kanteerava Stadium on Wednesday. A goalless match between FC Goa and Bengaluru FC is a rarity, as these teams typically provide a goal-scoring spectacle. FC Goa had the upper hand with seven shots on target, but they couldn’t breach the net thanks to the outstanding performance of Bengaluru FC’s goalkeeper, Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, who made six crucial saves. Despite losing…

Goemkarponn desk MARGAO: A new timetable has been introduced for the Mumbai-Goa Vande Bharat Express route. The Mumbai-Goa Vande Bharat Express, running between the Maharashtra capital and Goa, has seen an increase in the number of passengers. The new timetable promises to meet the surge in demand especially during the festive season. The new schedule starting from November 1 will enable passengers to travel daily except Friday for the CSMT-Madgaon-CSMT Vande Bharat route. Mumbai-Goa Vande Bharat Express NEW TIMETABLE: In response to the increased popularity of the route, it will now run six days a week, with the exception of…