AERIAL VIEW On the face of it, it sounds a great idea as most of the beach shacks in the coastal areas just serve the chinese and the Indian continental food, which does no good for the uniqueness of Goa as a tourist destination. Every top tourist destination has its own food culture, their recepies etc as such serving non-Goan food leaves a lot to be desired. However, now the question arises how would the goverment keep a tab on whether this 300-odd shacks are serving fish curry rice or not? SURAJ NANDREKAR Editor, Goemkarponn Earlier this week Tourism Minister…
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40 lakh Sq mtr land converted at Mopa PDA by the govt: Goa Forward Chief Says, IPB should be linked to create employment and not land conversions Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa Forward Party (GFP) today alleged that nearly 40 lakh sq meters of green cover has been converted under Mopa Planning and Development Authority (MPDA). “40 lakh sq meters of green cover has been converted under Mopa Planning and Development Authority (MPDA),” said GFP Chief Vijai Sardesai. He further said that he was not in any competition with Chief Minister, Minister or Opposition Leader. “I and Goa Forward is here…
Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: The Torch Rally for the 37th National Games is taken in Canacona taluka on Wednesday. Canacona Dy. Collector Ramesh Gaonkar in the presence of Canacona Municipal Counbcil Chairperson Ramakant Naikgaonkar handed over the 37th National Games Torch to the Canacona Canacona Taluka Sports Officer Kishore Bandekar in a brief function at Canacona Dy. Collector Complex for taking an awareness Rally all over the Canacona taluka. Canaocna Police Inspector Chandrakant Gawas was also present, and later police provided a safe corrider regulating traffic and others for the successful conduct of Torch rally throughout Canacona taluka. ‘‘Goa is always…
Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) today has condemned the statements made by Minister of State (MoS) Ramdas Athavale on ST reservation in Goa Legislative Assembly. “We strongly condemn the statements made by Minister of State (MoS) Ramdas Athavale on ST reservation in Goa Legislative Assembly. This has exposed the BJP” said Congress Vice President Sunil Kawthankar. He further said that Athavale’s statement make it clear of what the BJP thinks of the ST community in the state. “Why has the BJP not condemned the statements made by Athavale. Even non of BJP leaders have condemned this”he added.…
Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: After facing criticism for his statement on political reservation, Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Ramdas Athawale apologised to the Schedule Tribe community, stating that he was not aware of their numbers in Goa. “The population of Scheduled Tribes (ST) in Goa is very small as per the census. Hence reservation is not possible,” Ramdas Athawale said in response to a question while addressing a press conference here on Tuesday. Athawale drew flak for his statement regarding the Schedule Tribe community and politicians are asking Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and BJP leaders to…
Goemkarponn desk Margao: “BJP Government headed by Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant has time and again tried to set a false narrative about the rising unemployment rate in Goa. The tall claims of the BJP Government on employment generation have fallen flat with the latest Annual Report of Ministry of Statistics Programme Implementation ranking Goa second in the Country and 3.2 percent above National average with 9.7 percent unemployment rate. I demand that the Chief Minister must immediately release a “White Paper” on the unemployment in Goa,” demanded Leader of Opposition Yuri Alemao. He said it is loud and clear…
Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Directorate of Transport has issued 3654 challans for the month of September 2023 for various traffic violations. The Directorate of Transport today has issued a monthly report of the accidents and Challans for the month September 2023. As per the report, 227 road accidents out of which 14 were Fatal Accidents (North Goa – 06 and South Goa –08), 11 Grievous Accidents (North Goa – 08 and South Goa –03), 47 Minor Accidents (North Goa – 17 and South Goa – 30) and 155 Non – Injury Accidents (North Goa – 75 and South Goa –80).…