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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…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Leader of Opposition (LoP) Yuri Alemao has warned of agitation by Pernem Taxi operators if the Chief Minister fails to meet them. “Agitation by Pernem taxi operators will spread across Goa if CM Pramod Sawant doesn’t meet them, CM is left with no other option,” said LoP Yuri. He further demands that Sarkar must go to their dari to resolve their demands. “State government should immediately address the grievances and demands of the taxi operators,” said Alemao. Alemao added that CM has no other option than to come and meet the taxi operators in Pernem. He has…

The Pernem taxi agitation issue has been the center of attention recently, with taxi drivers in Pernem raising several demands and grievances. However, the crucial question that arises amidst this agitation is whether political parties and activists are using this issue for their own agendas rather than focusing on finding a practical solution. Instead of addressing the core problems and working towards a resolution, it appears that these groups are encouraging the creation of a panicky atmosphere. The demands of the local taxi drivers in Mopa Pernem are not to be taken lightly. They are seeking a local taxi counter…

Goemkapronn desk VASCO: Vasco police have booked a resident of Mangor Hill in Vasco on charges of sexually assaulting a minor girl, leading to her pregnancy. Vasco police registered an offence under Section 64 of the BNS and Sections 4, 8, and 12 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act based on a complaint on Thursday morning. The complaint stated that in May, the accused, Mohammed Jinu befriended a minor girl and is alleged to have sexually abused the girl, leading to her pregnancy. The investigation is currently being handled by Vasco PSI Archana Gaonkar under the…

Goemkapronn desk VASCO: Accusing South Goa MP Captain Viriato Fernandes of interfering in the wetland issue without a proper study, Vasco MLA Krishna Salkar said he would not allow any builder lobby to develop slums in the Maimollem Lake and its periphery by reclaiming land in the area. “Capt. Viriato has made some statements without a proper study. The draft notification to declare Maimollem Lake as a wetland was made in 2009 by the Congress government. The High Court ruling in 2010 says the draft wetland needs to be protected but Capt. Viriato seems to be unaware of these things…

Goemkapronn desk VASCO: As many as 58 people on Thursday registered their suggestions and objections on the first day of a public hearing convened in Vasco by the Goa State Wetlands Authority (GSWA) regarding a proposal to declare Maimollem Lake as a wetland. During the public hearing, several farmers and land owners in the Maimollem area put forth their concerns before a Grievance Committee of the GSWA over the declaration of Maimollem Lake as a wetland fearing that they would lose their livelihood and the rights on their land. Speaking to reporters after the public hearing, Mormugao Biodiversity Board Chairman…