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Airports charge fees for the aircraft landing, amenities provided to passengers, etc. Additionally, it affects the tickets if your flight is landing at a specific airport. According to recent reports, flying in and out of Mopa Airport (AKA Manohar International Airport) will cost more. Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: From next month, it will cost extra to fly into and out of Goa’s new Mopa airport. AERA (Airports Economic Regulatory Authority) approved a temporary increase in landing fees and domestic user development fees (UDF) on Monday, effective October 1 and lasting through December 31, 2023. UDF will therefore increase from its present…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa Pradesh Congress President Amit Patkar today has slammed Chief Minister Pramod Sawant for his statement wherein he had said that Congress had insulted Sanatan Dharm. “We at Congress condemn this statement. In Goa we live in communal harmony. The BJP is trying to spread hate among the people. I guess he is making such statements as told by his high command,” said Patkar. He further said that people of Goa do not want talks on communalism but want employment and women protection. “BJP is spreading hatred among people. CM talks big on communal harmony but he…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Sixteen doctors, including allopathy professionals and dentists, from India and abroad were certified in a course specially designed to manage emergencies specially accident-related trauma, which is globally endorsed as Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) at the Healthway Hospitals in Old Goa. ATLS protocols are considered the gold standard in the management of trauma all around the world. It is very much relevant to Goa, where fatal accidents have been rife over the last few months. Apart from head injuries, the major injuries incurred in accidental deaths on Goan roads include those from chest trauma, abdominal injuries, spinal…

Goemkarponn desk MAPUSA: Opening up for the first time after the international flesh trade racket was busted by Anjuna police in her constituency, Siolim MLA Delilah Lobo has urged strict action against the offenders. “Regarding this rackets, I have told Anjuna PI against the foreign nationals roaming at night. I had asked him to maintain strict vigil on these foreigners so that tourists feel free,” she said speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a function in Siolim. Lobo said she was confident the Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant will deal with the issue with iron hands. On police involvement,…

Goemkarponn desk MAPUSA: The Sub Divisional magistrate (SDM) of Mapusa in North Goa has served show cause notices to two resorts for allegedly allowing the premises to be used for ‘international sex trafficking racket’. Deputy Collector and SDM Gurudas S.T. Desai has asked the resort owners to reply the notices and hearing will be held on September 28, failing which necessary order will be passed to seal the premises. Last week, Goa Police had asked the SDM to seal two resorts in the North district for allegedly using premises for an international sex trafficking racket. Deputy Superintendent of Police Jivba…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: With the Indian men’s football team slated to play its first match of the Asian Games on September 19, and the 10th season of the Indian Super League (ISL) scheduled to begin on September 21, there was uncertainty regarding players’ availability for both competitions at the media day organised by the ISL in Bengaluru on Tuesday. All players in the King’s Cup squad were scheduled to return from Thailand to their ISL clubs on Tuesday. All India Football Federation (AIFF) had wanted players in that squad also chosen for Asian Games to stay back in Chiang Mai,…

The recreation of the ancient stitched ship is a multi-ministerial project with design and construction being overseen by the Indian Navy and funded by the Ministry of Culture. Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Minister of State (MoS) for Culture and External Affairs, Meenakashi Lekhi, on Tuesday, laid the keel for the recreation of an ancient stitched ship in Goa. The keel was laid at M/s Hodi Innovations, Goa in the presence of Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS) Admiral R Hari Kumar, Member of the Economic Advisor Council to the PM Sanjeev Sanyal, and dignitaries from the Ministry of Culture and Indian…