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Goemkarponn desk MARGAO: In a unique way of highlighting the misappropriation of public funds in the guise of beautification works undertaken by the Margao Municipal Council, Shadow Council along with citizens, called for the appointment of security guard’s to prevent theft of the “very costly” installations provided to the Gomant Vidya Niketan compound wall as part of the beautification work. SCM Convener Savio Coutinho said that with great sorrow and disappointment we have to bring to the notice of all, how public funds are misappropriated in the guise of beautification of the frontage of this 111 year old, most premiere…

The move is being seen as a push to limit the number of diesel vehicles and in turn facilitate the introduction of more electric vehicles on Indian roads. Goemkarponn desk New Delhi: The cost of diesel cars may rise after Minister of Road Transport and Highways of India, Nitin Gadkari proposed a 10% GST hike today, while speaking at a convention in New Delhi. Warning car manufacturers, the union minister said that it would become “difficult to sell” diesel vehicles after the tax increase. “Say bye to diesel soon, otherwise we will increase so much tax that it will become…

The ‘Goa Roadmap For Tourism’ and the ‘Travel for LIFE’ programme received unanimous support during the G20 Leaders’ Summit in Delhi, catapulting India to the forefront of sustainable tourism initiatives. Here are the highlights of these tourism programmes. What Is Goa Roadmap For Tourism? The press release stated that the importance of the “Goa Roadmap for Tourism” in meeting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) was emphasised in the “G20 Leaders Declaration. In fact, it was approved during the summit. The ‘Goa Roadmap,’ the centrepiece project of India’s G20 Tourism Track, acts as a revolutionary guide for all-encompassing sustainable tourism. According…

Goemkarponn desk INDORE: Chief Minister of Goa Pramod Sawant has said that he thinks Madhya Pradesh is the first state to make women financially self-reliant and later the work started in other states. He made the remark while addressing media persons in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore on Monday. “Women empowerment of Madhya Pradesh is talked about in the entire country, which was first started in the form of Ladli Lakshmi Yojana here, followed by Kanyadaan Yojana, and Ladli Bahna Yojana. I think the work of making a woman financially self-reliant started first in Madhya Pradesh and laterit started in other states.…

This incident comes after recent protests by the Maharashtra Navanirman Sena (MNS) about the deteriorating condition of the highway. Mumbai: The risks involved in travelling in a bus on pothole-ridden roads became a reality for an eight-months pregnant woman, who went into labour and delivered a baby on a state transport (ST) bus along the Mumbai-Goa highway on Sunday. The bus left from Panvel depot on Sunday evening and was headed to Mahad and was near Wadkal, Pen, when Sushila Ravi Pawar, 32, seated in the second row behind the conductor, began to complain of uneasiness. “While she was boarding…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: High Court has extended the bail for Sukhwinder Singh, co-accused in Haryana BJP leader and Social Media influencer Sonali Phogat murder case by 2 more months. He was granted bail on medical condition on Jun 12. Subsequently, it was further extended till September. Trial Court has been asked to proceed with the trial expeditiously. The ministry had referred the case to the CBI after Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant wrote to Union Home Minister Amit Shah requesting a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). Phogat, from Hisar in Haryana, was brought dead to a hospital…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: In a midnight fatal accident, One dies and two other youths seriously injured in a motorbike self accident at Gaondongrim in Canacona According to Canacona police, 20 years old Pundalik Kakade, resident of Moital, Shrishthal, residing at New-Vaddo, Bhatpal in Canacona, a native of Hubali (Karnataka) died on the spot after a NL Pulsar bearing registration no.GA-10-D-5202 was hit to an roadside tree at Karvem Gaondongrim. Two other pillion riders Rohit Naik s/o Rupesh Naik, age 19 years r/o Ponsulem Canacona Goa and Ganesh Dodamani s/o Shankar Dodamani, age 26 years r/o Shristhal, Moital, Canacona Goa were…