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Goemkarponn desk PONDA: Huge tree was uprooted at Kaswada Talaualim on house Praveen Govind Naik damaging three other houses besides two parked vehicles. The incident took place at around 3.30 pm on Sunday. The front portion of the house of Praveen Naik was badly damaged. The refrigerator, kitchen equipment, and toilet roof were all damaged around three lakh loss. Sarpanch Vasundhara Sawant inspected the houses and assured required help. The fire personnel said immediately after the call they rushed and rescued two persons trapped in a room. The locals said the tree was age-old and they also decided to cut…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Fisheries Minister Nilkanth Halarnkar said that the Department is in the process to revive the shrimp and fin fish hatchery at Benaulim through PPP mode. “Department is in the process to revive the shrimp and fin fish hatchery at Benaulim through PPP mode. The Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) has been appointed as Technical Consultant to provide the consultancy services for preoperational activities of the proposed multi-species fish hatchery at Benaulim Goa,” said Halarnkar. He further said that the Department had received a proposal for Expression of Interest from Niz Ramponkarancho Ekvott in the response of…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Industries Minister Mauvin Godinho said that in the past there was an allotment of plots to relatives of 17 employees of Goa-IDC. “Taking cognizance of the matter, individual notices were issued to surrender the said plots, such employees/ex-employees filed different replies stating that they have no connection whatsoever with such allotment and that the relatives were independently carrying on their business and have got allotment of plots from Goa-IDC as per rules,” said Godinho. He further said that there were no specific rules/regulations barring the allotment of plots to relatives of staff of Goa-IDC. “An Agenda was…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Minister Vishwjit Rane said that flaws in the RP-2021 and ODPs, if any, are being identified and will be rectified if the need arises. “Flaws in the RP-2021 and ODPs, if any, are being identified and will be rectified if the need arises.  Inputs from Water Conservation Policies, State Action Plans for Climate Change, etc., will be taken into account,” said Rane. He further said that low-lying areas like a paddy field, khazan lands and other water bodies have been identified in the RP-2021 and protected under Eco Zone 1 where no developments are permitted. “Development of…

Urbanization, peri urbanization, unhealthy lifestyle, obesity, and hypertension have contributed to the significant increase in cases says HM Rane Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: 16,873 Diabetes cases were detected in the last 2 years of the population in Goa. As per information, 7175 cases were found from April 2021 to March 2022 whereas 9698 cases were detected from April 2022 to March 2023. Health Minister Vishwajit Rane said that the National Family Health Survey 2019-21 (NFHS-5), the fifth in the NFHS series, provides information on population, health, and nutrition for India and each state/union territory (UT). “The NFHS-5 survey is conducted under…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Stating that a company in his constituency has been uncooperative in giving jobs to the constituents, the Chairman of Goa Rehabilitation Board and Cumbarjua MLA Rajesh Faldessai on Saturday said that he will raise this issue in the ongoing monsoon session next week. He was speaking at the inauguration of the ‘Open Space Beautification Project’ (shade) near the Mahadev Temple, at Gavant, Cumbarjua. The project has been executed by Corlim-based Deccan Fine Chemicals under its CSR initiative. Those present were Cumbarjua Sarpanch Nandakumar Shet, deputy sarpanch Sachin Gaude, panch members Sudhir Phadte, Suresh Naik, Vinda Joshi, Kiran…

Panaji: Santa Cruz Panchayat along with officials of the Health Department conducted an awareness drive in ward no 7 in view of the rise in dengue cases in the village. The officials were accompanied by Sarpanch, Jennifer De Oliveira and deputy sarpanch, Dominic Pereira briefed the locals on the harmful effects the breeding of mosquitoes can cause and the necessary preventive measures to be taken in curbing the spread of vector-borne diseases. The health officials said that locals should identify places where water accumulates and clogs as well as discard all unnecessary materials such as used tyres, pre-used plastic waste…