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Says Drishti lifegaurds will be deployed at various waterfalls as a temporary precautionary measure Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: With rising drowning cases, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant today requested people not to take the risk of venturing into the water at waterfalls. “I request people not to take the risk of venturing into the water at waterfalls. It can be dangerous. I also advise people not to consume alcohol and then venture into the water; it is risky,” said Sawant. He further said that Drishti lifeguards will be deployed at various waterfalls as a temporary precautionary measure. ‘Many youths have lost their…

Goemkapronn desk CANACONA: Eco-Club of Balram A Day Care School launches Kitchen Garden in its school complex at Mokhard Shristhal. Speaker and Canacona MLA Ramesh Tawadkar called on the students to help their parents in household work, horticulture, agriculture and cultivating fruits and vegetables while studying in school. Earlier inaugurating the Kitchen Garden, Tawadkar, in his address to the student, further said, ‘the students should consume self-cultivated/grown leafy vegetables in his daily diet and take benefits of its rich nutritious value in their diet. ‘Therefore, teachers should make the students aware of various fruits and vegetables and their importance through…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: In a raid conducted late Wednesday evening, Canacona police arrested four persons, including the premises owner, for Gambling activities at Gulem in Canacona. Kust Payton Gaonkar, age 48 yrs, Janu Jiblo Gaonkar, age 63 yrs and Shrikant Shanu Velip, age 38 yrs, all r/o Gulem Canacona, were caught red-handed while playing card gambling and taken into custody. The premises owner, namely Dinesh Ram Gaonkar, age 40 yrs r/o Gullem is also arrested for allowing his premises to play card gambling. According to Canacona PI, the premises of a Milk Centre at Gulem in Canacona were raided by…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Forest Department, South Goa Division, Margao, in collaboration with Goa Police, celebrated Vanmohotsav in the premises of Headland Sada Police Station Mormugao Goa. In the presence of Councilor Smt. Shraddha S. Amonkar, DySP Salim Sheikh, Asst. Conservator of Forest, Dyaneshwar Kudalkar, Police Inspector Alvito Fernandes, Range Forest Office Mahanand Paryekar, Headmaster of Government school Umesh Naik, along with the staff of the Govt. school and students. The program started with the welcoming of the Guest with flowers, PI Alvito Fernandes welcomed the Guest while speaking on the occasion chief guest Smt. Shraddha Amonkar urged the students and…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Margao Municipal Council (MMC) has been instructed by the High Court of Bombay in Goa not to issue any new construction licenses until the July 19 hearing date. This choice was made in response to the accumulated Sonsodo trash. Court has also directed the Margao Municipal Council to deploy one full-time engineer only at Sonsoddo. Speaking to reporters, the District Collector said that he visited the site upon the directions of the HC. “All that has been observed at the Sonsoddo dump yard will be presented before the HC after preparing a report on the same,”…

GPCC President Amit Patkar Takes Mining Delegation to Goa Forward President Vijay Sardesai, Ignores His Own Party Leader of Opposition Yuri Alemao Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: All does not seem to be well in the Grand Old Party – Congress in Goa again. The President of the Goa Pradesh Congress Committee, Amit Patkar, who has often been labelled as a weak president by his own party colleagues, has kicked off yet another controversy. This time around, party leaders say, he has disrespected his own party’s Leader of Opposition, Yuri Alemao and led a delegation to another party president to take up…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Supreme Court has ordered a stay on the construction of a bridge over the Tiracol River and issued notices to the concerned parties on a petition filed by an NGO. The Apex court said, “We make it clear that in the meanwhile, the construction of the Tiracol River bridge shall not commence.” In 2015, the Goa Foundation filed an application for a stay of work on the Rs.77 crore “signature bridge” across the Tiracol river before the National Green Tribunal on grounds of being approved in violation of the CRZ notification. The NGT ordered a stay…