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Goemkarponn desk NEW DELHI: Strongly opposing Private Medical College at South Goa District Hospital, Fatorda MLA Vijai Sardesai has urged teh Centre to look at alternatives like All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS). After meeting with Union MoRTH Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday, Sardesai on Thursday called on Union Health Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya in New Delhi. In his meeting, he opposes Private Medical College at South Goa District Hospital. Appeals for alternatives like AIIMS at South Goa District Hospital. Sardesai said that he has always opposed the government’s idea of the private medical college at South Goa District Hospital…

Goemkapronn desk MAPUSA: Anjuna police have arrested a Madhya Pradesh native for committing theft in a hotel room. As per SDPO Mapusa Jivba Dalvi, on 07.06.2023, a tourist couple who hails from Bengaluru Karnataka was on a vacation trip to Goa and was staying in a rented service apartment name and styled as “Goaround Cozy Homes” at Anjuna, Bardez Goa reported that some unknown accused person affected entry into their locked room while they were at Vagator Beach and committed theft of Gold Chain and other articles W/Rs. 1,20,350/- appx. An FIR was registered, and immediate investigation was taken up.…

Goemkarponn desk PONDA: PONDA: The midnight dumping of a truckload of garbage cost a fine of Rs 2500 for truck drivers from Andhra Pradesh. The action came following alert citizens at Khandepar caught a truck driver for dumping heaps of rotten watermelon stock at the roadside on NH at Kerya. Complainant Rockey Dias said while he was moving, he suspected suspicious activity by a truck driver, and when he inspected, it was noticed that he was unloading rotten watermelons, which he had brought from Mapusa. Rockey said despite no garbage dumping board, the incident took place. Following this, Rockey filed a…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Minister for Town and Country Planning Vishwajit Rane has termed teh Regional Plan 2021 as a huge scam and claimed that the SLC Members benefitted from it. “After a detailed interaction with CTP James Mathews and Town Planner Vinod Kumar, lots of things have been brought to my attention regarding the illegalities on the RP-21. I went through all the plans that were signed by SLC members and was amazed to see how some of the members arbitrarily changed the zone of certain properties into a settlement zone only for the sole benefit of their own professional…

Goemkarponn desk During the meeting, Sardesai submitted a memorandum detailing important projects requiring the union minister’s immediate intervention that would significantly enhance Goa’s transportation network, alleviate traffic congestion, and improve Goans’ overall quality of life. A key request focused on the Margao stretch of the Western Bypass of National Highway 66, which passes through the village of Benaulim. Mr Sardesai proposed constructing a 650-meter stretch on stilts from Khareband to Varca in order to avoid damaging the ecosystem and to ensure smoother traffic flow. The Fatorda MLA also urged the construction of a bypass along the villages of Bhoma and…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Directorate of Fisheries, through Goa Electronic Limited, has developed software for the fishermen for End to End Digitization under Goa Online on UMANG Portal. The Umang Portal will help fishermen in Schemes (1) Financial Assistance for the Purchase of Fisheries Requisites (Gill Net with Accessories (2) Financial Assistance for the purchase / Construction of New FRP/Wooden Craft for traditional Fishermen. Both the services were launched at the Hands on Hon’ble Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry, Dairying, Government of India, Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) in the distinguished presence of Nilkant Halarnkar, Minister for Fisheries and…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Third G20 International Financial Architecture Working Group Meeting (IFA WG) under the Indian Presidency concluded in Goa on June 7, 2023. The two-day meeting saw the participation of approximately 100 delegates from G20 member countries, invitee countries, and various international organizations, including multilateral development banks (MDBs). The meeting was jointly steered by the Ministry of Finance and the Reserve Bank of India along with France and Korea, the Co-chairs of the IFA WG. The meeting saw detailed deliberations on the key priority areas of the IFA WG, which include strengthening MDBs to address shared global challenges…