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Goemkarponn desk VASCO: A joint inspection of Kadamba Bus stand premises was held on Monday with Transport Minister Mauvin Godinho, Vasco MLA Krishna Salkar, KTC officials and former MMC Chairperson Nandadeep Raut. The inspection was held after there was a request from Raut that a remote unutilised portion of the KTC Bus stand was being used as a playground for several years by the people from his ward. Transport minister Mauvin Godinho after the joint inspection, said that the ground will be retained when the new bus stand project is taken up. “The area is under the KTC, but the…

Goemkarponn desk MARGAO: Politicians, social activists and people supporting the agitating wrestlers on Tuesday staged a candle light protest in Margao demanding action against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, who has been accused of sexually harassing women grapplers, including a minor. Holding placards with the message ‘Justice for Wrestlers’ and ‘Arrest Brij Bhushan’, the protesters claimed that the BJP government at the Centre has failed to protect the daughters of the nation. Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Pratima Coutinho said that the BJP government has failed to listen the plight of wrestlers Bajrang Punia, Sakshi…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Repair works which was taken up by the NHAI on chorla road have now been completed which is good news for commuters between Belagavi and Goa. The 8 Km road repair work that had started on Tuesday was completed on Saturday at the cost of Rs.3 crore. The work was executed by G R Engineers and Contractors. Belagavi market will also benefit due to the repairs that have been taken up, as more Goans are likely to visit the city in the coming days. It may be recalled that the commuters had a tough time travelling between…

Goemkarponn desk QUEPEM: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said on Tuesday that the intervention of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj stopped the Portuguese forces from destroying temples in the coastal state. The Chief Minister was speaking at a function commemorating the 350th anniversary of the coronation of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj at Betul in South Goa. Sawant said that the Portuguese began destroying temples in Goa and their acts ceased only after Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj intervened. “Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj signed a pact with the Portuguese that no temple will be demolished,” Sawant said. Stating that 60 years have passed since Goa was liberated,…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Cyclone ‘Biparjoy’ intensified into a very severe storm as it moved nearly northwards with a speed of 2 kmph in the last 6 hours, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Wednesday. In its latest bulletin updated at 9:00 am (IST) on Wednesday, the IMD stated that the cyclone is likely to move nearly northwards in the next 24 hours, while retaining its intensity. It would then move north-northwestwards in the next 3 days. The IMD warned of consequent harsh weather and sea conditions in the southwestern states, with wind speeds potentially reaching 135-145 kmph, and gusting…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Directorate of Food and Drugs has informed that the then Adjudicating Officer has disposed of three cases in which food business operators have been penalised for manufacturing and selling sub-standard food items. In one case filed by Food Safety Officer, Smt. Ankita Palyekar, a fine of Rupees One Lakh was imposed on (1) ADANI WILMAR LIMITED, Village-Malegaon, Tehsil- Saoner, District-Nagpur, Maharashtra, for manufacturing and selling ‘Fortune Plus + Soya Health Refined Soya Bean Oil’, which was declared “Sub-Standard”, on analysis by the Food Analyst due to the Vitamin A (4.25 µg RE/gm) and Vitamin D (<0.05 ug/gm)…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: G20 delegates and ministers are slated to take part in Yoga sessions at a popular beach and an indoor stadium in Goa later in June as part of the side events lined up alongside two crucial tourism-track meetings of the influential bloc, officials said. The fourth G20 Tourism Working Group Meeting and the G20 Ministerial Meeting are to be held in Goa from June 19-22. India will mark the International Yoga Day (IYD) on June 21, which will coincide with the G20 events scheduled to be hosted in Goa. People familiar with the planning of the events…