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Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: Claiming injustice by the landlord and the lethargic approach of the authorities concerned, residents of Palolem have petitioned with a Memorandum to the Canacona MLA/Speaker Ramesh Tawadkar for demolishing the more than 100 years ‘Bhatti’ structure and blocking the access to the house. Palolem residents, led by Councilor and Ex- CMC Chairperson Simon Rebello, handed the Memorandum from Piedade Cardozo to the Speaker at his Canacona Office on Tuesday, requesting to look into the matter and further issue directions to the authorities to take action on the complaint. The memorandum has attached copies of the previous two…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: A minor ammonia leakage was reported at berth no 8 in the Mormugao Port Authority on Tuesday morning. The news caused panic, and fire tenders from different locations were immediately pressed into service. However, even as steps were taken immediately and fire fighting process began, the leakage was brought under control, and the discharge from the ship was stopped immediately When contacted, Vasco fire incharge said that they got a call at around 12.10 pm that an ammonia leakage was reported from a ship, St Oslo, docked at Berth no 8 in MPA. “We immediately rushed to…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Mormugao MLA Sankalp Amonkar has warned the Zuari Agro Chemicals Limited (Now, Paradeep Phosphates Limited) to come with people on the roads and stop all transportation of Ammonia to and from the port after an ammonia leakage was reported at Berth no 8 in the Mormugao Port Authority (MPA) on Tuesday morning. Amonkar, who rushed to the spot to take stock of the situation, said that Ammonia was a ticking time bomb on the people of Mormugao and that people lived in fear as the Ammonia Storage tanks in the port were in close vicinity to densely…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa Netball Association will conduct Senior selection Trials for men & women teams in Traditional Netball & Fast 5 Netball to select Goa team probables for the 37th National Games 2023 to be held in Goa in October/November 2023. The Selection Trials will be held as per the schedule below:- 1. Ponda Taluka:- Ponda Sports Complex ground, Curti ponda Goa on 10th June 2023 at 3.00pm 2. Marmugao Taluka:- Chicalim Sports Complex ground, Chicalim , Dabolim Goa on 11th June 2023 at 3.00pm 3. Pernem Taluka:- Viscount High School ground, Pernem Goa, on 12th June 2023 at…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Directorate of Sports and Youth Affairs has selected players for the National Yoga Olympiad to be held at Regional Institute of Education, Shyamala Hills, Bhopal, from June 18 to June 20, 2023, organised by the NCERT, Bhopal. Players were selected during the selection trials held recently. The Secondary Stage Level (B/G) STD IX to X is Kum. Vaidehi Shetye, Dr K.B. Hedgewar H/S Cujira, Kum. Sahana S. Neugui, Shree Shantadurga H/S Bicholim, Kum. Ima G. Patil, Saraswat Vidyalaya, Mapusa, Kum. Komal D. Kulal, Government H/S Namoshi-Guirim, Mast. Aman Appaji Naik, AJ De Almeida H/S Ponda, Mast.…

Goemkapronn desk PONDA: Four years later, Ponda KTC Bus Stand has the new hot mix carpet coat. It may be recalled that internal roads, parking bays and the road leading to the 30-year-old Kadamba Transport Corporation (KTC) bus stand at Ponda have been riddled with potholes for over four years as the file pertaining to the repair work and asphalting was stuck for an expenditure approval with the government. KTC bus stand road is plagued with huge potholes at various places on the entry and exit road, besides parking bay is also plagued with potholes making it hard for bus…

Goemkarponn desk MARGAO: A day after the parents’ boycott, the GAKUVED Federation has threatened a massive protest if the State government led by the Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant fails to start work in the Morpirla, Quepem government school. The parents protested on the first day of school and refused to send the children to classes due to poor infrastructure facilities. Addressing a press conference, the GAKUVED team, which met the parents at Morpirla, said the school’s condition has become pathetic and unsafe for students to sit. “We realised that the Parents’ demand is only infrastructure, which is lacking. We…