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Goemkarponn desk MARDOL: The government of Goa has notified the new Mardol Police Station in Ponda taluka. The jurisdiction over the local villages is specified below:- Adcolna, Betki, Boma, Candola, Cuncoliem, Orgao, Kerim, Verem, Tiurem, Velinga, Volvoi, Vagurbem, Marcela, Priol, Mardol, Marcaim (including Marcaim IDC), Cundaim (including Cundaim IDC). The Government of Goa further declares that the areas now brought within the jurisdiction of Mardol Police Station shall cease to be within the jurisdiction of Ponda Police Station. as the case may be. This Notification shall come into force with immediate effect.

Goemkarponn desk CALANGUTE: To discourage activities of touts in the coastal belt, the Goa Police have decided to create a ‘database’ of arrested touts to take further action against them. Calangute Police have arrested more than 34 touts operating in its jurisdiction since the last few days under the Tourist Trade Act 1982. Calangute Police Inspector Paresh Naik told reporters that they had arrested around 34 touts, and the drive to nab more touts was on. “We are receiving complaints from local panch members about touts that they loot tourists. Hence we have started a drive to nab touts who…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa will get an information technology park and a start-up cluster which will provide working space for more than 5,000 professionals, state IT Minister Rohan Khaunte said. The greenfield IT Park project will come up at Porvorim and the startup cluster at Chimbel, both near Panaji, Khaunte told PTI on the sidelines of the G20-StartUp20 Engagement Group meeting. “These initiatives will provide working spaces for over 5,000 professionals and accommodate over 150-200 small and medium-sized companies,” the minister said. He said Goa has witnessed a substantial rise in the number of startups in recent years with more…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) recently issued a new tender for the construction of twin towers with a revolving observatory atop the new eight-lane Zuari bridge. The tender states that the construction will be taken up on a ‘build-operate-transfer’ basis, which means that the concessionaire will raise the revenue to cover the construction cost by charging a fee for the use of the towers by visitors. The Zuari cable stayed bridge is 640 m long with a central navigational span of 360 m and an end span on both sides of 140 m.…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The second day of the Startup20 Engagement Group meeting in Goa witnessed crucial discussions and meetings to strengthen collaboration and align efforts towards the growth and support of startups globally. The program commenced with closed-door meetings between national and international delegations and Dr Chintan Vaishnav, Chair of Startup20, focusing on key agendas and strategic partnerships. During the press conference held later in the day, Dr Chintan Vaishnav addressed the media, highlighting the progress made and the significance of the Policy Communiqué. He expressed his satisfaction with the agreement reached by all delegates on the Communiqué, marking a…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Hundreds of women on Saturday celebrated the festival of Vata Poornima with great religious fervour in across Goa Many married women on the day observe ritualistic fast, wear new clothes and jewellery and perform puja. They also tie a ceremonial sacred thread around a banyan tree and listen to the great tale of Savitri and Satyavan. Speaking to the media Prakash Gawas of Rashtroli Santoshi Mata Temple at New Vaddem said that for the last several years, women from different parts of Mormugao Taluka would arrive at the temple to celebrate Vat Poornima. “A married woman marks…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: World leaders, including Joe Biden, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and French President Emanuel Macron, expressed their condolences to the families and the Government of India on Saturday over one of the country’s worst train accidents that killed at least 288 people. The accident, involving three trains, is one of the worst in the country and took place in Odisha’s Balasore district on Friday night. The accident also injured 803 people. The United States of America President Joe Biden said that he is heartbroken by the tragic news of…