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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: On Friday, Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal urged the Goa government to develop a policy to encourage homestays and leverage the tourism potential by targeting high-value tourists. At an interaction with industry leaders in Panaji, Goyal said that he would form a small working group of state and Union ministry officials to promote tourism in the coastal state. “There is massive potential for homestays in Goa. You can get a mudra loan as a part of the central government scheme. It is a unique way to promote tourism. Look at how Maldives is marketing…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Friday said Manohar International Airport at Mopa will soon handle cargo operations, which will help the coastal state’s pharmaceutical sector. The airport was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in January this year and is named after former Goa CM late Manohar Parrikar. Addressing industrialists at a function in Panaji in the presence of Union Minister Piyush Goyal, Sawant said handling of cargo from Manohar International Airport will ensure pharmaceutical units will not have to depend on other states. State Transport Minister Mauvin Godinho said having two airports, in Dabolim and…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The new 150-200 MLD water project in South Goa will definitely address the problem of water scarcity in the district, WRD Minister Rohan Khaunte said. Minister for Water Resources Subhash Shirodkar, on Friday, visited various water bodies in South Goa. These include Davorlim raw water pumping station, Salzora Lake, Quepem Dam, Kushawati River, Mirabhag, Soliem and Salaulim Dam. During his visit, he said April and May are the ideal months to inspect the water bodies as the demand for water supply is high, and there is water scarcity in the state. “This is the right season wherein…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Friday said that a report regarding the demolition of temples by the Portuguese regime will be made public soon. Sawant said this during a live interaction with the people through a phone-in programme, ‘Hello Goenkar’ on Doordarshan-Panaji. A question regarding the restoration of the temples demolished by the Portuguese regime was asked by one Kripa Pirankar from Merces in North Goa. “We have set up a committee (to study claims). It has prepared a report after going through all letters the public sent and received regarding temples demolished by the Portuguese…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: After helping Hyderabad qualify for the playoffs for two consecutive seasons and winning the 2021-22 Indian Super League title, head coach Manolo Marquez has joined Goa to take them back to their lofty heights. The Gaurs qualified for the playoffs in six of the first ISL seasons but haven’t made it to the end-of-the-season knockouts stage in the past two seasons with the managerial door continuously revolving, and the Goa-based club has tied down the celebrated head coach for a period of two seasons to ensure some continuity within the club. The club’s director of football, Ravi…

The flagging-off ceremony for the Vande Bharat Express train from Goa to Mumbai that was scheduled for Saturday has been called off owing to the devastating train accident in Odisha’s Balasore, a Konkan railway official said. Goemkarponn desk MARGAO: The flagging-off ceremony for the Vande Bharat Express train from Goa to Mumbai that was scheduled for Saturday has been called off owing to the devastating train accident in Odisha’s Balasore, a Konkan railway official said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi was scheduled to flag off the very first Vande Bharat Express train from Madgaon in Goa to Mumbai in Maharashtra virtually.…

More locals come forward with complaints landlords the highhandedness of the landlord Says toilets/ bathrooms demolished, access to their houses, Bhatti-Huts, house-Wells blocked by the landlord Locals demand criminal action against the landlord Landlord says ‘Bhatti’ was not in use and can’t allow numerous structures other than a residential house to mundkars forever Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: In a new twist to teh Bhatti demolition story, several residents of Palolem gathered, demanding criminal action against the landlord for their highhandedness in demolishing 100 years old Bhatti-Hut, age-old toilets, blocking access to residences, house-well and chopping down of Trees without forest permissions.…