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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Minister for Cooperation Subhash Shirodkar said that 40 persons in co-operative sector who are involved in misappropriations have been permanently disqualified. “Government has already permanently barred over 40 people from the cooperative sector for their financial mismanagement involvement, and this practice will not stop in the future,” said Shirodkar. He further said that it is a deterrent to those involved in financial irregularities in the cooperative sector. “Efforts are on to refund deposits of depositors and recover loan dues from customers of three credit co-operative societies including Mashel Mahila Co-operative Credit Society, Ashtagandha Co-operative Credit Society from…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: A two-day Science Festival was jointly organized by Shri Nirakar Education Society’s S. S. Angle Higher Secondary School, Mashem, Canacona and Goa State Council for Science and Technology Saligao on February 22 and February 23, 2024. The event was supported by the National Council for Science, Technology and Communication Government of India, New Delhi. National Science Day is an annual celebration in India, observed on February 28th every year, to commemorate the discovery of the Raman Effect by Indian physicist Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman on the day in 1928. The theme of National Science Day 2024 celebrations…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Mhadei Bachao Abhiyan (MBA) Convenor Nirmala Sawant stated that Goa officers are free to visit the River Mhadei site at any time and that Karnataka cannot stop them thanks to a 2009 Supreme Court order. “There was an order passed by the three-member Supreme Court Bench on February 20, 2009 which should be used by the members of PRAWAH, We can definitely visit the site, the PRAWAH members or the Goa government must use this order to inform the Karnataka government officials. This order gives us great confidence that we will prevail in the Mhadei battle,” said…

Goemkapronn desk Margao: One after the other, Airlines are shifting to Mopa & Government remains a silent spectator. Is this the part of larger consipracy to convert Dabolim into Air Cargo Terminal for Aerial Coal Transportation? Will Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant speak? questioned Leader of Opposition Yuri Alemao. Reacting to the annoucement made by Qatar Airways to shift its operations to Mopa International Airport from June 2024, Leader of Opposition Yuri Alemao has slammed BJP Government for remaining silent spectator. I had warned the Government in 2022 that Dabolim Airoprt will turn into a Ghost Airport. I had urged…

Goemkapronn desk Panaji: Congress leader Girish Chodankar on Monday alleged that doubled standard BJP has started showing its color by hatching conspiracy to shut Dabolim airport for civilians. “Discontinuation of services by Qatar Airways at Dabolim Airport and shifting at Manohar International Airport is a sign and conspiracy by BJP of making ‘The End’ of South Goa airport,” Chodankar said. “Since the MIA has been commissioned, BJP government is achieving its goal to close the Dabolim airport by forcing the airline companies to discontinue their operations at Dabolim and shift at MIA. This development will kill economy of South Goa.…

One after another the airlines have started deserting Goa Goemkarponn desk VASCO/ PERNEM: When it comes to airport rivalry, not only are there airports in India trying to get the same airlines to visit them (in South India), but there are airports in the same geographic area now competing for traffic. With the inauguration of the Goa Mopa Airport in 2023, Goa became the first geography to have two airports, one operated by the government-owned AAI (GOI) and the other operated by the private player GMR (GOX). After Oman Air, now Qatar airways ahve also decided to shift operations to…

Goemkarponn desk Panaji: Three foreigners, including Afghan, French and Russian nationals, were rescued by Drishti Marine lifesavers off various beaches in Goa over the weekend. At Ashwem Beach, a 64-year-old Russian was pulled into the deeper sections of the water while he was swimming off the beach. Drishti Marine lifesavers, Pratmesh Kubal and Sudhir Parab, noticed his struggle and rushed to his aid, bringing him back to shore with a jetski and rescue tube. A French national was rescued off Agonda beach by lifesavers Vikas Velip, Bhikash Velip and Parshuram Pagi, who noticed him struggling to swim in the water.…