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Goemkapronn desk PONDA: Rashtriya OBC Mahasangh comprising 19 Communities in Goa, has demanded one more Government Medical College and Hospital for South Goa. OBC Convenor for Goa Madu Naik, along with office bearers addressing to media, stressed the need for additional government medical College and hospital and urged Chief Minister Pramod Sawant for a new Government Medical College and Hospital for South Goa on lines of GMC at Bambolim, so that poor people from the rural area would get better treatment. He said he had already discussed with Chief Minister Pramod Sawant the need for a Government Hospital. He said…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: “It is shocking that the Forest Department has deliberately informed the Goa Legislative Assembly that the loss incurred to Forests, Human Lives and Lives of various Species, Flora and Fauna due to Forest Fires is “Nil” when the Department is yet to complete the Inquiry of the Forest Fires in Goa from 2019 till March 2023. Forest Minister Vishwajit Rane lied to Assembly and Goans with False Replies to fulfil his Aspiration of becoming Minister for Concrete Jungles,” charged Congress President Amit Patkar. Surprisingly, he said, the Principal Conservator of Forest informed our Delegation that no Inquiry…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Tourism Minister Rohan Khaunte said that the Goa government will promote spiritual tourism in the coastal State by signing agreements with other states. “Destinations like Amritsar and Guwahati have been opened up with operations starting at Manohar International Airport at Mopa. Flights are also starting from Dehradun (Uttarakhand), which will open the opportunities for spiritual tourism in the coastal state,” Khaunte said. He said the State government wants to promote temples in Goa amongst tourists. “The promotion of state tourism is part of PM’s ‘Dekho Apna Desh’ initiative,” he added. He said Goa is expecting a footfall…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has said that his government will soon launch night bus services in the tourist state for tourists and also for employees working for the third shift. Sawant lamented that there was no bus service after 8 pm in Goa. He said teh government is ready to face the losses. “There is a need to start the bus transport service at night. It is available in other states. Once we start this service, tourists visiting Goa or locals can travel by bus at night. It will even help those joining duties for the…

On May 20, thousands of Goans will form a human prayer chain along the Mandovi (Mhadei) river to spread awareness about the protection of the river, the lifeline of Goa’s ecosystem, On May 20, thousands of Goans will form a human prayer chain along the banks of river Mandovi (also known as Mahadayi or Mhadei in Karnataka) in a community engagement festival called Mhadei Amchi Mai (Mhadei My Mother). Organized by the Earthivist Collective, in association with the Goa Heritage Action Group (GHAG) and the Save Mhadei Save Goa Front, the festival is a run-up to the much-anticipated Supreme Court…

Goemkarponn desk PONDA: Ponda local and social workers Viraj Sapre, Rock Dias, and John Mascarenhas today filed a Police complaint for road digging in Jaycee Nagar and other Parts of Ponda and surrounding Village Panchayats. He said by 15 May, the development work should stop, and the road dug should be restored, but instead of this, the Goa Electricity Department started road digging at the time of monsoon, which would prove dangerous in the rainy season, which is to start in next few days. He questioned the urgency of why the Power Minister and PWD Minister allowed digging the road…

Goemkarponn desk PONDA: In an accident between three vehicles involving a trolly, a container truck, and a scooter, the father and son luckily escaped without injuries. Since it was summer vacation, no students were at OPA junction, so the tragedy was averted. Sandeep Parkar, a local, said the accident took place around 12.15 pm today when in Container truck was proceeding from Bali Cuncoliem to Honda and a trolly truck was proceeding from Murdi to Ponda and when it reached OPA junction. Both vehicles dashed over each other. Due to this, Gokuldas Talekar and his son Suhas Talekar who were…