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Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: The COVID-19 pandemic, which for over three years has killed millions of people, wreaked economic havoc and deepened inequalities, no longer constitutes a global health emergency, the WHO said Friday. It is “with great hope that I declare Covid-19 over as a global health emergency”, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters, estimating that the pandemic had killed “at least 20 million” people — nearly three times the under seven million deaths officially recorded The move came after the WHO’s independent emergency committee on the COVID-19 crisis agreed during its 15th meeting on Thursday that the crisis…

Goemkarponn Desk CANACONA:After dilly-dallying for some days, Forest department finally registered a case against a controversial God man, for illegall tree felling at Vape-Sadolxem in Poinguinim village in Canacona. According to Canacona RFO Anand Mestri, Swami alias Raaj Shashibhushan Pandey is booked for illegally cutting around 30 trees to construct an illegal road and an illegal Structure at Vape hillock at Sadolxem of Poingunim village in Canacona taluka. It is learnt that forest department after investigation will impose a fine on the illegal tree- felling on the Swami, who is reported allegedly engaged in hill-cutting and went on to construct…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: GMR Goa International Airport Limited (GGIAL), a subsidiary of GMR Airports Infrastructure Limited (GIL), has announced that Manohar International Airport has handled one million happy passengers in just 116 days since its opening. This overwhelming response from passengers positioned Manohar International Airport amongst the top 20 airports in India as per March’23 domestic traffic data. Equipped to handle even the wide body Code D & E aircrafts, Manohar International Airport is currently catering to Code C Aircrafts used by the domestic carriers. Manohar International Airport has expanded its reach by connecting 25 destinations in India, with three…

Goemkarponn Desk PONDA: Ponda Police booked four Bandora locals for assaulting Khandepar Youth. According to Ponda PI the incident took place on 3 May. The Complainant Bhomi Varak s/o Bapu Varak, ag 32 yrs, r-o H No. 543/1 Keriyan, Khandepar filed complaint. Accused booked for offence are 1. Viraj Naik, 2. Prathmesh Ramnathkar, 3. Ajay Naik, 4.Bhushan Bandodkar all r/o Bandora Ponda Goa. The accused On 03/05/2023 at 19.30 hrs at Ramanathi the above noted accused person with their common intention damage Splendor M/cycle bearing reg. No. GA 05 H 6045 of the complainant, abused and further assaulted with iron…

Goemkarponn Desk PONDA: Future of 43 candidates has been closed in ballot box and result would be declared on 7 May. The voters turnout for PMC Election for 13 seats the poll percentage was 74.66 percent. In 15 Member PMC the two candidates Vishwanath Dalvi and Vidya Punalekar are already elected unopposed from Ward 7 and Ward 13. All eyes on poll results of Ward no 1 and Ward 5 where two Son of Agriculture Ministers Ravi Naik in poll frey. Besides this tough battles expected in other wards. The prestige of BJP as well as Agriculture Minister Ravi Naik…

Goemkarponn Desk VASCO: Vasco MLA Krishna Salkar on Friday launched the work to demolish the unsafe and dilapidated municipal building in the port town. The work was launched in the presence of Mormugao Municipal Council (MMC) Chairperson Leo Rodrigues, other municipal councillors and Vasco BJP Mandal President Deepak Naik. Speaking to reporters, Salkar said while there have been many unsafe and dilapidated municipal buildings, this building located in the heart of the city was the first building to be demolished. “The MMC chairperson and municipal engineers inspected the structure along with the contractor because this building is in between two…

Goemkarponn Desk MARGAO: Most irresponsible & corrupt BJP Government under Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant has converted our “Bhangar Bhui-Goa” into “Bhangaar Adda”. Fire at Scrapyard located just few meters away from a Petrol Pump in Ponda exposes complete negligence & lack of control of Authorities on illegalities all over the State, charged Leader of Opposition Yuri Alemao. Reacting to the incident of massive fire to a scrapyard at Ponda on Friday, 5th May 2023, Leader of Opposition said that BJP Government has still not learnt any lessons from Fire at Pillerne Industrial Estate & other Areas which occured few…