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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Two children, including a three-year-old girl from Karnataka, were among 14 persons who were rescued from drowning off Goa’s beaches and a river over the weekend, which witnessed heavy tourist footfalls ahead of the festive week. Lifeguards carried out four double rescues across Anjuna, Arossim, Baga and Palolem beaches. There were also six single rescues, including three off Morjim beach, while the rest of the rescues were reported off Anjuna, Majorda, Baga beaches. The three-year-old girl from Karnataka almost drowned, had it not been for the timely intervention of the Drishti lifesavers on duty at Baga beach.…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Goa government has completed the first phase of the auction of mining blocks, with four companies winning bids for the extraction of ore from different mineral-rich stretches of the coastal state, an official said on Thursday. The state Directorate of Mines and Geology (DMG) had conducted the e-auctioning process, which will pave the way for the resumption of the state’s iron ore mining industry in the state. The industry, which used to be one of the major revenue earners for the state, had come to a standstill in 2018 after the Supreme Court quashed 88 mining…

Goemkarponn desk CALANGUTE: The Calangute police have begun a drive against private cars and two-wheelers being given on rentals for tourists. So far, two private vehicles i.e. Mahindra Thar bearing Reg. No. GA-07-L-9874 and one Yamaha Fascino scooter bearing Reg. No. GA-03-AN-0785 were detained. Both private vehicle which was given on rent to the tourist. Both vehicles are kept at the Police Station premises. The tourists were let go without any hardship after obtaining their details. The owners of both vehicles are being booked for renting their private vehicles. A report against them is being submitted to JMFC Mapusa for…

Goemkarponn desk PONDA: Marcaim MLA and Power Minister Sudin Dhavlikar said that the tender for renovation work on the walking track and other works worth Rs 1 crore for Bahusaheb Bandodkar Ground at Kashimutt Bandora has been floated. He said that it would be given a unique look for the ground during various desi games. Besides renovating the old walking track, there would be a new one. He was replying to critics on the temporary closure of the ground for the public from 20 December onward until further notice, about which notice has been displayed at the ground entrance. Some…

Goemkarponn desk QUEPEM: Quepem Police has arrested four Uttar Pradesh natives for committing theft of electrical cables to be used for underground electricity connections worth Rs 21 lakhs. The accused have been identified as Mehtab Ali (21), Haidar Ali (22), Mohammed Sari (18) and Mohammed Wakar. Police have also recovered stolen property recovered from a godown at Honda-Valpoi. Also, two vehicles used to commit the crime also seized. During the course of investigation through technical surveillance and local intelligence, it was revealed that one Bolero vehicle bearing NO. GA-03-N-5364 is involved in the said crime, and the said vehicle was…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: NCP State President Jose Philip D’Souza, on Thursday addressing the media, said that the BJP government was doing injustice to People by disturbing the traditional Christmas and New Years celebrations and other religious functions. D’Souza urged the Government not to create tensions by issuing a notification that disturbs religious functions “We have an annual traditional celebration for Christmas and New Year’s, and since generations together, we have had many activities during this time. We also have midnight masses on Christmas when our Lord Jesus is born. Christmas Eve is celebrated on a grand scale,” he said. He…

Goemkarponn desk PONDA: Peons of government-aided Primary Schools threatened to approach Court if the government did not agree to their demand for the seventh pay scale implementation. Peons of schools said it’s been five years now their demand is pending, and the government doing injustice to them. They also warned to boycott on Loksabha polls scheduled next year. The peons said that the 7th Pay Commission should be implemented immediately for more than two hundred peons in government-aided primary schools. Peons said they had long back submitted a memorandum to Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant, Director of the Education Department;…