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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Minister and Sanguem MLA Subhash Phaldessai said that the IIT Goa campus will be constructed at Sanguem and that he has plans 1, 2 and 3. “IIT will definitely be constructed at Sanguem Constituency; the plan may change; we have plans 1, 2 and 3; we will see that the IIT project is not moved outside Sanguem,” said Phaldesai. He further said that he would ensure that it is constructed on Govt land. “IIT project can be set up at Sanguem on private lands also at a reasonable cost, he added. Phaldesai informed that they had identified…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: PWD Minister Nilesh Cabral said that the state government is exploring the possibility of opening one lane of the New Zuari Bridge by Christmas. “State government is exploring the possibility of opening one lane of the New Zuari Bridge by Christmas,” said Cabral. He further said that traffic would be distributed across the old and new Zuari bridges. Cabral said the new Zuari bridge and the old Zuari bridge would act as one-way routes for traffic, with an exception that one lane of the new Zuari bridge would be dedicated to heavy vehicles, which would not be…

Goemkarponn desk PONDA: The locals at Ramnath Bandora expressed strong concern over the mysterious structure coming up at Ramanathi Sharp’s turn by digging the road. With two pits dug on the road, locals suspected that the Electricity Department was searching the road for installing or shifting transformer The locals said more than a decade ago the road was too narrow, and farmers had sacrificed their fertile land for road widening. If an Electricity transformer is installed at the roadside, it will narrow the road making it accidents prone, and pedestrians would be at risk. When contacted EE Bharatan at Curti…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Club Mahindra has been providing unique and immersive experiences for more than 25 years now. One such newexperience is the DISCOVER INDIA ART EXHIBITION which was recently inaugurated at the Unwinding’s Lounge of Club Mahindra Varca Resort in Goa. The exhibition was formally launched in the distinguished presence of Hon’ble Minister of Social Welfare, River Navigation, Archives and Archeology – Government of Goa Mr.Subhah Phal Desai. Also present on the occasion was Ambassador Mr. Amarendra Khatua, Mr. Pratik Mazumder – Chief Marketing Officer of Mahindra Holidays & Resorts India Limited, Mr.Kripal Negi – Regional Head – Goa, Mahindra Holidays…

AERIAL VIEW Agreed, Arjun scored a maiden century on his Ranji Trophy debut scoring valuable 120 runs, which helped Goa post a big total but is 120 bigger than the 212 scored by Suyash Prabhudesai? Suyash, Goa’s very own cricketer, who plays for Royal Challengers, Bangalore alongside the Great Virat Kohli, in the IPL, anchored the innings perfectly, which helped Arjun get to the score. Suyash, a senior player now, was seen talking to Arjun regularly to calm his nerves. But the national media and social media went berserk, saying, “like father, like son”. Yes, he scored a century like…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Former president of the Travel and Tourism Association of Goa ( TTAG ) Savio Messias on Saturday said that the Government was playing a cruel joke on the international tourists visiting Goa. Messias speaking to reporters, said that the political interference of MLAs would destroy the tourism sector in Goa “This is not new, and the issues have been going on for years and getting worse in recent times where the taxi operators have taken the law into their hands and gone to the extent of assaulting a driver. The problem at the cruise terminal is going…

Goemkarponn desk PERNEM: Pernem Police today has arrested a Telangana Native for illegal possession of drugs worth Rs 50,000. The accused has been identified as Mazhar Ahmed Mohammed (51) and is a native of Telangana. Mazhar was nabbed with ganja worth Rs 50,000 from Kerim, Pernem. Mazhar, who hails from Hyderabad and is presently residing at Kerim, was found in possession of 500-gram ganja during a raid at his rented room.