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PANAJI: Excise officials in Goa on Wednesday seized liquor worth Rs 40 lakh from two heavy vehicles heading for Madhya Pradesh and Pune at a check-post in North Goa. Excise commissioner Narayan Gad said that he had instructed to thoroughly check all the heavy vehicles entering or leaving the state. “Two heavy vehicles were intercepted at the North Goa check-post, which were ferrying liquor illegally,” he said. Gad also said that an enforcement cell has been formed to curb illegal activities. “Henceforth, our enforcement will be strict and all heavy vehicles will be checked thoroughly,” Gad said. One officer on…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) will invest Rs 6.31 billion in the upcoming greenfield airport at Mopa in north Goa, being built by GMR Airports Ltd (GAL), the airport business holding entity of GMR Airports Infrastructure. The two entities announced a financial partnership for NIIF to invest in the equity capital of three airport projects. These include the greenfield international airports at Mopa and Bhogapuram in Andhra Pradesh. The agreement envisages NIIF making a primary investment of Rs 6.31 billion in the form of Compulsory Convertible Debentures (CCD) in GMR Goa International Airport Ltd (GGIAL),…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa University has selected the Men’s Volleyball team for the West Zone Inter University Volleyball Championship for Men 2022-23, which is scheduled from December 10 to 14th, 2022, at Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University, Nanded. The kit distribution and farewell function for the teams was organised on December 7, 2022, at the Sports Section, Goa University, in the presence of Balachandra Jadar, Asst. Director of Physical Education and Sports, Goa University, along with Rama Dhawaskar, Team Coach, and Avelino Pereira, Team Manager. The following players will represent Goa at the West Zone Inter-University Volleyball Championship 2022-23; Pratik…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: Asking students to develop sports skills by themselves, making use of the sports material available in the school, a retired PE Teacher at a Higher Secondary said, ‘there are many career opportunities available in the field of sports nowadays, which students need to explore to their advantage’. “Therefore, students should make tireless efforts to make a career in the field of sports. Cricketer Neeraj Chopra is a great example,” said Sharendra Naik, the retired sports teacher of Satyavati Soiru Angle Higher Secondary School. He was speaking as the chief guest at the inaugural program of the 29th…

Goemkarponn desk FATORDA: Goa Forward Party (GFP) President Vijai Sardesai today hit out at Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, saying that he should refrain from stating that Goa’s unemployment rate is high because Goan youth is unskilled. “Stop demoralising our youth. CM Sawant should refrain that Goa’s unemployment rate is high because #Goan youth is unskilled and deficient is not only wrong but also demotivating,” said Sardesai. He further said that Chief Minister lacks the skill to find jobs for them, but at least he can do is stop belittling them. Raising concern over the high unemployment rate that includes more…

Goemkarponn desk VERNA: Verna police have on Wednesday evening registered an offence against Anthony Braganza, panch member of Verna panchayat, on charges of criminal trespass and assault. Sources in Verna police said that one 17-year-old Tyron Gop filed a complaint against the panch member at the police station. “The complainant said that on Wednesday evening, the accused panch member Anthony Braganza criminally Trespassed into his property and demolished the Temporary Shed/ Chicken Shop and damaged items lying in the Chicken shop, causing a loss of around Rs. 5,00,000. The accused panch member further assaulted and threatened his neighbour Loren Marie…

Goemkarponn desk MARGAO: Based on the complaint filed by the Citizens of Margao/Fatorda, the Goa State Pollution Control Board officials inspected the dumping site near the District Court and collected samples of the waste dumped by the Goa Waste Management Corporation last fortnight. It may be recalled that on 17th and 18th November, the Bio Remediation work Contractor engaged by the GWMC to treat the legacy waste at Sonsodo had dumped hundreds of truckloads of waste into the low-lying field near the District Collector. This dumping of waste invited strong criticism from the public, with a protest being held at…