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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said that those defaming the State government would be punished. The statement comes against an alleged letter written to the Prime Minister and Union Home Minister in the name of two Goa-based businessmen accusing the CM of extorting money. The businessman- Nandan Kudchadkar and Sahil Adwalpalkar, have filed an official complaint with the police stating that their surname has been used as a signatory to the letter defaming the Chief Minister. “The fake letter to the PM attempts to defame the government. Those involved in forgery would definitely be punished. My government is…

Goemkapronn desk ANJUNA: Anjuna police have arrested 02 persons for Assault on a Maharashtra tourist after a petty road rage incident. As per SDPO Mapusa Jivba Dalvi, on Tuesday night, a distress call was received from Police Control Room informing that a fight was going on near Anjuna Petrol Pump. Accordingly, a team led by PI Prashal Dessai, along with a staff of Anjuna Police Station, visited the site immediately and found that one tourist hailing from Maharashtra was injured, and the car was found damaged; the injured was immediately shifted to District Hospital Mapusa. SDPO Jivba Dalvi immediately visited…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Friday remembered his predecessor late Manohar Parrikar, on his death anniversary. Sawant said Parrikar’s passion for public work was unparalleled as he worked tirelessly towards the development of Goa. Speaking to reporters, Sawant said Parrikar was the architect of modern Goa. He said, “be it Atal Setu, Zuari bridge or Mopa airport, all the big ticket projects have been conceptualised by Manohar Parrikar Bhai.” The projects may have been inaugurated by me, but they were the vision of bhai, he said. He said many roads, like the Canacona bypass and bridges,…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: With rising cancer cases in the state of Goa, Health Minister Vishwajit Rane said he is working unabatedly to build a “State Cancer Institute” so that citizens of Goa do not have to travel outside the state to seek treatment. In this regard, Rane discussed with officials from Tata Memorial Hospital, Dr Shripad Banavali, Dr Mahesh Goel, Dr Kailash Sharma, in the presence of Health Secretary Arun Kumar Mishra, Dean of GMC Dr Bandekar, Dr Anupama Borkar, & representatives from HSCC. “With rising cancer cases in the state of Goa, we are working unabatedly to build a…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, who is also Goa Energy Development Agency (GEDA), today announced that the government has set up a target to declare Panaji city as a solar city in the next two years. “Govt has set a target to declare Panaji as a Solar city in the next two years. The power requirement for Panaji is 80 MW. It gives me immense pleasure to announce this solar city initiative,” said CM Sawant. He further said that installing solar panels is a must to achieve a sustainable goal. “He said that the state government has plans…

Goemkarponn desk MARGAO: Goa Badminton Association will host the 45th Indian Masters National Badminton championships 2022-2023 in Goa from 19th to 26th March 2023 at Manohar Parrikar Indoor stadium, Navelim, Goa. This is a prestigious selection championship to select the best players to represent India in the BWF World Senior Badminton Championships 2023, to be held in South Korea later in the year. The championship is being organised under the aegis of the Badminton Association of India and in collaboration with the Sports Authority of Goa. We express our gratitude to the Government of Goa, the Sports Authority of Goa,…

Goemkarponn desk MORMUGAO: Mormugao MLA Sankalp Amonkar has hit out at Mormugao Port Authority (MPA) for failing to abide by its own order stating that all heavy vehicles would be well-covered with tarpaulin and wheels washed. Amonkar has also been forced to stop all transportation from gate no 9 if MPA fails to abide by its order. “I will be forced to stop all transportation from Gate no 9 if MPA does not abide by its own orders stating that all heavy vehicles should move from Gate no 1, well covered with Tarpaulin and wheels washed at MPA,” said Amonkar.…