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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Breaking his silence two months after the Opposition disrupted his speech in the Assembly for not making a statement over the Mahadayi water diversion, Goa Governor P.S. Sreedharan Pillai said he has his own restrictions as a Governor as the matter is in court. A Governor is not a politician, he said. Mr. Pillai said he supports the Assembly’s stand on the issue. Goa and Karnataka have been engaged in a tussle over sharing of the Mahadayi river water for several years. Goa has often accused Karnataka of proceeding unilaterally in the matter by ignoring pacts. During…

Goemkapronn desk PANAJI: The District Institute of Education and Training, Porvorim, will start the sale of Prospectus for the two years Diploma in Elementary Education (D.EI.Ed.) from March 23, 2023, to April 21, 2023. The last date of receipt of the filled-in form is April 25, 2023. The candidate who appeared for the Std. XIIth Examination in April/May 2023 can apply for the course. The candidate with Qualification XIIth passed with an average of 50% is eligible to apply for the course. The details of the admission process, admission dates, skill test and weightage to various certificates is mentioned in…

Goemkapronn desk PANAJI: The Government of Goa was very keen to adopt the latest technology to solve very real problems of traffic and security within the state. Goa being a global tourist destination, represents India on a global stage, and thus the government wanted nothing but the best technology. However, the government was also wary of the costs which are involved not only in the capital infrastructure but also operation and maintenance of such advanced technology. Keeping the above in mind, the Government of Goa was on the lookout for innovative solutions which could solve traffic congestion as well as…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said that the final report of forest wildfires has already been sent to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s office. “Final report of forest wildfires has already been sent to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s office. NDMA has already compiled the report,’ said CM Sawant. The forest fires were first noticed in Satrem village of the Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary nearly seven days ago. The wildfire soon spread to other locations in the sanctuary, while fires erupted simultaneously in several other sanctuaries, including the Mollem and Netravali wildlife sanctuaries. The flames have reduced large tracts of Western…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Goa Legislature Secretariat spent ₹ 24,96,500 on the two-day training workshop for MLAs held on June 27th & 28th last year at Taj Vivanta in Panaji. This has been revealed in the Information furnished to Adv. Aires Rodrigues under the Right to Information Act. Of the total expenditure incurred, Rs 24 13, 100 was paid to Mumbai-based NGO Rambhau Mhalgi Prabodhini, which was entrusted with organising the workshop. A further ₹ 80,000 was spent on Photography and Videography, besides Rs 3400 incurred on photos with a frame of MLAs Ulhas Tuenkar and Krishna Salkar. As per…

SURAJ NANDREKAR Calangute: A day after Calangute MLA blew the lead on the extortion racket in his constituency, some restaurant owners have admitted in person with Goemkarponn that such racket does exist. Lobo on Monda alleged that some restaurant owners in his constituency are threatened to pay protection money by two miscreants. “Renowned restaurants in Calangute have threatened to give protection money to 2 people not from the Calangute constituency. Extortion at this level never happened during my tenure as the MLA,” said Lobo. Investigations by Goemkaroonn revealed that such a racket does exist. A few restaurant owners, speaking to…

Goemkarponn Desk CANACONA: In a devastating fire inferno, apparently originated to dry-Grass, a huge Orchid Polyhouse goes up in flame at Keri-Agonda. According to the owner Shamrao Dessai, at about 8 pm on Saturday night, he was informed by some nearby residing people that huge fire flames are seen in the direction, where his polyhouse is situated at Keri, a forested area in Agonda. ‘normally, I visit my Polyhouse located at Keri almost daily, but on that fateful evening (Saturday, 10th Mar), I did not came, but by 8 pm, I received a call, saying some of the nearby living…