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PONDA The District Sessions Court in Ponda rejected the bail application of Sarvesh Prabhakar Gawkar, the suspected accused who used explosives( gelatins) in the Wadi Talawali hill cutting using Gelatin blast. Sarvesh had applied for bail for the second time. Last month Ponda police along with flying squad South Goa team went to Wadi Talawali and took action after a complaint was registered in the case of hill breaking in Wadi Talawali. At that time, three JCB machines and a truck were seized, but Sarvesh Gawkar, the main suspect in the case, went absconding . His anticipatory bail application was…

Goemkarponn Desk CANACONA:Biodiversity Management Committee (BMC) of Shristhal village thanked government for recognising a woman from Khotigao for her ethnic art and talent to weave traditional pine, bamboo and grass sleeping Mats. On the occasion of celebrations of International Women Day by BJP’s Women Wing, Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant, felicitated Smt Saraswati Kustha Velip of Khotigao, Canacona with the Award of Sushma Swaraj for her ethnic practice and her God given talent to make Traditional Mats (Xendri/Mandri). Incidentally, Saraswati came to limelight at the recently held Lokosthav-23 at Amone, where BMC Shristhal on behalf of Goa Biodiversity Board had…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Showcause notices have been issued to several Site Supervisors, Sr. Supervisors and Supervisors by CCP Commissioner for failing to keep Panaji roads clean ‘due to the lethargic attitude’ as well as ‘lack of interest in doing their work’. The action was initiated following the site inspection held by govt officials today in view of G20 summit. During the site inspection it was found that various drains and gutters in the City are accumulated with plastic and glass bottles as well as heaps of leaves are found uncollected for several days along the streets, specified the notice. Supervisors…

PONDA With two new power transformer installation work at OPA , Ponda , Tiswadi will get uninterrupted water supply said Executive Engineer Nivruthi Parsekar. He along with AE Jaywant Prabu inspecting the transformer installation work on Friday evening. He said old transformers replaced because they had begun leaking oil. The old transformers will be kept as standby and will be used only incase of breakdown. The old would be also repaired and keep stand by at time of emergency. New high capacity transformer installation work at OPA Treatment Plant was began yesterday morning and by evening the work is nearly…

Goemkarponn Desk PONDA: There is good news for water consumers. As summer began people always worry for water supply as water consumption of consumers increases. Presently water level stored in OPA Plant measured at a level of 4 meter. Besides Bandharas on Dudhsagar river also fully stored with water which will meet summer water requirement. EE Nivruthi Parsekar inspected the OPA water level along with AE Jaywant Prabu. EE Nivruthi Parsekar said OPA water treat daily around 142 MLD water and supply to Tiswadi and Ponda besides parts of Valpoi, Dharbandora etc. It gets it water from Dudhsagar river and…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Goa which boasts of high human development indices in the country, has the lowest sex ratio under 7 years of age as per Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare report. Sex ratio of the population under 7 years of age is unusually skewed at 774 females per 1,000 males as per the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) 2019-21 report by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. This is significantly below the 838 ratio for 2019-20 Survey and drastically down from the figure of 966 girls per 1,000 boys in the same age group of…

Goemkarponn PANAJI: Goa Government has notified facilities under the SUMAN initiative which will focus on assured delivery of maternal and newborn health care services encompassing wider access to quality care services, at no cost, zero tolerance for denial of services, assured management of complications along with respect for women authority, dignity, feelings, choices and preferences etc. The facilities under the initiative will be provided through 31 Health Centers across Goa. Along with all other pregnancy and newborn care related facilities, free referral transport from home to facility, inter facility and drop back for pregnant women at the time of delivery…