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Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Union Minister of State for Ports and Tourism Shripad Naik on Tuesday said that the world Ayurveda Congress, held once in two years, will be held in Goa and be attended by PM Narendra Modi. Naik was speaking to reporters after distributing appointment letters to various recruits in the presence of CISF officials, Mornugao Port Authority (MPA) Dy Chairman G P Rai and other officials of the MPA. “We have the world Ayurveda Congress celebrated once in two years, and this year it will be held in Goa, and PM Narendra Modi will attend this function. We…

Goemkarponn desk SANGUEM: Minister for Social Welfare and Sanguem MLA Subhash Phaldesai said that IIT will come up at Sanguem itself. Reacting to news that the Centre has opined that the identified site at Sanguem is inadequate, he said he will ask govt to allot more than three lakh square meters of land for the project. He said that this additional land will be procured from land owners in the vicinity at cheap rates. “We are in talks with adjacent landowners, and they have agreed to sell their lands cheaply,” said Phaldesai. He said the Centre had sought 12 lakh…

Goemkarponn desk CALANGUTE: Three-time Calangute MLA Michael Lobo said that a 4×4 Fire vehicle on the long coastline is a must due to teh frequent fire incidents. He said that the Tourism department has to ask the Fire department to station a vehicle on each beach stretch. “Upon my requisition, a file was moved by Ashok Menon last year, and it awaiting financial approval. We have taken up the issue with the CM,” he said. He said the fire vehicles on the beach are the need of the hour. “We have seen several incidents. There is high salinity; there will…

Goemkarponn desk CALANGUTE: In a tragic development, two shacks were gutted in a fire on Calangute beach in the wee, causing a loss of Rs 80 lakhs to the owners. Two shacks – Sand Bar & Baywatch, were gutted in fire at around 2.30 pm. As per the eyewitnesses, the Sand Bar shack caught fire due to short-circuit and spread to the next shack. The fire started at 2.35 with a thud and spread quickly, and within 15 minutes, at about 2.50 am, everything was over. The Fire Brigade team is learnt to have arrived at 3.30 pm from Panaji.…

Goemkarponn desk MARGAO: “Permanent Pension to Seafarers was the promise of Congress Party in Roadmap for Goa Vision 2035. It is the duty of the Government to respect the contribution of Seafarers to the development of Goa. I appeal to Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant to notify Seafarers Permanent Pension Scheme & clear all pending dues immediately,” stated Leader of Opposition Yuri Alemao. “Most of the Seafarers come back to their homeland Goa during Christmas. I urge the Chief Minister, Dr Pramod Sawant, to bring smiles to their faces by notifying the permanent pension scheme and also releasing the pending…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: This World Fisheries day, the National Fishworkers Forum resolves to resist and push for the rollback of the policies and projects which threaten coastal and marine ecologies on which the lives and livelihood of fish workers are dependent. Across the nine coastal states of India, the affiliates of NFF have criticized and mounted protests against policies and projects being implemented: National fish workers forum celebrated World Fisheries Day by addressing a mega rally on account of World fisheries Day against Adani’s Wadhvan Port at Azad maiden, Mumbai. Olencio GS Stated that Wadhvan Port is to be built…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Adv. Aires Rodrigues has today filed an appeal before the Goa Chief Secretary against the October 20th order passed by Excise Commissioner Narayan Gad in the case pertaining to the controversial ‘Silly Souls Café and Bar’ in Assagao allegedly run by the family of Union Minister for Women and Child Development Smriti Irani. In terms of Section 40 of the Goa Excise Act, an appeal against the Excise Commissioner’s order lies before the Chief Secretary. A challenge to the Chief Secretary’s order is before the High Court. The Excise Commissioner, in his order on October 10th, had…