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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa state Election Commission (SEC) today has started the delimitation process for municipal wards for the general election to Ponda and Sankhali municipal councils scheduled this year. “In exercise of the powers conferred under Sub Section (1) of Section 10 of the Goa Municipalities Act, 1968, Goa State Election Commission initiated dividing the Ponda and Sanquelim municipal area into wards for ensuing General Elections to these Municipal councils,” the notice states. The Mamlatdar of Ponda taluka and Mamlatdar of Bicholim taluka are appointed as the Electoral Registration Officer (ERO), and Awal Karkun in the office of the…

Goemkarponn desk For Indian families looking to travel domestically, Goa is the most common search destination, while Dubai is the most popular international destination. Based on search data from the digital travel platform Agoda, the states/cities of Goa, New Delhi and NCR, Mumbai, Pondicherry, and Jaipur popped up as the top five national favourites, while Dubai, Singapore, the Maldives, Bali (Indonesia) and Phuket (Thailand) lead the search charts in the international segment. In addition to Dubai, the search data reveals that Southeast Asian countries are preferred by Indian families for their international holidays. These places are appealing because they have…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Vasco MLA Krishna Salkar on Tuesday said that Urban development minister Vishwajit Rane had been a blessing for Vasco. Salkar was speaking to reporters after launching the works of about Rs 20 lakhs in Belabai in the presence of Mormugao Municipal Chairperson Leo Rodrigues, ward councillor Girish Borker and other residents. “We are blessed to have Vishwajit Rane as the Urban Development minister as he has sanctioned the smallest to smallest and biggest development works in Vasco. Development works are going at full pace, and today we are launching works of Pavers, drainage and footpath through municipal…

Goemkarponn desk MAPUSA: As a protest against the show-cause notices issued by Mapusa Municipal Council (MMC), the shopkeepers from Mapusa Municipal market closed their shops and gathered outside the Mapusa Municipality office. The Mapusa Merchants Association also demanded that an ordinance be issued to protect the interest of the vendors and to sort out the issue. “We demand that an ordinance be issued to protect the interest of the vendors and to sort out the issue. Already, MMC has issued around 309 show-cause notices to the original leaseholders of the shops and stalls for allegedly subleasing the municipal property to…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Crime Branch unit of the Goa Police has busted a gambling racket at Anjuna and arrested four people from Delhi. As per information, the raid was conducted at La Pasado, Villa – A, Badem, Anjuna, wherein the accused were caught red-handed while they were in the process of accepting bets from customers from Delhi on a live cricket match of Pakistan Super League, 2023 played between Lahore Qulandars, and Peshawar Zalmi held on February 26. The accused have been identified as Surinder Karla, Rajat Karla, Kashish Karla and Hitesh Karla, all residents of Adarsh Nagar, North West…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (GSCPCR) had a joint meeting with Goa Police on 27th February 2023 at Conference Hall, Police Headquarters, Panaji. The meeting, conducted in view surge in crimes against children in Goa, had the participation of the Director General of Police, Inspector General of Police, Superintendent of Police (North Goa and South Goa), Child Welfare Committee (North Goa and South Goa) and Childline. Addressing the occasion, Director General of Police Jaspal Singh expressed optimism that the meeting would prove very helpful and would enable the Police to be more equipped with the…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Tourism Minister Rohan Khaunte today said that starting next year, the department will revisit and re-look at the prize money of the state cultural festivals. “Starting next year, the department will revisit and re-look at the prize money of the state cultural festivals. Some prizes given over the last many years need to be re-looked,” said Khaunte. He further said that the first prize in cities is pegged at Rs 60,000, while in minor towns, it’s Rs 45,000 as the artists put in a massive effort. “From next year, we will revisit the prizes and discuss the…