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Goemkarponn desk VASCO: A chartered flight of TUI Airlines arrived with 252 passengers from London on Sunday, bringing much relief to the tourism industry in the State amid initial apprehensions over the arrival of chartered tourists from the UK. Goa Tourism officials greeted the visitors and welcomed them with rose buds while a traditional brass band performed popular tunes outside the airport terminal as the passengers arrived from the terminal. The passengers were later taken to their respective destinations in different parts of the State. With this, flights from three countries, UK, Russia and Kazakhstan, have arrived in the State.…

Goemkarponn desk NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court today upheld the 10 per cent reservation for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) in admissions and government jobs with a 3:2 majority. Three out of five judges delivered verdicts in favour of the EWS quota, saying it did not violate the law. The five-judge Supreme Court bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) UU Lalit, Justice Dinesh Maheshwari, Justice S Ravindra Bhat, Justice Bela M Trivedi, and Justice JB Pardiwala was hearing pleas challenging the 103rd Constitution Amendment, which provides for a 10 per cent reservation for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS). Justice Dinesh Maheshwari…

Goemkrponn desk CANACONA – The highhanded behaviour of Municipal fish-Market vendors is back to haunt the municipal authorities as well as create public inconvenience at Chaudi- Canacona. It may be recalled that all the municipal fish vendors, consisting primarily of women fish sellers, citing the unkept municipal Fish market as unfit for occupation, were squatting outside the market complex, not only hindering traffic but also blocking public movements right in front of the Camara building (now demolished and taken for construction of new Administrative-Cum-Commercial building). The fish vendors were claiming the dirtiness of the fish Market, with no toilet and…

Goemkarponn desk KHANDOLA: Ponda Police has finally cracked the Mahaganapati Devasthan Khandola temple theft case and arrested an Odisha native for committing theft. The accused has been identified as Santosh Kumar Das (42), a native of Odisha. As per police, the accused Das has also been involved in Panaji and Porvorim theft cases. Police said that further investigation into the case has been going on. A major theft occurred at Mahaganapati temple at Khandola wherein Gold plated crown, other gold-plated and silver objects, and cash amounting to Rs 6 lakh were stolen from the temple premises, according to temple authorities.…

Goemkarponn desk MARGAO: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said that Margao’s famous Dindi would be declared a state festival next year. “My government will strive hard to make state festival status for Margao’s Dindi. Govt will also facilitate to provide financial status for the organisation of the festival,” said CM Sawant after attending the 113th year of Margao’s Dindi festival. He further said that the department of Art and Culture and Tourism decided to give the festival the status of a State festival. “There’s no problem in granting state festival status to the Dindi festival. After the festival is declared as…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: The National Fishwirkers Forum slammed Environment Miniter Nilesh Cabral for proposing a special amendment to CRZ notification 2019, which is likely to destroy the Coastline and coastal ecology of the State of Goa. Olencio Simoes GS has stated that allowing sand mining, omitting fish breeding areas and allowing commercial activities in fishing ward areas will ultimately not only finish the fishing industry but will submerge all coastal villages across Goa. Olencio stated sand mining was allowed in Thottappally beach in the Allapuzha district in Kerala, as this sand was rich in minerals used for the atomic bomb,…

 Goemkarponn desk PONDA: On Saturday, one innocent life was lost after falling into an open chamber on a roadside near Bethora, but there is not one, but at least five more open compartments are waiting for disaster. The social worker Viraj Sapre was furious over the person’s death after falling into the PWD valve chamber. He also urged WRD Minister Subash Shirodkar to take strict action against concerned officials. The chamber valve was inaugurated two days ago by WRD Minister Subash Shirodkar for supplying a new water pipeline at Bethora. However, the officials failed to cover the valve chamber, and…