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Goemmkarponn desk PANAJi: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant is trying to divert corruption issues grappled with the state and action to be taken on 21 Lokayukta orders by launching of Public Grievance Portal, alleged Girish Chodankar, former GPCC president. “If Pramod Sawant is true to his intention, then he should first act on 21 reports submitted against public functionaries, including former and current Ministers by the then Goa Lokayukta Justice (Retired) Prafulla Kumar Misra,” Chodankar said. Chodankar said that whenever there are allegations against cabinet ministers or BJP MLAs, Sawant safeguards them by diverting issues. “Had he initiated action against…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said that his Government will start a sign language course next year for people with Special needs. “A sign language course, which was not available until now in the state, will also be offered from June 2023 at the Sanjay school for special children,’ said CM Sawant. He further said that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Central Government is committed to ensuring that persons with disabilities have an inclusive, accessible, and equitable future in society. “Government will provide 100% facilities to the Divyangs in the State. The Government will…

Goemkarponn desk MARGAO: Shadow Council appealed to the High Court to strictly monitor the Bio Remediation work at Sonsodo, as the concerned authorities and the Contractor are adopting crude methods of disposing of the legacy waste in low-lying areas without taking measures to prevent the pollution of the ground water table. “It is hardly 3 months since the Goa Waste Management Corporation, through its blue-eyed Contractor, the Hindustan Waste Treatment Pvt. Ltd cleared 14380 cubic meters of accumulated waste from the Sonsodo plant. The same place is now once again ready with a similar quantity of accumulated waste, waiting to…

Goemkaponn desk PONDA: The Usgao Circle to Tisk Usgao road, a stretch of 2 km, has become a danger zone due to potholes and bushes growing up at the roadside, which blocks the front view. Locals say it has become a death trap and needs urgent restoration, as four to five people are injured every day after felling into potholes. Rohan Naik, a daily commuter, said before any untoward incident, the Panchayat and PWD should repair those roads. The road around Usgao Circle has been in the worst condition and has become a hot spot for the accident due to…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Vasco traffic cell PI Shailesh Narvekar on Tuesday evening appealed to the people to refrain from parking their cars along the Highway while warning that the Traffic department will be launching a drive against wrong parking and abandoned cars from Wednesday “We have seen that many vehicles are parked along the Highway between Varunapuri and Goa Airport on either side, and this is dangerous and leads to accidents. Sometimes people don’t get away, and sometimes pedestrians are caught unaware of vehicles moving along the Highway due to these parked vehicles. We request the owners to remove their…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Minister of State in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways and Ministry of Civil Aviation V.K. Singh today has assured that both Dabolim and Mopa will continue to function. “This is an unfounded perception, and we are very clear that both international airports will continue to operate in Goa. In 2010 there was a cabinet decision, and we have to abide by it. The decision was that if there were two airports, both would operate simultaneously. One airport is by AAI, and the other is by GMR,” said Singh. He further said that Civil Aviation will…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant today hinted that Mopa International Airport might be inaugurated next month. Chief Minister Pramod Sawant today attended the Canso Asia Pacific Conference in the capital in the presence of MoS Civil Aviation General V.K. Singh and other stakeholders from the aviation sector. “Hosting the CANSO Asia Pacific conference in Goa is of utmost importance. Decisions on the inauguration of Mopa airport can be taken during the various scheduled meetings. Mopa airport maybe opens next month,’ said CM Sawant. He further said that different issues in the aviation sector will be discussed at the…