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Goemkarponn desk MARGAO: “The harvest season has commenced in Fatorda with 250 local farmer families availing the free harvester provided by We for Fatorda, an NGO set up by local MLA Vijai Sardesai. This year marks the 18th consecutive year that We for Fatorda has provided free harvesting support,” said Vijai Sardesai. “We for Fatorda help farmers access modern machinery, which requires huge capital investment for purchase and maintenance, ” said Sardesai. Our objective is to free farmers from taking on debt by purchasing this modern machinery. As a result, they can reap higher profits from their yield,” said Vijai.…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Goa Pradesh Congress Committee, while commemorating the Birth Anniversary of Sardar Patel & Death Anniversary of Indira Gandhi at Congress House here, vowed to save India from divisive forces. “Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the first Deputy Prime Minister of Independent India, tackled the most intricate and baffling problem of the States’ integration into the Union of India. With his tact, powers of persuasion and statesmanship, he managed in less than a year, to reduce the Princely States from 562 to 26 administrative units and bring democracy to nearly 80 million people of India, comprising almost 27 per…

Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant today informed that 306 complaints have been registered by the people of Goa with the Public Grievances Cell, out of which 70 per cent of complaints have been addressed. CM Sawant was addressing the top officers at the secretariat during the launch of Vigilance Awareness Week. “Today, I urge all the people in Goa to file their complaints with the Public Grievances Cell. Of the 306 complaints received, the department has addressed 70 per cent of the complaints,” said CM Sawant. Sawant informed that the state government has been continuously making the cell…

Goemkapronn desk MARGAO: Harsh Mane and Ritika Chelluri continued with their fine run, winning their second successive triple crown, while Sakshi K, Janhavi Mahale, Aryaman Saraf, Trisha Joshi and Minoshka Pereira bagged twin titles each at the State Badminton Ranking tournament organised by BPS Sports Club under the aegis of Goa Badminton Association and the Sports Authority of Goa, at Navelim. Harsh bagged the Sub Junior (U15 & U17) Singles titles in emphatic style. He also won the U15 Boys Doubles title partnering Shaheen C.K. Ritika emerged triumphant in U13 Girls singles and added the U13 and U15 Girls doubles…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: In a bid to improve public Transport for road safety, law enforcement and road engineering, the Goa Road Safety Forum (GRSF) has made several suggestions to the State Transport Department. 1.Suggestions for Improvement in Public Transport for Road Safety  The GRSF, The first step to solving the problem of fatalities, is to reduce the number of vehicles running on the roads of Goa. Being a Tourist state, Goa should make every effort to make it possible for tourists to visit places without bringing their own personal vehicles to the state. Public Transport should become the…

AERIAL VIEW Firstly, we do not understand the local flavour or whether people would want that as the tourists, who pay thousands of rupees for entry, and thousand for airfare and hotels during peak season, would definitely want the foreign DJs playing, not Indians. Secondly, why does Goa need festivals like Sunburn only during peak season, and why not during April or May when the tourist footfalls are less? As it is, every Indian and many foreigners want to be in Goa to usher in the New Year, and the tourist footfalls are always high during those times. So is…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Revolutionary Goans Party (RGP) President Manoj Parab today said that he will be meeting regional party leaders from across the country in a bid to understand various policies. “I have met MNS Chief Raj Thackeray and Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde to understand various policies they have implemented for the people,” said Parab. He further said that he discussed the rights of Locals in the state and briefed Raj about our Party work for locals. “Meetings with Top regional party leaders will continue. RGP will work to protect the rights of Locals in Goa,” he added. The RGP…