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SURAJ NANDREKAR/ Goemkarponn PANAJI: Ever since Goemkarponn broke the story of the Airport Economic Regulatory Authority (AERA) report last week, which said that the new Greenfield airport at Mopa would not be viable unless Dabolim is shut, the social media has gone berserk over the issue. The very next day, Goencho Ekvott president Swapnesh Sherlekar put out a post on social media claiming that the decision to shut down Dabolim was taken long back, even before the Mopa airport was being conceptualised. He quoted a Ministry of Civil Aviation letter written to the Goa Chief Secretary on 01/05/2000, which made…

Goemkarponn desk CORTALIM: Verna police, late Sunday night, arrested the Cortalim Congress ZP Candidate Valent Barbosa on charges of threatening a priest and further attempting to assault a parishioner along with another person. Sources said that the incident occurred at around 5.30 pm on Sunday after the ZP Candidate Valent Barbosa allegedly had a war of words with Fr Natalino Fernandes, the Chaplain of Our Lady of perpetual succour Chappel at Kurpa Waddo Quelosssim. The incident sparked tensions in the area, and a large number of people gathered at the Chapel to demand immediate action on Barbosa by Verna Police…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: The Gram Sabha of Loliem-Polem Panchayat was rocked with queries raised on mass illegalities on important Tourism Polem Coast. While one group was demanding to develop Polem Coast in the right earnest for tourism, the other group made severe allegations against the panchayat body besides raising different issues and queries. Anand Pagi of Polem alleged the landlords have blocked the traditional pathway leading to the shore at Polem. A pathway to a traditional religious structure is also blocked. Similarly, a footbridge has been illegally constructed at this place on this shore, and the tidal water gets stagnant,…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: The by polls for the three ZP constituencies of Reis Magos, Davorlim and Cortalim received poor response. The total polling percentage was a mere 46.66 percent. The by elections were contested on party lines. The polling in all three ZP Constituencies have been held in smooth and peaceful manner in all 74 polling booths. As per Voters list, the total voters of above three ZP Constituencies were 55,519 comprising of 27,190 Male and 28329 Female voters. A total of 12,850 male voters and 13,055 female voters exercised their right to vote making a total of 25,905. Final…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: GPCC President Amit Patkar said that there is no system in place to monitor activities at various touristic locations in Goa which has resulted in indiscipline and fatal accidents He was reacting to the incident of Collapse of Bridge at Dudhsagar Waterfalls which endangered lives of 40 tourists who were rescued later. “Tourism Minister Rohan Khaunte should focus on putting his department in order before intruding into scope of other departments. Jetty Policy can be handled by Captain of Ports or River Navigation Department, let Tourism Department perform its duties responsibly,” advised Amit Patkar, He further said…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Sardesai also said that he will write to Home Minister Amit over the mega police recruitment scam. “Those who failed in Police Constable secured 500% more marks for PSI exams the very next day. I will write to Union Home Min Amit Shah over this mega police recruitment scam with details demanding its scrapping,” said Sardesai He further alleged PSI recruitment scam is a criminal conspiracy and that candidates who scored 15 to 30 REA marks in the constable test, scored 83 to 99 marks in the PSI test the next day. “I suspect politicians and officers are…

Panaji: As the tourism season set to kick off, the cash-strapped Goa government has hiked the excise duty on beer by Rs 10-12 per bulk litre. At the same time, it has kept the excise duty on hard liquor unchanged. This is the second increase in last two years. In 2020, government has hiked the excise duty on beer by Rs 22-30 per bulk litre. While entry-level beer attracted Rs 30 per bulk litre, the excise duty has now been enhanced to Rs 42 per bulk litre. In the premium segment, strong beer with more than 5% alcohol content and…