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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant and Union Minister Sarbanand Sonowal inaugurated the Solar Electric Hybrid Ferry Boat at Panaji. Sawant said the Solar Electric Hybrid Ferry boat at Panaji is the first project of its kind in Goa. “The ferry boat will operate from Chorao to Panaji on a trial basis for passengers only, and it will be free for the initial 15 days,” he said. Sawant said the Govt will decide on rates after this period. “Goa Govt will start solar ferry boats at other locations so that fossil fuels are not used. I thank Govt…

Goemkarponn desk CORTALIM: On Wednesday evening, Vasco traffic PI Shailesh Narvekar saved the life of an injured man hit by a train at ” Selfie point ” in Cortalim. Narvekar also coordinated with the Verna Police and Konkan Railway police to stop a passing train so that the injured person could be shifted by an ambulance for further medical attention. The injured man, identified as Rudal Ram (35), primarily seemed to have lost his limbs in the train accident. Vasco Traffic PI Shailesh Narvekar informed reporters that he was on duty below the Cortalim bridge when a local resident approached…

Goemkarponn desk PONDA: The furious locals of Ponda have lodged a police complaint against the PWD officials for neglecting potholes on Amigos Hotel to Bethora road The Amigoes Hotel to Bethora road, on National Highway NH4A, has developed a huge pothole, which has become an accident-prone zone. Following two separate accidents on the potholed road, the Viraj Sapre social worker at Ponda informed the National Highway officials. However, National Highway officials told him this road maintenance responsibility lies with PWD Road Division. As Viraj contacted PWD Divison eighteen to repair the road, the officials told him to inform NH. As…

Goemkarponn desk PONDA: The Dudhsagar Tour Operators Association at Collem opposed the Government’s decision to launch an online booking app through GEL for scenic Dudhsagar Waterfall tourism at Collem. According to tour operators, for the past 3 years, the online booking facility has started for tourists, is getting huge responses, and there is no need for Government app-based booking. It may be recalled that yesterday there has been discussion held at Panjim wherein there was a meeting between a delegation of Tours operators and Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, along with MLA and Chairperson of the Tourism Development Corporation Ganesh Gaonkar…

AERIAL VIEW If the taxi owners are not using the meters, why are there no checks? What are your RTOs doing? Are there any complaints? If yes, then fine that taxi operator. Only because of a few drivers can you punish the entire Goan community. Coming back to the Dabolim issue, how can Dabolim be shut down only because of taxis? Any logic? People going down to South Goa will always prefer Dabolim to Mopa as it would be cheaper for transportation. Consider this, a tourist going to Canacona or Cavelossim will always want to land at Dabolim as it…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA – Eager to take up processing of natural resources, Sristhal Bio-diversity Management Committee (BMC) took on a study tour of Multi Processing Centres in Pontemoll (Churchorem) and Kotambi(Bicholim) on Tuesday. The full-day study trip has impressed upon the Shrishthal team members. They, according to Sristhal BMC chairman Vinay Tubki gained very much knowledge and information, motivating the members to start one or more of such types of self-employment generated multi-processing centres (MPCs) using the local natural resources available in Shristhal Village Panchayat region of Canacona taluka. As a special initiative of BMC, VP Shristhal, Canacona, on Tuesday,…

Goemkarponn desk CORTALIM: In a major boost, the Sarpanch and panch members from Cansualim panchayat have extended their full support to the candidature of Marciana Vas, the wife of Cortalim MLA Anton Vas, who is contesting the ZP bye poll elections from Cortalim. The Cansaulim panchayat Sarpanch Savio Pereira during a packed corner meeting at Cansualim on Wednesday said that there was no better option than Merciana Vas to bring in a lot of development works as the ZP of the Cortalim jurisdiction. “We have seen the works of Anton Vas as the ZP, and he achieved 100 per cent…