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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Anti Narcotics Cell (ANC) of Goa Police has arrested a Tanzanian national for possessing narcotics worth Rs 10 lakh from the coastal Anjuna. The accused has been identified as Mwanakombo Fadhili. The foreign national was caught red-handed with 50 grams of Heroin, 20 gms of MDMA and 30 gms Ecstasy powder, all valued at Rs 10 lakh. The ANC is probing into Said’s visa and place of stay, besides collecting evidence to know the source of drugs. The alleged peddler will be produced before the court for police custody.

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Environment Minister Nilesh Cabral on Friday said that the state government has decided to set up a construction and demolition waste recycling facility at Cunchelim, Mapusa. He further said that the site for the plant has been identified and will be set up on government land which has been identified. The minister said that the idea is to move away from using landfills as a solution to disposing of construction debris. Instead, he said we should recycle the waste scientifically. Cabral said that the focus would be on the technology and output of the plant. “Cement and…

Goemkarponn desk BENAULIM: As part of his efforts to improve the Education sector in the Benaulim constituency, Aam Aadmi Party MLA Capt. Venzy Viegas has taken the unique initiative of forming an advisory panel of experienced teachers of the Benaulim constituency. The education panel, in which so far 22 teachers have joined, will advise the MLA on various initiatives and enhancements that can be made to elevate Benaulim to the top of Goa’s educational rankings. Viegas said, “On the occasion of Teacher’s Day, we felicitated more than 100 retired teachers in the Benaulim area. At that time, all of the…

Goemkarponn desk CORTALIM: Cortalim Congress ZP Candidate Valent Barbosa on Saturday opened his election office in the presence of Cortalim leader Olencio Simoes, congress block members and a large number of supporters. Valent Barbosa later also released his manifesto and assured that he would work for the people and bring in a lot of development work. “I only want to tell the people that their primary issues of water supply, power failures and farming issues will be resolved. I want to work for the people, and while many people are upset with politics, it is important to get the right…

Goemkarponn desk PONDA: Kavlem Shantadurga Temple attracts a large number of tourists, but the irony is the tourists find no parking places. The Tourism department failed to provide a dedicated parking facility. The locals demand urgent parking facilities to be created by demolishing the old, dilapidated tourist complex. This, they say, would solve major traffic congestion at Kavlem. Everyone knows that Goddess Shantadurga Temple at Kavlem is a famous tourist destination in the Country, and daily, thousands of devotees visit the temple. However, in the absence of designated parking facilities, the vehicles are parked on both sides of the road,…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Minister for Industries Mauvin Godinho said Goa has all sorts of infrastructure required for industrial growth. “Goa has all sorts of infrastructure required for industrial growth. I urged investors from all over to invest in the industrial sector and become partners in Goa’s industrial growth,” said Godinho. He further said that let’s grow together to boost the nation’s economy. Godinho said that 15 companies have given a letter of intent for putting up carefully chosen Eco-Friendly industries in Goa. “New Industrial Policy with several provisions for Ease of Doing Business has been notified. Govt aims to make…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: BJP leader Savio Rodrigues has demanded that Chief Minister of Goa, Dr Pramod Sawant, explain to the people in the state the reasoning behind the Arts and Culture Minister Govind Gaude allotting Rs 50 crore work for the renovation of the Kala Academy to company without a tendering process. “At a time when Prime Minister Narendra Modi is working hard to stem the rot of systemic corruption in India, we have a minister in Goa that has alloted work to a company worth Rs 50 Crore without tendering,” said Rodrigues He further said that when questioned by…