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Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: With the entertainment industry in Goa getting affected due to the ban on loud music after 10 p.m., the Goa government has written to Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Bhupendra Yadav, seeking amendment to The Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules, 2000. Following the high court’s direction, Goa police have started to act against those playing loud music at wedding ceremonies or other cultural events after 10 p.m. State Environment Minister Nilesh Cabral on Wednesday told the Assembly that he has written to Bhupendra Yadav seeking relaxation to protect the entertainment and tourism industry…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The 5th edition of Akhil Gomantakiya Daivadnya Brahmin Youth Association’s (AGDBYA’s) Daivadnya Cricket Cup 2023 was held on 14th & 15th January 2023 at S.A.G ground, Fatorda. The concluding ceremony of the 2 days cricket event was attended by Nitin Raikar, Director, Directorate of Fire & Emergency Services, Goa, as the Chief Guest and Pandharinath alias Sandip Shamba Anvekar, President – Shri Kalika Temple, Kasarpal, Goa, as the Guest of Honour. Miss Vidhi Verlekar, the 9-year-old student from Trinity Primary School, Curtorim, was felicitated for her outstanding performance at Marshall Arts. A total of 17 teams from…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The National Students Union of India (NSUI) has demanded that Goa University desists from conducting the student council elections in February, pointing out that holding the polls towards the end of the academic year would be an entirely pointless exercise, besides also depriving the students of professional colleges of contesting the elections since it is likely to clash with their exams. Addressing the media after a meeting with the Vice Chancellor, who had called members of all student unions to discuss the matter, the President of the NSUI, Naushad Chowdhuri, demanded that the elections be held in…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: A 44-year-old resident of Khola riding a motorcycle got fatally injured after his bike hit a roadside tree on Wednesday. Sidharta Naik, 44, resident of Kazumoll, Kholariding, a motorcycle bearing registration no.GA-09 C-4085, along with pillion Arvind Gaikwad, were proceeding to Gulem through the narrow bypass Agonda-Gulem internal road. According to Canacona police, the rider lost his control and dashed a roadside tree a few metres before reaching the NH-17 road at the foot of the Karmalghat section. The bike rider was wearing a Helmet when the mishap occurred but reportedly suffered grievous injuries. The badly injured…

– Borim roadside greets tourists with a foul stench – Ponda locals demand action against violators and CCTV vigil Goemkarponn desk PONDA: The Toruisds arriving in Ponda Taluka are greeted with dumps of garbage, emanating foul smell on the roadsides at many places of the 3-km stretch of Bethora Borim Bypass. Locals have christened this place as the Mini-Sonsodo of Ponda. Sonsodo is a huge garbage dump in South Goa. Local activist Viraj Sapre demanded CCTV along the road stretch to keep a vigil on culprits involved in dumping the garbage. He called the garbage dump a mini Sonsodo. Sapre…

Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: Minister Mauvin Godinho today informed the house that he is not involved in any scam related to power and that four cases out of five against him have been dismissed. “I am not involved in any scam related to power. 4 of the 5 cases slapped against him in the alleged Power scam have already been dismissed,” said Godinho. He further said that four cases were thrown out as arguments before the charge and that one case is in the final stage. “Once the final order in the case comes, I will go public with all the…

Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: Tourism Minister Rohan Khaute today said that his department is in the process of scrutinizing the objections/suggestions received from the Departments/Organizations/Stakeholders/Public on the draft Jetty Policy. “Department is in the process of scrutinizing the objections/suggestions received from the Departments/Organizations/Stakeholders/Public on the draft Jetty Policy. After scrutiny is completed, a report will be placed before the Empowered Committee of Goa Tourism Board (GTB) on Regulations, Legislations, Licensing & Standards for appropriate decision,” said Khaunte. He further said that the Empowered Committee of the Goa Tourism Board (GTB) on Regulations, Legislations, Licensing & Standards will take appropriate decisions. “The…