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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Aam Aadmi Party leaders met with the Director of the River Navigation Department on Tuesday and demanded to withdraw the notification increasing fare for ferryboats operating on 18 routes within the state. AAP leaders Valmiki Naik, Rajesh Kalangutkar, Upendra Gaonkar, Sunil Signapurkar, Sarfaraz Ankalgi and others submitted a memorandum urging the Director to reconsider the fare hike, taking into account the financial burden it will impose on commuters, especially those residing on various river islands for whom this is the only mode of crossing the river. Criticising the failure of the Solar Ferry, AAP leader Rajesh Kalangutkar…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: Armed with Court directives, Canacona municipality has sealed an illegally operating Tourism establishment sans any permits or licenses at Patnem in Canacona. Taking a strong view on mushrooming of illegal structures in the No Development Zone, High Court has directed Canacona Mamlatdar and Canacona Municipality to immediately seal the structures to prevent their any use in whatsoever manner and also passed a restraining order to the persons associated with the structure from carrying out any commercial activities in the said structures. Acting on the directives, CMC Chief Officer Madhu Narvekar, along with Municipal Engineer and Municipal Inspector…

Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant today announced that cash counters at all state government offices will be soon phased out. CM Sawant was addressing the gathering at the inauguration of New Directorate of Accounts buildings. “Soon cash counters at all government offices will be stopped. Only online payments to made compulsory. Sawant said that housing scheme for all government servants to soon start. The state signed an MoU with Paytm to help various departments go digital by deploying the platform’s features such as QR codes and POS (point of sale) devices. Sawant said that the state government has…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: In a major disappointment to the Goa government, its SLP filed before the SC, challenging the Mhadei Tiger Reserve order, did not come up for hearing before the apex court today. The government was expecting the matter to be heard today In view of the pending hearing before the Supreme Court Of India (SC) on the Tiger Reserve matter, the High Court of Bombay at Goa had granted further relief to the Goa government till December 11. Accordingly, the High Court deferred the matter on the contempt plea to December 11 During the hearing, the petitioner Goa…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: An impressive five-wicket win over Sri Lanka has almost confirmed New Zealand’s berth in the semi-finals of the ICC World Cup 2023 on Thursday. Finalists in the 2019 and 2015 editions of the ICC World Cup, Kane Williamson and Co. have virtually dumped Pakistan out of the showpiece event by defeating Sri Lanka at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. Though Pakistan are yet to ‘officially’ bow out of the competition, Babar and Co. have to win their final league game with an unattainable margin in the 50-over format. Babar and Co. will meet Jos Buttler’s England in…

Goemkapronn desk PANAJI: Attacking midfielder Brandon Fernandes has made over 90 appearances in the Indian Super League (ISL) and established himself as one of the best native talents in the league. Initially drafted by Mumbai City FC in the 2015 season, Fernandes’ brilliance seemed to have caught significant attention after he signed for FC Goa in 2017, eventually earning him his international call-up. With 21 assists and eight goals to his name since joining the Gaurs, the 29-year-old has made quite a name for himself through his beautiful footwork and creativity. During his tenure with FC Goa, he has helped…

A private luxury bus traveling from Goa to Mumbai in Maharashtra’s Kolhapur district accidentally left the road and descended Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: A private luxury bus traveling from Goa to Mumbai in Maharashtra’s Kolhapur district accidentally left the road and descended to the riverbank. This mishap occurred due to the driver’s misjudgment of a bridge, as stated by a police official. Fortunately, there were no reported injuries. The bus was carrying 40 passengers when the incident took place in the Sahuwadi area in the morning, he said. Bus driver Hrishikesh Jagdish Bhat (23) lost control of the vehicle and it…