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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: United Balarath Employees association today has withdrawn their strike slated for March 27 after getting assurance from Chief Minister Pramod Sawant. “The Bal Rath strike, which was scheduled for March 27, has been withdrawn after Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant assured the United BalRath Union to make provision for the salary hike for Bal Rath staff in this budget,” said Leader Swati Kerkar. Drivers and attendants employed to run the Balrath service to transport school students have warned to go on an indefinite strike if the State government fails to revise their wages and meet their long…

Goemkapronn desk CANACONA: In a major relief to the highway commuters in Canacona, the central government has conveyed its Technical, Administrative and Financial sanction of Rs.75.46 Cr for the long pending Land Acquisition for 4-Laning of NH-66 from Char-Rasta (Canacona) to Bendurdem (Quepem). A communiqué received from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Regional Office (Mumbai), signed by Under Secretary to the Government of India, conveyed on the auspicious occasion of Gudi-Padwa to the delight of Canacona people, approved the actual land acquisition costs of Rs. 73.62, besides the addition of 1% of Contingency Charges, 3% of Agency Charges,…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: Finally, though provisionally, Railway Board has agreed to two long-distance train Halts at Canacona KRC Station from 2nd April. In a communique issued by the Railway Ministry, Railway Board Joint Director Stoppages (Halts) of Two Trains viz; Netravati and Gandhidham Express should be provided on an experimental basis for six months at Canacona KRC Station. Netravati Express (16345/16346) runs daily between Mumbai (Maharashtra) and Thiruvananthapuram(Kerala), and Gandhidham-Nagarcoil Express ( 16335/16336 runs weekly. The board has approved the stoppages from 2nd April for Netravati trains plying in either direction (Up and Down), while the weekly Gandhidham-Nagarcoil Express will…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has said that music plays an important role in treating chronic diseases, therefore students must come up with innovation and give inputs to set up music therapy treatment, which can help in healing and relieving pain. Sawant was speaking on Tuesday during a programme organised by the Goa College of Music. He stressed the need to come up with innovation and start-up in the field of music. He said: “Music therapy treatment has been started in Pune and it does not exist anywhere else in India. It is for healing purposes and…

Goemkapronn desk PANAJI: Hero Indian Super League (ISL) 2022-23 season has turned out to be another forgettable season for FC Goa as the Gaurs failed to reach the playoffs in two consecutive seasons for the first time in their Hero ISL history. The former Hero ISL Shield winners have bettered the numbers as compared to the previous season. Carlos Pena’s FC Goa accumulated 27 points and finished this season in the seventh position against the ninth-placed finish with 19 points last season. However, for a successful club like FC Goa who have a record number of six playoff entries, this…

Goemkarponn desk VELSAO: Advocate Leona Barreto, appearing for four activists involved in the stone pelting incident during the double tracking works at Velsao today, said that they are falsely accused and were not present on-site at the time of the incident. “The 4 (falsely) accused activists were not present on-site at the time of the incident. There is no evidential proof. The accusations are made merely to stop the protests,” said Adv Leona Barretto. She further alleged that the activists had been framed to keep them at bay from protesting against double-tracking works. “There is no evidence, and the accused…

Goemkarponn desk MALKARNEM: Minister for Water Resources Subhash Shirodkar in presence of Social Welfare Minister Subhash Phaldessai and Fatorda MLA Vijay Sardessai, commissioned the Lift Irrigation Scheme project at Malkarnem Sanguem today on the occasion of World Water Day. This lift irrigation scheme is for pumping of water from Salaulim Irrigation project main canal to delivery tank at Ambetembo for distribution of water to Nagvem, Malkarnem and Zanodem villages of Quepem Taluka which was taken up at the cost of Rs. 32,81,92,800/-, for which Rs.28 crores soft loan has been provided by NABARD. 400 hectares of land of Nagvem, Malkarnem…