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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said on Wednesday that in the last nine years, Rs 30,000 crore has been spent by the Central government on the developmental works of the coastal state. Sawant said this while speaking at a programme at Manohar International Airport in Mopa. Union Minister for State for Tourism Shripad Naik was also present. “My government is committed to the development of the state. In the last nine years, more than Rs 30,000 crore has been spent by the Central government on the progress of Goa. We have never seen such spending in 50…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: During a raid, Goa Police rescued two Nepalese girls from a prostitution racket and arrested three people in connection. Superintendent of Police (Crime Branch) Nidhin Valsan said that a Crime Branch team led by Inspector Laxi Amonkar conducted the Immoral Traffic Prevention raid on Wednesday at a hotel in Bardez. The three arrested have been identified as Lal Vishan Das Sarai (37) from Ahmedabad, Suraj Dharmaraj Sharma (25) from Assam and Vishal Kumar (21) from Kannauj. “They were supplying the girls to customers for the purpose of prostitution in the vicinity of public place and the accused…

Goemkarponn desk NEW DELHI: Strongly opposing Private Medical College at South Goa District Hospital, Fatorda MLA Vijai Sardesai has urged teh Centre to look at alternatives like All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS). After meeting with Union MoRTH Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday, Sardesai on Thursday called on Union Health Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya in New Delhi. In his meeting, he opposes Private Medical College at South Goa District Hospital. Appeals for alternatives like AIIMS at South Goa District Hospital. Sardesai said that he has always opposed the government’s idea of the private medical college at South Goa District Hospital…

Goemkapronn desk MAPUSA: Anjuna police have arrested a Madhya Pradesh native for committing theft in a hotel room. As per SDPO Mapusa Jivba Dalvi, on 07.06.2023, a tourist couple who hails from Bengaluru Karnataka was on a vacation trip to Goa and was staying in a rented service apartment name and styled as “Goaround Cozy Homes” at Anjuna, Bardez Goa reported that some unknown accused person affected entry into their locked room while they were at Vagator Beach and committed theft of Gold Chain and other articles W/Rs. 1,20,350/- appx. An FIR was registered, and immediate investigation was taken up.…

Goemkarponn desk PONDA: PONDA: The midnight dumping of a truckload of garbage cost a fine of Rs 2500 for truck drivers from Andhra Pradesh. The action came following alert citizens at Khandepar caught a truck driver for dumping heaps of rotten watermelon stock at the roadside on NH at Kerya. Complainant Rockey Dias said while he was moving, he suspected suspicious activity by a truck driver, and when he inspected, it was noticed that he was unloading rotten watermelons, which he had brought from Mapusa. Rockey said despite no garbage dumping board, the incident took place. Following this, Rockey filed a…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Minister for Town and Country Planning Vishwajit Rane has termed teh Regional Plan 2021 as a huge scam and claimed that the SLC Members benefitted from it. “After a detailed interaction with CTP James Mathews and Town Planner Vinod Kumar, lots of things have been brought to my attention regarding the illegalities on the RP-21. I went through all the plans that were signed by SLC members and was amazed to see how some of the members arbitrarily changed the zone of certain properties into a settlement zone only for the sole benefit of their own professional…

Goemkarponn desk During the meeting, Sardesai submitted a memorandum detailing important projects requiring the union minister’s immediate intervention that would significantly enhance Goa’s transportation network, alleviate traffic congestion, and improve Goans’ overall quality of life. A key request focused on the Margao stretch of the Western Bypass of National Highway 66, which passes through the village of Benaulim. Mr Sardesai proposed constructing a 650-meter stretch on stilts from Khareband to Varca in order to avoid damaging the ecosystem and to ensure smoother traffic flow. The Fatorda MLA also urged the construction of a bypass along the villages of Bhoma and…