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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The work of construction of a six-lane link road (NH-166S) with paved shoulder configuration to Mopa Airport on Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) mode in the State of Goa is in progress for which one lane each on the right side and left side of the median of flyover at Sukekulan junction, Dhargal at Ch.492/554 of NH66 was temporarily closed for two months between June 1, 2023, to July 31, 2023, to set up of scaffolding work for the erection of Bow-String structure. Now, the Executive Engineer of Division-VII(NH) PWD, Panaji Goa, In-charge of the Highway stretch…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa Tennis Ball Cricket Association have selected the following players in men section who will represent Goa State Team for the All India Inter Zonal Tennis Ball Cricket Championship to be held at Sundernagar Himachal Pradesh from 5th to 7th August 2023. 1) Abhishek Gaonkar 2) Deep Palni 3) Harsh Gala 4) Sarvesh Gawas 5) Smitesh Sawant 6) Kaushal Churi 7) Akshay Satarkar 8) Samarth Naik 9) Maruti Patil 10)Shoaib Ansari 11) Punit khandeparkar 12) Mahadev Malik 13)Saheel Gawde 14) Akash Lamani The above teams will leave on 2nd August 2023 by train and will return on…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Goa University Inter Collegiate Badminton championship 2023-2024 for men and women was held at S.A.G. Indoor Stadium, Campal, from 25th to 28th July, 2023. P.G. Goa University won the women’s title and defending champions Goa College of Engineering, Farmagudi won the men’s title. In the women finals P.G. Goa University defeated Goa Medical College 2-1. Niharika Tiwari defeated Sarvadhnya Patil 21-11, 21-13 in the first singles. Yashmin Sayed defeated Ritika Velingkar 21-1, 21-1 in the second singles. In the deciding doubles match Yashmin Sayed & Sarvadhnya Patil defeated Niharika Tiwari & Ritika Velingkar 21-9, 21-13. In…

As a precautionary measure, a speed restriction of 10 kmph has been imposed, for now Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: South Western Railway officials have succeeded in clearing the debris that accumulated on the railway track following a landslip between Castle Rock and Caranzol railway stations on the Braganza Ghat section of Hubballi Division last week. The railway track has now been restored and certified fit. And, a locomotive was run on the track at noon on Sunday and tested (engine rolling test) to assess and certify fitness of the track with regard to safety parameters. Train services have resumed and at…

Demands 80% reservation for jobs for Goans CM says govt coming up with law making it mandatory for pvt companies to share data on employment Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant today said that his government is serious about job creation in Goa while stating that they have initiated a skill gap analysis. The opposition today slammed the state government for not providing job opportunities to Goans and failure to recover data on employment from private companies. The opposition also demanded that 80% of jobs in the state be reserved for Goans. “We are serious about Job Creation in…

Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: Minister Nilesh Cabral today said that the Government has no proposal for implementation of plastic sentinel scheme and inturn is contemplating to begin Deposit Refundable Scheme across Goa. AAP MLA Capt Venzy Viegas had questioned whether the Department is serious on single use of plastic ban in the State and if so, the steps taken in the same and number of inspections/fined/seized in the last one year. ‘Government has no proposal for implementation of plastic sentinel scheme and inturn is contemplating to begin Deposit Refundable Scheme across Goa,” said Cabral. He further said that the Goa State…

Goemkarponn desk PONDA: Following uproar by locals of Kavlem and Daag Ponda locals, the WRD team led by executive engineer Shailesh Naik and team of officials from other department today inspected encroachment in Daag Ponda nullah. Naik said the WRD team would verify the exact width of the nullah and try to matcj it with land survey plan. “Thereafter, whatever encroachments are found in nullah would be cleared,” he said. The locals in Kavlem, Daag Ponda and Bandora fear that if constructions start coming up in catchment area at downstream of Ponda Main nullah it would cause major flooding in…