Depot Buses Kms Diesel Vasco 20 5381 108624 Panaji 28 7686 164315.9 Porvorim 40 11427 185885 Margao 37 5991 171689 Total 125 29825 630513 125 buses incrurred diesel expenditure of Rs 6.3 lakh without any correspondence or requisition Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: While the Goan commuters waited and waited for their regular buses to go to their offices and regular works, the State Transport buses were busy ferrying the supporters of…
Goemkarponn desk MARGAO: Margao MLA Digambar Kamat, today questioned the state government regarding the suspension of vans that provided Goans with fish at reduced prices. Nilkanth Halarnkar, the minister of fisheries, responded by noting that the program was run by the federal government and that it was discontinued after four years. “The aforementioned scheme was a central government initiative that was discontinued after four years. The PM Matasya Sampada Yojana is a new initiative from the government, according to Halarnkar. The state government cannot examine the earlier program because it was a federal program, to which Kamat responded that the…
Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: With seasonal rains racing towards a century mark, Canacona ‘s Lifeline Chapoli Dam began to overflow from its spillway and also activating the Chapoli rivulet on Thursday evening. According to WRD sources, Chapoli dam which has raced fast paced within the few days of delayed Monsoon rains, and was filled upto 38.35 RL only on Wednesday, attained the storage of 1127.21 ham and began to overflow as the reduced level rose to 38.80 RL (Reduced Level) at about 4.30 pm on Thursday evening. The dam however stops over-flowing when the reduced level goes below 38.75 RL. Incidentally,…
Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: A 12-year-old girl from Goa has set a new record by successfully climbing 3 peaks above 6000 metres in 62.5 hours. Gunjan Pankaj Prabhu Narvekar climbed Mount Kang Yatse-II (6250 metres), Mount Reponi Mallari-I (6097 metres) and Mount Reponi Mallari-II (6113 metres) in the Markha Valley of Ladakh. Gunjan told news agency ANI that the trek was difficult because of the snowfall. She said that in places there was knee-deep snow and in some places it came up to the hip. Gunjan added that she did not face any injuries. She said that the previous record was…
The FIR states that Arc Media was declared technically qualified and financial bid opening was fixed on May 26, 2017, but it was kept in abeyance on Singh’s directions. Goemkarponn desk VASCO: The Central Bureau of Investigation’s anti-corruption branch in Goa has lodged an FIR against a former executive director (commercial) of the Airports Authority of India (AAI) on charges of cheating, criminal conspiracy and corruption by allegedly giving undue favour and helping a company get the contract for advertising rights at Goa International Airport in Dabolim. An FIR was lodged against Ramendra Kumar Singh, ex-executive director (commercial) AAI; advertising…
Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Dattaraj Salgaocar is set to make a sensational return to Goan football after eight years. Back in 2016, Dattaraj Salgaocar was forced to part ways with FC Goa. Where he and Shrinivas Dempo held a significant 65% stake in the club, actively involved in its management. A bitter clash with ISL organizers was triggered by the Zico-coached club’s boycott of the final prize distribution ceremony in 2015, which led to their departure from the franchise in July 2016. Since then, Shrinivas Dempo has focused on Dempo Sports Club, while Dattaraj Salgaocar has been planning his comeback. Sources…
Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: In a coordinated operation by Cyber Crime, Crime Branch and both the districts, Five persons have been arrested from different locations across Goa for violating the law related to CSAM. Based on proactive monitoring of CyberSpace, several instances of transmission, storage and viewing of Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) were detected. Accordingly, the joint teams from the aforementioned units conducted raids and apprehended the five persons for violating the law related to CSAM. The description and details of the arrested individuals are as follows Salman Khan (20) age -20 yrs currently a resident of Chimbel and native…
