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Goemkarponn desk QUEPEM: Quepem Police has arrested four Uttar Pradesh natives for committing theft of electrical cables to be used for underground electricity connections worth Rs 21 lakhs. The accused have been identified as Mehtab Ali (21), Haidar Ali (22), Mohammed Sari (18) and Mohammed Wakar. Police have also recovered stolen property recovered from a godown at Honda-Valpoi. Also, two vehicles used to commit the crime also seized. During the course of investigation through technical surveillance and local intelligence, it was revealed that one Bolero vehicle bearing NO. GA-03-N-5364 is involved in the said crime, and the said vehicle was…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: NCP State President Jose Philip D’Souza, on Thursday addressing the media, said that the BJP government was doing injustice to People by disturbing the traditional Christmas and New Years celebrations and other religious functions. D’Souza urged the Government not to create tensions by issuing a notification that disturbs religious functions “We have an annual traditional celebration for Christmas and New Year’s, and since generations together, we have had many activities during this time. We also have midnight masses on Christmas when our Lord Jesus is born. Christmas Eve is celebrated on a grand scale,” he said. He…

Goemkarponn desk PONDA: Peons of government-aided Primary Schools threatened to approach Court if the government did not agree to their demand for the seventh pay scale implementation. Peons of schools said it’s been five years now their demand is pending, and the government doing injustice to them. They also warned to boycott on Loksabha polls scheduled next year. The peons said that the 7th Pay Commission should be implemented immediately for more than two hundred peons in government-aided primary schools. Peons said they had long back submitted a memorandum to Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant, Director of the Education Department;…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa Tourism Dept will hold four international road shows in the month of March 2023 to attract international tourists to Goa for various segments of Tourism, including First Itinerary Travelers, wellness, MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, Exhibitions), Leisure, Monsoon and medical tourism. The roadshow schedule is as follows – Paris, France – 21st March 2023; Zurich, Switzerland – 24th March 2023; Frankfurt, Germany – 27th March 2023; Vienna, Austria – 29th March 2023. Govt has invited applications from competent agencies for the Management of Goa Tourism International Roadshows. The primary objective of organizing roadshows is to depict Goa…

Goemkarponn desk MARGAO: South Goa Planning and Development Authority has invited suggestions and objections on the draft Outline Development Plan 2031 for the Margao Planning area. The finalised draft has been kept for public inspection on all working days in the SGPDA office. “Objections and suggestions if any, to the draft are to be forwarded in writing to the Member Secretary, SGPDA, within a period of 30 days from the date of its publication official gazette,” the order states. Those who have already submitted objections for draft ODP 2031 earlier need not file them again, states the public notice issued…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa Tourism Development Corporation (GTDC) has invited Tourist Taxi vehicles having valid All Goa Tourist and All India Permit to register themselves for the GTDC Airport Taxi Counter at New Mopa International Airport, Pernem, Goa. Tourist Taxi operators from Pernem Taluka will be given preference, states the notice issued by GTDC. Taxi operators can submit their duly filled form with documents to RFC North/South Goa or can submit their registration request by downloading the Goa Taxi – Driver App available on Google Play Store at https://www.goa-tourism.com/taxi-registration , the notice adds. Link for registration information https://goa-tourism.com/taxi-registration/

Goa is a hotbed of activity as the holiday season reaches its peak with Christmas and New Year around the corner. Hotels, restaurants, and tourism hot-spots are looking forward to put the last two dismal years behind them for good and with good reason. For two years, the beaches in Goa were deserted due to the COVID pandemic. After 2019, this will be the first Christmas and New Year celebration in Goa without any restrictions. Tourists from across India and around the world are heading back to this popular tourist destination for a vacation and that’s good news for the…