AERIAL VIEW Clearly, the people of Saligao and the Village Panchayat, are to be blamed for the current crisis as they agreed to the government assurances that no expansion would be allowed and only waste from North Goa would be handled. On this backdrop, Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant makes a controversial comment that the plant will handle 30 metric tonnes of waste from Sonsodo daily. Why? What wrong have the people of Saligao done to you, Mr CM? Why can’t the people of Margao, who have gulped crores of rupees down their throats for waste treatment, handle their own…
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Goemkarponn desk RIBANDAR: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has requested Minister of AYUSH Sarbananda Sonowal to go for research-oriented integration with Goa Medical College (GMC) & other hospitals in the state. Sawant was speaking after the inauguration of AYUSH health services at Ribandar. “I request Minister of AYUSH Sarbananda Sonowal to go for research-oriented integration with Goa Medical College (GMC) & other hospitals in the state,” said Sawant. He further said urged people to visit AYUSH Health Services at Ribandar to treat any chronic disease if they person has got any results with Allopathic treatment “This AYUSH Health Services at Ribandar…
Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Goa traffic police, which is seen issuing challans to the common man every day, has no more powers when it comes to dealing with the high and mighty. Sounds strange but true; the DySP Traffic (North) seems to have surrendered before the mighty builder DLF Ltd whose vehicles have illegally occupied the service roads at Patto. Instead of taking action and issuing challans, the DYSP Traffic has asked District Magistrate to take action and vacate the road. “Some big Containers housing offices of DLF India and construction materials such as metal rods are kept on the…
Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: Heavy rains triggered landslide on the roadside at Dumane early Friday morning. A huge portion of the earth came down, bringing along a Cashew Tree, almost blocking the Agonda-Canacona road near Dumane Bridge in the wee hours of Friday. Amidst heavy downpours, Canacona recorded 89.2 mm of rainfall in the last 24 hours till 0830 hrs of Friday, while the seasonal total had crossed 1643 mm at the taluka’s rain gauge station. When informed at about 7.30 am, Fire services rushed to the site and cut and removed the cashew tree and cleared the mud which literarily…
Goemkarponn desk PONDA: Due to incessant rain, a retaining wall of Damodar Apartment at Prabhunagar was Curti collapsed, and debris fell on a parked WagonR car and bike below the wall beside it, damaging the gas pipeline from the area. The incident took place at around 10.30 pm Thursday night. The retaining wall, a height of 3.5 meters, collapsed on a Parked car and bike. It also punctured the gas line, after which a stench smell started emanating. However, the leakage was stopped by Gas Authorities. Ponda Fire in charge Sushil Morajkar rushed to the spot with his team of…
Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: At least four persons from the Northeast – three from Meghalaya and one from Assam – have been arrested by the Goa police for allegedly duping citizens of the United States. These four persons from the Northeast – three from Meghalaya and one from Assam – were among the total of nine individuals arrested by the Goa police in connection with the case. The nine arrested persons were allegedly cheating citizens of the United States. The arrested persons had set up a fake illegal call centre and procured personal details of citizens of the United States through…
Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said that his Government will place an initial fund of Rs 10 Crores with CGTMSE to cover the Micro and Small units located in the State of Goa. “Government will place an initial fund of Rs 10 Crores with CGTMSE to cover the Micro and Small units located in the State of Goa. CGTMSE will provide guarantee coverage in the range of 75% – 85% as applicable under its ongoing Credit Guarantee scheme from its own funds,” said Sawant He further said that an additional 20% – 10% will be guaranteed from the…