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Goemkarponn Desk CANACONA: Authorities have stopped an illegal hill cutting at Carai-Maxem on Thursday. According to sources, the hill Cutting is going on illegally allegedly as per whims and fancies of some builders and contractors at Carai-Maxem in Loliem-Polem village for the last two years, engaging heavy machinery for hill -cutting and tipper trucks for transportation. It is learnt that a NGO and some residents have been repeatedly complaining of the illegality being committed openly but is allowed to continue without any intervention by the authorities concerned. Even complaints to the flying squad in the past were conveniently ignored, people…

Goemkarponn Desk PONDA: The 8th edition of the State Level Tribal Sports Festival 2023 organized by the Sports Authority of Goa concluded today at Ponda Sports Complex. While speaking at the closing function the Sports and Tribal Minister Shri Govind Gaude congratulated the participants for participating in various sports like Kabaddi, Kho- Kho, Volleyball, Tennis ball Cricket, Tug of war and traditional games like Langadi and Lagori in the scorching heat. “Winning and losing in games are part and parcel and every sportsperson should focus in achieving its dreams. Hinterland areas especially tribal community should make use of such platforms…

Goemkarponn Desk DABOLIM: Aakash BYJU’S, India’s leader in test preparation services, has opened its new classroom centre in Dabolim, Goa responding to the growing demand for its NEET, IIT JEE, Olympiads coaching and Foundation courses from the state. This new addition to the Aakash BYJU’S expanding pan-India network of centres, currently totaling 330+ in 24 states and union territories, reflects the institute’s commitment to reaching its standardised direct coaching services to students where they live. Located in a huge 5200 sqft space in a prime location at Aakash BYJU’S, 2nd Floor, Prabhu Signature, Above Reliance Trends, Near Dabolim Junction, Dabolim,…

Goemkarponn Desk DABOLIM: INS Hansa has become the very first Joint-User International Aerodrome in the South-Asia Pacific region to be augmented with the Required Navigation Performance (RNP) approach. The RNP approach will reduce dependency for navigation on ground-based equipment such as Very-High Frequency Omnidirectional Radio (VOR) and Instrument Landing System (ILS). This RNP approach will provide near Category-I ILS accuracies, thereby aiding unhindered flying operations even when the aforementioned equipment are unserviceable/ under maintenance. The capability was achieved through dedicated and concerted efforts of the Indian Navy and Airports Authority of India (AAI). A team of AAl officials visited the…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said that his government is working to ensure that by the end of next 25 years no one will have to remain a roadside destitute. CM Sawant was addressing the National Conference on issues of street dwellers. “Govt is running 12 Ashrams through Provedoria in all Talukas of Goa. 2000 elderly people are housed in govt owned old age homes. In addition 6 to 7 NGOs working for the welfare of senior citizens and 13 to 14 NGOs working with children are being supported by the govt,” said Sawant He further said that…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Calangute MLA Michael Lobo said that Town & Country Planning Act and Panchayat Act need to be amended in the monsoon session of the assembly to facilitate setting up of beach shacks in the next tourist season. “Town & Country Planning Act and Panchayat Act need to be amended in the monsoon session of the assembly to facilitate setting up of beach shacks in the next tourist season,” said Lobo He further said that the process of granting of various permissions should be streamlined, he added. Lobo also called for timely release of the New Shack Policy…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has urged parents and adolescents to watch The Kerala Story movie to know how terrorism has begun in the world. “This movie depicts real story of terrorism. How ISIS is involved in conversion and terrorism, be it in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Syria, and other parts of the world, including some parts of India. It is a real story. Hence, parents and adolescents should watch The Kerala story movie…,” Sawant said We should know the reality and should be alert about spread of terrorism. We should take precautions that such incidents don`t take place and…