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Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Goa Khadi and Village Industries Board (GKAVIB) Chairman and Cortalim MLA Anton Vas on Sunday said that the officials of the board were willing to go to the doorstep of the people to explain various schemes and assist prospective entrepreneurs. Vas speaking to reporters after a mega awareness camp, also appealed the Panchayats in Goa to have an awareness camp where various schemes could be explained to the people at the village level to help generate self-employment. Vas also assured us to extend all. Support through the officials for the training of the people to utilise the…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Activists in port town have warned of a massive agitation to stop the transportation of coal and other cargoes to and from the port if the overloading of the vehicles is not stopped immediately by the Mormugao Port Authority ( MPA ) and other authorities like RTO and Traffic cell etc. Speaking to the media, anti-coal activist Xencor Polgi said that they had asked for an inspection by the Goa State pollution control board in the past for the vast pollution caused during cargo transportation along the roads through the city and highway. “The *Activists warn of…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Mormugao police on Saturday arrested a 24-year-old Rahul Biradar , a resident of GRB Colony Sada, for sexually assaulting a minor girl near a school in Verna The father of the girl had on Friday filed a complaint at Mormugao police station that the accused had on different occasions sexually assaulted his 16-year-old minor daughter Mormugao police have registered an offence and arrested the accused under sections 376 (2) (n) IPC and sections 8 of the Goa children’s act, paragraphs 3 ( b),4,5 (I),6 of the POSCO act. Mormugao police are carrying out a further investigation under…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Transport Minister Mauvin Godinho on Friday evening convened a joint meeting with South Goa Hoteliers in the presence of various departments like Navy, RTO, Goa Airport, Kadamba and others. Godinho, briefing media about Dabolim Airport and associated issues, said that the Goa airport was here to stay and the traffic at the Goa airport had increased. “We are having a joint meeting with South Goa Hoteliers association, TTAG president Nilesh Shah, Goa Airport, Navy, Transport department, Kadamba, Chicalim Panchayat and other departments to prepare ourselves at G 20 meeting. Dabolim airport has served us for a long…

Goemkarponn desk MARGAO: “As BJP Government proposes an increase in Power Tariff to Join Electricity Regulatory Commission (JERC), I urge the Power Minister Ramkrishna Dhavalikar to make public Power Losses exhibited in the Proforma Account based on Demand, Collection, and Balance Statement of all Divisions of Power Department,” demanded Leader of Opposition Yuri Alemao. Reacting to the Proposal of the State Government to hike the Power Tariff in Goa by almost 6%, the Leader of the Opposition said that the Government should not burden the Consumers for the Department’s failure to assess and control the power losses. “The insensitivity of…

Goempkarponn desk PANAJI: After the Kannadigas extended their support to Goa over the Mhadei water dispute, the Krishna Bachao team of Maharashtra condemning Karnataka’s move of diverting water into Malaprabha have extended their support to Goa. Abasaheb Chavan, President of Krishna Bachao Andolan, said that Karnataka’s move to divert the natural channel of water will badly impact the rich biodiversity of the Western ghat. “The Western Ghats or the Western Mountain range is World’s rich biodiversity hotspot and is shelter to a large number of endemic species”. Condemning the decision of the Central Water Commission over approving DPR to Karnataka’s proposed…

Drugs peddled in small quantities, says DGP Goa Police considering giving narcotic drug detect machines to courier operators: DGP Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Stating that there was no drug mafia operating in Goa, DGP Jaspal Singh IPS today said that Goa Police is in of giving narcotic drug testing to courier operators in the state to check for any inflow of drugs into the state via parcels. Singh was speaking on the sidelines of an awareness program for courier and parcel service operators held in Panaji. “Goa Police is in the process of giving narcotic drug testing to courier operators in…