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Goemkarponn desk VASCO: The cruise tourism season in Goa began on Friday with the arrival of Domestic Cruise Cordelia Empress The First cruise ship of the tourism season brought in 785 passengers and 360 crew members. MPT Chairman Venkata Ramana Akkaraju speaking to reporters, said that 52 ships were lined up for the season, which will bring a lot of business to local people. Akkaraju also added that works on an international cruise terminal and a top-class fishing harbour are in progress. Meanwhile, Mormugao MLA Sankalp Amonkar inaugurated the new Murgaoncha Raja tourist taxi union counter on the cruise berth.…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: Officers from Prime Minister’s Office, New Delhi, visited the remote Khotigao village in Canacona Taluka for two days. According to Khotigao Sarpanch Anandu Desai, the team of IAS and IPS Officers are on a study tour of the indigenous community’s living conditions, people’s needs and geographical conditions in the remotest of remote areas. The Officers will submit their report to the PMO, informed Dessai. According to Khotigao Sarpanch Anandu Desai, the New Delhi team had A consent letter issued by Collector (South) and Canacona Mamlatdar, and on Monday, the team visited the Panchyat body and explained their…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: A new taxi union by the name of Murgaoncha Raja taxi union was formed in Mormugao ahead of the cruise tourism season. The new union also had a meeting where founder member and social worker Suraj Chodankar alias Balan interacted with all the taxi operators. Chodankar speaking to the media, said that it was for the first time that a union would not charge any fees or take any commission from taxi operators. “This union is opened only for a social cause, and this is not a profit-making business. The taxi operators from the entire Sada, Mormugao,…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Two innocent lives of a mother and 45-days old infant were lost a couple of days ago at Torshem, and shockingly the authorities refuse to blame the ongoing four-0lanning works by M Venkat Rao or the Public Works Department for the deadly accident. The Report by the Goa Police Traffic Police into Fatal Accident that occurred at Torshem, Pernem on 27/09/2022, squarely blames the truck driver for accident. “With reference to the above, it is submitted that on 27/09/2022 at about 12.00 Hrs a Fatal Accident occurred near Government Primary School, Torshem. The same has been registered…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa Police on Thursday arrested one Russian national for allegedly possessing 900 grams of hashish oil worth Rs 9,00,000. Police informed that Anti-Narcotic Cell conducted a raid at Morjim in north Goa and caught him red-handed. The accused is identified as Maxim Makarov, 38, presently residing in Morjim. “900 grams of hashish oil worth Rs 9,00,000 was found in his possession,” Police said. According to Police, the accused person was supplying hashish oil in the coastal belt to his prospective customers in Goa. “The ANC team are meticulously collecting evidence to lead to the source from where…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The State Government today has put up four mining blocks at Bicholim, Sirigao-Mayem, Monte de Sirigao and Kalay for auction. The state cabinet had approved the appointment of MSTC e-commerce service, a Central government public sector undertaking, for the e-auctioning of mining leases in the state. “Government of Goa has identified 04 (four) Minerals Blocks of iron ore mineral for electronic auction and hereby invites tenders for the purposes of grant of Mining Lease. Accordingly, financial bids are invited in digital format only, and technical bids are invited both in digital and physical format from eligible bidders,”…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Goa Human Rights Commission (GHRC), headed by retired Justice U.V.Bakre and comprising of former District Judges Desmond D’Costa and Pramod Kamat, has directed Pradosh Amoncar of Bicholim-based Amoncar Classic Caterers who had catered for police personnel during the 2016 BRICS Summit to produce the receipts of the nine functions of dignitaries he had catered to. The direction came during the cross-examination of Pradosh Amoncar by Adv. Aires Rodrigues, who is the complainant in the matter. In cross-examination, Mr. Amoncar admitted that in his petition filed before the High Court in 2020, he had claimed that he…