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Goemkarponn desk DELHI: Minister for Jal Shakti Gajendra Singh Shekhawat today said that the solution for the water dispute on the Mhadei River between Goa and Karnataka will come out soon. A delegation of the Goa government, led by Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday, met the Union Home Minister Amit Shah in the national capital over the Mhadei river issue. “There was an exchange of views regarding the water distribution of the Mahadayi river between us. Surely the solution to this issue will come out soon,” said Shekhawat. The delegation urged for the immediate constitution of the Mhadei Water…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change today has approved the master plan for Bondla Zoo. “I am grateful to Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Shri Bhupendra Yadav for approving the master plan for Bondla Zoo,” said Minister Vishwajit Rane. He further said that this plan would help us to implement our strategic vision and conservation mission in line with the idea of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “We will ensure holistic and integrated development through this master plan in the right perspective,” he added. Rane said that his goal is to make it a…

Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: The Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (GBSHSE) has announced the SSC and HSSC term 2 datasheets for the 2023 board exams. Students can download Goa board classes 10, 12 datasheets on the official website, gbshse.in. According to the schedule released, Goa Board SSC second term exam will commence on April 1, 2023, with First Language and will end on April 22, 2023. The Goa Board HSSC General Stream (Arts, Commerce, and Science) exam will begin on March 15 and will continue till March 31. The General stream Practical examination will commence on February 14.…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Indian Air Force (IAF) successfully managed to avert a major bomb threat on Tuesday when a chartered flight from Moscow to Goa had to make an emergency landing in Jamnagar, Gujarat, on the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday. After receiving information about the possible bomb threat on the Russian Azhur aircraft, agencies immediately activated security systems. Although, IAF faced difficulties as there were 236 passengers on the chartered flight to be evacuated safely and there was a limited response time of only 50 minutes. The officials said that such emergencies are typically handled by the…

Goemkarponn desk PILERNE: 24 hours after the massive fire broke out at the Berger Beckers Coatings Pvt Ltd factory at Pilerne IDC, officials said it continued to rage in some parts of the basement. “The fire is now under control. Only in some parts of the basement is there still come rage. We have used 12 lakh litres of water to douse the fire and about 4 tonnes of foam,” said DFES officials. The Fire and Emergency Services said that nearly 100 fire brigade staff, Navy, Defence, and MPT staff worked round the clock to douse the fire. A massive…

Goemkarponn desk FATORDA: Fatorda Police has registered a case against unknown persons for committing theft at a flat in the Fatorda area. The robbery took place at Raj’s apartment Flat no.02, behind Petrol pump Fatorda As per the information, the accused person’s affected entry into the residential house of the complainant by breaking opening the house’s main door. The thieves managed to decamp with gold ornaments w/Rs.5,00,000/- and cash of Rs.4,50,000/-belonging to the complainant and his family from inside the house.

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: The State Cabinet today approved a sanction of ₹ 20 crore towards the COVID-19 relief scheme to marginalised/ unorganised sector’, under which persons engaged in traditional occupations and unorganised sector workers hit by the pandemic are entitled to a one-time financial relief of ₹ 5,000. Minister said that a total of 90,000 applications have been received. He said in the first phase, a total of 40,000 applicants will be provided with one time grant of Rs 5000 each within the next 15 days. Minister said that in the upcoming Budget, the government will make provision for an…