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Goemkarponn desk MOPA: Akasa Air, India’s youngest airline, is set to inaugurate its maiden flight from Goa, the 12th city on its network. After Mumbai and Pune, Goa is the third city in the western part of India to be added to the airline’s network. Akasa Air will be offering double daily flights from Goa to Mumbai and from Goa to Bengaluru from January 11, 2023. From February 01, 2023, the airline will increase its frequency from Goa to Bengaluru by adding an additional flight each day. The first Akasa Air flight, QP1392 on the Bengaluru-Goa route, was scheduled to…

Goemkarponn Desk PILERNE: A massive fire broke out at Berger Becker Coatings Factory at Pilerne Industrial Estate. The blaze began at 2.40 pm in the afternoon. No one has been injured in the incident. Short circuit is suspected to be cause of fire. The factory contained large quantity of paint and chemicals due to which the fire escalated and engulfed the entire factory. Several fire tenders from nearby towns including Pilerne, Porvorim, Mapusa, Panaji, Kundaim, Ponda, Curchorem and Margao have been pressed into service to control the raging fire. Also, water tankers both private and Navy were also put to…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa Police have fined a group of tourists from Hyderabad, Telangana, for consuming liquor in a public space at Miramar. The Police fined Rs 10,000 on charges of consuming liquor in a public place and littering the stretch of road with leftovers. The tourists had arrived in a tourist bus, which was parked at Miramar. Sources said the tourists were also made to clear the garbage. The Goa government has recently introduced very heavy fines for littering at tourist spots, driving and cooking on beaches, unauthorised ticketing, touting etc, under the provisions of the Goa Tourist Places…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Revolutionary Goans Party (RGP) Supremo Manoj Parab today said that the state government must prepare a report and immediately take action against culprits responsible for illegal landfilling at Merces. “Illegal hill cutting and landfilling have been going on at Merces. The government has failed to protect Goan land,” said Parab. He further demanded state government must prepare a report and immediately take action against culprits responsible for illegal landfilling at Merces. “The surveyor who came today does not have the equipment for measuring this land at Merces; you require area survey machines and not measuring tapes,” he…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: The Moscow-Goa chartered flight that was diverted to Jamnagar on Monday night after an alleged bomb threat landed in Goa today afternoon. The flight took off from Jamnagar around 12.45 pm this afternoon and landed at Mormugao at 3.00 pm. The Jamnagar Collector had said that he alleged bomb threat onboard the Moscow-Goa chartered flight was a hoax call. The flight was diverted to Gujarat’s Jamnagar after Goa ATC followed an alleged bomb threat on Monday. Jamnagar Collector Saurabh Pardhi said a thorough search operation was conducted by National Security Guard (NSG), police and Bomb Disposal Squad…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: High School students of Shrishthal village were given orientation on classification and waste disposal under the Swachh Bharat Mission by Shrishthal Biodiversity management on Monday. According to sources, Shristhal, Panchayat, under the Directorate of Panchayat, organized a special program in the Panchayat hall, where Essay writing and Painting competitions were held for high school students in the panchayat hall. A special session was organized for various committee members and Self-Help group representatives working in the panchayat areas along with the student’s orientation of segregation/classification and disposal of Waste under the Swatch Bharat Mission. Sarpanch Sejal Gaonkar was…