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Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Vasco MLA Krishna Salkar on Tuesday said that Vasco da Gama would be the first Municipal jurisdiction in Goa that would soon be free of advertising banners. Salkar was speaking to reporters after distributing sanction letters of Laadli Laxmi to beneficiaries in the presence of Vasco BJP Mandal President Deepak Naik, Mormugao Municipal Council (MMC) Vice Chairperson Amay Chopdekar, Councillors Shami Salkar, Girish Borker and others. “We have seen banners put all over the city, and I also have been putting my banners. However, sometimes we have noticed that people put banners all over the place without…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has said that the chief wildlife warden of the state has issued a stop-work notice to the Karnataka government over the construction of Kalasa-Banduri dam project on Mahadayi river, which passes through a wildlife sanctuary. Sawant held a meeting of high-ranking officials and members of Mhadei Bachaao Abhiyan here on Monday evening to decide the future course of action in the water diversion issue. Goa and Karnataka are at loggerheads over the diversion of water from the Mahadayi river through the construction of dams by Karnataka on the river’s tributaries Kalasa and…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Reacting to the Goa Taxi App’s exorbitant bill, Transport Minister Mauvin Godinho today defended the fare stating that the customer opted for a high-end taxi from Mopa Airport to Benaulim. “The bill of high taxi fare which has gone viral is completely genuine. It’s just that the customer booked a high-end taxi,” said Godinho. He further said that the government is working out a mechanism to reduce fares. “Sometimes, when there is no issue, some people attempt to make it an issue. There are 4 categories of cars which have different rates,” he added. Godinho said that…

Goemkarponn desk Jamnagar, Gujarat: The Russian Embassy has issued a statement saying that they were alerted by the Indian authorities about the alleged bomb scare on the Azur Air flight en route from Moscow to Goa. “The Embassy was alerted by Indian authorities about an alleged bomb scare on Azur Air flight from Moscow to Goa. The aircraft made an emergency landing at Jamnagar Indian Air Force Base. Everyone on board is safe; authorities conducting an inspection of the aircraft,” said the Russian Embassy in a statement. Earlier on Monday, the flight was diverted to Gujarat’s Jamnagar, a move which…

Goemkarponn desk CORTALIM: Goa A 57-year-old lady Rosa Maria Fernandes, a resident of Lotoulim, was killed in a road mishap on Monday after being hit by a speeding car near Cortalim junction. According to information from sources, a lady Femila Dias (50), a resident of Chinchinim drove her Maruti Suzuki Nexa Ignis car ( GA08 AA 2333 ) in a rash & negligent manner while travelling from Panaji to Margao side. “When she reached Cortalim Junction, she gave a dash to the deceased pedestrian lady who was crossing the road and further gave a dash to another grey colour Grand…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Mormugao police have on Monday afternoon arrested Vinayak Rane, a 20-year-old resident near El Monte theatre, for stealing two-wheelers. Sources said that the accused was nabbed while on a bike by a police patrolling team led by HC Purshottam Naik at Bogda on Monday afternoon “When we captured him, he could not provide documentation of the vehicle, and he did not offer proper replies. We later got him to the police station, where he confessed during interrogation to having stolen two bikes, one from Vasco and the other from Zuarinagar Birla. We have recovered two stolen bikes,…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA – Noted Heart Specialist suggested Echo equipment to tap the rising heart ailments in Canacona Over a hundred residents of Canacona got themselves examined at the Free Cardiac Checkup camp by Noted cardiologist Dr Millind Dessai on Monday. Organised by Canacona Patrakar Sangh in association with Canacona Municipal Council, a medical team of Imperial Hospital, Margao, led by leading Cardiologist Dr Millind Dessai, examined a record of 129 people in the half-day camp held at Asara-Ghar(Disaster Shelter Home) at Char-rasta. A record of 129 ECGs was taken, and Diabetes and Blood Pressure were checked, with as many…