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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: General Elections to Ponda and Sanquelim Municipal Councils will be held tomorrow from 8 am to 5 pm. The voting for the two councils will take place on May 5, and the counting and declaration of results will be on May 7. The term of the existing council of Ponda and Sanquelim Municipality will expire on May 20th. Ponda Municipal Council has 16,305 voters – 8,152 males and 8,153 females, while Sanquelim Municipal Council has 8,640 voters – 4239 males and 4401 females. The number of wards for the Ponda Municipal Council is 15 and the number…

Goemkarponn desk Ponda: Several places in Ponds today reeled under a Water crisis today after the pipeline burst. Ponda, Curti, Marcaim, Borim and parts of Bandora after the main 750 mm dia water pipeline burst at Curti near Sateri Temple. According to officials, the pipeline exploded late at night on Wednesday, and they resumed work on repairing the pipeline. The locals said the pipeline was damaged and lakhs of water was wasted. The Officials said the repair work would complete today evening, and late night water supply would be resumed.

Goemkarponn desk PONDA: Kundaim Villagers cleared road blockades at Manaswada and opened the road for traffic after Authorities assured to widen the Kundaim bypass road. The locals want Manaswada Road as a service road for their safety. The NH officials urged locals to give some time to widen the narrow bypass, and thereafter the bypass would be two-way. It may be recalled that last Sunday, the locals had blocked the NH traffic passing one way from Manaswada Kundaim and diverted through Kundaim bypass from May 1 next day following a Horrific accident reported at Manaswada Kundaim junction where a container…

Goemkarponn desk DUBAI: The Department of Tourism, Government of Goa successfully concluded the first day at Arabian Travel Market (ATM) Dubai. The delegation, led by Rohan Khaunte, Minister for Tourism, Government of Goa, included Shawn Mendes, OSD to the Minister of Tourism; Suneel Anchipaka, IAS, Director of Tourism, and Pradeep Binnar, Asst. Director of Tourism. The Goa pavilion showcasing the unique attractions of Goa was inaugurated by H.E. Sunjay Sudhir, Indian Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates. On the first day, the delegation engaged in a series of productive B2B meetings with various dignitaries, partners and potential partners to discuss…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: It is shocking that the Transport Department is not getting any revenue from the Tankers operating in Goa. Documents reveal that Transport Department has no data on Vehicles used for Commercial purposes in Goa. This proves that BJP Government is promoting Tanker and Commercial Vehicle Mafia in Goa with zero revenue to State, charged Congress President Amit Patkar. Congress Party today barged into the Department of Transport and grilled the Director Rajan Satardekar over his complete failure to act against the Water Tanker transporting Sewage. They also quizzed him over rising Fatal Accidents in the State. Two…

Goemkapronn desk CANACONA: 56 Liquor outlets in Canacona within 5-Kms along Goa’s southernmost border with Karnataka State, are coming within the purview of the Election Commission order on Assembly Elections of Karnataka State. Of the 56 Liquor Outlets, there are 39 Bars/ Taverns/ Consumption outlets, Retail sale of packed bottle licensees (Wine Shops)- 12 Wholesale of liquor Licencees -03, Duty-Paid Warehouse Licencee -01 and Country Liquor Bottling Unit-01 are within the 5-Kms range of Karnataka border (Majali-Karwar), informed Canacona Excise Supdt Chandrashekar Dessai. All these liquor outlets, be it consumer points or wholesalers, warehouses or bottling units, will have to…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: Agonda Sarpanch, Fatima Rodrigues, resigns after remaining on the hot seat for just over 9-months. According to sources, Rodrigues, who was elected unopposed and had a smooth run so far, being in the good books of Canacona MLA/Speaker Ramesh Tawadkar, submitted her resignation papers at the end of last week and reportedly gave personnel as a reason for her step to submit the resignation for the post. Her resignation has, however, surprised the villagers; however, when contacted, Rodrigues informed, ‘There is nothing unusual about my resignation. “My resignation is as per our ruling group decision to amicably…