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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Bombay High Court at Goa today refused to stay the NGT order directing Deltin Caravela to stop operations in River Mandovi pending CRZ clearance. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has restrained Casino and Floatel Deltin Carevela from conducting its operation on the Mandovi River, Goa, unless it has Coastal Regulatory Zone (CRZ) clearance with immediate effect. NGT had directed the Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) to assess and recover compensation for damage to the environment on account of operations of the project proponent with the requite CRZ clearance. The NGT said after the money was…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant today said that at least one event of the G-20 Summit is likely to be held in the state of Goa. CM Pramod Sawant said this while he addressed the gathering on launching online tourism registration services. “At least one event of the G-20 Summit is likely to be held in the state of Goa. This will help us boost the tourism industry; I have already spoken to PM Narendra Modi in this regard,” said CM Sawant. He further said that there was a need to bring in tourism-related services in online mode…

Goemkarponn desk CURCOREM: Mega Solid Waste Treatment plant from Cacora-Curchorem worth crores of rupees will be inaugurated on Goa Statehood day. Waste from all four constituencies, Quepem, Sanguem, Curchorem, and Sanvordem, will be treated here, PWD minister Nilesh Cabral. The mega solid waste management plant, whose foundation stone was laid in December 2019 by Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant, has almost completed and inaugurated on Goa’s statehood day, informed PWD minister Nilesh Cabral. Minister Cabral was speaking during the inaugural function of beautification of the surrounding of Xeldem lake in the Xeldem panchayat area. Local MLA Nilesh Cabral, during his…

Goemkarponn desk PONDA: Under the new ‘Samadhan’ initiative by the Goa Police department, DySPs will take up public issues on Saturdays between 11 am to 2 pm. Samadhan scheme now offers an opportunity for the citizens and members of the public to take their grievances before a Sub-divisional Police Officer of DySP and get their issues redressed, said Ponda DySp CL Patil. He said Samadhan – an initiative by newly-appointed Director General of Police, Jaspal Singh, to resolve public grievances by police officers at the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Police, got underway at the Ponda Police Station on Saturday.…

Goemakrponn desk CANDOLIM: The new TCP Minister Vishwajit Rane seems to be in a song acting tough against illegal hill cutting and construction. One such is raction he asked forest department to inspect illegal hill cutting in Arpora. Today morning, DCF North inspected the construction site at Hotel Park Regis in Arpora. During his inspection, massive hill cutting was noticed with no permission,” Rane said. He said that Section 8 of the Goa Preservation of Trees Act, 1984, classifies it as a serious offense. “According to the GPTA, permission cannot be granted even for mature trees on steep slopes. An…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Rear Admiral Vikram Menon, VSM, took over duties of Flag Officer Commanding Goa Area (FOGA) and Flag Officer Naval Aviation (FONA) on 30 Apr 2022 from Rear Admiral Philipose G Pynumootil, AVSM, NM, who retired on superannuation after a career spanning over 36 years in service. Rear Admiral Menon is an alumnus of the National Defence Academy and the Naval War College and was commissioned into the Indian Navy on 01 January 1990. An experienced fighter pilot and Qualified Flying Instructor with over 2000 hours of flying experience, he has flown the Sea Harrier aircraft extensively from…

Goemkarponn desk QUEPEM: Parents should support their children to build their careers in sports activities along with education, says Pademashree Bramhanand Sankhwalkar, Sankwalkar was the chief guest at the closing ceremony of the Cuncolim Union Summer football coaching camp at Cuncolim Union Sports Complex. Further, he said that the summer camp organised by Cuncolim Union had great success. I am very much impressed to see how they are trying to build at the grass-root level and give opportunities to young talent to showcase their skills and develop their future in sports. Also, its credit goes to the coach Raymond who…