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Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: Following bitter complaints of public grievances and particularly as a fallout of a few sting operations exposing corruption at Polem checkpost, Speaker and Canacona MLA Ramesh Tawadkar cornered officials of Excise, RTO and Police in a meeting at Canacona on Wednesday. At one point Speaker Tawadkar retorted, ‘The infamy of the checkpost at Polem will not end unless the two-three people are suspended’. While a few sting operations caught officials taking bribes at the border, recently in yet another expose, AAP president Amit Palekar exposed how officials of different departments are taking bribes, looting particularly inter-State motorists.…

Goemkarponn desk OLD GOA: A fatal accident was reported at Corlim Old Goa today in which 27-year-old resident Prior died on the spot. As per the information, the tempo driver who was driving in a rash and negligent manner lost control of the vehicle and dashed the bike. The Tempo driver, Pradeep Mahto a 21-year-old from Bihar has been arrested. Police said that an investigation is on in the case.

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Following public interest litigation filed by concerned citizens in HC against TCP Minister Vishwajit Rane’s official order making government approval before responding to RTI queries, the Government has now backtracked on its decision. The government informed HC that the Minister has moved a fresh note directing the TCP dept to dispose of the RTI applications at their level as per the rti provision. These illegal orders directed the Chief Town Planner (Planning) to inform its PIOs that no information on RTI requests concerning matters of the Town and Country Planning department – including applications for information relating…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Directorate of Food & Drugs Administration in collaboration with Nestle and NASVI (National Association of Street Food Vendors of India) organized a training program for the street food vendors today at the Directorate’s Conference Hall, Bambolim. The programme was held to raise awareness and education on Food Safety Practices and Hygiene among street food vendors. It is informed that the training programme was the second edition of the training on “Serve Safe Food”, which aims to train 1000 street food vendors across Goa. 40 street food vendors were trained. The program commenced with an inaugural function.…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: As in the previous years the Goa State will participate in the much awaited upcoming 42nd edition of India International Trade Fair to be held at Iconic refurbished Pragati Maidan in the national capital, New Delhi from 14 to 27, 2023. The theme of IITF for this year is Vasudhaiva Kutumbkam – United by trade. The Department of the Information and Publicity which is the Nodal Agency of the State Government to effectively disseminate information on varied aspects through different modes of communication is the Nodal Department for the participation of Goa in this annual Mega Trade…

Goenkarponn desk FATORDA: Fatorda MLA Vijai Sardesai has written to the Chief Secretary regarding unavailability of rice at fair price shops in Fatorda. Vijai said that it is deeply distressing to learn that despite the allocation order issued by the officiating Director of Civil Supplies, there continues to be significant delays in the arrival of stocks. “I have been receiving complaints from my voters in Fatorda that the fair price shops there are shut due to unavailability of rice. Recent articles in local newspapers have highlighted the grave concern regarding the shortage of food grains in fair price shops across…

Australia great Ricky Ponting believes his former side will obtain great belief from Glenn Maxwell’s stunning innings against Afghanistan and that it could prove pivotal in their quest for a sixth ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup title. Maxwell overcame severe cramps and a back spasm to smash an unbeaten double-century against Afghanistan on Tuesday that ensured Australia will once again feature in the knockout stages of the World Cup. It was a knock of immense quality from Maxwell, with Ponting revealing after the match that the innings was the best he can remember. “I have been around a lot of…