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· Pilot initiative commenced in 36 Reliance Retail stores in Mumbai and Delhi · PET collection and recycling initiative to be expanded to 200 Reliance stores in India by 2025 · Aims to collect 5,00,000 PET bottles annually in the pilot phase Goemkarponn desk Mumbai: Coca-Cola India and India’s largest retailer, Reliance Retail announced the launch of a sustainability initiative titled “Bhool Na Jana, Plastic Bottle Lautana”, focused on post-consumer PET collection at Reliance Retail stores in Mumbai through Reverse Vending Machines (RVMs) and collection bins. With a vision for a circular economy, this pilot project, aligned with the Government’s…

Will move Private Member Resolution in upcoming session demanding Opinion Poll to be celebrated state function Sarpanch Joseph Sequeira blames govt & Lobo for for forgetting promise on Dr Jack Sequeira statue Goemkarponn desk FATORDA/ CALANGUTE: Goa Forward president Vijai Sardesai and Calangute sarpanch Joseph Sequeira targetted the State government on Opinion Poll Day. Goa Forward Party (GFP) President Vijai Sardesai today said that those who wanted a merger with Maharashtra are running the state Government today. Sardesai was addressing the gathering during the Opinion Poll Day celebrations. “Those who wanted a merger with Maharashtra are running the state Govt…

Goemkarponn desk Panaji: Alleging that corrupt BJP government led by Chief Minister Pramod Sawant is hand in glove with defaulters (of mining dues), Congress on Monday claimed that directorate of Mines & Geology has permitted M/s Vedanta Ltd to export iron ore without paying dues of total of Rs.165 crores. General Secretary of Goa Pradesh Congress Committee Srinivas Khalap has written letter to Chief Minister and has demanded to imediately stop the export by the defaulter company. “This is evident that BJP government is hand in glove with M/s Vedanta Ltd and has permittted them to export ore though they…

Goemkarponn desk VARCA: A 41-year-old man from Fatrade-Varca was gored to death by a buffalo at Fatrade. The person has identified as Jeneto Vaz, allegedly got injured during a bullfight that was held outside a starred hotel in Benaulim. Vaz was taken in serious condition to the South Goa district hospital by ambulance. Vaz’s family denied that he participated in any bullfights, saying he was hurt while handling a cow in a pound. Investigations are still ongoing in relation to the unnatural death case that has been reported. DySp Rajendra Prabhudesai said the Colva police has registered a case of…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The final date sheet for the Class XII Board examination was released by the Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (GBSHSE). The examination is scheduled to begin on February 28 and end on March 18 for the general category. The Goa Board’s public examination for vocational Class XII students is scheduled to take place from February 28 to March 12. The final schedule for the general stream exam states that the language paper will be administered on February 29 and the geography paper on February 28. The psychology paper is due on March 2. Accountancy,…

AERIAL VIEW Two accidents have already taken place, two innocent lives lost but still there has been no action, no accountability, why? Don’t these lives matter to anyone? The Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant, the Panaji MLA Babush Monseratte and the Smart City CEO Sanjith Rodrigues when questioned about fixing the accountability have only maintained “Inquiry is on”. We all know the accidents were caused due to sheer negligence of the contractors in both cases of Ribandar as well as Mala. In Ribandar there was no protection for labour and at Mala there were no barricades for the trench. These…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: In an operation, the Crime Branch of Goa Police detained 11 individuals on charges of participating in illicit gambling activities within a casino located at Candolim. The arrests followed a raid conducted at the Ocean 7 Casino, situated within the Novotel Hotel, Annawado, Candolim, in the Bardez taluka. According to police reports, the raid was prompted by suspicions of illegal gambling operations within the premises. It was revealed that the casino, Ocean 7, lacked the necessary license to conduct live gaming activities, and yet, such activities were allegedly being offered in violation of the established legal framework.…