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Goemkarponn desk PONDA: Pondaitees expressed unhappiness as most roads are in bad conditions in Ponda City and internal parts of various villages in taluka, including those dug for sewerage work. The locals demanded urgent repairs and hot mix carpeting before the onset of the monsoon. In many places, the road stretch is in the worst condition. The gravel is washed away and poses a risk to bike riders. The locals said the roads were not tarred for so many years. In many places, the roads dug for sewerage work are rough, posing trouble and accidents for people. The locals also…

BJP-backed panel ousts MGP backed Chairperson in Ponda Municipal Council 9-0 BJP backed Ravi Naik’s son Ritesh finally to may become the next Chairperson Goeemkarponn desk PONDA: MGP backed PMC Chairperson Geetali Talavalikar and Jaya Sawant were voted out by 9-0 votes. The no-confidence motion against them was brought by 8 Councillors last week and came for discussion today. Chairperson Geetali Talavalikar took charge on 11th January this year and enjoyed the post of Chairperson for around three months. The ouster of Geetali is considered a blow to MGP and its leaders. Councillor Vishwanath Dalvi said the reason for removal…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Supreme Court has accepted the Central Empowered Committee’s recommendation recommended that the Goa-Tamnar 440KV power line be set up along the alignment of the existing powerline so that fresh forest areas are not disturbed. A three-judge bench of Justices L. Nageswara Rao, B.R. Gavai and Aniruddha Bose was looking into the recommendations of the Central Empowered Committee (CEC), via its Report 6 of 2021 dated April 23, 2021. Upon an application filed by the Goa Foundation, the Supreme Court-appointed CEC examined the proposals cleared by the Standing Committee of the National Board for Wildlife (SC-NBWL) for…

Goemkarponn desk MARGAO: Congress MLA Digambar Kamat, today reacting to news of him joining the BJP, said that media credibility has gone down. “The media credibility has gone down; without even asking me, they are running Breaking News. What can I do for that,” said Kamat. He further said that he has given his karyakartas the right to speak to the media but instead speak to him for any decisions. “The media should at least call me to ask; without asking me, the media has been breaking news; the media’s credibility has become zero,” he added. Kamat said that the…

Goemkarponn desk CORTALIM: Cortalim MLA Anton Vas said that he will put up a proposal before Collector to put a one-speed breaker, three culverts and one service road for the road stretch from Santrat to Kesarval. On Friday morning, a joint inspection was held by the Cortalim MLA Antonio Vas along with the PWD, National Highway Authority, Water Resource department and other concerned authorities to understand the ground reality of the waterlogging of the Santrat fields, chocking of cross drains, need of the speed breaker at Vailankani chapel and a service road next to National Highway at Kesarval T-junction where…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Tourism Minister Rohan Khaunte today held a review meeting with the Tourism department and GTDC to evaluate the current status and projections to formulate an inclusive roadmap for existing projects in tandem with exploring new avenues to regain Goa’s Global Tourism glory. “Have taken a review meeting of the Tourism department and GTDC regarding where the departments stand and before taking any further decision, what needs to be taken on priority,” said Khaunte. He further said that the Industry needs reforms, which can be done after amending the Tourism Act and that the State government will work…

Goemkarponn desk QUEPEM: The Borimol Quepem sports complex opened to the public more than a decade ago continues to operate on a temporary power connection. Quepem MLA Altone D’Costa, while inspecting the sports complex, told reporters that the power supply to the Quepem Borimol Sports Complex is still temporary, and “now we are in the rebuilding process, we’re working to make this complex even more convenient.” He further said that the temporary power connection to this structure is a matter of concern. During this visit, Surendra Faldesai, Executive Engineer SAG Deepak Lotlikar, Prasad Velip, Rajesh Naik, Monica Dourando, in Incharge…