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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Tourism Department has decided to have a status quo in the water sports operations and keep the Goa Tourism and Goa Electronics Limited (GEL) counter at beaches on hold. The decision was taken by Tourism Minister Rohan Khaunte after having deliberations with Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, MLAs from coastal areas and the water sports association. “Operators have been asked to follow the queue system through the GEL-developed software to do away with tout. They have assured to follow this,” said CM Sawant after the meeting. Water Sports Operator Associations were also given a demo of the…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Demanding to know the status of the free cylinder scheme announced by the BJP during the 2022 Assembly elections, Goa Forward Party Vice President Advocate Ashma, along with GFP leader and MMC councillor Nimisha Faleiro addressed a press conference at Party Headquarters where they presented government documents showing the scheme had been scrapped even before it could complete a year. BJP released their manifesto called Sankalp Patra on 8th February 2022. The first promise in the manifesto was to provide three free cylinders to every household in Goa to release the burden on the homemakers of the…

By SANJAY BORKAR PANAJI: To make the ‘Atithi Devo Bhava’ (Guest is equal to God) concept meaningful in the coastal state, the Goa government has taken several measures and has started acting swiftly on the complaints of tourists who were either attacked or looted. Also, with the state’s debt pegged at Rs 24,175.93 crore and mining operations yet to resume in the coastal state, the government is focusing on the tourism sector and the safety of tourists. The incidents where tourists were attacked either by the locals or the hotel staff, are being dealt with in a proactive manner. The…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Goa government has directed GMR Goa International Airport Limited (GGIAL) to stop using any suffix or prefix with the name MOPA Airport and instead call it ‘Manohar International Airport’. In a letter on behalf of the Goa government, the state’s director of civil aviation, Dr S. Shanbhogue, pointed out that even after renaming the Greenfield International Airport as Manohar International Airport, several airlines, sub-licensees, other airports and even GGIAL were using different names for the facility. “GGIAL should stop writing ‘New Goa’ with immediate effect. Further, you are required to take all necessary action to ensure…

Goemkapronn desk PANAJI: Over the weekend, Drishti lifesavers were involved in six rescue operations off the coast of Goa, which involved the rescues of a 53-year-old kayaker at Palolem beach and a 15-year-old girl off Cavelossim beach. At Cavelossim, the teenager from Delhi was with her family in the sea when she decided to swim further without the assistance of her family. The girl was in a precarious situation after she panicked in deep waters. The rough currents pulled her deeper into the sea. The Drishti lifesavers stationed on the beach, Bapu and Sarvesh, were alert to the girl’s cries…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant today said that his government has already issued a notice to the Maharashtra government demanding immediate stoppage to ongoing works on the Virdi dam. CM Sawant was speaking to the media on the sidelines of a BJP function in the capital. “Goa govt has already issued a notice to the Maharashtra government to immediately stop the work on Virdi dam. Have also asked for an inquiry as to what permissions and approvals have been taken from them,” said CM Sawant. He further informed that the letter is ready and it will be going…

  Goemkarponn desk KERI: Although the Special Leave Petitions filed by three states are pending before the Supreme Court for the hearing, Maharashtra has commenced the work of the Virdi dam in Dodamarg taluka in Maharashtra, informed Environmentalist Rajendra Kerkar. Kerkar told Goemkarponn that from the morning, along with the excavators, trucks and labourers, Maharashtra has commenced the work of the Virdi dam across the Kattika nallah, a tributary of the Valvont river in the jurisdiction of Virdi Village Panchayat of Dodamarg taluka,3.5 km away from the borders of Goa. The ongoing work of the Virdi dam was stopped in February…