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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: With Goa expecting a rush of visitors during the upcoming Christmas and New Year celebrations, the state government has asked police to increase surveillance against drugs sale and consumption, clamp down on drunk driving, illegal parking of vehicles and step up patrolling in sensitive areas. The government has asked tourist taxi operators to ensure good conduct with customers. It has also decided to act against foreigners overstaying in the coastal state. The state authorities had identified 700 foreigners overstaying, and out of them, 650 have been deported, while a process is underway to send back the rest,…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: With Goa expecting higher tourist footfalls during the upcoming festive week through Christmas and New Year, the lifeguard contractor has scaled up its life-saving operations in the coastal areas, including introducing midnight shifts as well as beefing up the number of lifesavers on beaches, especially along beaches and other water bodies, in order to cater to the expected surge of visitors. Tourist arrivals to Goa during the festive weekend had dipped in the preceding years on account of the Covid-19 pandemic, but this festive season is expected to reverse the trend. “We anticipate the next few days…

Goemkapronn desk PANAJI: ‘EDM’ festivals like ‘Sunburn’ have been known for indiscriminate consumption of drugs. The Hindu Janajagruti Samiti (HJS) has appealed to North Goa Collector Ms. Mamu Hage (IAS) to withdraw permission given to the ‘Sunburn’ festival, which is going to be held in Goa from the 27th to 30th December 2022, through a memorandum. At this time the HJS delegation comprised of Ramdas Sawaivereker of Bharat Mata Ki Jay, Suresh Dicholker of Hindu Raksha Aghadi, Mrs. Hamshree Gadekar, Mr. Raj Borker of HJS and Mrs. Shubha Sawant of Sanatan Sanstha. HJS memorandum further says that there have been…

Contractor – Dilip Buildcon Ltd This is Second longest Cable-stayed bridge in India Length The total length of the Phase 1 project is 13.2 Km, while the elevated section is 8.2 Km. The bridge length is 1.89 km; the span size is 640 meters. Cost Project cost (only bridge) Rs 650 crores The total cost of phase 1 is Rs 2850 cr Dates Work commenced in 2016 The second Phase is Expected to be completed by July 2023 Goemkarponn desk VERNA: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant today announced that Phase one of the new Zuari Bridge would be inaugurated by Union…

Goemkarponn desk CALANGUTE: The dance bar owners in Goa, who are in the eye of a controversy after the locals and panchayat, along with MLA launched a drive against illegalities, today threatened to move court against MLA and Sarpanch. Addressing the media, the dance bar and club owners claim they are doing legal business per the court’s order. “That there is nothing illegal in our business. You can come and check,” they said. The dance bar owners have thrown an open challenge to MLA and sarpanch, and the media to come and check if any illegal activities are going on…

AERIAL VIEW Agreed, all this happens, but the politicians and police corruption is a legal issue and has to be substantiated by evidence, and whoever has evidence is free to file a complaint. Now the other contentions, airlines overcharging – yes, agreed airlines sometimes charge more than 5 to 6 times the normal fare, but people have the option of other modes of transport like train and bus. Nobody is being forced to travel by only flights. Even hotels and restaurants it is optional; there are options for budget hotels and restaurants. Do you taxikars give any options to passengers?…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: From navigating daily challenges like transportation or even when it comes to using public toilets, hardship for transgender women is an everyday affair, according to Shanthi Muniswamy, an artist, who was a part of the team which put up the play ‘Nava’ on the experiences of urban transwomen at the Serendipity Arts Festival 2022. The play directed by Sharanya Ramprakash, which draws upon the nine rasas to tell the stories of nine urban transwomen, bringing their silenced bodies and voices to the centre stage, has invoked rave reviews from the audience at Goa’s premier art event. Speaking…