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Sankalp Amonkar meets agitators, says vehicles loaded with cargo would not move through city. MPT issues an order that all loaded vehicles to move through gate no 1 except for during cruise ships arrivals Goemkapronn desk VASCO: The deadlock over the stoppage of trucks’ movement through the city came to an end on Tuesday night after Mormugao MLA Sankalp Amonkar met agitators and said vehicles loaded with cargo would not move through the city. Meanwhile, MPT issued an order that all loaded vehicles move through gate no 1 except for during cruise ships’ arrivals. Earlier, Amonkar and Salkar held a…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Santosh Bhatkar, a head constable attached to Vasco police station, has received the CMs Police Gold Medal for excellence in service on the occasion of Goa liberation day at the hands of CM Dr Pramod Sawant in a grand function at Panjim. Bhatkar has been in service for 26 years and is attached to various police stations, including Vasco, Panjim, GRP and Airport police station. Bhatkar has also been instrumental in detecting various crimes, including murders, housebreaking thefts and narcotics raids at various police stations in his career spanning 26 years.

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Vasco MLA Krishna Salkar on Tuesday assured that trains that have stopped arriving in Vasco due to technical issues will start soon. Salkar speaking to reporters at Vasco, said that inconvenience caused to commuters and businessmen, especially taximen, is short term as the safety of the public is a top priority. “There is an issue with signals between Castle rock and Vasco, and this is why some of the trains have stopped arriving at Vasco. We have already written and requested the railways’ authorities to start the trains because this is the peak season, but they explained…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: People living in fear at Bogda due to a landslide have now breathed a sigh of relief after Mormugao MLA Sankalp Amonkar launched the works to take up retaining wall on Wednesday and rock bouldering works at Ward no 5 and 6 at Sada. Speaking to the media, Amonkar said that the project was worth Rs 3 crores and taken through GSUDA. “We have seen that every year several houses in the area get notices of evacuation claiming that there is a danger of landslide and the people always live in fear. However, after being elected as…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Ahead of the commissioning of Manohar International Airport on January 5, 2023, the taxi operators are up in arms against a government decision to introduce a taxi app facility at the new Airport. The taxi operators from Pernem, who met Tourism Minister Rohan Khaunte over starting taxi service from the new Airport, made a shocking statement wherein they said that they do not have the habit of working 24×7 and that they want to rest after every 4 taxi trips. “Those who will come from other parts of Goa have the habit of working 24×7, but we…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The season of love, cheer, and giving is upon us! And the spirit of joy and kindness is in the air. In light of this year’s Christmas season, the Goa State Commission for Protection of Child Rights organized a Christmas program for children from the Kathkari tribe at Virnoda, Pernem. During the event, the children were also encouraged to display their dancing, arts, and other talents, giving them a platform to be creative and come out of their fear and display their talents. The activities were conducted by young people from Chotanagpur Youth Group under the leadership…

Goemkarponn desk MANDREM: Telugu Superstar Akkineni Nagarjuna Rao has been served a stop-work notice by Mandrem Village Panchayat for doing alleged illegal construction and excavation. As per the notice, Nagarjuna, without obtaining prior permission from the competent authorities, and Panchayat carried out illegal construction and excavation in property bearing survey no. 211/2 B at Ashvewada, Mandrem Village. As per information, the Panchayat said that before the commencement of any construction/erection/excavation work the, prior permission is required to be obtained from the Panchayat under section 66 (1) of the Goa Panchayat Raj Act 1994. “Nagarjuna failed to take permission from this…