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Goemkapronn desk Panaji: Goa Football Development Council (GFDC) congratulates its former trainee Nathan Rodrigues for recently joining Indian Super League (ISL) side Mumbai City FC. The 19-year-old hails from Arambol and had trained at the GFDC centre in the village. Nathan is a product of the Reliance Foundation Young Champs. GFDC Chairman Brahmanand Shankhwalkar expressed happiness over Nathan’s signing for the Mumbai club. “It is indeed a proud moment for GFDC. Nathan is a well-developed footballer, and I wish him all the best for his innings with Mumbai City FC. We hope to see his meteoric rise in Indian football.…

Councillor Fredrick Henriques requests people to co-operate by not throwing garbage on roadsides Goemkapronn desk VASCO: Vasco MLA Krishna Salkar has set the ball rolling for clearing major dark spots across the constituency Launching works to beautify the dark spot at the Mangor Junction, Salkar said that beautification would occur at the dark spot sites to refrain people from dumping garbage at collection points or roadsides. “We contacted councillors and decided to clear some dark spots in and around the city and its suburbs. We have already removed many dark spots, but many more places need to be cleared. Major…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Goa said that they would not run in the election for the state’s lone Rajya Sabha seat. On July 24, a vote would be taken to fill the Upper House position. According to Amit Palekar, the president of AAP Goa, his party would only run in the election if they had the necessary mandate. He declared that the party would not run a candidate or participate in the electoral process. “We don’t want to squander the Assembly’s valuable time. That is not acceptable to us,” Palekar remarked. The election would occur during…

Residents say people have already rejected any development on the Bhagwati plateau; Gramsabha Resolution still holds!! Goemkapronn desk CANACONA: Opposition is slowly and definitely growing over the reported moves to bring back the IIT-Goa campus or development/commercialization by concretizing the eco-sensitive Bhagwati plateau in Loliem village of Canacona. Reacting sharply to the Social Welfare Minister Subhash Phaldessai’s statements from the fragile terrain of Bhagwati plateau on Sunday against the villagers who forced the government to shift IIT out of the taluka a few years ago, villagers are waiting for the right opportunity to strike back at the government. “Some people’s…

Says CHC will be solely responsible for any eventuality Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: Stating that the residents suffering from failures of the government to bring improvement in medical facilities at the only Government hospital( Community Health Centre (CHC)) in Canacona, Congressmen met the Health Officer demanding to bring improvement before it was too late. Congress leader Janardhan Bhandari along with Congress (South-Goa) District Secretary Gaspar Coutinho, Youth Congress (South) Vice–President. Vaishnav Pednekar and Secretary Cleston Viegas, amongst the congress leaders in Canacona, call on the CHC Health Officer, Dr. Jose Tavares, to ask for explanations and clarifications. ‘Due to repeated complaints…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The State government today told the High Court of Bombay at Goa that there is no solution in place at this moment to dispose of 10,000 metric tons of waste lying at the Sonsodo dumping site. During the hearing at the High Court, petitioner Mascarenhas had filed another petition, where he had brought to the notice of the court about the prevailing conditions at Sonsoddo regarding daily waste management. Petitioner had also highlighted the repeated fire incidents at the Sonsoddo yard. Taking serious note of the petition, HC directed the Disaster Management Authority to carry out an…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: The Bamonbudo waterfall gets scores of visitors, causing a rush of vehicles and people alike, particularly on Saturdays and Sundays and public holidays, often resulting in a law and order situation. Canacona PI Chandrakant Gawas led the police team on Saturday, beginning police ‘band about’ on all the days of the week. Strict police vigilance and surveillance will be kept around the Waterfall to avert any law and order situation. We also advise the visitors to follow traffic directions as lots of enmity between the visitors is happening due to rough driving, parking, of vehicles, and as…