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Goemkarponn desk CANACONA -Goa Pradesh Youth Congress launched YouthJodo BoothJodo campaign in Canacona on Thursday. YouthJodo BoothJodo launching programme is organised by Goa Pradesh Youth Congress Canacona Committee at Chaudi in Canacona Constituency with Goa Incharge Ms Richi Bhargava. Indian Youth Congress (IYC) leader Bhargava later addressed the IYC Goa leaders led by State Youth Congress President Adv Varad Mardolkar. Mardolkar also guided the youth leaders in the program. GYPC General Secretary Saeesh Aroskar, Canacona Youth Congress President Vaishnav Pednekar, South District General Secretary Cleston Viegas, Vaishal Pagi, Canacona Fisherman Cell Chairman Ajay Pagi and Canacona Youth Congress members were…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: “Under the garb of Ease of Doing Business, the Government has amended several laws that make it easy for commercial establishments to violate the law without the fear of severe penalty. There are now plans to take away the powers of granting trade licences and construction license from the hands of Municipal Councils and give them to bureaucrats,” said Goa Forward president Vijai Sardesai. He said that recently, in a public meeting in Sanquelim, the Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant revealed that he plans to amend the Municipality Act to allow anyone to obtain provisional trade license…

Goemkarponn desk PONDA: Pondaitees have urged the Traffic department to deploy more staff in City for traffic control instead of issuing fines. Ahead of Ganesh Chaturthi Festival on 31 August, the Pondaitees urged the Traffic department to relax traffic rules, issue fines and focus on traffic regulations to decongest City. Locals say least during festival days, the Traffic police, with a staff shortage, should make a special effort to decongest City during Matoli Bazaar and concentrate less on issuing challans. With no special arrangement of parking spaces for Matoli Bazaar, people park vehicles at the roadside and often invite traffic…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: On a mission to resolve the teething problem of the four-lane highway connectivity, Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant assured the Vascoites that the decision would be taken in the people’s best interest. Sawant said, “the Government will choose the best site for the ramp connecting the port to teh four-lane highway.” He said the alternative would be chosen only after a study is done by the traffic police department. “I have heard the issues, and we now have two options for the ramp connecting the four-lane highway. I have directed the Traffic department to study both the…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Forest Minister Vishwajit Rane has directed the Principal Chief Conservator of Forest (PCCF) to drop cases filed against villagers of Caranzol Sattari and RFO. Rane has moved a note to PCCF Rajiv Gupta requesting him to put up a file for government approval. This case is related shooting incident by the RFO of firing a revolver in the air in the village of Caranzol, Sattari, North Goa. “This incident is creating a lot of complications amongst the village folk. While I am totally with the Department, at the same time, I am a representative of the constituency…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: A Tanker transporting Palmolive Oil fell in the fields destroying paddy crops at Gulem in Canacona early Saturday morning. According to sources, the interstate Tanker bearing registration no TN-70 AC-0624 was headed towards Karnataka when just after coming down the Karmalghat slope, it came off the road and overturned on its side near a government primary school. The tanker was transporting Palmolive Oil, informed the driver who escaped any injuries in the mishap. “Just to avoid an oncoming vehicle, the tanker strayed a bit to the extreme left of the road, but as there is no space/or…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: In a bid to sensitise the organisers about traffic issues, COVID19, and the criminals, the Vasco police, led by PI Kapil Nayak and Traffic cell PI Shailesh Narvekar convened a joint meeting with Mandals of Sarvajanik Ganesh Utsav Mandals in Vasco. The police briefed them about precautionary measures to be taken during the festival. To avoid any untoward incident and pollution, the police directed the Committees to avoid using fireworks. “We have directed the committees to install CCTV cameras, fire extinguishers, and separate entry and exit gates for the people visiting the pandal for darshans,” said PI…