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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: District Magistrate, North Goa, under section 144 (1) of the code of criminal procedure, 1973, have prohibited assembly and gathering of five or more persons and taking out or organizing of processions; the carrying of firearms or weapons of offences such as lathis, swords, daggers or spears; the use of loudspeakers; the shouting of slogans; burning of firecrackers near the petrol pumps and at the venues of meetings etc. in any public place, street, road, square, thoroughfare, by-lane or in any open space within the radius of 500 meters around the place of function of 53rd International…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa Waste Management Corporation (GWMC) has been undertaking the cleaning of littered waste from National Highways and other major roads in the State of Goa through its appointed contractor KCIC Pvt. Ltd., since 2020. Now, GWMC has observed that apart from the major roads few other roads have also become heavily littered and many black spots/dumps have been formed along these roads due to indiscriminate dumping. The littering was observed from Pernem town to Siolim Bridge via Tuem, Parcem, Agarwada-Chopdem, in Salcete power House Circle (Aquem ) to Ramnagari (Sao Jose De Areal), FlorianoVaz Circle to Ramnagri…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: The 53rd edition of IFFI, the International Film Festival of India is all set to open to a colourful opening ceremony at Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor Stadium, Taleigão, Goa. This edition of the festival presents to film delegates a potpourri of 280 films, inviting them to immerse themselves in the lives, aspirations and struggles of peoples from a total of 79 countries. With the festival preparations being in full swing, Festival Director and Managing Director, NFDC Ravinder Bhakar; CEO, ESG Swetika Sachan; Director General, PIB, Monideep Mukerjee; and Additional Director General, PIB, Pragya Paliwal Gaur addressed…

Goemkarponn desk VERNA: “Insensitive BJP Government has turned a blind eye on 130 Goan youths who are demanding regularisation after putting in 3 years service. I will write to Chief Minister to intervene & resolve the issue immediately. I will also speak to IFB Management to find an amicable solution,” stated Leader of Opposition Yuri Alemao. He was speaking after meeting the striking workers of IFB at Verna Industrial Estate today. Congress President Amit Patkar, Quepem MLA Altone D’Costa, Everson Vales, Capt. Viriato Fernandes, Moreno Rebello and others were also present in the delegation. BJP Government should implement the Congress…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA – Assuring development to make ‘Shining Agonda’ a reality, Speaker and Canacona MLA Ramesh Tawadkar launched the season’s first Hotmixing of the Roads in Agonda. Inaugurating the Hotmixing of the road at Mudkud ward of Agonda village, Tawadkar informed this is the first Hotmixing work in the entire South Goa of the new Hotmixing season. The Hot-Mix Machinery has begun operations only Today (Wednesday), and the first Hotmixing work is being carried out in Agonda ‘, Tawadkar informed. Further stating, besides the installation of around 7 Transformers, Agonda is soon getting 64 crores worth of Underground cabling…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: The works on tarring of the internal road at Vasco Kadamba Bus stand were launched on Thursday afternoon at the hands of Transport Minister Mauvin Godinho in the presence of Vasco MLA Krishna Salkar, and other dignitaries including MMC Chairperson Leo Rodrigues, Chief Officer Jayant Tari and other Municipal councillors. Speaking to the media after the inauguration, Transport Minister Mauvin Godinho assured to take the works on the Vasco bus stand on top priority through central funds. “We have a huge bus stand here, but there have been many promises made in the past, but nothing has…