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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: As the State government is set for the launch of the ‘Har Ghar Fiber’ scheme, connecting each household with an Internet network, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant today introduced 10 WiFi hotspots across five constituencies to ensure seamless digital connectivity. “Under the Azaadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, today we have introduced WIFI hotspots in Goa across five constituencies where the public can ensure seamless digital connectivity,” said CM Sawant. He further said that such hotspots would be introduced across all constituencies in the coming months. “The government has already taken the lead to launch the ‘Har Ghar Fiber’ scheme,…

Goemkarponn desk SATTARI: Stating that the dry water taps for the past month is causing hardship to the villagers of Sonal-Sattari, locals have warned the PWD officials to rectify the problem at the earliest, failing which they will take morcha on Valpoi PWD office. Highlighting the issue, Nagraj Ghasari, a villager, lamented about the domestic water tap of their village running dry for more than a month. “For the past month, the water pipeline of our village has been completely running dry. We complained about the same to the Department of Public Works. Accordingly, the officials of PWD visited and…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: DGP Goa Jaspal Singh IPS today questioned what bravado lies in not wearing a helmet while stating that Human skulls are not metallic, but helmets are. “What bravado lies in not wearing a Helmet? Is there any pride in violation of Law.? None. Human Skulls are not metallic; helmets are. So wear them if you love your relatives,” said DGP. He further urged all riders, including Pillion riders are encouraged to wear a good quality BIS-certified helmet while riding on all roads highways or a link / roral roads and clasp it properly and not just to…

Goemkarponn desk PONDA: A considerable amount of garbage has been collected in the drains near Curti Underpass and other points in Curti Khandepar Panchayat and Ponda City. It can be easily noticed while passing through the service road giving a stench smell. Local bodies have issued notices in the past, but this incident is not stopped yet. Now, the residents demand local bodies to make sure cleaning of the drain is done before the rainy season. According to locals, the old internal nullah is meant to drain out rainwater. The local Chandrakant Naik said local bodies should ensure the cleaning…

Goemkarponn desk MARGAO: SCM Convener Savio Coutinho charged that the Margao MLA would try and propagate everything possible, except the shoddy sewerage network works executed through the infamous JICA consultancy. It is so stupid to think that the water from the pond, nearly 200 mts away to seep into the underpass, Coutinho stated. “The pond existed there even before the underpass was constructed in 2008. And never during the last 14 yrs water seepage seen, which could enable one to claim that the water in the underpass is from the pond,” he added. Time and again, ever since the sewerage…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: BJP Karyakarta’s working on the concept of our Country’s Prime Minister and our Chief Minister to make our State Self-sufficient (Atmanirbhar Goem-Swayampurna Goem) have taken – up a challenge to construct 14 New Houses in the places of their existing dwelling structures and Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant will lay foundation stone to these houses on Saturday’, informed Speaker Ramesh Tawadkar. Addressing a press meet in the presence of some of the BJP stalwarts and a few Sarpanchs, Tawadkar informed that each house would be built at the cost of slightly above eight lakhs of rupees and…

Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: Goa Legislative Assembly Speaker Ramesh Tawadkar today has filed an affidavit before the High Court of Bombay at Goa in a disqualification petition filed by Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) Leader Girish Chodankar. Speaker has contended the Court cannot issue directions to him as Speaker as it is a constitutional post. The High Court is giving time to respondent MLAs High Court has adjourned the hearing for March 10. A special Bench of the High Court at Goa comprising Justices B P Colabawalla and Bharat P Deshpande had issued the notices to Speaker Ramesh Tawadkar and the…