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Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: In view of the high wave warning issued by incois for Goa Coast, the Captain of Ports has instructed all cruise, feeder and pleasure vessels to stop operations with immediate effect till further notice. In view of this all shipping Agents, owners and operators of cargo vessels, barges and passenger vessels, Gaming vessels and Cruise operators to take all necessary actions for safety of their vessels and crew. All Masters of vessels in port are directed to ensure that the vessels at berth are secured with adequate number of mooring lines and vessels at anchor to have…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: The cyclonic storm Biparjoy, classified as “very severe” a couple of days ago, is now expected to intensify further during the next 24 hours, said the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Saturday (June 10). The storm, which is presently located about 690 km west of Goa, will move north-northeastwards, according to the weather forecasting agency. The storm, with winds of up to 145 km per hour, could result in heavy rain and strong winds in coastal areas of Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Goa, warned the IMD. The IMD in a tweet on Saturday morning (June 10) said, “VSCS…

Goemkarponn Desk MARGAO: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday kicked off its ‘Vikas Tirth Yatra’ in South Goa from newly opened cable stayed Zuari bridge, under the Mega Jan Sampark Campaign, on the completion of nine years of the government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Vikas Tirth Yatra is aimed to see, check and realize to describe to others the good governance, good works of BJP under the landmark leadership of Prime Minister Modi. Vikas Tirth Yatra was flagged off in the presence of BJP state unit president Sadanand Shet Tanavade, Vasco MLA Krishna Salkar, Mormugao MLA Sankalp…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: India with 89.5 million digital transactions in the year 2022 has topped the list of five countries in digital payments, according to data from MyGovIndia. As per the data, India in the year 2022 accounting for 46 per cent of the global real-time payments, adding that the digital payment transactions in India is more than the other four leading countries combined. India keeps dominating the digital payment landscape! With innovative solutions and widespread adoption, we’re leading the way towards a cashless economy. #9YearsOfTechForGrowth #9YearsOfSeva@GoI_MeitY@AshwiniVaishnaw@Rajeev_GoI@alkesh12sharma @_DigitalIndia,” tweeted MyGovIndia Second, on the list is Brazil which amounted to 29.2…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: The Office of the State Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities in Goa is set to conduct an Access Audit of all educational institutions in the state. This initiative aims to align educational institutes with the National Education Policy (NEP) and the provisions outlined in the Rights of Persons with Disability Act, 2016. State Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities, Guruprasad Pawaskar, emphasized the importance of creating an inclusive society where individuals with disabilities can thrive and said, “The Office of the State Commissioner has appointed Access auditor who will visit all the government schools, government aided schools, colleges…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Terming BJP government as ‘Sarkar of suit boot’, Congress on Saturday urged people of Goa to question saffron party about inflation, mining resumption, status of land grabbing and free cylinders promised by the ruling party. Congress General Secretary Vijai Bhike on Saturday addressed press conference in Mapusa and lambasted on BJP for not keeping its promises. Congress leaders Virendra Shirodkar, Himanshu Tivrekar, Pradip Harmakar, Akshay Naik and Pramesh Mayekar ,Pradip Harmalkar, Atul Naik were present. “Illegal land grabbing in Calangute and other places are going on. But government is mum over it. There were cases filed against…

Goemkarponn Desk CANACONA: Agonda panchayat began construction works of Steps to enable smooth Gapati Visarjan (Immersion) at Parvem ward on Friday. The foundation works were commenced at the hands of Canacona MLA/GLA Speaker Ramesh Tawadkar in the presence of ward panch and Agonda Sarpanch Prettal Fernandes. The Ganapati Visarjan platform and Steps will be constructed at a cost of Rs.4.90 Lakhs at the traditional Ganesh immersion site near Dhavalkhazan (old Borim bridge) in Agonda river at Parvem Ward. Ward members including ex-panch Agnelo Fernandes who has been persuing the development of the Visargan site, since a decade ago following demands…