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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: There doesn’t exist a single day when commuters crossing river Mandovi from Surla, Maina and Volvoi village has to face hardship due to either breakdown or unreliable ferry-boat services provided by the Department of River Navigation. One of the commuters working at Sesa-Goa who travels daily from this route via Ponda to Vedanta plant on the condition of anonymity shared her experience with Goemkarponn. She said, “I was travelling to Maina by morning 8.40 ferry this morning (Tuesday) when suddenly, after reaching the middle, the smoke started bursting out from the engine of the ferry-boat. Ferry stalled…

Goemkapronn desk PONDA: In a horrific accident on the Ponda-Panjim Highway, Bike rider Sandeep Narayan Parabkar (40) resident of Curti and native of Kolhapur, Maharashtra, died in a fatal accident at Farmagudi, near Reema Transport. The accident took place at around 8.45 am at Farmagudi today involving three vehicles. According to Ponda PI Vijaykumar Chodankar, the bike and Wagnor car were proceeding towards Panjim while the tanker was coming towards Ponda. Primary investigation revealed that the bike rider dashed the Wagnar car ahead of him while trying to overtake and fell on the road, after which the rare wheel of…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: In a bid to attract more customers, Kadamba Transport Corporation Limited (KTCL) has reduced the fare from Mopa Airport to various destinations. As per the new fare list, a trip from Mopa to Margao would not cost Rs 400 per head, Panaji and Calangute Rs 200 each and Rs 150 to Mapusa. These services will be offered by KTCL for their Electric Vehicles (EVs). “The fare on the Margao route has now been made Rs 400. The pricing was earlier decided based on kilometres. However, with the increased response, we are willing to discuss the further reduction…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: FC Goa head coach Carlos Pena was satisfied with his team’s performance and said that it was very difficult to get even one point as the Gaurs shared the spoils against Odisha FC in the opening fixture of Matchweek 19 in the Indian Super League (ISL), at the Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar, on Monday. The Gaurs went ahead as early as the second minute of the game when Noah Sadaoui broke forward and slotted past Amrinder Singh. Odisha FC piled on the pressure and came back into the game as Diego Mauricio scored a brilliant free-kick in the…

Goemkarponn desk MARGAO: FC Goa, in a bid to honour their fans and the support they have extended to the Club throughout the course of their ongoing ISL campaign, have made historical slashes in ticket prices ahead of their last two home matches for the league stage. The initiative – a part of the ‘Forca Fans Feb’ programme will see the fans of the Club being given a chance to get their hands on some unprecedented prizes with the ticket prices being the start of their offerings as the ISL heads into the business end of the season. Tickets for…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa’s iron ore reserves have been pegged at 363.229 million tonnes, and remaining resources are estimated at 1092.42 million tonnes by the Indian Bureau of Mines as on April 1,2015. This information was given in the Rajya Sabha by the Union Minister of State, Ministry of Steel. Of this, iron ore hematite reserves are 358.239 million tonnes (358239000 tonnes), and remaining resource is 831.075 million tonnes (831075000 tonnes), and Iron ore magnetite reserves are 4.99 million tonnes ( 4990000 tonnes), and the remaining resource is 261.345 million tonnes (261345000 tonnes). A resource is that amount of a…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: In a first-of-its-kind innovation, Drishti Marine, Goa’s state-appointed lifeguard organisation, has introduced artificial intelligence (AI) in the form of Aurus, a self-driving robot and Triton, an AI-powered monitoring system, to augment its lifesaving capabilities along Goa’s popular beaches and water bodies. The incorporation of AI-based support follows an increase in beach-related incidents due to rising domestic and foreign tourists flocking to the coastline. The past two years have witnessed over 1,000 rescue incidents along the coastal belt, which have required assistance from Drishti Marine’s lifesavers. Both the AI-monitored camera-based systems can monitor the surroundings, assess and detect…