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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Gulf Air has announced the return of some of its favourite beach destinations for 2023, as the airline also adds a new route to Goa. Gulf Air is now flying to 9 destinations in India. Gulf Air CEO Waleed Al Alawi said: “We are proudly watching our network grow further with the addition of new destinations and welcoming back routes to cater to the summer traffic. “Our network keeps adding popular boutique destinations that are favourite to many tourists and families in Bahrain and the region; especially as we witnessed the demand for travel growing in a…

Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: State Minister for Archaeology, Subhash Phal Dessai, said on the floor of the Goa Assembly that the government has plans to reconstruct some of the temples destroyed during the Portuguese rule in the coastal state. AAP MLA Cruz Silva had asked whether the state government has any plan to reconstruct the historical sites destroyed by the Portuguese. In reply, Dessai said, “The government has plans to reconstruct some of the temples destroyed during the Portuguese rule.” The reply also stated that 19 representations have been received from the public on the appeal issued by the archaeology department…

Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has yet again said that taxi operators have no reason to worry as both airports will remain in operation. “Taxi operators have no reason to worry as both airports will remain in operation,’ said Sawant. He further said that the civil enclave at International Airport at Dabolim will continue to function along with Manohar International Airport as per the Ministry of Civil Aviation Government of India. “Goa being a popular tourist destination, the air traffic to Goa is expected to increase significantly with new routes and destination catering traffic for both the Airports,”…

The opposition also points out the failure to make use of Konkani in its day-to-day functioning CM says work to convert State govt websites into bilingual languages has begun Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: The opposition branches today cornered the State government over its failure to promote and give due recognition to Konkani, the official language of Goa. They pointed out how the Government has failed to use Konkani in its day-to-day functioning. The issue pertaining to the Konkani language was raised in the Assembly by Quepem ML A Altone D’Costa. Chief Minister Pramod Sawant responding to the question, informed the house…

After exposing event management scam on Tuesday, Opposition takes on govt over alleged ₹70 cr PWD recruitment scam; demands House Committee Minister Nilesh Cabral refuses House Committee citing Vigilance inquiry into the matter Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: The opposition benches today demanded House Committee on PWD Recruitments which was scrapped earlier this year. However, PWD Minister Nilesh Cabral and Chief Minister Pramod Sawant refused the demand while claiming that the Vigilance inquiry is currently on. Goa Forward Chief Vijai Sardesai questioned the BJP Government over PWD Cash for Job Scam. “Minister fails to give satisfactory replies. It’s a 70 Cr Cash…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The unruly tourists in Goa continue to break the rules when on vacation. While it has been a common scene now to see vehicles being driven on beaches, drinking on beaches and blocking the road at Parra for photography. On Tuesday, the Goa Police registered an FIR against a Karnataka-registered vehicle (KA-01-AC-56090, wherein the occupants of the vehicle were found dangerously protruding out on Atal Setu, Panjim. As the videos of the car being driven dangerously with two men peeping out of the window of the moving vehicle had evoked large criticism. Taking to social media, North…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: Marlim, Keri, Nadkem and Yendrem, remote residential areas of Poinguinim and Khotigao villages, are adopted to transform Aspirational villages in Canacona taluka. A campaign program for Transformation of Aspirational Villages Program in Canacona taluka of South Goa District was organised by Canacona Dy. Collector at the fully tribal populated Marlim ward of Poinguinim village to provide various State/Central Schemes to the beneficiaries. Mukta Drishti Foundation organised a free eye checkup cum Cataract Detection Camp, Free Screening of Breast Cancer through Yuvaraj Singh Foundation in collaboration with SBI Foundation along with the other government official representatives of Agriculture,…