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Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: Water, Electricity and Roads were the main demands raised at the first Gramsabha after the general Panchayat elections on Sunday. Members, in fact, listed out not only demands but called for improvements in Water-supply, Electricity and Roads infrastructure in the village of Agonda from almost all the Seven Wards. Sarpanch Fatima Rodrigues informed the members that a Toilet -cum-changing Room block was coming up on the beach and assured members that whatever issues and problems raised will be resolved in a phased manner in cooperation with the government. ‘I expect full support and cooperation of our MLA/Speaker…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Responding to the allegations levelled against the Congress party by the defected Mormugao MLA Sankalp Amonkar, former AICC secretary and former GPCC president Girish Chodankar said that Amonkar read the script of BJP before the media persons, which was aimed at tarnishing the image of Congress’ tall leaders including Rahul Gandhi. “Sankalp’s body language during the press conference speaks about the reality as his body was not cooperating with what he was speaking. Sankalp has surrendered his soul to BJP for a ministerial berth,” he said. “If Sankalp Amonkar was serious about accusations, then he would have…

Goemkarponn Desk MORMUGAO: Mormugao Port Authority ( MPA ) Chairman Venkata Ramana Akkaraju on Friday said that the port had plans to privatise the berths no 9,10 and 11 to stress more on green cargo and improve the financial health of the port. Akkaraju also assured that the main thrust of the MPA will always be to provide more employment opportunities to locals ” Goa was a mono-cargo port where iron ore would be handled but because of various state and central government policies ,there were restrictions and we had to depend on other cargo for survival. We have to…

Goemkarponn Desk MORMUGAO: In a major boost for the tourism activity in the state , the Mormugao Port Authority ( MPA ) will get as many as 52 international and domestic cruise ships in the upcoming tourist season between September to April MPA Chairman Venkata Ramana Akkaraju said that by September end , MPA will get the first domestic cruise followed by international cruise ships in October. ” We expect 21 International and 35 domestic cruise vessels in the fair season till April. The domestic cruise Angriya will also resume operations after two months somehwere in November-December . We have…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: The Tourism department has now made it mandatorily to seek tourist information, on monthly basis from the registered hotels failure to which fine upto Rs 50,000 would be imposed. The department has proposed an amendment to the Goa Registration of Tourist Trade Rules, 1985, making tourists report mandatory for registered hotels and accommodation providers. The department has warned that in absence of data, registration renewals of the units will not be done. The department has asked stakeholders to submit their suggestions and objections to the amendment within 30 days. As per the…

Goemkarponn Desk ANJUNA: Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) team currently in Goa today searched the rooms of the hotel where Sonali Phogat and her aides stayed to collect evidence in connection with the case. Goa Police had sealed the rooms in the hotel, Grand Leonny, as part of its investigations. “We will also collect documents and interact with the local police officials and doctors who had examined the former TV anchor after she was brought to the hospital,” said the team The special crime unit of the CBI, which will conduct the probe, will focus on whether her murder was…

Goemkarponn Desk CANACONA: A massive beach cleaning was taken up in Canacona on the occasion of birthday celebration of Prime minister Narendra Modi in Saturday. Leading the Swatchta hi Seva, Canacona Municipal Council took a Swatchta Rally from Char-rasta on the Palolem Street before embarking on cleanliness drive on the Beach. Shouting slogans ”Swatch Bharat Nitol Goem, Hum Sab ka ek hi Nara, Swatch hai Desh Hamara,’, amongst others, CMC Chairperson Ramakant Naikgaunkar lead most of the councillors and municipal staff including the cleanliness staff. Once on the beach, a pledge read out by Naikgaunkar was taken by most present.…