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Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Leader of Opposition Yuri Alemao today has demanded with the Chief Minister Pramod Sawant to create a Care Centre for Persons with Autism. “Time has come to spread our arms for Inclusiveness. I urge CM Sawant to create a ‘Care Centre’ for ‘Persons with Autism’ and give them Reservations in Government Jobs,” said Alemao He further said that all public places need to be made accessible for Persons with Disabilities. Purple Fest 2023, Celebrating Diversity is all set to begin from January 6 to 8 at the Entertainment Society of Goa (ESG), Panjim. The event will be…

Goemkarponn Desk PONDA: Mobile tower construction work near KTC Bus stand has stopped by alert citizens with help of NH authorities. According to locals the land was acquired for service road construction of NH after widening of four lane road from Safa Masjid to Farmagudi – Bhoma. According to locals since past month Contractor started digging for construction of mobile towar by the side of road leading towards KTC bus stand opposite the Safa Masjid. As locals learnt about it is just constructed on land acquired for four lane widening they informed NH Authorities, following which the officials rushed and…

Goemkarponn Desk PONDA: Is the renovation work on Ponda KTC Bus stand safe? This is biggest question posed by people. The Bus Stand was inaugurated 30 years ago however with no proper maintenance it’s portion was collapsed two time in past. The government declared it unsafe and started renovation work. Not only locals vendors and shop owners but Former Bandora Sarpanch Rajesh Naik also questions about repair work of KTC Bus stand Ponda which was on verge of collapse. He stressed to construct new bus stand. Even from Ponda locals Growing demand for new KTC Bus Stand for Ponda instead…

Goemkarponn Desk MOPA: The first commercial flight landed at the new Goa airport on Thursday morning. The operations were commenced by Indigo with a direct flight between Hyderabad-Goa, and Delhi to new Goa airport. Chief Minister Pramod Sawant inaugurated the flight operations from the Manohar International Airport-Mopa Goa, in the presence of Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation Gen VK Singh (virtually) in presence of Tourism Minister Rohan Khaunte, Transport Minister Mauvin Godinho and MoS Shripad Naik. “I handed over the first boarding pass of the first flight. With this Goa’s dream has come true. The passengers are happy…

Goemkarponn MORMUGAO: A huge fire engulfed the Mormugao Municipal Council (MMC) garbage dumping site at Sada on late Wednesday night. The fire was so huge that it spread across the huge area that had all garbage including dry waste including paper and plastic as well. Sources claimed that the incident happened at around 10 am but ironically the incident was reported and a call went to the MPT Fire department after an hour at around 11 o clock. The fire was so huge and the huge gush of wind escalated the scale of the inferno on the Garbage dumping site…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: The Office of the State Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities, Goa and Directorate of Social Welfare, Goa in association with Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation (ALIMCO) has organised Assistance to Disabled Persons for Purchase/ Fitting of Aids and Appliances camp (ADIP Camp) as part of the Purple Fest. The camp will take place from January 6-8 between 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Inox Parking, ESG Panjim. This Camp will be free of cost to all certified PwDs informed Guruprasad Pawaskar, the State Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities. The national level camp will be set up to…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: As a part of Purple Fest that to begin on January 6, a deaf-blind convention was organized by the Office of the State Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities, Goaand the Directorate of Social Welfare, Goa in association with Sense International India and Caritas, Goa. It was held on Wednesday at St. Joseph’s Vaz Spiritual Renewal Center, Old Goa. This convention was inaugurated by the Honorable Minister for Social Welfare, Goa, Shri. Subhash Phal Dessai, in the presence of Member of the Legislative Assembly, Shri. Rajesh Faldessai, State Commissioner for Person with Disabilities, Goa,Guruprasad Pawaskar and Director of…