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Goemkarponn desk MARGAO: Goa Forward Party (GFP) President and Fatorda MLA Vijai Sardesai today said that he regrets his statement against the Speaker, but at the same time, there should be a valid reason for the curtailment of the assembly session. “There should be a valid reason for curtailment; if the ST community feels upset over my statements against Speaker Ramesh Tawadkar, then I totally regret my statements,” said Vijai. He further said that the ST community has always supported him in all ways and respects their sentiments. “As said by Speaker, the government decides the length of the session;…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: In a second arrival of the season in Canacona, a sea turtle laid 89 eggs in the wee hours of Wednesday at Agonda Beach. According to Forest sources, a turtle arrived on Agonda beach in the wee hours of Wednesday. Around 89 eggs were then recovered from the Pit in which the eggs were laid and were shifted to a pit at Galgibaga Turtle Nesting Site. According to the South-Goa Marine Range in charge at its Headquarters at Galgibaga, the Forest department has decided to operate a single Turtle Rehabilitation Centre at Galgibaga in Canacona to facilitate…

Current Status of big cats in Goa  2 tigress, 1 tiger in Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary 1 tigress, along with 2 cubs, migrated to Bhagwan Mahaveer Wildlife Sanctuary Mollem due to territory conflict Recent incidents of big cat killings in Sattari December 23, 2022 : A leopard found dead in a hunting trap at Kopardem January 2020: 4 tigers, including 3 cubs and a mother tigress  2009 : Royal Bengal Tiger killed in Querim Goemkarponn desk VALPOI: Renowned Environmentalist Rajendra Kerkar urged to activate an existing inactive anti-poaching squad of the Department of Forest to protect the…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: In yet another incident, a Toyota Fortuner car (TS 08 FK 9786) driven by Telangana tourists got stranded at Bogmalo beach on Tuesday afternoon The incident irked the panch members and locals, both of who demanded stringent action on the tourists who attempted to drive a car on the beach packed with tourists. Based on the complaint, the Vasco police registered an offence against the tourists. The Car driven by the Telangana tourists also had an MLA Sticker on the Car, which many claimed to be fake and which was removed by the occupants immediately after the…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Power Minister Sudin Dhavalikar said that much-awaited works on the underground cabling in Vasco and Mormugao constituency will be completed soon, even as early as March. Dhavalikar was speaking to reporters after attending a ceremony of laying the foundation stone for the conversion work of the overhead existing ACSR panther conductor to HTLS conductor from 110/33/11 KV Verna substation to 33/11 KV Kadamba substation at Vasco via 33/11KV Sancoale substation, under Sub-Div-II (R), Div-XI, Vasco in the presence of Vasco MLA Krishna Salkar, Mormugao MLA Sankalp Amonkar, chief electrical engineer Stephen Fernandes, superintendent engineer circle-I (S) Rajiv Samant,…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Goa Small Industries Association has defended the delay in the inauguration of the new Zuari bridge, saying, “it is worth waiting for Nitin Gadkari, who has supported the small State of Goa in many ways.” “We heartily congratulate the Government of Goa for the infrastructural development created in this small State. Soon after inaugurating the Greenfield airport at Mopa, in Pernem taluka, at a whopping cost of 3000 crores, which is rightly named after our former Chief Minister and Central Defence Minister Late Manohar Parrikar, the long-awaited Zuari bridge is scheduled to be inaugurated on 29th…

Goenkarponn desk PANAJI: Ahead of the physical operation of Mopa Airport, Goa Electronics Limited (GEL) today has formally made the Goa Taxi APP available for taxi drivers for registration purposes. The first flight is scheduled to land at Manohar International Airport on January 5, 2023. GTDC has invited taxi drivers with All Goa Tourist/ All India Permit to register for the GTDC taxi counter at Manohar International Airport, Mopa, via the app or the Goa Tourism website. The initial information available states that preference will be given to taxi operators from Pernem who have required PRO permits as on December…