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Goemkarponn desk CANACONA – A 50-year-old man from Agonda committed suicide by hanging on Sunday. According to Canacona Police, Vithoba Narayan Velip, 50, a resident of Agonda, died after he hanged himself. Police further informed Velip committed suicide by hanging using a black colour electric wire. The deceased was mentally disturbed and medically ill, informed the Investigating Officer, LPSI Rifa Barretto. Postmortem is conducted, and the body is handed over for final rites, informed police. A case is registered under section 174 CRPC, and the police are further investigating under the guidance of Canacona Pi Chandrakant Gawas.

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Tourism Minister Rohan Khaunte today said that tourists coming to Goa should be responsible and act responsibly. “If someone is coming as a tourist, he is welcome to come to Goa and do things here nicely and safely and enjoy the place. The tourists should be responsible and act responsible,” said Khaunte. He further said that it is up to every individual who needs to ensure that they take responsibility of their own self. “As a govt and as a tourism sector state, we are here to provide all best infra and possibly the avenues of enjoying…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA – The State sponsored Atmanirbhar Chaturthi Bazaar at Chaudi in Canacona on its penultimate day lacks buyers, whereas the satelite Matoli items roadside markets make a brisk sale in the taluka. A number of locals, many of who are from the indigenous community selling various Matoli items, are doing brisk business on Canacona roads. Incidentally, the local sellers are seen occupying the specific joints in Highway and village roads in Canacona, and most of them are reportedly doing brisk business. The vendors are plenty, whereas only a few visits the ambitious State Government sponsored Atmanirbhar Chaturthi Bazaar…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant said education and IT should be integrated and that in the next 5 years, Goa will develop a good IT culture in State. “Education along with IT should be integrated. The integration will bring an IT culture to the State. In the next 5 years, we will see that good IT culture will develop in the State,” said CM Sawant. He further said that the state government is severe on Information Technology, and the government is looking to promote this industry. “We have already started the process of Har Ghar Fibre; IT…

Goemkarponn desk PONDA: Water Resource Minister Subhash Shirodkar has announced that his department is contemplating constructing 8 dams along the Mhadei river basin and that the current study is ongoing. He said a site visit would be done after Ganesh Chaturthi. “The two sites at Dharbandora Taluka at Tatodi and Kajumal have no land issues. Only a few lands here belong to the private party. Since the land is owned by the government, there would be no problem constructing dams at this site,” he said. Speaking to the media, Shirodkar has said the development of dams, Tollem, and lakes are…

Goemkarponn desk PONDA: The Work on Ponda 15 MLD  STP commenced in 2016 but now, six years passed there is no sign of completion and inauguration of the plant. For the past two years, there have been only assurances from Sewerage Department officials who declared various dates for the inauguration. Even the former PWD Minister had announced the completion of the Project during his tenure, but there is no Muhurat found yet for commissioning the plant. Every time the officials say 95 per cent of work is completed, It’s Tarikh Pe Tarikh’s announcement by the Sewerage Department in the past…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Save Mollem group has condemned the state government’s dilution of the Goa Tree Preservation Act, including the requirement to carry out a tree census. The public interest litigation (PIL) filed before the high Court by the Living Heritage Foundation, it had stated that for 37 years, the Goa Government had not undertaken a tree census as required by the Act. In the PIL, the Goa government told the HC that tree census work has already begun in all 12 talukas of Goa. “On 8.07.2022, filed an application seeking an extension of one year to complete the…