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Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: A team of officers from Goa State Infrastructure Development Corporation (GSIDC) inspected the NH66 road from Char-Rasta to Mastimoll (near Police-Station) on Thursday. GSIDC team led by Project Director Sudesh Sangodkar reached Char-rasta was received by Canacona Municipal Council Chairperson Ramakant Naikagaonkar, before joined by Canacona MLA and GLS Speaker Ramesh Tawadkar and others. ‘It is just an inspection of the site, as Chief Minister has given a de-facto approval for development of the highway (NH66) stretch from Char-Rasta to Mastimoll’, informed a BJP party functionary when GSIDC officers were tightlipped to a pertinent question from the…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa Tourism Development Corporation (Goa Tourism) participated in the three-day Travel and Tourism Fair (TTF) – 2023 organized in Gandhinagar. This was organized from August 23 to 25, 2023, at the Mahatma Mandir Convention and Exhibition Centre, Gandhinagar. This is one of the premier travel trade fairs of Gujarat and the country. This is one of the premier travel trade fairs of Gujarat, and the country provides an excellent platform to share travel-related insights and opportunities, creating significant B2B contacts to advance opportunities in the sector. Goa Tourism presented various tourism products at TTF 2023 and shared…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Save Mhadei Group today said that it is duty of the government to notify Mhadei Tiger Reserve for not only providing environmental security, but to protect the perennial sources of thirst quenching forests. “Not only to protect, the Mhadei lifeline of Goa, from the proposed Kalasa -Bhandura project of Karnataka, but also from the dozen of damming and diversion schemes, only, master key left is declaring the Mhadei region as the Tiger Reserve,” said Save Mhadei Activist Rajan Ghate. He further urged the government, to put all the areas of human settlements, agriculture and horticulture inside the…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: “President Droupadi Murmu on August 24 visited the Basilica of Bom Jesus in Old Goa, the Shantadurga temple at Kavlem and Mahalsa temple at Verna during the third day of her visit to the coastal State,” a senior government official said. The church, located in North Goa district, houses the relics of St. Francis Xavier and is certified by the UNESCO as a world heritage site. “The President arrived at the Basilica of Bom Jesus at around 10.30 a.m. and went around the church,” the official said. “She enquired about the historical and architectural significance of the…

Goemkarponn desk MARGAO: In a shocking incident, Sonsodo waste management shed was engulfed by fire early Thursday morning. Immediately, the Margao fire brigade at the site to bring the fire and smoke under control Bombay High Court adjourned the hearing in the Sonsoddo garbage management issue to August 29, thereby giving the Margao Municipal Council (MMC) and other authorities concerned a month’s time to comply with the directions it had given recently. It may be recalled that on July 11, while hearing a writ petition filed by Citizens of Sonsoddo, the HC had issued certain directions to the Margao municipal…

Goemkarponn desk PONDA: The large number of furious villagers of Murdi- Khandepar locals, irked with construction of Bandhara work by imposing section 144, on Thursday gheraoed the Panchayat Body – including Sarpanch Sanajana Naik. The villagers condemned the dictatorship of BJP government, which is forcing Bandhara project on them despite threat of flood after completion of the project. The locals demanded immediate stop to the work and condemned dictatorship of the BJP Government. The villagers also urged Panchayat Body if required to approach Court over issue. Sarpanch Sanjana Naik said Panchayat Body will take legal advice over issue. The Villagers…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Director General of Police (DGP) has suspended Goa Police constable Vikas Kaushik from service for gross misconduct, dishonesty and conniving with criminals involved in thefts in the state. Kaushik was placed under suspension earlier by the Director General of Police on August 10. In an order issued by SP Nelson Albuquerque dismissing him stated, “The involvement of said Vikas Kaushik is a shameful criminal activity and has eroded the faith of the common people and his continuance in the force is likely to cause further irreparable loss to the functioning and credibility of Goa Police.” “After…