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Goemkarponn desk VASCO: In a bid to prevent cases of drunken driving, Vasco traffic cell on Thursday launched a drive to randomly check motorists for alcohol content in a breath sample using alcometers Vasco traffic cell PI Shailesh Narvekar said that the drive began with random checks on Bus drivers on different routes in port Town “We carried out a special drive against drunken driving. While we usually check two-wheeler and four-wheeler drivers, we decided to check the drivers of private buses and Kadamba buses today for alcohol content. We have even warned the drivers that we will regularly check…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: In a major victory for the Villagers of Chicalim, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on 1st August rejected the appeal of a shipyard and ordered Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority (GCZMA) to restore the illegal reclamation carried out by the shipyard within two months. A press release issued by Chicalim Villagers action committee ( CVAC ) secretary Rui M. Da Costa Araujo said that NGT has also ordered that the Chief Electrical Engineer has to disconnect the power supply to the violator till the restoration is complete. “In addition, the Village Panchayat, Chicalim is directed to suspend…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) workers, along with State President Amit Patkar, were detained during their protest in Panaji’s capital city over many issues, including inflation and unemployment. Congress interim president & MP Sonia Gandhi led the protest of party MPs against inflation and unemployment in Parliament. “Inflation has risen beyond the limit; the Government will have to do something about it. This is why we’re fighting,” said Patkar speaking to the media during the protest. The party workers said that this protest was about a price rise and Agnipath. “Price rise affects everybody. As a political…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA – A truck carrying mining material fell into the roadside drainage, causing traffic congestion on NH-66 throughout Thursday. Traffic was halted for a prolonged time as two Cranes were engaged to remove truck No.KA-35 D-1634 fell into the roadside trench (drainage) on the NH-66 road on its right-hand side while driving across another truck that lay broken down on the left-hand side of the highway. According to sources, earlier in the wee hours, a truck loaded with steel bars and headed towards Canacona/Karwar got brokedown and halted on the left-hand side of the road towards Canacona. While…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA – Forget about fish buyers visiting the badly maintained Canacona municipal fish market, but the uncleanliness and presence of crawling worms make the fish-selling women stay away from the market complex. The atmosphere is pathetic and unhygienic in and around the only Fish-market of Canacona municipality located in the heart of Chaudi town. The fisherwomen of Canacona are accused of not using the Fish-market to sell their fish and instead are often taken to tasks of blocking public movements out in the space outside the Market. ‘How can one even sit on these platforms inside the fish…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: “When the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) approves Import of thousands of tonnes of Toor Dal per annum through Private Trade over next 5 financial years 2021-22 to 2025-26, Our irresponsible BJP Government invites bids to Dispose of damaged Toor Dal. Prime Minister Narendra Modi & Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant must explain whether this is a deliberate Waste done to benefit Crony Club of Modi-Shah,” demanded Congress Media Cell Chairman Amarnath Panjikar. Referring to the Advertisement issued by the Department of Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs in local dailies today inviting bids for disposal of…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Aam Aadmi Party has attacked the BJP Government’s recent decisions regarding pre-primary and primary schools, calling them an attempt by the CM Dr Pramod Sawant to hide his own failure to handle the Education portfolio. Party Vice-President Adv. Pratima Coutinho cited the recent DoE decision to merge more than 200 single-teacher primary schools with nearby schools and another DoE circular that recently directed high schools and higher secondary schools to adopt an Anganwadi in their vicinity. “Such decisions are nothing but a knee-jerk reaction to various critical reports and information highlighting the failure of the BJP…