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Goemkarponn desk VASCO: A restaurant from a Vasco whose tap water was found contaminated has been shut considering the safety of the customers. Urban Health Centre Vasco and Mormugao Municipal Council awaiting the second test report for confirmation. Urban Health Centre Vasco and Mormugao Municipal Council have been temporarily shut down a restaurant whose tap water was found contaminated with Coliform organisms in the first water testing report. When contacted, Dr. Paresh Lawande, Health officer of Urban Health Centre Vasco, he informed that in the first test report of the water sample which was taken from the tap of the…

Goemkarponn Desk CANACONA – The ill-famed Gulem-Karmalghat section of NH-66 is once again in the limelight for mishaps, but this time the culprit isa heavily drunk driver who rammed a 10-tyres Container onto a roadside tree. The empty 10-tyres container truck bearing registration no. NL-01 L-7946 coming from Hubli was headed to MRF Ponda, is rammed onto a huge roadside by the driver in an ineberated state. Not only front windshield is broken, but the entire bonnet is mutilated also destroying the cabin. As the mishap has happened at busy location of Gulem (between two Bus-Stops), locals as well as…

Goemkarponn Desk CANACONA: Metres away from the Goa border Polem checkpost, Karnataka Excise officials at Majali Checkpost confiscated Spirit worth 90300/- besides 8 lakhs owrth Harpic Products and 3 lakhs worth liquor bottles, while Goa Excise officials search of an suspected Canter Pick-up did not yeild any illegal consignment. According to sources at Majali Checkpost, Karnataka Excise officials intercepted a Swift Car which just crossed Polem checkpost, and on search found 33.40 litres of liquor bottles worth RS.3.12 lakhs. The Karnataka excise Sleuths later intercepted a Tamil Nadu registration TN -29 BZ 2794 following a tip-off, found ‘Spirit’ Cans hidden…

Goemkarponn Desk Margao: Cuncolim MLA and Congress Working President Yuri Alemao said that it is the ‘Short Circuit’ in the Budget which has promoted BJP Government to withdraw the Subsidy Scheme on Electric Vehicles. Alemao said that this is just a begining, the powerless Double Engine Government will soon unplug various other Schemes charged. The Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant had announced in his last Budget that a provision of Rs. 50 crores is made for providing financial assistance for purchase of Electric Vehicles. It may be noted that the Government had also stated that the Scheme will continue till…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant will inaugurate the prestigious Yonex Sunrise All India Sub Junior Ranking Badminton on Wednesday July 27 during the evening session at Manohar Parrikar Indoor Stadium, Navelim. The eight day national ranking tournament has been organised by Goa Badminton Association under the aegis of Badminton Association of India, and in collaboration with North Goa District Badminton Association and the Sports Authority of Goa. “While the earlier Junior National Ranking tournament attracted 1700 entries, the Sub Junior event has 3700 entries in all, making these two tournaments the biggest in history of Badminton in…

Goemkarponn Desk PONDA: The Akhil Gomantakiya Daivadnya Brahmin Youth Association (AGDBYA) and Ponda Daivadnya Brahman Samaj supported by Goa Carrom Association organized “2nd Daivadnya Carrom Tournament 2022” on Sunday 24th July 2022 at Daivadnya Hall, Ponda Goa. This competition was held in three categories, Men (15-49 years), Women (15 & above years) and Veterans (50 & above years). Prashil Salkar, President-AGDBYA in his speech quoted “ AGDBYA, founded in 2009 always thrives to bring our community people together by organizing various activities such as Health camps, Career guidance camps, Sports events etc and  AGDBYA also provides helping hands  to our…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: While government boasts about providing best school infrastructure, the dilapidated condition of the school buildings has been exposed by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG), who has slammed government for risking life of students. “Audit observed from the UDISE data for the year 2018-19 that three schools in North Goa and one school in South Goa were functioning in dilapidated buildings; Total enrolment of students in these schools were 729. It is needless to say that these 729 students are vulnerable to safety issues in these dilapidated building,” said CAG CAG further states that Director…