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Goemkarponn desk VASCO: The South District is organising a new outreach programme for the Senior Citizens residing in Goa. This programme’s main motto is to familiarise senior citizens with the local police and police officers. As per the information available from the office of the South Goa Superintendent of Police, the police will begin knocking doors of the senior citizens and reaching out to them to make them aware of the safety issues under this major outreach programme. The senior police officers will speak to the elderly citizens about Cyber Crimes and other personal issues and will collect data. This…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: Stating a marginal increase of adding new cultivation areas has given a huge agricultural boost to the taluka, Canacona ZAO informed over 300 ha is undergoing Kharif Paddy Cultivation in Canacona. ’20 ha of new areas is brought under Kharif Paddy Cultivation in Canacona, increasing the overall Paddy Cultivation during this. Kharif season to over 300 ha’. Canacona ZAO Kirtiraj Naikgaunkar informed. Incidentally, Canacona taluka predominantly agriculture as the main occupation of the people continue to have vast tracts of paddy fields lying dormant for decades. However, many people, especially youngsters who have turned away from the…

Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: Tourism Minister Rohan Khaunte said there is a need of the hour to have app-based taxi aggregators in the state, and the revenue collected can be used to create welfare schemes for Taxi operators. “Goa Miles kind of model is required where Taxi operators are not made to pay from their pocket while aggregator charges convenience fees from the customers and pay to the government,” said Khaunte. He further said that his department can discuss the rate with the stakeholders, and the revenue collected can be used to create welfare schemes for Taxi operators. Khaunte said that…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Residents of Vasco are worried over the tap water contamination of a restaurant from Vasco. The restaurant owner has been ordered to make alternate water arrangements in his restaurant by the Urban Health Centre Vasco. There is a likely disaster regarding the health of the citizens in the making in Vasco town. As per the available information, a letter addressed to the Chief Officer by the health officer of Urban Health Centre Vasco dated July 18, a restaurant from Vasco near F.L.Gomes road, has come un der the scanner of the Health services department. As per the…

Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: Minister for Transport, the total amount of fines collected on offences related to driving during the year 2021 is Rs. 9.86 crores. “The total amount of fines collected on offences related to driving during the year 2021 is Rs. 986.86 lakh,” said Godinho. He further said that during 2021, the number of offences registered for driving without a license was 5072, and the number of offences registered for driving under the influence of alcohol was 262. After several postponements, the then State government finally announced implementing the amended Act after the poll results from April 1, 2022.…

Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: Tourism Minister Rohan Khaunte has informed the House that the government will positively pursue the issue of issuing e-visas for UK citizens. “We have received a representation from the Travel and Tourism Association of Goa (TTAG) for issuing e-visas for Uk citizens,” said Khaunte. He stated that the recommendation dated 13.06.2022 has been received from the Travel Tourism Association of Goa. “, and suggestions were given by TTAG will be pursued at the appropriate forum,” he said. Overall, Khaunte says, 3166 numbers of citizens of the UK arrived in the State during the year 2021. “Goa is…

Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: Minister for Fisheries Nilkanth Halarnkar said that the total fish catch for the last 5 years is 34989 tonnes. “The marine fish catch was 33586 tonnes while the inland fish catch was 1403 in the last 5 years,” said Halarnkar. He further said that total 24 numbers of complaints were received by the Department against using LED lights for fishing. “Five cases are filed against the violators in the Court of Adjudicating Officer, and the penalty is imposed as per section 21 of the Goa, Daman, and Diu Marine Fishing Regulation Act 1980, and show cause notices…