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Goemkarponn desk CANACONA – The rescued pair of badly injured and fully exhausted Olive Ridleys found entangled in a piece of fishing net on Agonda shore later died while under veterinary treatment. The Beach cleaning women who saw the struggling pair rescued the Male-Female duo from the tumultuous seawaters at the shore with the help of some locals and brought them onto the shore and freed them from the piece of fishing net. The endangered sea-species breed, however badly injured with bruises and cuts on its flaps and looked extremely exhausted, were handed over to Forest officials, who duly took…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: PWD Minister Nilesh Cabral informed that the work of the new Zuari bridge is not progressing as per the original schedule and the extended completion date of Package II is September 2022. “The work of the new Zuari bridge is not progressing as per the original schedule. The delay was due to some technical issues and the Global Covid pandemic. The extended completion date of Package II is September 2022,” said Cabral. He further said that the physical progress of Zuari Package –II is 92%, and Zuari Package –III is 99%. “The disruption to the smooth flow…

Goemkarponn desk MARGAO: SCM Convener Savio Coutinho sought to know from the Council whether the economics of this proposal had been given a thought. Coutinho stated that the waste collected by the Council doesn’t conform to the specifications of “wet waste”, which we have been consistently raising. The agency appointed by the Council being the hot favourites of the local MLA, all the shortcomings in the system, including the fraudulent payment aspect, are conveniently ignored, while the siphoning of public funds continues unabated, Coutinho charged. As the collected waste is mixed, the Saligao Plant Contractor, who also happens to be…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA – Stating favouritism is the backbone of Wards reservation in the pre-OBC list, residents have now pointed out that Agonda panchayat is singled out to keep certain community aspiring candidates from contesting the panchayat elections. In the first list, brought out by SEC after declaring the panchayat election date as 10th August, the reservation for ST and Women candidates have generated strong criticism in certain Panchayat after critics complained of not following the correct rotation procedures in relation to previous reservations. For example, certain wards which were due for women’s reservation as per the rotation process in…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Velsao-based social worker alleged that the roadside garbage is being dumped by educated people from their cars and bikes. Urged not to litter waste on the road; instead, hand it over to the garbage collector. On Saturday, Jim Dsouza took the initiative to clear the overgrown bushes and clean the littered waste at the roadside of Velsao village. D’Souza deployed three labourers to trim the overgrown wild vegetation and bushes at the roadside from Queeny Nagar to the Velsao road stretch. Later, Jim Dsouza said that he was approached by some locals complaining about the overgrown bushes…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The swimming pool complex and Khelo India State Centre of Excellence, Goa, was today inaugurated at Manohar Parrikar Sports Complex, Campal, Panaji. Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Govind Gaude, the chief guest for the function, promised Government’s support in encouraging sporting talent in Goa. “Let’s create history in sports in Goa,” he said while exhorting the young to take benefit of the sports infrastructure in Goa. Gaude further said that sporting results can’t be achieved in a fortnight, but it requires hard work and a burning desire to achieve. Sports contribute to the good health of…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The youngest winner of the BWF’s Super 100 Odisha Open – Unnati Hooda, Winner of Infosys Foundation International challenge and Polish International Anupama Upadhyaya, besides Tara Shah and Bharat Raghav, winners of the previous All India Junior Ranking Tournament in Panchkula will headline the Yonex Sunrise Junior All India Badminton Ranking Tournament in Navelim Goa. Pranav Rao Gandham, Sanskar Saraswat, Darshan Pujari, Ayan Rashid, Sania Sikandar, Devika Sihag, Tushar Suveer and Nicholas Nathan are some of the other prominent players. On Friday, they will be seen in action during the 7-day tournament, which commenced at Manohar Parrikar…