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Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Overflowing of Sewerage manholes in the Mormugao constituency continues after heavy rain showers on Tuesday and Wednesday. Commuters are inconvenienced due to the unbearable stench. The Sewerage manhole overflowing saga has once again cropped up in the constituency of Mormugao, where around 30000 people live. On Wednesday, two Sewerage line manholes were overflowing with raw sewage, one at the jetty slope and another near El-Monte. The commuters passing through this stretch have to feel the brunt of the stench which comes from the sewage on the road. A resident of Jetty Parshuram Sonurlekar said that Mormugao MLA…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA – In a bizarre mishap n unique and one of such-a-type development, a loaded Inter-State truck overturned off the narrow NH-66 road and landed strangely on another Truck (which has also overturned and still lying there) late Wednesday night at Gulem in Canacona. According to sources, the PowderPowder loaded Turck bearing no.KA coming from Mangalore and heading to Bicholim to reach Gulem to avoid an oncoming Bus has slightly strayed to its left, overturned and fell off the NH-66 road. The irony is that this loaded Truck landed on another truck(No KA52 B3317) that was already overturned…

Goemkarponn Desk PORVORIM: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant today announced that his government will introduce the app-based taxi service in the State. “We are going ahead and introducing app-based taxi service in the state, taking into all consider all the stakeholders; this is the way forward,” said CM Sawant. He further said that out of the 2268 operators who applied for subsidy on taxi meters, 1824 have been granted subsidy. “Even after installing the meters, the operators still cheat the tourists. The operators keep their meters off. What is subsidy use when they keep their meters off?” questioned the Chief Minister.…

Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant informed that 73 cases were booked under NDPS Act during the last 5 years from 2017 to 2022 (up to 15.06.2022). “In 2017 there were 14 cases, in 2018 the cases were 20, in 2019 there were 14, in 2020 and 2021 there were 11 cases each, and now in 2022 up to 15,06.2022, the cases are three,” said CM Sawant. He further said that action is taken as per NDPS Act and other applicable laws. Also, intimation about the arrest of non-Indian accused is given to FRRO, Panaji, with a request to…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA – The tourism department engaged contract workers are under daunting tasks of keeping the beaches clean even as the rough seas keep on vomiting different types of wastes onto the Canacona shore. The rough and tumultuous sea over the past few days had not only caused sand erosions destroying even inland sand dunes, but a whole lot of trash is washed ashore on every beach of Canacona taluka, almost giving a bad look and making it difficult for the visitors including tourists and traditional fishermen. Contract women are, however, facing a daunting task and are seen collecting…

Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant informed the house that the Mormugao Port Trust (MPT) handled 49.16 million tonnes of coal from the year 2017 to May 2022. “The Goa State Pollution Control Board has not received any application from the MPT seeking an increase in the coal handling capacity at the Port,” said CM Sawant. He further said that the GSPCB is not aware that the people in areas surrounding the Port are suffering from various serious ailments on account of the pollution caused by coal handling. However, the GSPCB monitors the AIR Quality in areas surrounding the…

Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant informed the house that 74 cases of possession of Illegal guns were registered during the period from 2015 to 2022 till date. “Maximum efforts are being taken to extract the source; Maximum efforts are being taken to extract the source. However, the accused does not disclose the sources or the chain of contacts breaks after a certain level,” said CM Sawant. He further said that day and night patrolling is maintained at Bus stands, Railway Stations and other vulnerable areas. “Intelligence is also being collected, and informants are deployed to find out persons…