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* Several roads were inundated, submerged in water, and roofs were blown away. * Disaster Management team, Fire brigade and power department officials on the toes Goemkrponn desk PANAJI: As expected and projected by the IMD, heavy rains lashed Goa on Friday throwing the normal life out of gear. While there were minor incidents of water-logging in North Goa it was South Goa which was badly affected. Places like Ponda, Nirankal, Chinchinim, Cuncolim, and Paroda all went under the water. Around three houses were flooded at Mollwada in Avedem Panchyat. Quepem Mamlatdar Pratap Rao Gaokar visited the flood-affected area. At…

Goemkarponn desk MARGAO: Cuncolim MLA Yuri Alemao today moved 31 Amendments to the Motion of Thanks to the Address of the Governor highlighting a wide range of issues concerning Environmental, Employment, Economic, Social, Cultural and various other issues and emphasising protecting & preserving the Identity of Goa. The Amendments are moved on the motion moved by Vasco MLA Krishna Salkar and seconded by Taleigao MLA Jeniffer Monserrate and Navelim MLA Ulhas Tuenkar. “31 Amendments to the Motion of Thanks to the Address of the Governor moved by me. I urge the Chief Minister to accept these Amendments in the Interest…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Vasco MLA Krishna Salkar points out the old drainage system and the need for additional cross drains in the town to avoid Floodlike situations by next year. In Goa, there has been a declaration of Red Alert due to the heavy rainfall. Several talukas from North and South Goa are badly affected by the rainwater, landslides and Floodlike situations. But the government authorities seem to be in no mood to learn from their past flaws and continue to stay cool on this issue. One such example is Vasco. The people of Vasco are blaming the local governing…

Dhiraj Harmalkar/ Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Most Vendors, shop owners, unorganised workers and the public are unaware of the ban on single-use plastic. Vendors and people demand proper awareness by the authorities concerned about this plastic ban and also demand an economically feasible alternative to plastic. Since the start of July month, the central government has imposed a ban on single-use plastic all over the country. This green initiative was appreciable but at the same time, the local governing bodies who are supposed to do much-needed awareness about this plastic ban and provide an alternate solution to the single-use plastic seem…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA – Kadamba Transport Corporation (KTC) accused of poor maintenance of its Bus-Stands, got the taste of its own medicine after a Kadamba Bus got itself trapped into a protruding Iron rail plate used to cover the storm gutter at KTC Bus-stand at Chaudi. KTC bus got so badly trapped that it literarily took a day to get remove it after freeing its wheel and getting the bus plate repaired. Interestingly, the poor maintenance of the KTC Bus stand at Chaudi is time and again highlighted by the media, but the adamant corporation showing little concern for the…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA – The 3- days Pratham Punyathiti Mahotsav of Shri Vidhyadhiraj Tirth Swami Shripad Vader begin with the Governor of Goa P S Shridharan Pillai’s visit at Shri Partagali Jeevottam Mutt on Friday. The Hari Smaranam program began at 5.30 am with Nirmalya Visarjana, followed by Phalodaka Abhisekh and Kanakaabhisekh to Shri Ramdev at 7 am and after commencements of Mantra Havans newly constructed Residential rooms were Inaugurated at the hands of H H Vidhyadeesh Teerth Swami. Governor P S Shridharan Pillai arrived and paid his obeisance as Shree Ramdev VeerVeer Vithal Mahapooja was held in the Mutt.…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA – Van- Mahotsav celebration was held by planting a special fruit saplings tree plantation drive at the Campus of Lokvishwas Pratisthan at Mokhard Bhatpal on Thursday. Lokvishwas Pratisthan, a special school for mentally and physically disabled children’s situated at Mokhardmol, Shristhal, held Vanamahostav in association with the Biodiversity Management Committee, V. P. Shristhal which is assisted by the Forest Department, Cotigao Range of Canacona Taluka respectively. Over 68 numbers of school children participated in this tree plantation drive and some of the medicinal tree saplings were planted on the school campus. All the teachers of a special…