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Goemkarponn Desk PONDA: Ponda Traffic Police Cell has booked around 25100 traffic violations cases for past six months and collected a revenue of Rs 7156650 starting from January 2022 to 25 June 2022. Ponda Traffic PI Krishna Sinhari urged people to follow traffic rules including wearing of helmet and seat belt for their own safety. The new Motorvehicle Act is implemented from April 2022. He said they are issuing fines to bring discipline among vehicle riders. The vehicles parked in no parking zones are locked and issued fines. Incase of Ponda City there is major traffic congestion near Almeida Highschool…

Goemkarponn Desk MARGAO: Following the call given by the Chief Minister Pramod Sawant to all the NGO’s, requesting them to come for discussion instead of filing cases against government projects, Shadow Council for Margao has requested the Chief Minister for an appointment to discuss the Misuse and Misappropriation of public funds by virtue of the tendered work for “Construction of a Nallah behind ESI Hospital Margao”, by the Water Resources Department, Div III. In a letter to the Chief Minister, the SCM ConvenerSavio Coutinho requested the CM for an appointment at the earliest convenience of the Chief Minister. SCM Convener…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Rainbow Warriors said that it is the people of Goa, not NGOs, who are valiantly defending this land from the greed of a few. “We ask the govt, why is it not taking the consent of the people before deciding on its projects? Why is the govt lying to the people, like claiming that the double tracking is for vegetables, tourists and the navy (exposed to be lies by the SC orders), or concealing all information and refusing to consult the people, even in grave matters like National Waterways Act, Major Ports Authority Act, Sagarmala Project, Comunidade…

Goemkarponn Desk CUNCOLIM: Taking further his commitment to ensure that the 15th July 1583 revolt by the 16 Chieftains of Cuncolim gets due recognition, Cuncolim MLA Yuri Alemao today moved a Private Member Resolution urging the Government to introduce a Chapter on the said historic revolt at the appropriate stage in the School and College Curriculum. The resolution if admitted by the Speaker will come up for discussion on 15th July 2022, the day coinciding with the Anniversary of the First War of Independence and also revive the memories of the First Non-Co-operation Movement against the Colonial Rule. Incidentally, the…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Minister for Women and Child Development Vishwajit Rane has informed that his department will be commissioning and launching Digital Anganwadis in the State of Goa. Minister Vishwajit Rane had a virtual interaction with Director of WCD, Dy. Dir. Of WCD, CDPOs and Mukhya Sevikas. “From the first week of July, we will be commissioning and launching Digital Anganwadis in the State of Goa. A pilot project that will kick off from Sattari block which will be further expanded to Canacona, Pernem, Salcete and other blocks,” said Rane He further said that in the meeting they discussed introducing…

Goemkarponn desk Vasco: Sports Authority of Goa’ Vasco gymnasium is in shambles since several months. These days the gym visitors are facing hardships due to the leaking of gym ceiling on several places. All is not well with the SAG gymnasium of Vasco. This gymnasium which has produced some of the best athletes and bodybuilders who had brought laurels to the Goa State, is desperately in need of attention from the Sports Authority of Goa. One visitor complained that he was shocked to see the buckets being placed in gym on multiple places. The roof leakage has went from bad…

Goemkarponn Desk CANACONA: The arrival of monsoons have been welcomed in Canacona taluka, but nature lovers have raised an alarm over leachate from the Garbage Treatment Plant (GTP) at Dumanem directly entering the paddyfields and Dumane revulet. The highly contaminated leachate flows further down to the Agonda river and on its route simultaneously spreading the paddyfields alongside the river, before getting released into the Arabian Sea. Incidentally, the highly contaminated odour emanating along the accumulation and flow of leachate makes a person to vomit. Not only nearby residents who unfortunately have to continuously bear the unhealthy atmosphere, but motorists on…