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Goemkarponn desk VASCO: The directorate of Municipal Administration convened a special meeting to elect the new Chairperson of the Mormugao municipal council on June 27. Recently Former Chairperson Damodar Kaskar resigned as a Chairperson. As per the notice issued by the Director of the Department of Municipal Administration Gurudas Pilarnkar, according to the Goa Municipalities Act 1968(as amended in 1994), a special meeting was convened on June 27 to elect the new chairperson of MMC. The last date to submit the nomination form is June 26 till 12 pm. Mormugao Deputy Collector Ravishekhar Nipanikar has been appointed as the presiding…

Goemkarponn desk CURCHOREM: Quepem and Curchorem area witnessed continuous heavy rainfall for the last few days. This heavy rainfall has affected the smooth functioning of the day. The uninterrupted heavy rainfall in Quepem and Curchorem areas has wreaked havoc where the road traffic was disrupted. These rain showers have led to the flooding of streets and drains of the main road of Curchorem and Quepem. Fortunately, there has been no loss reported yet. For nearly one hour, heavy traffic congestion and block were witnessed during the school hour in the morning at Don Bosco high school Quepem due to heavy…

Goemkarponn desk CORTALIM: Commuters from Cortalim to Verna stretch witness the “Urban Waterfall” effect due to the falling rainwater from the flyover on the Commuters. MLA Vas fails to get the promised works done from the contractor and authorities concerned. Two months ago, Cortalim MLA Antonio Vas, along with the multiple government departmental officers, had inspected the Cortalim to Santram stretch to find a solution to the water logging on roads, flooding of paddy fields, installation of speed breakers at specific locations and proper facilitation of rainwater. But despite the high-level joint meetings with the govt officers and inspection, nothing…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) President Amit Patkar today questioned TCP Minister Vishwajit Rane’s logic behind launching a personal email id to register complaints regarding land conversion when the government portal is available for the same. “Vishwajit Rane, why private email id for filing complaints before TCP when Government Portal Email Id is available? Where is the transparency?” said Patkar on social media. He further questioned Chief Minister Pramod Sawant whether he had handed over Goa to TCP Minister Vishwajit Rane. “Why Private Email to file complaints at TCP? Goa is not somebody’s private Jaagir,” he added.…

Goemkarponn desk VERNA: Following the heavy downpour, huge boulders came down crashing on Verna- Loutolim bypass road this morning, causing major traffic blockades on the road. The Verna Fire station staff quickly cleared boulders which slid down at Verna-Loutolim’s new bypass road with the help of mechanised cranes and water cannons. National Highway Authority needs to take precautionary measures to avoid landslides in future, say citizens. For the last two to three days, there have been continuous rain showers in Goa. The elevated areas and the hillocks due to the heavy and regular rainfall have loosened the elevated land, and…

June 21, 2022 | Bengaluru, India – ExxonMobil Lubricants Pvt Ltd today announced the launch of its next-generation passenger vehicle lubricants – ‘Mobil Super,’ in new, improved packaging with refreshed labels. The improved packaging offers a new QR-code-based anti-counterfeit feature on the bottles for consumers to verify the authenticity of the products. With the launch of the new packaging, ExxonMobil has renamed its Mobil Super 3000 series as the Mobil Super All-In-One Protection series, Mobil Super 1000 series as the Mobil Super Friction Fighter series, and Mobil Super HP as the Mobil Super Everyday Protection. This next generation synthetic passenger…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Transport department has warned to suspend the license of the tourist taxi operators who fail to charge passengers as per digital meter fare. “The permits of the taxi will be suspended if any taxi operator is not charging passengers based on digital meters,” said Transport Minister Mauvin Godinho. He further said that his department would launch a drive across the state from next week against taxi operators who refuse to use digital meters. “The state government will be forced to invite app-based taxi aggregators like Ola and Uber if they continue to overcharge tourists; our government…