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Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: Not many Panchayats in Canacona were not interested in the upcoming Agriculture Policy, as enthusiasm was clearly lacking in government recommended Agriculture police at most of the Special Gramsabhas held on Gandhi Jayanti (2nd Oct). While Poinguinim was the only gramsabhha who had discussed but did not pass any resolution on Agriculture policy, none of the other panchayat seems to have even discussed the upcoming Agriculture Policy. Poinguinim Dy Sarpanch Sunil Paigankar who in the leave absence of Sarpanch Savita Tawadkar chaired the special gramsabha, informed that the farmers of the village working in Agriculture sector were…

Panaji: With tourists making a beeline to Goa over the long October 2nd weekend, Drishti Marine lifesavers saved 17 people from drowning off the coastline during the busy period, with 14 people rescued at the popular Calangute beach alone. Two triple rescues and two double rescues were conducted at Calangute beach during the busy extended weekend by Drishti Marine lifesavers Ashwin, Leslie, Nakul, Hari and Hrutuj. Three men aged between 24 to 26 years from Bengaluru were caught in a dire situation after they lost their balance while swimming off Calangute beach due to the harsh sea conditions, before they…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: St. Xavier’s College, Mapusa, St Joseph Vaz, Cortalim, Rosary College, Navelim, M.E.S. College, Zuarinagar, Shree Damodar College, Margao and Fr Agnel College, Pilar scored comfortable wins in the Goa University Inter Collegiate Football Championship 2022-23. At Goa University Ground In the first match of the day at Goa University Ground, St Joseph Vaz College, Cortalim registered a comfortable win over Goa College of Pharmacy, Panjim by a score of 3-0. All three goals came from Amit Naik in the 16th, 20th and 54th minute of the match. In a second match of the day Rosary College, Navelim…

Goemkapronn desk Panaji: Even as Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and Tourism Minister Rohan Khaunte last week rooted for bringing a sustainable edge to the burgeoning tourism industry in Goa, diverse stakeholders in the state’s travel and tourism sector have articulated the need to walk the same path; the sooner the better according to some. “All tourism today has to be sustainable. If you look at Bali today, along the beach, they have conventional tourism. As you go into the interiors, tourism is more sustainable. It is a small region. There is no option. In today’s world, every segment of the…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: An association under the banner of Indian Legal Hotel’s Association has written a complaint letter to the Chief Minister of Goa and the taxation authorities on the illegal operations of some properties as hotel rooms on Airbnb. In a press note issued here by one Deepike N says, she is writing to express grave concerns about the unlawful operations of certain properties listed on Airbnb in Goa. “These properties not only lack proper identification boards, but they also fail to display necessary GST and labor tax certificates. Such blatant disregard for regulations raises questions about how these…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Mormugao MLA Sankalp Amonkar welcomed the Shiv Shaurya Yatra Rath at Sada to celebrate 350 years of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj coronation and 60 years of Vishwa Hindu Parishad, at Sada. Speaking on the occasion, Amonkar said that the Sada Fort with the history of Shivaji and Shambaji Maharaj has been neglected. “I have raised this issue in the Assembly to renovate and develop the fort and have got assurance already from the Archeology and Archives department that this demand will be met soon,” he said.

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: Chatrpathi Shivaji Maharaj has stopped Muslims committed atrocities against Hindus by establishing ‘Hindvi Swarajya’, said Speaker of Goa Legislative Assembly Ramesh Tawadkar. He was speaking at Shivsourya Yatra held in Canacona on the occasion of 350th year of Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj’s. The yatra with the statue of Shivaji Maharaj on a Rath is flagged off by Canacona MLA And Speaker Ramesh Tawadkar at Betul-Fort in the presence of Vishwa Hindu Parishad’s Regional Coordinator Sri Vivek Kulkari and Department Minister Mohan Amshekar. Speaking after the flag-off ceremony, Speaker Tawadkar said, ‘this Shivshourya Yatra is a big attempt to…