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Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant today said that President Ram Nath Kovind will attend the Goa Statehood Day function on May 30. Sawant also informed that the foundation stone for the new Raj Bhavan building at current complex will laid on May 30. “President Ram Nath Kovind will attend the Goa Statehood Day function on May 30. Total of 35 personalities including former Chief Ministers and some from the industrial sectors will be felicitated on the occasion,” said CM Sawant He further said that on the ocasion of Goa Statehood Day, the foundation stone for new Raj Bhavan…

Goemkarponn desk Vasco: “Tip Tip Barsa Pani…Pani ne Aag Lagayi” a famous Bollywood movie song, is aptly applicable to the situation right now in the Mormugao municipality. With the ceiling leakage at numerous spots of the administrative section of the municipality building due to uneven rain and strong wind, the visitors and the municipality staff are facing great inconvenience while exercising their duties. The 9 crore rupees worth of renovation and restoration work of the existing Mormugao municipality building seems to be snitching. After a sudden presence of strong winds and uneven rain for the last two days, the Mormugao…

Goemkarponn desk AGUADA: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant today said that the Blade Helicopter services launched in the state will help for tourism and related medical purposes. Today, CM Sawant and Blade India officials took the inaugural ride at Aguada. “This is a very important service and can be used for medical as well as tourism-related purposes. Also, there a lot of opportunity in Goa to explore the unexplored hinterland destinations in the state,” said CM Sawant He further said that his government would grant necessary permission for operations in the state. “This service can also be used for interstate movements,…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Police have arrested a man for stabbing to death a 19-year-old woman at Velsaon beach in South Goa after she refused to continue her relationship with him, an official said on Friday. The accused, Kishan Kalangutkar (26), was arrested on Thursday, a day after the girl’s body was found at the beach, he said. “The accused was in love with the young woman, studying in a college, and had travelled to the beach with her on Wednesday,” Superintendent of Police (South) Abhishek Dhania said. He said that the accused was upset with the woman after she told…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: A total of 10,000 women underwent screening for breast cancer detection under the ‘Swasth Mahila, Swasth Goa’ initiative, in which the Goa government has partnered with two voluntary organizations, a senior official said on Friday. The initiative, which was launched in October last year, aims to screen 1 lakh, women, in the state for breast cancer, and free-of-cost screenings are being conducted at 35 health centres across Goa, a statement said. ”So far, 142 outreach camps have been held in various parts of Goa. Of the 10,000 women who have been screened so far, seven women have…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: TCP Minister Vishwajit Rane today said that representatives from CREDAI, CII, ITPI and the Institute of Engineers and the Indian Institute of Architects will be a part of the committee constituted by the state government to review ODP’S. “Representatives from CREDAI, CII, ITPI, Institute of Engineers, AND Indian Institute of Architects will not only be special invitees but also be part of the committee constituted by Govt to review ODPs,” said Rane. He further said that their expertise would be useful in the planning process. “As promised, every decision made at the Board meeting has been implemented…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Mormugao Congress MLA Sankalp Amonkar questioned whether the necessary permissions to dig the roads and do the underground gas piping was given to the contractor. Amonkar also demanded that the contractor should be fined for the damages. Locals from the Mormugao constituency and part of the Vasco constituency went under dark for almost 22 hours due to the damage caused to the three major underground cables, which provide power supply to several parts of the Mormugao constituency. Mormugao MLA Sankalp Amonkar, on Thursday night, along with his supporters, reviewed the ongoing repair works of the underground cables.…