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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Teming the Bhoma villagers protest against the widening of national highway as political, PWD Minister Nilesh Cabral reiterated that no temples would be demolished for the project. Giving a presentation to the mediapersons at his chamber in the State secretariat, Cabral said that the political leaders are trying to use the leaders to satisfy their own ego. “Here I give you a drone shot of the entire alignment of Bhoma village, show me where and how many houses are coming under Right of Way. We are not acquiring any land apart from what is being marked,” he…

Goemkarponn desk GANDHINAGAR (Gujarat): Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Monday said the coastal state is expected to clock a double-digit economic growth after the commissioning of a new international airport which is expected to provide a fillip to tourism. The Manohar International Airport at Mopa in North Goa was inaugurated in December last year and it started commercial operations in early January. Addressing a Western Zonal Council meeting in Gujarat’s capital Gandhinagar in presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Sawant said Goa’s economy did not suffer any major setback during the COVID-19 pandemic due to smart initiatives taken…

Goemkarponn desk CALANGUTE: The Goa police have arrested two women and their male accomplice, all from Gujarat, for allegedly filing a false rape complaint here to extort money from a man, an official said. During the investigation, it came to light that the three accused were involved in filing multiple rape complaints in Goa and Gujarat against different persons, Superintendent of Police (North) Nidhin Valsan told reporters on Monday. A man from Gujarat in his police complaint alleged that the two women developed friendship with him with an intention to threaten him and get a fake case filed against him…

Goemkarponn desk Panaji: Here comes a piece of good news for the air passengers who are planning to travel abroad. The Manohar International Airport in North Goa on Monday announced a direct IndiGo flight service to Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH) thrice a week. Notably, the flight services will start from September 2. A senior official of the airport operator GMR Goa International Airport Limited (GGIAL) told PTI that the inaugural Indigo flight to Abu Dhabi from Manohar International Airport is scheduled for Saturday, September 02, 2023 at 00:25 AM. The flight will reach Abu Dhabi International Airport at 02:15…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Akashvani Panaji, in collaboration with the Goa Chamber of Commerce and Industry and S.S. Dempo College of Commerce and Economics, hosted a day-long seminar aimed at tackling skill gaps in Goa to foster accelerated, inclusive, and resilient growth, in line with the G20 Agenda. Attendees included Shri. Sanjit Rodrigues, IAS, Nodal officer for G20, Shri. Harilal Menon, Vice Chancellor of Goa University, Shri Shrinivas Dempo, President of Goa Chamber of Commerce and Industries, Shri Sunil Bhatia, Deputy Director General, All India Radio and Sanjay Punalekar, Programme Executive. Shri Sanjit Rodrigues, in his address, shared insights gained from…

Goemkapronn desk Panaji: With 91 children rescued off Goa’s beaches by Drishti Marine’s lifesavers over the last two years, the Goa State Commission for the Protection of Child Rights (GSCPCR) has formally appreciated the agency’s lifesavers for their “incredible courage” and “heroic actions”. The appreciation from the Commission comes days after two French children were rescued off Mandrem beach by lifesavers who were on duty. “Lifeguards diligently dedicate not only their time but lives to enabling a safe environment for all of us. They instruct and keep a constant watch on our children to prevent injury and rescue them from…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: Canacona police registers two UDs (unnatural deaths) as a 49-year-old man commited suicide, while a 53 year old dies after a tree-fall on Saturday in Canacona. According to Canacona PI Chandrakant Gawas, Tulshidas Kankonkar, 49, a resident of Kindlem committed suicide by hanging in one of the room rafter of his house. It is however not known what has conspired to take the extre step. Kankonkar is survived by his Wife and two sons. His body is cremated at Kindlem on Saturday. In another incident, 53 year old Prabhakar Gaonkar of Shishegal, Poinguinim died after he fell…