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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: IT Minister Rohan Khaunte today said that he discussed with Union Minister for Electronics & IT, Ashwini Vaishnav, about putting Goa in the niche IT segment with several projects generating revenue & employment. IT Minister Rohan Khaunte met Union Minister for Electronics & IT, Ashwini Vaishnav, in New Delhi. : We discussed about putting Goa in the niche IT segment with several projects generating revenue & employment opportunities to plug brain-drain of Goan talent, FTTH for last-mile connectivity, etc,” said Khaunte. He further said that he was thankful to Union Minister for Electronics & IT for total…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA – In a significant development, Canacona police cracked the murder of a woman whose body was found a week ago at Gulem in Canacona. The identity of the unknown woman, whose body was found in a highly decomposed state behind a government primary school at Gulem on the 19th (last Thursday), is established. The woman was believed to have been strangulated by a dupatta to death. The postmortem had confirmed this, while Canacona police have registered a case of murder against an unknown person/s and have begun an investigation into the matter. After ascertaining the type of…

AERIAL VIEW For Rane, TCP is become a new business and to make matters worse, the under-pressure CM has also allotted him the Forest portfolio. The question we need to ask Rane is, if he is so much interested in Goa and its planning, why not notify the Regional Plan for the State and scrap all ODPs. But no, he knows the issue of 16B matter is in High Court, and there would be no solution to that in the near future, so the CASH to CASH basis would not work. So to make quick Vitamin M, the only way…

Goemkarponn desk CURCHOREM: Xeldem talathi reports state that ‘no hill cutting’ at Nirmal Nagar in Xeldem has taken place. The talathi reports further raise numerous questions. Ex-Sarpanch of Xeldem is firm on his claims of hill cutting and land levelling. The Nirmal Nagar Xeldem hill cutting is no normal thing, and interestingly, now the inspection report submitted by the Xeldem Panchayat talathi says that no hill cutting has taken place at Nirmal Nagar, which raised the question marks over the serious claims made by the former Sarpanch of Xeldem Pramod Desai. When contacted, Pramod Desai said he was firm on…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said that Goan women will be provided with subsidized loans to buy auto rickshaws. “We will be starting Pink rickshaw in Goa; women in the state who are self-employed will be provided with subsidized loans to purchase auto rickshaws. 17 women are taking training for the same,” said CM Sawant. Speaking on petrol prices, CM Sawant said that Goa has already reduced prices by Rs 7 a litre. “Six months earlier, my government reduced the petrol rates by Rs 7 per litre when the PM had requested. Now PM has requested those states…

Bringing to life its iconic tagline ‘Probably the Best’, Carlsberg India has launched its NY Dawn design & packaging in Maharashtra & Goa as a part of its betterment journey. The new design draws from the brand’s 175-year Danish heritage and has been rolled out globally. It includes re-designed bottles, enhanced brand visual identity and new glassware to elevate the brand experience for our consumers. The new bottle has a more distinct shape and premium embossments on the neck and base. In addition, there is unique chalice glassware with a tapered mouth that enhances head retention and aroma and a shape ideal for…

Goemkarponn desk PONDA: It’s six years. Pondaitees suffer from bad roads because of long pending sewerage work for six years. Ponda MLA and Agriculture Minister Ravi Naik expressed concern over long pending work. He said the Ponda roads were deteriorated due to long pending work on the sewerage network and lack of planning in execution. The PWD Engineer Fadte said the Ponda Constituency roads will be hot-mixed, costing around Rs 6 crore. He said the road condition at Ponda was worsened and deteriorated for a long period due to a lack of planning in laying sewerage lines. The work commenced…