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Goemkarponn desk QUEPEM: Cashew growers from South Goa were left high and dry after facing a major setback due to the low yield of cashew this season. Compared to last season, areas from Quepem, Sanguem, and Sanvordem, who are major cashew producers, saw low cashew yield this year. Many farmers said that this season’s Cashew production is very less; even some farmers from the Sanguem Quepem area said that they have not even surpassed half of the cashew yield as compared to last year’s output. This year the investment put into cashew cultivation seems to be difficult to recover. Cashew…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: In the first round outcome that was announced on Monday, Goa topped the NITI Aayog state energy and climate index in the smaller states category. Amongst the larger states, Gujarat had emerged the best followed by Kerala in the second position and Punjab in the third. In its first round, the index ranked the states in six parameters based on 2019-2020 data, where Goa had earned an overall score of 51.4. CM Pramod Sawant tweeted that Goa stands topper in the NITI Aayog state energy and climate index in the small state category and the index rates…

Goemkarponn desk PONDA: Finally, two years after his joining, BJP backed Ritesh Ravi Naik, son of Ponda MLA Ravi Naik, was elected unopposed as Ponda Municipal Council (PMC) Chairperson, while Archana Dangui was elected as Vice-chairperson. Ritesh Naik said he would work for development of all wards of PMC with support of Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and Ponda MLA Ravi Naik. After passing a no-confidence motion against MGP backed Chairperson Geetali Talavalikar and Deputy Jaya Sawant, the posts fell vacant. It may be recalled that three Congress backed councillors, Ritesh Ravi Naik, Anand Naik and William Aguiar, had joined BJP…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Heavy traffic movement from the Varunapuri flyover will start within one or two months before Monsoon. Demarcation for installation of signals has been done, says Vasco MLA Salkar. People of Vasco will soon get relief from the fast-moving heavy transportation from the Vasco city. A month ago, the former DGP Dr Indradev Shukla had also started the heavy traffic movement from the Vasco city road and its diversion via a new flyover from Varunapuri. When contacted by Vasco MLA Krishna Daji Salkar, he said that the demarcation at the Varunapuri junction near the flyover had been done.…

Goemkarponn desk PONDA: Finally, the Health Department inspected Curti -Deepanagar houses of around 52 migrants, who allegedly released domestic human waste in the open. Health Officer Dr Smitha Parsekar and local Sandeep Parkar inspect the homes at Deepa Nagar Curti. The inspection was done following a complaint by local Sandeep Parkar for releasing human and domestic waste in the open. Sandeep said in the public interest that he filed the complaint. He said the waste disposed of on the open roadside posed a disease risk, including dengue. He said this is the second time he filed a complaint against such…

Goemkarponn Desk MOPA: Nearly 200 workers at the Mopa Internation Airport construction site again barged into the office and resorted to strike, alleging that they were not being paid their due salaries for the past several months. The development comes days after the workers protested violently, pelting stones at the administration building and cars at the site. There was no such incident today, but the workers did not report to work. Immediately the police force was called in, and the situation was brought under control. The administration, sources said, assured to credit the salaries in their account by afternoon. In…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Two more persons were arrested by Vasco police on Wednesday in connection with the Sunday communal clash on Ram Navami day. The total number of persons arrested in the recent Ram Navami day clash issue reached 15 on Wednesday morning. Earlier, on Tuesday, Vasco police arrested 13 persons allegedly involved in the communal clash between the majority and minority communities from the Vasco area. This incident has brought stirred the Vasco area, and shocking reactions from the people all over Goa have flooded the social media platforms since then. Vasco police have, although proactively investigating the matter…