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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant today has assured the House that the Western Bypass will be constructed on stilts. Fatorda MLA Vijai Sardesai, Margao MLA Digambar Kamat and Benaulim MLA VENZY Viegas had raised the issue in the House. Sardesai said that the construction of the Western Bypass by filling low-lying paddy fields would cause massive flooding in Mungul and Maddel. Stating that he has been fighting to construct the Bypass on stilts in these flood-prone areas, Sardesai said his suggestion was upheld by the 10-member committee constituted by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) to study objections raised…

Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant today assured the house to solve the water problem across the state as soon as possible. Sawant also assured to start pre-monsoon works as soon as possible. “All these works to solve the water problem in the state as soon as possible and start pre-monsoon works,” said CM Sawant. The opposition MLA’s had raised the issue of water supply across the state in the assembly and demanded a quick solution with the Chief Minister. During the discussion, Calangute MLA Michael Lobo demanded pre-monsoon provision for the next two months. “The places where…

The 6th edition of The Luxury Symposium 2022 concluded in Goa with the esteemed presence of Hon. Minister of Culture & External Affairs , Meenakshi Lekhi as the Chief Guest & HRH Queen Diambi Kabatusuila of Congo. The Luxury League organized its third edition of The Showcase 2022, a pop up of global talent from 26th – 27th March 2022. The event also had the support of the Ministry of Tourism of India & Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship. “India is so luxurious that every national has the capacity of being the designer himself or herself. I believe Luxury…

Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: Congress MLA Sankalp Amonkar today said that the central leadership of AICC has accepted the resignation of Girish Chodankar as Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) President. “AICC has already accepted the resignation of Girish Chodankar as the Congress Goa President. There is no doubt about that. Sonia Gandhi herself had asked to submit the resignation of not only Girish but presidents of all the 5 states which Congress lost,” said Amonkar He further informed us that the Opposition Leader will be announced by the end of the day. The Congress managed to win 11 seats, and its…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Rohit Monserrate was re-elected as Corporation of City of Panaji (CCP) Mayor, while Sanjiv Naik was elected as his deputy. The elections to elect the Mayor and the Deputy Mayor were held at 11 am today in the CCP town hall. It is learnt that the current Deputy Mayor Vasant Aghshikar declined to re-contest the election, paving the way for his colleagues to contest. “We are here only for the development of Panjim. We have a game plan of what we want to do. We also need to look into each ward and see what development needs…

Goemkarponn desk SANGUEM: For the needy and to prevent food wastage, 24 hours (cold storage) fridge was installed for the food bank in Sanguem Police Station. Street Providence Trust, an NGO installed a deep freezer at the Sanguem police station to store leftover food for the homeless people at Sanguem. Sanguem police appealed to the public and other areas to give video publicity about the same and leave the leftover food at the freezer installed at Sanguem police station to provide the same to homeless people. Sanguem police station PSI Swadesh Desai said that “I am requesting people of Sanguem…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Indian Naval Air Squadron 316, the Navy’s second P-8I aircraft squadron, was commissioned into the Indian Navy by Cdr Amit Mohapatra. The special ceremony was conducted at INS Hansa, Goa, on 29 March 2022 and Admiral R Hari Kumar, PVSM, AVSM, VSM, ADC, the Chief of the Naval Staff, was the Chief Guest for the event. Addressing the gathering, Admiral Hari Kumar stated that India is the ‘Preferred Security Partner’ in the Indian Ocean region, reflecting our country’s ability to play an effective strategic role in the region and the need to expand its operational reach. The…