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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Tourism Minister Rohan Khaunte has smelled a rat in the Calangute Shack Owner John Lobo allegations. Khaunte, for the second day in succession, has blamed a politician for such allegations pointing to the timing of the charges. Though Khaunte has refrained from naming anyone, one knows who he is blaming. “Allegations of Corruption levelled by Beach Shack Operators will be dealt with severely invoking Prevention of Corruption Act, but this End of Season timing and source of allegations being Calangute points to a Conspiracy angle,” said Khaunte in his tweet. He further added, “Hoping that Our Shack…

Goemkarponn desk PONDA: Three years after the closure of crushing season Government now wants Voluntary Retirement from Service for employees of Sanjivani Sugar Factory. There are currently 177 workers in Sanjeevan, of which 28 are contract workers, and 99 are permanent workers. The Government has issued a notification regarding giving a voluntary retirement scheme to workers of Sanjeevani Cooperative Sugar Factory, and the letter regarding this has been sent by Director of Agriculture Neville Alphonso to the administrator of Sanjeevani Cooperative Sugar Factory at Sanjeevaninagar- Dharbandora. It is learnt that funds for salary and operating expenditure payments are released to…

Goemkapronn desk PONDA: The new Banastari Bazaar Complex inauguration would take place soon before the onset of monsoon, said Bhoma Adkona Sarpanch Sarpanch Damodar Naik. He said this is an old traditional bazaar, and many local vendors contributed to its existence. He said the vendors temporarily operating at Open Bazaar would soon get shelter in Market Complex. He said Panchayat, local MLA, and Minister are also trying to inaugurate the Banastari Bazaar as soon as possible. He said since the Portuguese era, the Banastari Bazaar has been famous among people. It provided livelihood to locals. More than 200 vendors from…

Goemkarponn desk CURCHOREM: The Curchorem-Cacora Municipal Council Chairperson, Dr Jasmine Braganza, said that the government has sanctioned Rs.56 lakhs to each councillor of CCMC to undertake developmental activities in their respective wards. She said while welcoming the gathering after PWD Minister Nilesh Cabral inaugurated the existing Curchorem-Cacora Municipal Council (CCMC) public garden in her ward at Carriamoddi-Curchorem which was renovated and installed many latest gymnasium equipment for the use of public particularly for the children at an estimated cost of Rs.14 lakhs. She thanked the local MLA and Minister Cabral for supporting the councillors in undertaking the developmental activities in…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: On Friday, Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal urged the Goa government to develop a policy to encourage homestays and leverage the tourism potential by targeting high-value tourists. At an interaction with industry leaders in Panaji, Goyal said that he would form a small working group of state and Union ministry officials to promote tourism in the coastal state. “There is massive potential for homestays in Goa. You can get a mudra loan as a part of the central government scheme. It is a unique way to promote tourism. Look at how Maldives is marketing…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Friday said Manohar International Airport at Mopa will soon handle cargo operations, which will help the coastal state’s pharmaceutical sector. The airport was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in January this year and is named after former Goa CM late Manohar Parrikar. Addressing industrialists at a function in Panaji in the presence of Union Minister Piyush Goyal, Sawant said handling of cargo from Manohar International Airport will ensure pharmaceutical units will not have to depend on other states. State Transport Minister Mauvin Godinho said having two airports, in Dabolim and…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The new 150-200 MLD water project in South Goa will definitely address the problem of water scarcity in the district, WRD Minister Rohan Khaunte said. Minister for Water Resources Subhash Shirodkar, on Friday, visited various water bodies in South Goa. These include Davorlim raw water pumping station, Salzora Lake, Quepem Dam, Kushawati River, Mirabhag, Soliem and Salaulim Dam. During his visit, he said April and May are the ideal months to inspect the water bodies as the demand for water supply is high, and there is water scarcity in the state. “This is the right season wherein…