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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Today, State Immunization Officer Dr Rajendra Borkar informed us that Goa will be holding a state immunization drive for Polio on February 27. “We have this drive in accordance to the government of India directives, and the polio vaccination drive will be held across Goa via 667 centres for the children below the age of 5 years,” said Dr Borkar. He further said that the state government has set up a target of 105080 children. “Every year we are doing 100 per cent polio vaccination, and this year too, we will achieve 100 vaccination for polio”, he…

Rajendra P. Kerkar/ Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Fukeri, a village in Maharashtra, nestled in the chains of the ecologically rich Western Ghat mountains of Dodamarg taluka of Maharashtra, poses another danger for the State of Goa, which is already struggling to save Mhadei water diversion from Karnataka. Work for the construction of the irrigation dam has been going in full swing in Fukeri to divert water. Construction of a dam at the confluence of two nallhas at Donikhol in Fukeri will have severe implications for the Kalane river on which the Chandel water treatment plant caters to the need for drinking water…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: The National Fishworkers’ Forum (NFF) concluded the two-day women’s workshop held in Goa, Benaulim. This workshop was held to empower and make women aware of multiple anti-firmish projects and livelihood related issues. In a press release issued by NFF, Olencio Simoes, General Secretary of NFF, stated that the objective of this workshop was to empower women to take up issues pertaining to their livelihoods and to create awareness on various anti-environment and anti-fisheries projects proposed by the central government of India like The Sagarmala programme which has planned to privatize entire sea and rivers and its coastal…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: Demanding immediate commencement of repairs of the delipidated NH-66, Congress and Goa Forward Party has threatened Rasta-roko at ten places if the works are not commenced by 1st March. Interestingly, a joint delegation of Congress and Goa Forward led by GPCC General Secretary and Canacona candidate Janardhan Bhandari and GFP General Secretary and Spokesperson Prashant Naik met the PWD Executive Engineer Dattaprasad Kamat and submitted Memorandum regarding pending NH-66 highway work from Dharmapur to Polem on Thursday. The delegation, which also consisted of GFP Leader Vikas Bhagat, Canacona Congress Block President Pralay Bhagat, Canacona Youth Congress president…

Fishy issues…??? The new fish market project was tendered thrice from 2013 to 2018. Initially, this fish market project cost was around Rs.8 crore. After adding GST now, the project cost reached Rs.9.5 crore. The existing old fish market shed is dilapidated with no cold storage facility, drinking water or toilet facilities for the vendors and the customers. There is no hygiene cleanliness in the existing market shed, and the fish vendors are seen sitting unorganised. Considering these issues, and to bring a new market complex project in Port town, the former Vasco MLA Carlos Almeida and the Mormugao municipal…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: GPCC Media Department Chairman Amarnath Panjikar alleged that BJP’s mission commission over awarding the tender of using electric poles for cable networks to a relative of the saffron party has caused four crore loss to the State exchequer. Panjikar addressed a press conference in Panaji and demanded an enquiry into the tender awarded to use electricity Poles for advertising boards and Internet, local tv channels cables. On occasion, Congress Spokesperson Tanvir Khatib, Pradip Naik, and Himanshu Tivrekar were present. Panajikar said that the tender has been awarded to help relatives of BJP’s Mahamantri. Panajikar said that the…

Goemkarponn desk CURCHOREM: A young man from Shirfond Curchorem drowned in a Zuari river. His death has come as a shock to the village on Thursday. The body of Santushta alias Chiki Chandrakant Naik, 34, of Shirfond Curchorem was found in the river Zuari River. Curchorem police said that he had gone for fishing in the Zuari river at Shirfod in the morning. Santushta died accidentally while fishing said Sub-Inspector Vaishnavi Chari. She also informed that it was an accidental death, and she was informed about it at around 1:15 pm. The body of Santushta alias Chiki Chandrakant Naik was…