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Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: 969 Olive Ridley eggs are protected at the two Turtle Rehabilitation Centres at Agonda and Galgibaga Turtle reserved beaches with as many as 9 mother turtles visiting Agonda beachcoast alone. On Thursday night one flipper came, laid 77 eggs and returned to the Sea, while soon-after the forest department engaged personal shifted the eggs into a pit excavated by them at Nursery near the rehabilitation centre. With the arrival of 9th mother turtle at the otherwise sorrounded with tourism activities shore, Agonda Beach alone protects 803 Olive Ridley Eggs, while the other Turtle reserved Beach at Galgibaga…

Goemkarponn desk CALANGUTE: Calangute Police, in a late-night narcotic raid, have arrested a Ghana National in illegal possession of drugs all worth Rs 12,12,800. The accused has been identified as Priscilla Adjetey (37), a Ghana National. During the raid, the police have seized Heroin weighing 33 grams, Cocaine weighing 35 grams, Charas weighing 34 grams and Ecstacy weighing 8 grams, including cash of Rs. 4,32,800/-, all worth Rs. 12,12,800/- approximately. Credible information was received by Calangute Police Station from the sources that one foreigner lady is involved in drug trading activities and residing in a house at Orda Candolim Bardez…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Hinting at possible support to independent candidate Utpal Parrikar in the Panaji seat, the TMC-MGP alliance is yet to take a call on the assembly seat, where it has not fielded any candidate. Addressing a press conference, MGP leader Ramakrishna Dhavalikar said that the alliance has decided not to contest the Panaji seat and will shortly take a call on whether to support an independent candidate or not. Utpal, son of former Goa CM late Manohar Parrikar, is contesting as an independent after BJP denied him a ticket and fielded incumbent MLA Babush Monserrate. Dhavalikar also said…

Goemkarponn desk CALANGUTE: Calangute’s independent candidate Ricardo D’Souza claims to have strong support of the people and have urged people wisely on the basis of the work and charity done by the candidates in the past. D’Souza also promised to back the political party if elected, only by consulting his constituency people. Ricardo D’Souza, co-owner of Tito’s club and an independent candidate from Calangute constituency said he he had to contest election since he found no candidate who could fulfill his vision in Calangute constituency. There are candidates in Calangute, one wants to take us back to 18th century, another…

Goemkarponn desk CALANGUTE: Calangute BJP leader Joseph Sequeira calls Micheal Lobo”destruction man”. Sequeira claims he left BJP for his self interest and several pending issues from sewerage, water supply, road widening etc are incomplete which will be done by BJP in the Calangute constituency. Calangute BJP candidate Joseph Sequeira told Goemkarponn that in 2012 he was instrumental in fetching victory to Micheal Lobo in the assembly election. Later things changed and when Lobo realised that he is losing his popularity, he joined Congress party at a fag end. So what we were supposed to do in this scenario? Therefore we…

Goemkapronn desk PANAJI: Drishti’s lifesavers, Goa’s state-appointed lifesaving and rescue agency, had a busy year with the rescue force conducting 715 rescues in the year 2021. 2021 witnessed a sharp rise from 249 rescues conducted in the previous year, where most people stayed indoors during the start of the pandemic. With international borders closed on air travel in 2021, the state saw an influx of local tourists who made a beeline to the much sought-after tourist destination, particularly the beaches of Goa. A total of 507 incidents took place in 2021, which included water-based rescues, of which several were double…

Goemkarponn Desk PORVORIM: BJP Porvorim candidate and ex MLA Rohan Khaunte demanded that the state government should stop granting permissions for new commercial or residential complexes in the constituencies, which are already finding it tough to fulfil basic amenities to their existing residence. Khaunte said that a balanced approach has to be there to ensure that present residents get all the basic facilities to meet their daily needs before burdening their area with more population. “The state government should stop granting permissions for new commercial or residential complexes in the constituencies, which are already finding it tough to fulfil basic…