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Goemkarponn desk PERNEM: The recently inaugurated Manohar International Airport at Mopa in north Goa will begin commercial operations on January 5, with the first flight operated by IndiGo scheduled to land at 9am. On the ground, workers and officials rushed to complete the remaining work at the airport ahead of the arrival of the first passengers. A team of senior police officers inspected the airport on Tuesday to review security arrangements. On the first day of operations, 12 flights are expected to land and take off from different cities in India, including three from Delhi, two each from Bengaluru and…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa Tourism Development Corporation (GTDC) today has invited Tourist Taxi vehicles with valid All Goa Tourist/All India Permit to register for the GTDC Taxi Counter at Mormugao Port Authority (MPA), Goa. As per the information, the registration form is available on the website https://www.goa-tourism.com or can be taken from the Registration Facilitation Centre (RFC) of Department of Tourism North – Mezzanine floor, Paryatan Bhavan, Patto Panaji Goa / South-Ground floor, Mathany Saldhana Administrative Complex, Margao, Goa. Taxi operators can submit their duly filled form with documents RFC North/South Goa or can submit their registration request by downloading…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa Chamber of Commerce and Industry has partnered with Purple Fest.As part of the programme, ‘Exploring Employment Opportunities for Persons with Disability in the Corporate Sector’. Along with Labour and Employment department and Office of the State Commissioner of Persons with Disabilities in association with EnAble India a series of Purple Think Tank sessions to deliberate on employment opportunities in the Government and Private sectors. The Office of the State Commissioner of Persons with Disabilities in association with EnAble India, an organization working towards livelihood of Persons with Disabilities (PwD), Bengaluru is organizing an exclusive session on…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Purple Fest to be held from January 6-8, 2023 has created a buzz around the country as Diversity is celebrated, through disability. For the first time in India, Goa will witness the launch of specially designed accessible E-Rickshaw vehicles from Ezy Mov as part of the Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan. Six such vehicles will be used during the Fest to take PwD (Persons with Disability) around in the most convenient way. The inauguration of Wheelchair Accessible E-Ricks and Unified Beach Cricket was held at Miramar at the hands of Minister for Social Welfare, Subhash Phaldesai. Minister for Social…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said that under no circumstances will water from Mhadei be wasted while stating that his Government is contemplating installing a hydroelectric project on the river. “Under no circumstances will water from the Mhadei be wasted. Government is contemplating installing a hydroelectric project on the river for which a panel of experts is already formed,” said CM Sawant. He further said that Goa is still dependent on the neighbouring Maharashtra State for water supply and that Government is very serious about providing potable water to the people and has spent almost 20 crores to…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: WRD Minister Subhash Shirodkar said that the state government has decided to increase drinking water to 400 MLD water in the next two years. “Government provides around 880 MLD water for drinking, but now we have decided to increase it to 400 MLD water in the next two years so each person from Goa can get 8 MLD water daily,” said Shirodkar. He further said that the young generation needs to adopt agriculture as a profession instead of waiting for Government jobs. Shirodkar also stressed and appealed to the people to take the benefit of irrigation and take…

AERIAL VIEW Clearly, the double Engine of the BJP seems to have crashed, and CM Sawant has to understand that compared to other States, Goa is less politically important for the BJP as it has just two parliamentary seats. However, it also seems like the Modi-Shah duo are not only hoodwinking Goa but also Karnataka. The approval is clearly in view of the forthcoming Karnataka assembly polls, and the approval of DPR means absolutely nothing to them because:- 1. Goa will go to Supreme Court for approval, and given the circumstances, it will get a stay on order. 2. Even…