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Goemkarponn desk CALANGUTE: Three-time Calangute MLA Michael Lobo said that a 4×4 Fire vehicle on the long coastline is a must due to teh frequent fire incidents. He said that the Tourism department has to ask the Fire department to station a vehicle on each beach stretch. “Upon my requisition, a file was moved by Ashok Menon last year, and it awaiting financial approval. We have taken up the issue with the CM,” he said. He said the fire vehicles on the beach are the need of the hour. “We have seen several incidents. There is high salinity; there will…

Goemkarponn desk CALANGUTE: In a tragic development, two shacks were gutted in a fire on Calangute beach in the wee, causing a loss of Rs 80 lakhs to the owners. Two shacks – Sand Bar & Baywatch, were gutted in fire at around 2.30 pm. As per the eyewitnesses, the Sand Bar shack caught fire due to short-circuit and spread to the next shack. The fire started at 2.35 with a thud and spread quickly, and within 15 minutes, at about 2.50 am, everything was over. The Fire Brigade team is learnt to have arrived at 3.30 pm from Panaji.…

Goemkarponn desk MARGAO: “Permanent Pension to Seafarers was the promise of Congress Party in Roadmap for Goa Vision 2035. It is the duty of the Government to respect the contribution of Seafarers to the development of Goa. I appeal to Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant to notify Seafarers Permanent Pension Scheme & clear all pending dues immediately,” stated Leader of Opposition Yuri Alemao. “Most of the Seafarers come back to their homeland Goa during Christmas. I urge the Chief Minister, Dr Pramod Sawant, to bring smiles to their faces by notifying the permanent pension scheme and also releasing the pending…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: This World Fisheries day, the National Fishworkers Forum resolves to resist and push for the rollback of the policies and projects which threaten coastal and marine ecologies on which the lives and livelihood of fish workers are dependent. Across the nine coastal states of India, the affiliates of NFF have criticized and mounted protests against policies and projects being implemented: National fish workers forum celebrated World Fisheries Day by addressing a mega rally on account of World fisheries Day against Adani’s Wadhvan Port at Azad maiden, Mumbai. Olencio GS Stated that Wadhvan Port is to be built…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Adv. Aires Rodrigues has today filed an appeal before the Goa Chief Secretary against the October 20th order passed by Excise Commissioner Narayan Gad in the case pertaining to the controversial ‘Silly Souls Café and Bar’ in Assagao allegedly run by the family of Union Minister for Women and Child Development Smriti Irani. In terms of Section 40 of the Goa Excise Act, an appeal against the Excise Commissioner’s order lies before the Chief Secretary. A challenge to the Chief Secretary’s order is before the High Court. The Excise Commissioner, in his order on October 10th, had…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for monumental growth in the Fishing Sector. The Chief Minister said that under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Fisheries are rising, so is an expansion of the scope of Fisheries Tech, Production in India. “The Blue Revolution in Indian Shipping and Fisheries sector. The Fisheries sector is witnessing monumental growth. Under the leadership of Hon’ble PM @narendramodi Ji the export of Fisheries is rising so is an expansion of the scope of Fisheries Tech, Production in India,” CM tweeted. On Monday, Union Minister of State for FisheriesDr .L…

 Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Ravindra Chavan, Minister for PWD, Food and Public Distribution and Consumer Protection, Government of Maharashtra, received a warm welcome from the Government of Goa during his visit to Secretariat Complex in connection with the workshop on Swayampurna Goa, Programme of Government of Goa today. Eknath Dhavale, IAS, Principal Secretary, Agriculture, Vinayak Patrudkar, OSD to Chief Minister, Ms Priya Khan, OSD to Dy. Chief Minister, Government of Maharashtra, were part of the delegation led by the Minister for PWD. Nilesh Cabral, Minister for PWD, Government of Goa, Vijay B. Saxena, Director, Directorate of Planning, Statistics & Evaluation, DPSE,…