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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Minister for Town and Country Planning and Forests Vishwajit Rane has vowed to take strict action against the illegal construction and destruction of the Turtle Nesting site in Morjim. “…in our bid to protect and preserve the picturesque environment of #Morjim, #Ashvem and #Arambol. Activities are taking place without permission and the destruction of sand dunes is taking place, as a result of which the department is forced to act and protect these zones,” Vishwajit tweeted. He said that as per the discussion with research scientist Mr. Dongre, whom we have requested the Govt of India to…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) on Monday commenced the physical construction of eight Fast Patrol Vessel Projects for the Indian Coast Guard with Plate Cutting, the ceremony of which was held at the hands of the Chief Guest IG Dr Sharma PTM, TM DDG (M and M), Indian Coast Guard at GSL, Vasco. The landmark event witnessed the keel laying ceremony of two Pollution Control Vessels (PCV) being constructed by GSL for the Indian Coast Guard. Director General VS Pathania, PTM, TM Director General Indian Coast Guard at the GSL, Vasco, presided over the event and laid the…

Instead of 12 kg, they should get a monthly rice quota of 30 kg to prevent black marketing of foodgrains, they say Fair price society owners say they can only manually sell rice after notification by the government. They said there was no chance for pilferage after this notification. Goemkarpon n desk PONDA: Upset with foodgrains scams and not getting sufficient rice every month, the furious ration card holder demanded that the Civil Supplies department hike their monthly allocation quota from 12 kg to 30 kg. They said if the excess quota is sold at Belgaum Market at Rs 18…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Union Minister of State for Fisheries L Murugan has said that the Fishing production in the state has increased by 25%, and revenue has increased by almost 40%. Speaking to media persons, Dr. L Murugan said that the ministry has taken several steps to improve fish production, export and infrastructure development in the last eight years. “I congratulate staff and department; the Centre has invested Rs. 20,000 crores under PMSSY for fisheries. We are planning a revised policy so that local fishermen can become Sagar Mitras; 38 Sagar Mitras are sanctioned to Govt of Goa,” he said.…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Owais Tahsildar won a quadruple crown while Shriram Bhandankar emerged Triple Crown winner, at the North / South District Badminton Tournament organised by Whirlwinds Sports Club in aegis with Goa Badminton Association at Ponda. Niharika Parwar, Abu Makandar, Vansh Natekar, Arya Poudel, Gargi Kelekar and Astha Poudel emerged with double crowns each. Ronikh Abhilash, Niharika Dogra, Aloysius Rodrigues, Unnati Hosmai, Nevan D’ Souza, Niraj Humraskar, Viraditya Pai Kane, Arnav Saraf, Soha Verekar, Mohit Naik, Advay Aravkar, Tushar Shirodkar and Myra De Noronha were the other winners of the North and South District events. Michael Ryan Mare, Kanika…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Panjim Gymkhana Members League 2.0 auction in its second edition saw the six teams – Baale Tigers, Dempo Challengers, Manas Mavericks, Prescon Panthers, Priority Titans and RC Goa – battle it out at the player auction to create their teams from 148 cricket players. The T-20 cricket tournament is scheduled to kick-off in January 2023 and has a purse of 2 lakhs for the winning team and 1 lakh for the runner up in addition to other prizes Francisco the auctioneer began the proceedings by making clear the rules of the process. What followed next was…

Goemkarponn desk PONDA: Ponda MLA and Agriculture Minister held a review meeting on development work in Ponda. All the officials of various government departments, including NH officials , sewerage, roads, electricity, water supply, WRD etc., were present for the meeting. Speaking after the meeting, he said work on the approach rod of the incomplete Khandepar Bridge would begin soon and would be completed in six months. He said financial approval had been received for the work from NH. He also discussed pending sewerage work and directed officials to expedite work. He asked all departments, including Sewerage and Gas laying lines,…