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Goemkarponn desk CANACONA – Karnataka Excise officials are on fire, as yet another truck smuggling IMFL liquor from Goa is detained at Majali Checkpost at Goa -Karnataka at Polem on Thursday night. The detained truck bearing registration no. KA 01 AJ 5751 was loaded with Sanitaryware items and was headed to Bangalore, but when frisked in-depth, found 105 Liquor/(whiskey, Brandy) IMFL bottles concealed amidst the Sanitaryware (Washbasins, Commodes, etc.) consignment. Karnataka Excise team posted at the Majali Checkpost had just switched over with a new team headed by Excise Sub-inspector P K Haldankar at 8 O’clock when tr the Excise…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Former Goa deputy Chief Minister Vijai Sardesai on Thursday dared Chief Minister Pramod Sawant to conduct a site inspection along the Mahadayi river while slamming the BJP-led state government’s ability to stop efforts by Karnataka to create infrastructure for the diversion of the river’s waters. After conducting a site visit to the Goa-Karnataka border areas to take stock of alleged development works carried out by the Karnataka government to divert the inter-state river’s waters, Sardesai also said that Goa could face a major water shortage if the river water is diverted by Karnataka. “I dare Goa Chief…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Labour and Employment Minister Babush Monserrate has asked the striking workers of IFB to apologise and resume work as the management has not decided to retrench them. The IFB worker’s representative met Minister Atanasio Monserrate and the management to resolve the issue. “Management has assured him that the company has no plans to retrench the striking workers and that it would extend their contract by one year. Of the 130 workers who had resorted to strike, 14 have resumed duties,” said Monserrate after meeting workers He further said that he had asked the workers to join their…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: District Magistrate, North Goa, under section 144 (1) of the code of criminal procedure, 1973, have prohibited assembly and gathering of five or more persons and taking out or organizing of processions; the carrying of firearms or weapons of offences such as lathis, swords, daggers or spears; the use of loudspeakers; the shouting of slogans; burning of firecrackers near the petrol pumps and at the venues of meetings etc. in any public place, street, road, square, thoroughfare, by-lane or in any open space within the radius of 500 meters around the place of function of 53rd International…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa Waste Management Corporation (GWMC) has been undertaking the cleaning of littered waste from National Highways and other major roads in the State of Goa through its appointed contractor KCIC Pvt. Ltd., since 2020. Now, GWMC has observed that apart from the major roads few other roads have also become heavily littered and many black spots/dumps have been formed along these roads due to indiscriminate dumping. The littering was observed from Pernem town to Siolim Bridge via Tuem, Parcem, Agarwada-Chopdem, in Salcete power House Circle (Aquem ) to Ramnagari (Sao Jose De Areal), FlorianoVaz Circle to Ramnagri…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: The 53rd edition of IFFI, the International Film Festival of India is all set to open to a colourful opening ceremony at Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor Stadium, Taleigão, Goa. This edition of the festival presents to film delegates a potpourri of 280 films, inviting them to immerse themselves in the lives, aspirations and struggles of peoples from a total of 79 countries. With the festival preparations being in full swing, Festival Director and Managing Director, NFDC Ravinder Bhakar; CEO, ESG Swetika Sachan; Director General, PIB, Monideep Mukerjee; and Additional Director General, PIB, Pragya Paliwal Gaur addressed…

Goemkarponn desk VERNA: “Insensitive BJP Government has turned a blind eye on 130 Goan youths who are demanding regularisation after putting in 3 years service. I will write to Chief Minister to intervene & resolve the issue immediately. I will also speak to IFB Management to find an amicable solution,” stated Leader of Opposition Yuri Alemao. He was speaking after meeting the striking workers of IFB at Verna Industrial Estate today. Congress President Amit Patkar, Quepem MLA Altone D’Costa, Everson Vales, Capt. Viriato Fernandes, Moreno Rebello and others were also present in the delegation. BJP Government should implement the Congress…