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Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Environmentalists, Social workers, Farmers and likeminded citizens today held a protest against the proposed Jetty Policy 2022 in front of Paryatan Bhavan. Environmentalist Abhijit Prabhudesai said that the proposed jetty policy was prepared by keeping the people in the dark. “The proposed jetty policy will create a huge impact on the fishermen communities, besides public in general, as khazan and agricultural land will be destroyed completely.” said Prabhudesai He further claimed that neither proper study nor any data was collected before proposing the jetty policy by the government. Rivers will go in the hands of private parties,…

Goemkarponn Desk MORMUGAO: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has informed that the state government will chalk out a plan for division of flights at Dabolim and Mopa Internationals Airports by the next week. “We will sit down and work out a plan in the next week for division of flights. If international flights go to Mopa then we will see that domestic flights will come to Dabolim,” said CM Sawant He further assured people of Mormugao taluka that the government will not allow existing Dabolim airport to close down after commissioning of new Mopa airport. “Government will plan division of flights…

Goemkarponn Desk MORMUGAO: Mormugao Port Authority (MPA) laid the foundation stone for the development of world class International and Domestic Cruise Terminals at the hands of Sarbananda Sonowal, Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways and Ayush Govt. of India and Dr. Pramod Sawant, Chief Minister of Goa, along with Shripad Y. Naik, Minister of State for PSW & Tourism, Govt. of The project is funded jointly by Ministry of Tourism, Government of India under the scheme for Tourism Infrastructure Development and by Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways under Sagarmala scheme which will act as a gateway to Goa.…

Goemkarponn Exclusive SURAJ NANDREKAR/ Goemkarponn PANAJI: After Minister Mauvin Godinho dropped a bomb hinting at the closure of Dabolim airport once Mopa starts operating, one wonders whether the statement was just a coincidence or an indication of curtains on Dabolim airport. Being a member of the GST Council, Govt of India, Mauvin Godinho’s comments cannot be taken lightly simply because teh Body (GST Council) has a lot of influence on the finances of different ministries. While digging into the issue, Goemkarponn laid its hands on the Airport Economic Regulator Authority order, which even before Mopa begins operations, approved ad hoc…

Goemkarponn desk NEW DELHI/HYDERABAD: A SpiceJet plane coming from Goa made an emergency landing at Hyderabad airport on Wednesday night after smoke was observed in the cabin and aviation regulator DGCA is probing the incident, according to officials. The plane landed safely and passengers disembarked through the emergency exit. One passenger sustained minor scratches on the feet while disembarking from the aircraft, a DGCA official said. A Hyderabad airport official said there were 86 passengers onboard the Q400 aircraft VT-SQB and that due to the emergency landing, as many as nine flights were diverted on Wednesday night after the incident…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant and Union Minister Sarbanand Sonowal inaugurated the Solar Electric Hybrid Ferry Boat at Panaji. Sawant said the Solar Electric Hybrid Ferry boat at Panaji is the first project of its kind in Goa. “The ferry boat will operate from Chorao to Panaji on a trial basis for passengers only, and it will be free for the initial 15 days,” he said. Sawant said the Govt will decide on rates after this period. “Goa Govt will start solar ferry boats at other locations so that fossil fuels are not used. I thank Govt…

Goemkarponn desk CORTALIM: On Wednesday evening, Vasco traffic PI Shailesh Narvekar saved the life of an injured man hit by a train at ” Selfie point ” in Cortalim. Narvekar also coordinated with the Verna Police and Konkan Railway police to stop a passing train so that the injured person could be shifted by an ambulance for further medical attention. The injured man, identified as Rudal Ram (35), primarily seemed to have lost his limbs in the train accident. Vasco Traffic PI Shailesh Narvekar informed reporters that he was on duty below the Cortalim bridge when a local resident approached…