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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The hype around batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar’s son Arjun’s debut for Goa in Syed Mushtaq Ali cricket turned out to be damp squib even as Goa defeated Tripura by five wickets. Arjun Tendulkar, opening the bowling for Goa alongside Lakshay Garg, bowled three overs and conceded 20 runs at an economy of more than 6 runs per over. He did not get an opportunity to bat as Goa lost only five-wicket, chasing Tripura’s paltry score of 114. Batting first, Tripura 114 lost eight wickets, with SS Ghosh top-scoring with 24 runs from 24 balls. Three batsmen -…

Goemkarponn desk PONDA: The recurring problem of erratic power interruption and network connectivity issues once again irked the customers of the Indian Post office Ponda since they were forced to wait in a long queue for at least an hour. Vanita Naik, a retired teacher from Ponda, lamented, saying, “this has been the third time I am visiting the Indian post office to withdraw the cash from the SCSS scheme. I returned back twice due to a server error. And today, yet again the server is down. Postmaster Sulekha Parab informed that this problem has persisted for the last four…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Former Goa Government Employees Association (GGEA) President John Nazareth has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Pramod Sawant requesting for termination of services of one Satish Govind Naik, working as a Technician for Occupational Therapy in the Institute of Psychiatry and Human Behaviour, Bambolim-Goa. “Govind Naik has secured the job of Technician for Occupational Therapy in the reputed Govt. Hospital, i.e. Institute of Psychiatry and Human Behaviour (IPHB), Bambolim-Goa w.e.f. 19/04/2010 by producing a fake qualification certificate and by tampering with the period of his residence in Goa in the residential certificate,” said Nazareth.…

AERIAL VIEW Well, idea prima facie sounds good as most metropolitan cities in India, like Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Hyderabad etc., now have the facilities of “Hire A Driver” in case the people feel they are too drunk. But in Goa, Godinho plans that instead of “Hire a driver”, and the onus lies on the bar owners as they would have to arrange for taxis to drop customers home. Now, the bar owner’s responsibility is not only to drop him home but also to see that the customer’s vehicle remains safe throughout the night; for this, he would need adequate…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: In a major setback to tourism activity in the state, charter flights scheduled in the mid of October seem to have been cancelled Confirming the reports, Goa Airport Director Dhanamjaya Rao clarified that Azur Airlines that were scheduled to arrive in Goa by Mid October have been cancelled. “Azur Airlines had asked for slots and was supposed to bring tourists from Russia to Goa. They had booked around 13 slots for Goa, and the first Azur Airlines flight was supposed to arrive today, but these flights have now been cancelled. The Azur Airlines had filed slots for…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA – Even as the Tourism Season has already begun officially in the State, the All Goa Private Property Shacks and Huts Owners Association (AGPPSHOA) has demanded early implementation of a Single Window System for issuances of Seasonal permits and Licences. AGPPSHOA, with several of its associate members, has called on the MLA of Canacona and GLA Speaker Ramesh Tawadkar and put out their grievances, including the difficulties and tiresome procedure to obtain permits and licences for the ensuing tourism season. “It was basically our interaction with the Speaker, where we put out our grievances and difficulties we…