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Goemkarponn Desk MARGAO: Reacting to the statement of Chief Minister Pramod Sawant charging the local body’s with corruption in waste management, Shadow Council for Margao questioned the CM over the exact message he intends to convey through his statement. outinho while expressing happiness that the Hon’ble Chief Minister sought to acknowledge the corruption in the waste management, Coutinho questioned the CM over the action he intended to take against the corruption he has come across. “The confidence with which the CM has alleged corruption, sans action, makes it appear to us that the CM is trying to pass on a…

Panjim, January 8, 2023: Purple Fest 2023, Celebrating Diversity: The third and final day of Purple Fest was a whirlwind of excitement, with a wide variety of activities ranging from sports and workshops to cultural and fun events. Despite the busy schedule, attendees were able to take part in maximum number of events the festival had to offer, culminating in a memorable and enjoyable experience for all. Closing Ceremony of the unique Purple Fest was held today at Inox Courtyard in the presence of Chief Minister of Goa, Dr. Pramod Sawant and Union Minister of State Tourism, Shri. Shripad Naik…

Goemkarponn Desk PONDA: In early morning incident today at Khandepar a 200mm distribution water pipeline bursted after a vehicle dashed on the spot. The commuters witnessed fountain of water with water gushing above for ten meter. School student enjoyed fountain caused due to burst of pipeline for half hour. Locals Sandeep Parkar said said water chamber broke down after a vehicle dashed the chamber. He said the water chamber is located on shoulder of NH and long back people are demanding to shit it away from road shoulder.

Goemkarponn Desk PONDA: PMC Chief Officer Yogiraj Goasavi yesterday late evening issued a fine of Rs 5000 for vendor at Ponda for dumping chicken waste into nullah as per provisions of law. According to Chief officer the incident took place late evening yesterday when he noticed some vendors dumping chicken waste into main nullah causing pollution into nullah. He said though PMC workers collect waste on regular basis some vendors dump it into nullah. He urged locals to report such incident to PMC as nullah and public places belongs to people and need to maintain clean.

Goemkarponn Desk PONDA: High tension situation was prevailed at Marcaim on Sunday wherein hundreds of farmers at Marcaim gathered for meeting grilled and geraoved three Committee members of “Kul Sanghatan- Bar AmreKhajan Tennant Association ” for failure to maintain Khajan Bhandara and submitting proper account of sluice gate income. Farmers alleged scam of Rs 3 Crore by commitee and demand proper audited Statements of accounts. Following tension this police rushed at site. The committee rejected allegations of scam. There are around 650 farmers with around 25 lakh hectres land belong to them. In the meeting around two hundred farmers present…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant today said that going paperless is the need of the hour. He was speaking during Goa Legislator’s Day program today. “For a progressive state like Goa, going paperless is need of the hours. Speaker of the State legislative assembly should look into the technicalities and ensure that the working of the assembly remains paperless,” said CM Pramod Sawant He further said that recently some legislators have been asking for piles of papers. “If there are any technical issues, speaker should look into it,” said Sawant. Sawant also asserted that his government is doing…

Goemkarponn Desk MAPUSA: Mapusa Police arrested a minor for committing theft of motorcycles. During the course of Investigation staff of Mapusa Police Station after developing the information received through sources and after hectic and meticulous efforts intercepted Aaron Steven Monteiro S/o Candid Monteiro R/o Bamanwado, Siolim , Bardez, Goa and Minor boy of aged 17at Siolim. The minor boy has been admitted at Apna Ghar , Merces “Five two wheelers are attached from the Culprits. All property W/Rs. 3,00,000/- approx has been recovered,” the police said The accused minor has been remanded in 3 days police custody. Team lead by…