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Goemkarponn Desk MOPA: The first commercial flight landed at the new Goa airport on Thursday morning. The operations were commenced by Indigo with a direct flight between Hyderabad-Goa, and Delhi to new Goa airport. Chief Minister Pramod Sawant inaugurated the flight operations from the Manohar International Airport-Mopa Goa, in the presence of Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation Gen VK Singh (virtually) in presence of Tourism Minister Rohan Khaunte, Transport Minister Mauvin Godinho and MoS Shripad Naik. “I handed over the first boarding pass of the first flight. With this Goa’s dream has come true. The passengers are happy…

Goemkarponn MORMUGAO: A huge fire engulfed the Mormugao Municipal Council (MMC) garbage dumping site at Sada on late Wednesday night. The fire was so huge that it spread across the huge area that had all garbage including dry waste including paper and plastic as well. Sources claimed that the incident happened at around 10 am but ironically the incident was reported and a call went to the MPT Fire department after an hour at around 11 o clock. The fire was so huge and the huge gush of wind escalated the scale of the inferno on the Garbage dumping site…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: The Office of the State Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities, Goa and Directorate of Social Welfare, Goa in association with Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation (ALIMCO) has organised Assistance to Disabled Persons for Purchase/ Fitting of Aids and Appliances camp (ADIP Camp) as part of the Purple Fest. The camp will take place from January 6-8 between 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Inox Parking, ESG Panjim. This Camp will be free of cost to all certified PwDs informed Guruprasad Pawaskar, the State Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities. The national level camp will be set up to…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: As a part of Purple Fest that to begin on January 6, a deaf-blind convention was organized by the Office of the State Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities, Goaand the Directorate of Social Welfare, Goa in association with Sense International India and Caritas, Goa. It was held on Wednesday at St. Joseph’s Vaz Spiritual Renewal Center, Old Goa. This convention was inaugurated by the Honorable Minister for Social Welfare, Goa, Shri. Subhash Phal Dessai, in the presence of Member of the Legislative Assembly, Shri. Rajesh Faldessai, State Commissioner for Person with Disabilities, Goa,Guruprasad Pawaskar and Director of…

Goemkarponn Desk MOPA: As the new year revellers leaves Goa beaches in mess and littered, Tourism Minister Rohan Khaunte expressing unhappiness towards the behavior of the visitors said that the tourists need to be “responsible”. Khaunte was speaking exclusively to Goemkarponn at the newly inaugurated Manohar International Airport at Mopa. “In the last 8 months of the government, we have been framing lot of policies. Government has been talking about responsible & sustainable tourism and when we talk about responsible tourism we expect the tourists who come here to enjoy but at the same time be responsible,” said Khaunte He…

Goemkarponn Desk MOPA: Transport Minister Mauvin Godinho today defended the fair charges of KTCL buses providing service from Manohar International Airport, Mopa Godinho was speaking exclusively to Goemkarponn at the newly inaugurated Manohar International Airport at Mopa. “I think they are reasonable rates. We have to maintain the quality of service don’t forget their AC buses and electric vehicles. So we have to maintain them I don’t think 500 is a very big amount but since you have brought to my notice I will still see if we can settle some rates,” said Godinho He further said that this is…

Goemkarponn Desk CANACONA – Canacona Municipal Council after declaring an old era Mangalore Tiles building along NH-66 at Chaudi as ‘Unsafe’ served a notice to stop Trade and Business activities and vacate the premises. In accordance with the notice under section 190 of Goa Municipalities Act1968, CMC Chief Officer Madhu Narvekar informed, the council has inspected the very old and delipidated buildings/structures and found the portion of the Mangalore Tiles roof and part of the side walls have also collapsed. ‘ The same looks unsafe for humans habitation and may cause loss of life and properties of the occupants and…