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Goemakrponn desk VALPOI: The power supply was disrupted to the entire Honda and parts of Valpoi as a heavy vehicle hit a power pole at Honda this afternoon. Power lines have been severely damaged, and the power supply in the area has been disrupted. Meanwhile, the citizens of the taluka have been demanding the replacement of power poles for the last several years as they have become weak and on the verge of collapse. The accident took place although the heavy traffic from the Honda area has been completely banned. Although such traffic is banned in these areas as per…

GAURANG PRABHU/ Goemkarponn MARGAO: Despite the vigilant civil society in South Goa, there has been a rise in illegal development and hill cutting in the district. Recently it has come to notice huge land in South Goa is being developed, and plots are sold. Most of the land is non-settlement and is being done in a joint venture with local politicians and the authorities. GOEMKARPONN will bring the series of such irregularities in South Goa starting from Cuncolim. Kakanamoddi – In the name of development at Cuncolim, there was an attempt to do arbitrary work by cutting down a large…

Goemkarponn desk PONDA: Ravi Naik’s political suspense now poses a challenge to the candidates at Marcaim and Ponda. The locals are now wondering whether Ravi Naik will contest as Independent Candidate from Marcaim or Ponda? While all over Goa, aspiring candidates are staking a claim for a ticket from their Political parties, Ponda Congress MLA is silent on ticket issues. His two sons have joined the BJP, but tickets for them are not declared. Of late, Ravi seems to be completely detached from Congress, and as such, he did not even put the Congress symbol on the groceries he distributed…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: After the inauguration of state the art Utility cum Changing room at the entrance of the world-famous Palolem beach, Palolem locals and tourism stakeholders have appealed to the authorities concerned to repair the approach road the Palolem beach immediately. The about two-kilometre road leading to the entrance of the Palolem beach from Char Rasta is in a pathetic state with potholes; the road is also dug on half of the side of the road for laying municipal water pipeline greatly inconveniencing the commuters. Lakhs of tourists both desi (domestic) and firangi (foreign) visit the beach for its…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: MGP Supremo Sudin Dhavalikar today clarified rumours and announced that his party will not have an alliance with the BJP, Congress or the NCP in the coming 2022 election. “We are firm that we will not have any alliance with the BJP as they have humiliated us four times as they threw us out of the alliance midway. At some moment, we have to stop this. Also, we are not forging any alliance with Congress or NCP,” Sudin clarified He further said that MGP is not in favour of having an alliance with any national party for…

Goemkarponn desk OLD GOA: G Kishan Reddy, Union Minister for Tourism, Culture and Development of North Eastern Region of India, said his ministry and the Department of Tourism and Goa Tourism Development Corporation LTD(GTDC) intends to introduce Heli tourism as a new arm for the promotion of tourism activities in the state To facilitate the same, Helipad has been constructed under, Development of Coastal Circuit I in Goa under the Swadesh Darshan Scheme of the Ministry of Tourism, Govt. of India at Old Goa, he said. Today, the helipad at Old Goa was inaugurated by G. Kishan Reddy, and CM…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Benaulim MLA Churchill Alemao said that the Goa Miles taxi app service can do business only in the city and cannot enter the hotels to pick customers as it will harm the interest of local businesses. Benaulim MLA Churchill Alemao called a meeting of Hotels representative and taxi operators, which was also attended by Police officials. Most of the representatives of Benaulim hotels in Benaulim have attended the meeting. This meeting was called to end the dispute between GoaMiles, tour operators, and the local taxi operators association. “The taxi operators depend on the tourist coming from outside…