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Goemkarponn desk PONDA: Pondaitees have urged the Traffic department to deploy more staff in City for traffic control instead of issuing fines. Ahead of Ganesh Chaturthi Festival on 31 August, the Pondaitees urged the Traffic department to relax traffic rules, issue fines and focus on traffic regulations to decongest City. Locals say least during festival days, the Traffic police, with a staff shortage, should make a special effort to decongest City during Matoli Bazaar and concentrate less on issuing challans. With no special arrangement of parking spaces for Matoli Bazaar, people park vehicles at the roadside and often invite traffic…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: On a mission to resolve the teething problem of the four-lane highway connectivity, Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant assured the Vascoites that the decision would be taken in the people’s best interest. Sawant said, “the Government will choose the best site for the ramp connecting the port to teh four-lane highway.” He said the alternative would be chosen only after a study is done by the traffic police department. “I have heard the issues, and we now have two options for the ramp connecting the four-lane highway. I have directed the Traffic department to study both the…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Forest Minister Vishwajit Rane has directed the Principal Chief Conservator of Forest (PCCF) to drop cases filed against villagers of Caranzol Sattari and RFO. Rane has moved a note to PCCF Rajiv Gupta requesting him to put up a file for government approval. This case is related shooting incident by the RFO of firing a revolver in the air in the village of Caranzol, Sattari, North Goa. “This incident is creating a lot of complications amongst the village folk. While I am totally with the Department, at the same time, I am a representative of the constituency…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: A Tanker transporting Palmolive Oil fell in the fields destroying paddy crops at Gulem in Canacona early Saturday morning. According to sources, the interstate Tanker bearing registration no TN-70 AC-0624 was headed towards Karnataka when just after coming down the Karmalghat slope, it came off the road and overturned on its side near a government primary school. The tanker was transporting Palmolive Oil, informed the driver who escaped any injuries in the mishap. “Just to avoid an oncoming vehicle, the tanker strayed a bit to the extreme left of the road, but as there is no space/or…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: In a bid to sensitise the organisers about traffic issues, COVID19, and the criminals, the Vasco police, led by PI Kapil Nayak and Traffic cell PI Shailesh Narvekar convened a joint meeting with Mandals of Sarvajanik Ganesh Utsav Mandals in Vasco. The police briefed them about precautionary measures to be taken during the festival. To avoid any untoward incident and pollution, the police directed the Committees to avoid using fireworks. “We have directed the committees to install CCTV cameras, fire extinguishers, and separate entry and exit gates for the people visiting the pandal for darshans,” said PI…

Goemkarponn desk PONDA: Dairy Farmers urged Government to bring farmer-friendly schemes as also there is a need to safeguard the interest of milk producers in the State to sustain the Dairy business by providing essential services and farmer-friendly schemes from time to time. Sanjiv Cuncoliekar, President of Akhil Goa Dud Udpadak Utkarsha Sangatana, addressing to media along with office bearers, said Government should send the veterinary doctors of the department to work in rural areas to check up on the health of cattle. He also stressed the need to provide vaccines in time to control the diseases affecting dairy cows-buffaloes…

Goemkarponn desk PONDA: On the backdrop of the Chaturthi festival commencing on 31 August, the thieves have posed a big challenge before Police to stop them after they committed four theft cases on a single day in Ponda. These thefts are a talking point and have spread panic at Ponda and in entire Goa. It appears that the thieves are operating in groups as an attempt to steal the ATM was seen wherein a good force is required to steal them. Viraj Sapre, a local, says there is badly need to install CCTV in future on major roads, junctions and…