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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa’s Chief Town Planner (CTP) has directed the North Goa Senior Town Planner to inspect and take urgent necessary action on the complaint filed against the illegal construction and landfilling of the tenanted field by the upmarket ‘Silly Souls Café and Bar’. The bar is allegedly run by Union Minister for Women and Child Development Smriti Irani’s family at Bhouta Vaddo in Assagao Village. Adv. Rodrigues, on July 28th, had submitted a complaint to the CTP seeking the immediate intervention of the Town & Country Planning department into the illegal change of land use and filling of…

AERIAL VIEW Goa is known as a destination to party, wherein lakhs of tourists come for the party due to its vibrant nightlife, isn’t it? At least that is what your Tourism department is projecting Goa overseas and elsewhere in the country. Or wait a minute, I may be wrong here as Goa is being projected as a Casino destination. Right? Leave tourism aside, but we Goans do party and drink alcohol, which is in most Goans’s blood and cannot be changed overnight. And mind you drinking alcohol is not illegal in Goa, but “drunk driving is”. So what efforts…

Goemkarponn desk PONDA: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, during the convocation ceremony of IIT, promised a permanent IIT campus within a short period of time. Sawant said that during the past few years, there was a lot of effort to set up an IIT campus in Goa which could not be fructified. “…but this time, I promise you a permanent IIT Campus within a short period of time,” he assured. He also urged the IIT students to support the growth of Goa. He said today that Goa is a well-known tourist destination due to its beaches; however, soil erosion affects it…

Lexus India has announced the sixth edition of its most celebrated – Lexus Design Award India 2023 (LDAI), creating a wide yet unique platform for designers to showcase their talent and creativity. Entries will be accepted from 28th July to 28th September 2022. Lexus India is seeking innovative ideas that contribute to a thriving and a better future for all through the power of design and technology. LDAI, since the first edition in 2018, has seen over 3,000 creative proposals from designers across the country that have contributed to a better tomorrow through their innovative design thinking. The designs curated…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Director General of Police (DGP) Jaspal Singh today said that he had instructed the traffic police to conduct random checks against drunk driving and overspending. DGP was speaking at an event to commemorate World World Day Against Trafficking in person organised by the Police Dept in association with NGO Anyay Rahit Zindagi (ARZ). “I have instructed traffic police to conduct random checks against drunk driving and overspeeding,” said DGP Jaspal Singh. He further said that the accident that happened at Zuari bridge is unfortunate, and it is obvious that the speed of the vehicle was high which…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: In a bid to ease the way of paying bills, the Goa Electricity Department today has introduced the dynamic QR code facility. With this, consumers can now use this technology on their electricity bills to pay their bills via UPI-linked apps such as Gpay, OnePe, and Bhim. Under the system, QR codes will be displayed at different Sampark centres. To make a payment, the consumer must first download a mobile app. The app will allow the scanning of the QR code. Then, the app user will have to enter the account number against which the payment is…

Goemkarponn desk PONDA: Alleging that they are harassed for petty reasons, around 300 workers of a lift manufacturing company at Khandepar today boycotted work in protest against harassment by management. The workers said they are issued frequent memos, and fines are cut from salaries on one or other pretext, thus harassed. They are given one apron, which the company do not allow them to wash, forcing them to use dirty aprons. If they carry an apron home for washing, they are fined. Further, they are also not allowed to keep mobile with them. The workers urged the owner and HR…