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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Goa government is tinkering with the idea of placing restrictions on the registration of new cars and rental, self-driven two-wheelers on account of increasing traffic on the state’s roads; Transport Minister Mauvin Godinho has said. The minister said that this move was considered at a meeting of Goa government ministers on Wednesday. “There was a suggestion yesterday when all the ministers met not to give more permits for cars because there are too many cars on the road. There is no parking. They park in anybody’s neighbourhood, blocking people from coming out of their houses. You…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said that his government is constantly working to take GI tagging for special products in Goa. Sawant also said that the state government is trying to obtain GI tags for chilies originally grown in the Arambol village and brinjals from Taleigao “We are constantly working to take GI tagging for special products in Goa. We have already taken the GI tagging for Mankurad Mango, which is a famous and popular mango variety of Goa,” He further said that the state government has also taken the GI tag for Goan Feni. “GI tagging is…

Goemkarponn desk QUEPEM: The directorate of Art and Culture department has taken the initiative to promote talent in rural areas such as Rivona village in the field of art and music. Directorate of Art and Culture in collaboration with Village panchayat Rivona and Utkarsh high school, Rivona Sanguem, to organize summer festival for children. In this function, activities like National integration songs, Dance, Craft, and Rangoli to motivate locals from rural areas of Rivona Sanguem were held. Directorate of Art and Culture department in charge of this summer festival at Rivona Agnieszka Pednekar said that this summer festival organized at…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA – A veteran freedom fighter from Canacona Shivanand alias Nanda Gaitonde (95) expired last night in Pune after a brief illness. Gaitonde, known to organise Satyagraha, besides Portuguese regime resistance movement, has undergone nearly five years of rigorous imprisonment after he was arrested in 1954 and sentenced to 8 years of rigorous imprisonment. He was, however, released in May 1959. Son of Dattatraya Pundalik Sinai Kakode, Shripad was born at Palolem in Canacona Taluka on 10th February 1927, and is highly educated with B.Sc Dip NFC, MIBF, MBIM National Foundry College in England and was…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Mormugao municipality is likely to call for a meeting with the Vasco Traffic Cell to decide on the pay parking issue. Proper parking is the need of the hour, says MMC chairperson Kaskar. Taking the cognisance of the news report highlighted by Goemkarponn recently related to the occupying the parking spaces by the rent a bike operator, the Mormugao municipal council chairperson has rolled up his sleeves and decided to put the town parking in place with the help of Vasco traffic cell. When questioned about the sorry state of parking in the Vasco town, Mormugao municipal…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA – Villagers at Loliem-Polem had called for the immediate attention of PWD to rebuild a precariously lying Culvert bridge. However, the Culvert bridge poses a serious threat to motorists and vehicles alike if not attended to early. ‘The underneath of this bridge has all its badly rusted Iron rods protruding out as the lower portion of its slab has fallen down over the years. The upper portion of the bridge slab is intact but completely rests on the rusted Iron rods, just like how Bhism in Mahabharat paid down on the Arrows shot on him’, said Vishant…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: City Councillor inspected the Municipal garden, which will soon be taken up for beautification. Major illumination, functional fountain, etc. are likely to be a significant attraction for the visitors, says City Councillor Shami Salkar. On Friday afternoon, City Councillor Shami Salkar and the engineers of one private organisation who will be beautifying the municipality garden under Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) conducted an inspection of this garden to overlook the garden’s present condition. After the inspection, when asked City Councillor Shami Salkar what she proposes to do to beautify this garden, Salkar said that this garden will once…