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Goemkarponn desk PONDA: Finally, two years after his joining, BJP backed Ritesh Ravi Naik, son of Ponda MLA Ravi Naik, was elected unopposed as Ponda Municipal Council (PMC) Chairperson, while Archana Dangui was elected as Vice-chairperson. Ritesh Naik said he would work for development of all wards of PMC with support of Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and Ponda MLA Ravi Naik. After passing a no-confidence motion against MGP backed Chairperson Geetali Talavalikar and Deputy Jaya Sawant, the posts fell vacant. It may be recalled that three Congress backed councillors, Ritesh Ravi Naik, Anand Naik and William Aguiar, had joined BJP…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Heavy traffic movement from the Varunapuri flyover will start within one or two months before Monsoon. Demarcation for installation of signals has been done, says Vasco MLA Salkar. People of Vasco will soon get relief from the fast-moving heavy transportation from the Vasco city. A month ago, the former DGP Dr Indradev Shukla had also started the heavy traffic movement from the Vasco city road and its diversion via a new flyover from Varunapuri. When contacted by Vasco MLA Krishna Daji Salkar, he said that the demarcation at the Varunapuri junction near the flyover had been done.…

Goemkarponn desk PONDA: Finally, the Health Department inspected Curti -Deepanagar houses of around 52 migrants, who allegedly released domestic human waste in the open. Health Officer Dr Smitha Parsekar and local Sandeep Parkar inspect the homes at Deepa Nagar Curti. The inspection was done following a complaint by local Sandeep Parkar for releasing human and domestic waste in the open. Sandeep said in the public interest that he filed the complaint. He said the waste disposed of on the open roadside posed a disease risk, including dengue. He said this is the second time he filed a complaint against such…

Goemkarponn Desk MOPA: Nearly 200 workers at the Mopa Internation Airport construction site again barged into the office and resorted to strike, alleging that they were not being paid their due salaries for the past several months. The development comes days after the workers protested violently, pelting stones at the administration building and cars at the site. There was no such incident today, but the workers did not report to work. Immediately the police force was called in, and the situation was brought under control. The administration, sources said, assured to credit the salaries in their account by afternoon. In…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Two more persons were arrested by Vasco police on Wednesday in connection with the Sunday communal clash on Ram Navami day. The total number of persons arrested in the recent Ram Navami day clash issue reached 15 on Wednesday morning. Earlier, on Tuesday, Vasco police arrested 13 persons allegedly involved in the communal clash between the majority and minority communities from the Vasco area. This incident has brought stirred the Vasco area, and shocking reactions from the people all over Goa have flooded the social media platforms since then. Vasco police have, although proactively investigating the matter…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa’s right-handed batter Suyash Prabhudessai made his IPL debut against Chennai Super Kings on 12th April 2022. In his first match, Suyash proved his worth by scoring 34 valuable runs from just 18 balls and also inflicted a crucial runout to dismiss CSK’s dangerous batter, Moeen Ali. Besides, he has also been a livewire on the field and made some crucial saves. He was acquired by RCB for INR 30 Lakhs in IPL 2022 auctions. In the RCB warm-up match ahead of the season, Suyash scored 87 runs off 46 balls. He was also a part of…

Goemkarponn desk SANGUEM: Members of the All Goa Toddy tapers employers association from Sanguem and Quepem taluka demanding an inquiry into ongoing malpractices in the association. During the press conference by Goa Toddytapers association members held at Dando-Sanguem, they questioned the improper functioning of the association and claimed that it is not according to the association laws. Further, some members claimed that some association members are trying to misuse the association office by selling community certificates to other community persons, which is totally illegal and unjust to those who belong to the toddy taper community and to whom the benefits…