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Goemkarponn desk Gaurang Prabhu Malkarnekar MARGAO: The Navelim Zilla Parishad results has thrown out several questions over who will win the next 2022 Assembly polls in the constituency. While the independent candidate Edwin won by a slender margin of 300-odd votes despite the popularity of Congress’s Pratima Coutinho speaks volumes of what is in store for 2022. More importantly, the surge of Aam Aadmi Party in the Constituency is commendable. Though AAP’s Matilda D’Silva was third in position, her margin difference with the winner Cipru was hardly 500 votes as she garnered 2428. The vote share should definitely boost the…

Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: With the COVID19 cases on the rise once again, the Director General of Police Mukesh Kumar Meena has said that the police department will strictly implement the mask and social distancing norms. Speaking to reporters at the Secretariat, Meena said that the COVID19 is active once again and there need to be strict rules. “We are contemplating strict implementation of wearing mask and social distancing. We want to make people aware of the issue. I have asked the police force to monitor the market area and at least ask people and tourists to wear mask especially airport,…

Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: A day after the Health Minister Vishwajit Rane made a proposal of making COVID19 certificates mandatory for those entering Goa, Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant has ruled out the same “it is not needed right now”. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a function, Chief Minister said that people have to take care and follow all SOPs. “We need to take care.  We cannot stop all economic right now,” he said. The Chief Minister said that the government has increased the testing and that is the reason for increased number of cases. “I appeal to all…

Goemkarponn desk CORTALIM: Huge amounts of garbage is lying in the open at the dedicated garbage site along the flight path causes concerns. While the former Dy Sarpanch Raymond Desa has said that the panchayat must take a call before taking up works on the plant as there is no legal road, sarpanch Senia Pereira has said that works will be taken under 14th Finance Former Dy Sarpanch Raymond Desa said the previous garbage contractor was better while the new contractor had taken wrong procedures and was indulging in dumping dry and wet garbge mixed in the land alloted for…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Even as the several airports in the country were shut owing to the COVID19 pandemic, the Goa airport continued functioning to bring in the stranded Indian and Goans abroad. Airport Director Gagan Malik says that despite many airports being shut due to Covid 19, Goa Airport had not been closed even for a single day. “The Goa airport handled the relief flights, repatriation flights and Vande Bharat mission flights etc,” he said while speaking to reporters. The Airport director Gagan Malik recalls the experience of entire year including the initial stages of lockdown. “The number of passengers…

Goemkarponn desk Air Customs Officers of Goa, based on intelligence developed by them intercepted an international passenger, who had arrived from Dubai by Air India Flight AI-994 on 21.03.2021 and recovered 03 gold capsules in paste form totally weighing 432 grams valued at Rs.17.39 lakhs, which was concealed in the rectum of the passenger. The said gold was seized under the provisions of the Customs Act, 1962. Whole exercise was conducted under the guidance of Smt.Juliet Fernandes, Assistant Commissioner (Airport) and Shri.M.S.meena, Joint Commissioner of Customs. Seizure effected under overall supervision of Commissioner of Customs Shri.Mihir Ranjan. Goa Customs has…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Amidst rising COVID-19 cases in Goa, Health Minister Vishwajit Rane today said that he will be suggesting to CM Pramod Sawant the need for making a COVID negetive certificate compulsory for travellers from neighbouring states to Goa. Addressing the media, Rane said that he will be having a meeting with Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant along with expert committee. “In the meeting we will suggest to CM on making a COVID-19 certificate compulsory for travelling coming to Goa from neighbouring states. They have put a simalr restriction on Goans of travelling to their states,” he added He…