Goemkarponn desk Mapusa: A day after blaming late Manohar Parrikar for Goa Miles Saga, Minister for Waste Management has once again hit out at the departed soul, saying the former Defence Minister was responsible for mining crisis. As State fails to find solution to mining imbroglio over eight years after closure of the activity, Lobo today blamed ex CM late Manohar Parrikar for the crisis. Lobo said that the Parrikar’s decision to close mining activities in 2012, was a wrong decision and as a result, State is not able to restart the iron ore activities. He said that mining was…
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Goemkaponn Desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant said that the country today is standing at point where “anti-national” element’s are preparing to disturb the peaceful atmosphere. Chief Minister Pramod Sawant was addressing Goans on the occasion of the 72nd Republic Day of India at Parade Ground at Campal. “Today country is standing at a point where “anti-national” elements are preparing to “disturb” the peaceful atmosphere and mislead the youths and farmers of the nation,” said CM Sawant He further said that people need to strive to develop Nationality feeling amongst citizen. “Despite all the financial crises due to Covid-19,…
Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI:The Government of India has requested states and UTs to check the spread of rumours about the efficacy of Covid-19 vaccines, urging them to take penal action against anyone found to be involved in the dissemination of inaccurate and ill-informed news. At present, SII’s Covishield and Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin are being administered to healthcare and frontline workers in India as part of the world’s largest vaccination drive. In a communication to the chief secretaries of all states and UTs, Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla strongly emphasised that the National Regulatory Authority in the country found that the two…
Goemkaponn Desk PANAJI: Freedom Fighters children called off their four-day long hunger strike after North Goa Collector IAS R Menaka assured to absorb them through Human Resource Development Corporation & jobs in Govt sector. The Children of Freedom Fighters Association have been on hunger strike since the last four days, making a plea to the Government to listen to their grievances. The Association have submitted a memorandum comprising 18 points regarding the long pending demand of the aforesaid. The Collector conveyed the concern of the Government in meeting the grievances of the Children of Freedom Fighters of providing employment. The…
Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Director of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services Panaji has informed that the Government has approved to lift the ban imposed on transportation and entry of live poultry birds and eggs from neighboring states of Kamataka and Maharashtra in the State of Goa with immediate effect except birds and eggs within th mdius of 10 kilometers of infected zones time from Mumbai, Thune, Parbhani, and Beed areas of Maharashtra State. “In exercise of the powers conferred upon me by Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1973, do here prohibit entry of live poultry birds and eggs…
Goemkarponn desk BICHOLIM: The Tillari canal at Khanyale Sateli-Bhedshi in Dodamarg gave way which would severely affect the farmers from Goa. This incident also caused traffic jam on the Tillari-Goa road and huge loss of water. According to the available information the left side of the Tillari canal gave way and the entire water came on roads which caused traffic jam on Goa-Tillari road for some time. There was huge crowd of people who gathered to see the canal. People immediately blamed the contractor and poor quality work of the canal. The water later entered the nearby river causing floodlike…
Panaji:Earliertoday afternoon a family from Karnataka were enjoying their time at Colva beach when they realised that their 8 years old boy was not around them. After searching for a while, the family approached the lifesavers tower. Drishti LifesaverShankar Paryekar immediately carried out a search operation while announcing on the PA system about the missing boy. After a while the boy was found and reunited with his family. Meanwhile a 6 years old girl from Maharashtra was found by Sachin Amre at Candolim beach. After several announcements were made by the team patrolling the area, the parents were located at…