Christanand Pednekar/ Goemkarponn SIRVOI: The main water pipeline at Sainagar, Sirvoi burst this morning affecting the water supply in many places in South Goa. According to locals this incident took place early this morning. This pipeline is along roadside of Tilamol-Rivona main road, and has also create problem to commuters on this road. Work already started in the morning by Sanguem water supply department. Officials said they are trying to restore the water supply at the earliest.
Goemkarponn desk Panaji: 26 Goan business leaders converged at the Taj Vivanta, Goa on Thursday, Jan 14, to etch Goa’s current state on ‘Ease of Doing Business’. Representing diverse sectors like pharma, IT, finance, telecom and mining, these leaders shared their thoughts with Goan Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and representatives from the state’s regulatory bodies. Organised by the Goan chapter of the Indo-American Chamber of Commerce (IACC), the ‘High-level Round Table Deliberation on the Ease of Doing Business in Goa’ aimed at critiquing the current state of things. “With this project, we aim to compile suggestions which can lead to…
Goa, January 14: A brace from Jorge Ortiz and Naveen Kumar’s brilliance in goal helped FC Goa script a 3-0 win over Jamshedpur FC in the Hero Indian Super League at the Fatorda Stadium, on Thursday. Ortiz scored a goal each in either half (19’, 52’) while Ivan Gonzalez added a late third (89’) after Alexandre Lima received marching orders following a second booking. Naveen got his first start for the Gaurs under Juan Ferrando while Lenny Rodrigues returned to the side. Top scorer Igor Angulo was a surprise exclusion as Alberto Noguera came in, allowing Ortiz to play in…
Panaji: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is set to restart it’s ‘Veez Andolan’ in Goa which will be addressed by party MLA Raghav Chadha at Curchorem on Friday. It will be re-launched by party MLA Raghav Chadha on January 15 in Goa Power Minister Nilesh Cabral’s constituency Curchorem. ‘Veez Andolan’ is a session conducted by AAP to address the grievances of the people. Another program under the campaign that is scheduled for January 16 will be held at Namoshi Junction, Guirim in Saligao constituency. “Veez Andolan has received tremendous traction amongst the people of Goa. The AAP aims to reach…
A new report released today reveals that tobacco companies are systematically targeting youth as young as eight years old in India, by selling and advertising tobacco products near educational institutions. Over 72% point of sale around educational institutions in 25 cities were found to be displaying cigarettes, bidis and smokeless tobacco products near candies and sweets at the eye level of children. These were selling single stick cigarettes and offering free/ discounted tobacco products to school children. These and other egregious tactics being used by companies like ITC, British American Tobacco, Philip Morris (Godfrey Philips) across the country, were revealed…
14 Jan 2021: At the Calangute beach, a family of three, from Andhara Pradesh settled themselves onto a spot on the shore. While the father went for a swim in the water, the mother was enjoying the scenic beauty of the sea while their seven-year old boy was playing around the area. After a while, at about 16:45hrs, the mother realised her child was not around her and began panicking, while shouting out for help. They approached the lifesaver’s tower for help. Drishti lifesaver Mahadev and Ankush immediately carried out a search operation with the aid of the lifesaver’s jeep…
Samir Umarye BICHOLIM: Amidst rise in support to the agitation of Melauli villagers the nuns of Fatima Convent from Valpoi today visited the village to take stock of the situation. Till date there are more than 15 villages who have extended their support to the agitation forcing the local MLA and the Health Minister, Vishwajeet Rane to write a letter to the CM demanding scrapping of the project. The villagers are still not satisfied with the statement of the health minister. They have stated that the land which is already in the name of IIT should be discarded and the…
