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Goemkarponn Desk PONDA: Goa College of Engineering, Farmagudi-Ponda will now offer a 3-year Part-Time Master of Engineering (Industrial Engineering) program approved by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), New Delhi and is affiliated to Goa University. This unique ME program is specially meant for engineering professionals working in the state of Goa. The classes are held in the evening so that students can attend classes after working hours. The applicants should have two-years work experience and can have any Bachelor of Engineering Degree to qualify for admission. Alumni of this program are working at senior positions in various industries…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant today said that Goa will have a great tourist season this year with international charter flights set to resume. “I am confident that Goa will will have a great tourist season this year with international charter flights set to resume,” said CM Sawant He further said that all tourism related businesses should follow all covid related protocol for safety. “I urge shack owners to follow all the SoPs set by govt and re start their business,” he added After considering various inputs, the MHA has decided to begin granting of fresh Tourist Visas…

Goemkarponn Desk MORJIM: The Wildlife division of Goa Forest Department has collected 25 bags of 30 kgs each of non biodegradable waste from Morjim Beach. Cleanliness drive was held as part of International Wildlife Week celebration. “has collected 25 bags of 30 kgs each of non biodegradable waste from Morjim Beach,” said Goa Forest Department Morjim is a turtle nesting site and every year wildlife division of forest department takes various initiatives to protect the nesting site . School students, panchayat members, villagers and lifeguards participated in the drive. A total of 750kgs of non-biodegradable waste was collected along the…

Goemkarponn desk SIOLIM: Siolim woke up to shocking news this morning of a kidnapping attempt of the commercial pilot of Siolim-Anjuna road in the wee hours today. Anjuna police said that the suitable commercial pilots of a reputed airline and residents of Delhi, celebrated a bachelors party of one Mr Chirag at Hotel Marbella. While they were returning to their accommodation in their car, a mother car started following them for a long time. At the Siolim-Assagao slope, the vehicle overtook them and stopped. The pilot tried to reverse the car and hit the electricity pole. After that, all eight…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Crime Branch in a raid have arrested a Russian National in illegal possession of suspected cannabis seeds and plant. The accused has been identified as a Russian National Oleg Fedorov (45). The Crime Branch said that it had gathered information and tip-off on which the raid was conducted during which a suspected cannabis plant plus cannabis seeds were in the rented premise of the accused at Keri in Pernem. Police said that the accused was illegally possessing a suspected cannabis plant cultivated in a plastic paint container. During the raid, cannabis seeds weighing 30 grams were seized.…

Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: Independent MLA Rohan Khaunte has alleged clear evidence of Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant protecting ousted Socorro Sarpanch Sandeep Vazarkar by delaying the election to appoint the new Sarpanch. He said that the Chief Minister, by shielding the ex-Sarpanch, who is involved in land grabs and forgeries, clearly indicates his interest in such deeds. Khaunte pointed out that the Director of Panchayat, who received the file passing no-confidence motion against Sarpanch Sandeep Vazarkar on Wednesday afternoon, was sitting over it till Friday. “There is every possibility that Chief Minister may have called the Director of Panchayat asking…

Goemkarponn desk QUEPEM: The Youth from Amona, ward No. 7 of the Quepem municipality, took the initiative to fill the potholes in the ward, some of which were very deep. They said that the potholes are repeated every monsoon due to sub-standard work carried out by PWD. They said the PWD carries out the work only for the namesake by carrying out the patchwork. As a result, the locals have to face the problem with frequent accidents. They also said that the current potholes have existed for the last four months, but teh authorities are not bothered. “Finally, our local…