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Says govt contemplating to providing permission to music festival subject to COVID19 Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Tourism Minister Babu Azgaonkar today said that Goa has started welcoming fully vaccinated tourists and that the government is trying to give name and fame to the State. “Tourism is slowly coming up in the state, we have welcomed fully vaccinated tourists, and the touristic activities have begun across Goa,” said Azgaonkar. He further said that Goa needs rich tourists who spend well, which later grows the economy. “We have planned certain activities, and also advertisements will be released soon about tourism activities which will…

Goemkarponn desk VALPOI: The landslides at Satre in Sattari taluka caused large-scale floods, maybe due to the massive deforestation in 2006, sources told Goemkarponn. To find out the exact reason for the landslides, the government appointed a committee, which recently visited the incident site. During this visit, the committee has found that the soil has given way for landslides due to the massive deforestation in 2006 combined with heavy rainfall this year. About 2 km of the hill has come gushing down, causing massive damage to forest resources. It is learned that a report will be submitted to the government…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Panaji MLA Atanasio Babush Monserrate said that he will see that BJP wins more than 25 seats in the upcoming Goa Assembly Elections in February next year. “I will see that BJP will win more than 25 seats in the upcoming Goa Assembly Elections in February 2022. Also, I say that BJP will win all 5 constituencies in Tiswadi Taluka,” said Monserrate. Speaking on a recent survey that Babush’s Panaji seat is not safe, Monserrate said he doesn’t want to comment. “I have been in politics since 2002, and people know everything about me. I don’t want…

Goemakrponn desk PONDA: A delegation led by Ashok Naik President of Gomantak Bhandari Samaj met Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and submitted a memorandum demainding 19 per cent reservation in Government jobs out of 27 per cent reserved for OBC. Ashok Naik said Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha recently passed Amendment Bill for reservation policy to wherein Government of respective states are given the power to increase reservation of any backward community incase of injustice on them. In a letter to CM Pramod Sawant, GBS said there is disparity or disproportion caused while deciding the quota of the reservation post for…

Goemkarponn desk PONDA: After several road accidents, Kavlem locals have demanded setting up Gaushala( Cattleshed) for stray cattle. Locals said the stray cattle population has been increasing, and they are often seen sitting on the main road posing a threat to motorists. Several times, cattle are the main cause of accidents. Animal lover Sanket Narvekar said today he received a call about a young calf being injured after being hit by a loaded goods rickshaw at Donkhamb Kapileshwarim turn. The calf’s limbs were fractured in the accident. He said Government should look into the stray cattle problem on humanitarian grounds…

Minister Manoj Tiwary: It is our privilege and honour to be in politics and especially in AITC. Mamata didi has given me an opportunity in politics and sports. Today we have inducted great footballer, India has witnessed. We all know and sure that lot of people will join AITC soon. We have all to protect goans and more importantly India. There is a long list of things, BJP destroyed in India. As we can see how they managed covid situation and how migrant workers struggeld to go back to their home town. Migrant workers who walked and slept on the…

Goemkarponn Desk Panaji: The Aam Aadmi Party today slammed the Sawant sarkar for failing its promises to Goa and Goenkars. At a time when the Pramod Sawant Govt is running a PR campaign called Sarkar Tumchya Daari and making tall claims of how the Swayampurna Goa campaign has helped 10k Goan a Ubor Fator Village in Quepem constituency still has to receive power and water supplies. The reality in this village that is echoed across rural Goa. The residents of Ubor Faotr complain that they have to walk hours to the nearest bus stop. This puts both their lives and…