Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Amazon.in’s festive event, ‘The Great Indian Festival’ (GIF) 2021 will start from October 4, 2021. Continuing its commitment to support Small Medium Business (SMBs), Amazon GIF 2021 is dedicated to lakhs of small sellers including over 75,000 local shops from 450 cities, offering their unique selection of products to customers across the country. GIF 2021 will also showcase products from Amazon sellers under various other programs such as Amazon Launchpad, Amazon Saheli, Amazon Karigar, as well as top Indian and global brands across categories. As per a recent study commissioned by Amazon India and conducted by Nielsen,…
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Goemkarponn Desk PERNEM: Pernem police have arrested 6 persons for illegal Sand mining at Terekhol River, Porascadem. As per PI Jivba Dalvi information was received that sand is being extracted in Terekhol River at Porascadem. Hence a raid was conducted during which 06 accused persons 1)Mr. Sunil Kumar s/o Ramashankar Rajbhar, age- 25 years n/o Basantput, Jilla Pallia, Satpura PS, Uttar Pradesh r/o Naibag, Pernem Goa 2) Mr. Sriniwas s/o Shivshankar Sahani, age- 26 years r/o n/o Basantput, Jilla Ballia, Satpura PS, Uttar Pradesh r/o Naibag, Pernem Goa 3) Mr. Akhilesh s/o Kailash Sahani, age-37 years r/o n/o Basantput, Jilla…
Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: After failing to meet the August 31 deadline, the Goa Government has once again approached National Green Tribunal (NGT) seeking six months extension to complete and finalize the coastal zone management plan (CZMP) for the State. The NGT had in June directed the State government to complete the process of finalizing CZMP by August 31. A public hearing on the plan was held on July 8. Director Environment Dashrath Redkar, in an application filed before the green bench on September 23, has said that Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority (GCZMA) will require additional 60 days to complete…
Goemkarponn Desk Panaji: Aam Aadmi Party lashed out at the BJP Govt today. Terming the Sawant Govt as stone hearted Govt it highlighted how COvid Warriors have still not been paid their dues. The BJP makes a huge song and dance about Covid warriors but they ignore them in their time of need denying them even their dues! The BJP who is promising 10,000 jobs to Goenkars can’t even pay 400 staff their dues! During the height of the pandemic 400 Goans were hired by the Govt as multitasking staff. These people without fearing for their own life had come…
Goemkarponn desk MARGAO: Noted Tiartrist Prince Jacob has hailed the initiative of Fatorda MLA Vijai Sardesai of helping Tiatra and Drama to restart, which didn’t take place since the last two years due to COVID. Sardesai has announced Rs. 10,000 each towards payment of theater rent for three shows. Noted Tiatrist Prince Jacob, who is serving in Tiatra field for last four decades, on Friday addressed a press conference along with Goa Forward President Vijai Sardesai at Goemkar Ghor-Fatorda and said that Tiatra should start as artistes are suffering. Sardesai said that the government, last June, had announced of giving…
Goemkarponn desk KUNDAIM: As per the directions of the National Green Tribunal, the State government has finally set up a State of the art facility at Kundaim to treat bio-medical waste, which had become a major headache for hospitals and clinics. Goa currently does not have a Common Biomedical Waste Treatment Facility (CBWTF) to treat and dispose of its biomedical waste. The one at Goa Medical College (GMC) often breaks down, leading to the bags being dumped behind the hospital, giving a foul stench and causes pollution. At times the waste is also burnt in the open, which is…
VALPOI: Call it COVID19 impact or the government’s negligent attitude, the traditional businesses of locals are dying a slow death. In Sattari, which is entirely a rural area, 70 per cent of private buses have shut operations due to the COVID19 lockdowns and vehicles now not in road-worthy conditions. The closure of private buses has led to inconvenience to a lot of people from rural areas. Villagers have demanded that the government should start the operations of these buses immediately. It is learned that the government imposed a curfew several times after the start of the Corona. This made it…