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Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: Killar to Pangi road in Kashmir may be termed as the world’s beadiest and dangerous road but the road from Gulem in Canacona to Balli in Quepem has in recent times attained notoriety as the best of the drivers find this stretch difficult to manoeuvre and more often than not meet with accidents. This stretch of road which is part of the bigger NH66 road linking Panvel in Mumbai to Kanyakumri in Tamil Nadu is narrow, without shoulders, missing signboards, sunken stretches and damaged portions, it’s a perfect cocktail which is the main cause for frequent accidents,…

Goemkarponn desk CURCHOREM: As the Assembly elections are fast approaching, the politics in Curchorem seems to be gaining momentum as there are many contenders, who want to challenge the two-time MLA Nilesh Cabral. Though defeating present MLA Nilesh Cabral is not a an easy task, Ramrao Desai, who was twice elected as MLA in Curchorem constituency, locals say, he can be a good challenger. Apart from Ramrao, sources say that four persons are in the fray for the upcoming assembly elections in Curchorem constituency. Ex councilor Anand Prabhudesai, Balkrishna Hodarkar, Amit Patkar businessmen are the major ones in the fray…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Even a month after Cyclone Tauktae battered the State, the authorities have failed to clear the mess left behind. A month has already passed after the Tauktae cyclone hit Goa. But at some places the uprooted trees, the broken electricity poles, and wires are not been repaired yet. The trees from the Bhagawan Mahavir Bal Vihar park, Panji, which comes under Forest Department of Goa are seen floating in the Mandovi river behind, after they were uprooted due to the Cyclone. But no initiative can be seen by the authorities to remove these trees from the water…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Ministry of Defence signed a contract with Goa Shipyard Ltd (GSL) for the construction of two Pollution Control Vessels (PCVs) for the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) at a cost of about Rs 583 crore, on June 22, 2021. These Special Role ships will be indigenously designed, developed and built by GSL. The acquisition is under ‘Buy Indian – Indigenously Designed Developed & Manufactured (Buy Indian-IDDM)’, the highest priority category for defence capital procurements. The acquisition will significantly augment the capability of ICG to respond to Oil spill disasters at sea and also enhance Pollution Response (PR) efficiency. These two vessels are…

Goemkarponn desk BICHOLIM: In wake of Tillari dam overflowing and rise in water levels, the district administration has issued a warning to public to not venture into Chapora river. The water level of Tillari dam reaches the crest level, due to heavy rainfall. “Public residing on the bank of river Chapora are requested not to venture in the Chapora River,” the government warning reads. It said that due to heavy rainfall, the water level of Tillari dam has increased to its crest level and the flowing water into the reservoir will start flowing in the Tillari dam, which will result…

Goemkarponn desk BICHOLIM: Animal Rescue Squad (ARS) today rescued a pangolin trapped inside a grill gate at Bicholim. According to the information provided by ARS chief, Amrut Singh the incident occurred at 1:05 a.m. A person Prakash Shahu Varak from Dhangar-wado, Industrial estate, Bicholim called stating that a creature was trapped inside his gate. The ARS chief Amrut Singh and Durgesh Singh immediately swung into action and rescued the pangolin. “These solitary, primarily nocturnal animals, are easily recognized by their full armor of scales. A startled pangolin will cover its head with its front legs, exposing its scales to any…

Goemkarponn Desk ANJUNA: Anjuna police has arrested a Andhra Pradesh native for possesion of Ganja worth rupees one lakh. PSI Sujay Korgaonkar of Anjuna Police Station, along with Head Constable Shyamsundar Parsekar, Police Constables – Rajesh Gokharnkar, Sarvesh Salgaonkar, Siddhesh Naik, Raj Parab and LPC Deviya Ghadi raided H. No. 1042/1, Grand Peddem, Anjuna, Barde Mareddy Bharath Kumar Reddy s/o Hanuma Reddy Mareddy, age 27 yrs r/o 3-92-1, North Bazar, Nidamanur, Prakasam, Andhra Pradesh- 523 183, H. No. 1042/1, who is presently residing at C/o Avelino s/o Anthony D’Souza, H. No. 1042/1, Grand Peddem, Anjuna, Bardez Goa on 22.06.2021. Accused…