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Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: The High Court of Bombay at Goa today refused to grant interim relief to Contract Carriage Cabs from installing digital meters. However, the High Court has admitted the petition but has asked petitioners to install digital meters without any prejudice in accordance with law. Advocate General (AG) Devidas Pangam during the hearing opposed any relief to cab operators claiming that taxi owners sometimes charge exorbitant fares. Earlier, a division bench of Justices M.S. Sonak and Nutan Sardesai, also directed the Goa government to file an affidavit stating why the Court should not proceed against it for contempt, after state…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Almost a year after the deadly COVID-19 pandemic, the doors to schools have finally open today. The classes will however be conducted over virtual conference. However, students in Goa are facing network connectivity. In many places, it is the absence of mobile towers that results in poor connectivity. Almost 2.8 lakh students enrolled from Class I to XII have been expected to start new academic 2021-22 year today The directorate of schooling issued a notice on Thursday stating all lecturers to attend college from 21st June. The schooling director D R Bhagat said, “The schools have to support their students by…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Saturday announced extension of the `curfew’ imposed in the state on account of the coronavirus pandemic till June 28. “State-level curfew will be extended till 7 am, 28 June 2021. Shops in shopping malls, except cinema halls, theatres, multiplexes, entertainment zones allowed to be open between 7 am to 3 pm. Fish market may also open,” he tweeted. The curfew was first imposed on May 9 this year and has been extended several times since then. The coastal state witnessed an infection positivity rate of as high as 51 percent during the…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Finally, the COVID-19 positivity in the state has dropped to 8.48 percent after a long gap. Goa today reported 207 new COVID-19 positive cases. While there 406 recoveries and 6 deaths reported today. The active covid count of the state has reached 3,268. Goa recorded 6 more deaths due to covid in the last 24 hours taking the death toll of the state to 2,990. As per DHS health bulletin, a 49-year-old man from Salcete, 75-year-old woman from Verem,72-year-old woman from Ponda, 71-year-old man from Arlem, 83-year-old man from Curchorem and a 86-year-old woman from Pernem succumbed…

Goemkarponn desk Aam Aadmi Party has criticised the BJP Govt for increasing the registration fee for purchase of properties priced below 75 lakhs. Stating that this is the exact price segment that is affordable for most Goans looking to invest in their first home or purchase small commercial premises for their business, State Convenor Rahul Mhambre said the BJP is actively trying to discourage Goans from being home-owners. “The industry body CREDAI has openly stated that Govt corruption adds up to 8% to real estate costs. Every permission and sanction requires the payment of bribes even if a project is…

Goemkarponn desk Mapusa: On the occasion of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s birthday, the Aldona Youth Congress on Saturday provided groceries to 50 families and distributed Senitizers & Masks to more than 100 people. Chairman of Media Department Amarnath Panjikar, Aldona Block Congress President Ashwin De Souza, Aldona Youth Congress members Nichi Karapurkar, Manish Lingudkar,Saisha Bagkar,Komal Jadhav, Vithal Arondekar, Pranav Phadte, Nikhil Pednekar,Shailesh Korgaonkar and others were present. The program was carried out as a part of the All India program of Indian Youth Congress under the leadership of B V Srinivas at National level and Goa Pradesh Youth Congress President…

Goemkarponn desk BICHOLIM: The Bicholim fish market was today cleaned and the vendors were given their place In the market. On Saturday Goemkarpon had highlighted the issue of fish vendors made to sell their fish in open and their plight. Following the news the councillor of ward 6 along with the former MLA, Naresh Sawal took the initiative and cleaned the market with the help of fire Brigade. The fish vendors were later given their place in the market. “After we heard about the fish vendors we immediately took the initiative and cleaned the fish market. They will now be…