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Goemkarponn desk CALANGUTE: The entire village of Calangute alongwith NGO’s was up in the arms over the Urban area tag for the coastal village, which forced the panchayat to resolve not to allow the notification. But now it has come to the fore that the same panchayat had requested government to grant urban area status to the village. Following State-wide criticism the Village Panchayat Calangute last week passed a resolution unanimously to write to concern authorities to de-notify Calangute as Urban Area. Calangute Sarpanch Shawn Martins said that the villagers had several apprehensions and they communicated the same to our…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: After the contractor failed to carry out afforestation on the Manohar Parrikar bypass for last two years, Chandan Dhuri along with his family members took it upon themselves to plant various types of ornamental plants on the divider of the scenic bypass road from Rajbagh to Talpona bridge. The four lane Manohar Parrikar bypass road linking Char Rasta to Mashem was inaugurated in November 2019 and the divider was devoid of any ornamental plants since then. Dhuri family showing their concern and to beautify the divider of the road took it upon themselves and planted various types…

Goemkarponn desk BICHOLIM: Water to several places in Bicholim was disrupted after power supply breakdown at Padosem water treatment plant. The SMC chairperson, Raya Parsekar; councillor, Dharmesh Saglani and others visited the plant and tookb stock of the situation. There is power supply breakdown since yesterday evening. Work is going on and it was told that the water will probably resume at 5pm. It will take at least 6 hours for water to be treated later on and get into the reservior. Later after release of water it will take at least 4hrs for 600mm and 400mm pipeline to fill…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: IMD has predicted extremely heavy rainfalls along the Goa and Konkan coast for the next 24 hours. As per reports, there will be a heavy downpour of up to 204.4mm today. The weather forecast stated that these conditions will prevail until Friday here, where isolated heavy bursts can be expected. The southwest monsoon winds have hit Goa with full force, bringing heavy rains to most parts of the state on Monday. Intense wind blows of 30-40 kmph and showers lashed old Goa and the northernmost taluka of Pernem all through the day. These regions also experienced sparse…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: The Mangaluru City police arrested an Omani national and another person for alleged illegal possession of cannabis and MDMA at a hotel in the city. As per information Kumar said Mahamani had come to Goa on a tourist visa six months ago. Following some health issue, he came to Mangaluru and was undergoing physiotherapy at a city hospital. He was staying in the hotel along with Ram. Following a tip-off, the Mangaluru City North police raided the room and recovered 51 grams of cannabis and two grams of MDMA. Commissioner of Police N Shashi Kumar said the…

 Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: In a unique non invasive brain surgery, one of the first of its kind in Goa, medical professionals at the Healthway Hospital, managed to revive the fading eyesight of a six-year-old boy, who had suffered from a sudden onset of paralysis of his left eye muscles, which had made it unable for him to open and move his eye and affected his vision. A release issued by the hospital said that the MRI of the brain had revealed an abnormal out-pouching (aneurysm) in his left internal carotid artery with bleeding in the brain behind his left eye,…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Porvorim independent MLA Rohan Khaunte today said that Goa’s image of safe destination is overshadowed by second wave mismanagement, high death rates, highest TPR and ghastly Dark hour deaths. Khaunte also said that state government should provide financial support and relief to those whose livelihoods have been affected by curfew restrictions. “Goa’s image of safe destination is overshadowed by 2nd Wave Mismanagement,high death rates, highest TPR & ghastly Dark Hour Deaths. Only Maximum Immunization & better management of 3rd Wave can restore the Safe Destination image,” said Khanute. He further said that while extension of curfew is…