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Goemkaponn Desk PANAJI: Union Minister for Fisheries Giriraj Singh today urged the Goa Fisheries Minister to take forward and adopt cage culture method of fishing. He also said that the centre will be providing all the required technical and financial to the state for the formation of cage clusters. Addressing the media, Singh said that he has urged the fisheries minister for Goa to implement and adopt the system of cage culture for fishing as this system of fishing is environmentally friendly. “Central government will be providing all the required technical and financial to the state,” said Singh Speaking on…

Samir Umarye/ Goemkarponn BICHOLIM: Even as the government has begun with the hot-mixing of the Chorla ghat road the Keri sarpanch has demanded to permanently stop all the heavy vehicles on the road so as to maintain it in good health. It may be stated that Chorla ghat road that connects Goa and Belgavi is the shortest route for most of the people from North Goa to go to Belgavi. During weekends many go to this neighbouring city of Karnataka for shopping and most of the inter-state trade takes place through this route. Since many years this road has seen…

Goemkaponn Desk PANAJI: Anjuna Police today have arrested Viji A B (20) a native of Kerala for allegedly peddling suspected Ganja worth Rs 12,000. This is the second arrest in two days, first accused was also a Kerala origin. Anjuna Police upon receiving the information conducted a narcotic raid at four road junction near Shrushthee guest house, Coutinhowado, Vagator, Bardez, Goa during which accused person namely Viju A.B. s/o C. Bindu Kumar, age 20 yrs, r/o C/o Coconut palms guest house. Vagator, Goa n/o B1/F9, Fact township, Udyogamandal PO, Ernakulam, Kochi, Kerala was found in possession of 123 grams of…

GOEMKAPONN DESK VASCO: Commercial Tax Department conducted day long search and seizure operations on various dealers from Vasco city today to ensure compliance with GST and VAT. The operations were conducted by the department upon scrutinizing the data available and specific tip offs where it was found that various dealers are selling goods without proper invoices, such invoices were often issued without tax details, complete description of goods, quantities sold etc. The department informed that various discrepancies were noticed during the visits which were documented and books of accounts including sales register, purchase register, kaccha bills and other books were…

Goemkaponn Desk PANAJI: No Covid deaths were recorded in Goa in the last 24-hours. 56 i.e. 3.9 % of the 1417 samples tested positive for Covid today. With 78 recoveries the active covid count of the state now stands at 760 while the death toll is at 770. Total 53,773 people in Goa have been infected with the disease in Goa since the outbreak of the dreaded disease in March 2020.

Goemkarponn desk Panaji: The Corporation of the City of Panaji has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with Global E-waste Management Services for disposal of E-Waste, which is an E-waste recycler authorised by Goa State Pollution Control Board. Through the MOU, the recycler shall collect Ewaste from the Material recovery facility of the Corporation and dispose the Tubelights and bulbs in a scientific manner. GEMS had procured a bulb eater machine, manufactured in USA which consists of a 3 filter technology with H.E.P.A filter and an activated carbon which separates mercury fro the Tubelight and Bulb. The gas is 99.97%…

GOEMKAPONN DESK PANAJI: In view of the Board exams for the Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSSC) scheduled in April-May, the Goa Common Entrance Test (GCET) 2021 for admissions to professional degree courses has been postponed to mid-June. As per present schedule, the GCET were to be held on May 4-5. The new dates of examination would be announced by June 1. As per the schedule announced by the Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (GBSHSE), the Board exams for HSSC will be held from April 26 to May 15. GCET is conducted for screening of aspirants to Bachelor…