Mapusa market under water again as monsoon exposes drainage failures | Goa News

Mapusa: Heavy monsoon showers triggered widespread waterlogging across parts of the Mapusa municipal market on Monday evening, disrupting business activity and rekindling concerns over the town’s persistent drainage woes.Water accumulated rapidly in several internal market lanes, partially submerging parked two-wheelers and encircling several commercial establishments. Traders and residents blamed recurring drainage failures, alleging that the…

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GIDC drafting new building bylaws to boost industrial space | Goa News

GIDC wants to enable industrial units to use as much land as possible because many manufacturing units cannot expand vertically due to the use of heavy machinery Panaji: The Goa Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC) is drafting dedicated construction norms for industrial units, which could simplify obtaining permissions for industrial sheds. GIDC will introduce the building…

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Southwest monsoon revives after 10-day lull | Goa News

The state recorded 21.6mm of rainfall on Monday, making it the second-highest daily rainfall total recorded so far this month Panaji: The southwest monsoon gained momentum on Monday after a 10-day break, bringing widespread rainfall across the state and the maximum temperature dropping by nearly 4° C in Panaji.The revival of rainfall has been attributed…

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Three from Goa family killed in Thar accident in Maharashtra | Goa News

Mapusa: Three members of a Saligao-Guirim family died after a speeding Mahindra Thar crashed at Nemble in Maharashtra’s Sindhudurg district on the Mumbai-Goa national highway on Monday afternoon.Police said the driver lost control while negotiating a turn in the ghat section when they were travelling to Bhirwande-Kankavali.Shrimati Nanodkar, 58, a Guirim panch, and her sister…

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ICGS Achal reaches Vadinar, bolsters Coast Guard vigil off Gujarat coast | Ahmedabad News

A ceremonial reception was organised to mark the vessel’s induction into operational deployment Ahmedabad: The Indian Coast Guard’s maritime surveillance capability along Gujarat’s coastline received a boost on Monday with the arrival of ICGS Achal, a newly commissioned fast patrol vessel (FPV), at its base port of Vadinar in the North-West region.A ceremonial reception was…

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Take improvement of roads at Merces and KTC junction to ease traffic: Police | Goa News

Panaji: Goa police’s traffic cell has urged the PWD to undertake road upgrades to decongest Merces and KTC Panaji junctions, including merging the Bambolim–Panaji service road with the highway and adding adequate directional signages.The inspection of the Merces junction and KTC Panaji junction was conducted by the North Goa District Road Safety Committee (DRSC)’s monitoring…

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Calangute traffic drive nets 5 illegal rental cars | Goa News

Calangute: Amid a rise in accidents involving rental vehicles, the Calangute traffic cell conducted a special enforcement drive against illegally rented private four-wheelers operating with white registration plates and seized five vehicles over the weekend.The drive was aimed at curbing unauthorised commercial transport activities in the tourist belt.Meanwhile, Calangute police continued nakabandi operations at various…

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