ribandar

In a major fire at Patto, ribandar, on Thursday evening, a furniture godown was gutted and as the blaze spread to an adjacent residential building, residents had to be evacuated.No casualties have been reported.

Nandesh Ramesh Falkar of Gokulwadi, Sankhali, lodged a complaint stating that on February 1 an unknown rider dashed his two-wheeler at Fondvem-ribandar, causing him to fall and suffer several injuries.

An Indian Reserve Battalion head constable, Pranav Mishal, tragically died after a sacred tree trunk, part of a Holi tradition in Goa, fell on him. Mishal was assisting villagers in Mencurem when the trunk slipped during its installation. He was rushed to the hospital but succumbed to his injuries.

With the Panaji bypolls around the corner, every political party is once again, promising the people of ribandar the same simple bare necessities.

A half-meter long side section of the Portuguese-era ribandar causeway collapsed on Wednesday evening. Even though a small portion was affected, the North Goa collector’s office issued instructions to divert traffic as a precaution for the safety of commuters.

A scooter rider died on the spot following a head-on collision with a bus at Patto, ribandar on Wednesday afternoon. Old Goa police arrested the driver of the bus for rash and negligent driving.

After four persons died in a gruesome road accident at Patto in ribandar a few days ago, another car toppled off the causeway at the same spot in the wee hours of Wednesday, Fortunately, the three occupants of the car had a lucky escape inthis case

The ribandar junction at the end of the almost three-km-long Ponte de Linhares causeway is like a gateway to Old Goa, Chimbel and other areas beyond.

Technical approval has been granted by the PWD for the proposed 569 crore bridge connecting ribandar to Divar and Chorao.

Panaji MLA Atanasio Monserrate said on Friday that while there’s a need for a 24x7 medical facility at ribandar, the state is not currently in a position to set one up, given the government’s fund crunch.