Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant announced that the Goa Government stands in solidarity with the people of Chhattisgarh and Punjab, who are facing immense suffering due to the recent natural calamity. From the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund, Goa will contribute ₹5 crore each to both states to support relief, rescue, and rehabilitation operations. “Goa remains committed to extending every possible support as our nation unites to overcome this challenge,” CM Sawant said.
“There is also the question of timing. Political observers cannot ignore that ambitious infrastructure projects tend to reappear conveniently before elections. Announcing a Rs 251-crore project with modern lounges and parking spaces makes for attractive headlines and gives the impression of a government committed to progress. But how much of it will move beyond blueprints and press releases before 2027? Margao’s residents, who have been waiting decades for a functional upgrade, deserve more than election-season tokenism. For the people who actually use the bus stand, the daily experience is far removed from the glossy promises. Commuters describe the terminal as…
Team Goemkarponn ANJUNA: A group of tourists landed in trouble early this morning at Anjuna Beach after attempting to drive their Maharashtra-registered car into the sea despite being warned by a beach security guard. According to eyewitnesses, the on-duty guard repeatedly cautioned the tourists about the risks involved, but the group ignored the warning and proceeded to drive towards the shoreline. Their reckless act backfired when the car got stuck in wet sand and seawater, leaving it stranded.
Team Goemkarponn VASCO: Even as the coal transportation debate continues to dominate discussions in the port town, a 2019 study by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay had concluded that coal was not the only source of air pollution in Vasco. The findings, commissioned by the Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB), played a key role in resuming coal handling at the port after a year-long suspension. The Source Apportionment Study, carried out between 2017 and 2019, revealed that air quality in Vasco was impacted by multiple local factors and not just by cargo operations at Mormugao Port.…
In the episode of Just Casual with Suraj Nandrekar, we host Kashinath Shetye. He is often described as multi-talented – a government servant, an engineer, an RTI activist, a legal fighter, and someone who has relentlessly taken up issues concerning the Goan people. Shetye has filed numerous public interest litigations in courts, even against political heavyweights, and continues to push for accountability in governance. In this freewheeling conversation, he opens up about his work, challenges, and motivations. — Q: People call you multi-talented. You are a government servant, an engineer, an RTI activist, and also a fighter in…
Team Goemkarponn CANACONA: The long-pending repair, renovation, and construction works of the Community Health Centre (CHC) residential quarters, staff hospital, and approach road in Canacona have finally begun. The projects, worth a total of ₹1.83 crore, were inaugurated on Saturday by Minister for Tribal Welfare, Art & Culture, and Sports & Youth Affairs Ramesh Tawadkar. On the same day, he also inaugurated the construction of a new road at Loliem-Kazalkewada. At CHC Canacona, three residential quarters for doctors are being repaired and renovated at a cost of ₹1.02 crore. Additionally, the approach road to the CHC quarters is being…
Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Velim MLA Cruz Silva on Sunday extended his support to the Diocesan Commission for Ecology of the Archdiocese of Goa and Daman in its opposition to the South Western Railway (SWR) double-tracking project. Silva said the project posed a threat to Goa’s ecology, heritage, and livelihoods and recalled that the Supreme Court, in a May 9, 2022 judgment, had set aside the wildlife clearance granted to it. “The Commission’s statement led by Rev Dr Bolmax Pereira echoes the voice of thousands of Goans who have consistently opposed this project,” Silva said. He listed several concerns…
