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Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Vasco farmers led by former Mormugao Municipal Council (MMC) chairperson and sitting councillor Leo Rodrigues on Wednesday opposed the declaration of Maimollem Lake in Vasco as a wetland. A delegation of farmers and Comunidade members also invited South Goa MP Captain Viriato Fernandes for his support on the issue and convened a joint meeting opposing the move on Wednesday morning. This meeting was convened a day ahead of Goa State Wetlands Authority (GSWA) convening a meeting of the Grievance Committee in Vasco on August 22 and 23 from 2 pm onwards to hear objections and suggestions to…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: After a gap of 2 months, PI Suraj Gawas has been transferred to the police station in Anjuna. Following the suspension of two PSIs and police station in-charge Prashal Naik Dessai for suspected neglect of duty in relation to the Assagao house demolition and kidnapping case, the position remained unfilled for nearly two months. Since then, the Anjuna police station has been under the additional supervision of Calangute Police Inspector Paresh Naik. Gawas worked in the DGP’s office as a crime reader. On June 27, the three policemen were placed on leave following the Chief Secretary’s investigation…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Governor of Bihar Rajendra Arlekar proposed that, like several other nations, India should take mandatory military training into consideration. “Experts in our country should give a thought to it,” he stated. He suggested that in order to inculcate discipline, candidates for government employment should serve two years in the military. There are efforts being made, as Arlekar said, to depict Goa as apart from the rest of India. “We are different from Bharatiyata,” he said in response to this idea. The perception that Goa has closer links to Portugal than to India is created by this distortion.…

Goemkarponn desk SIOLIM: Siolim MLA Delilah Lobo has expressed her endorsement of the current demonstration in Anjuna, where locals are gathering to oppose noise pollution coming from nearby clubs and eateries. She mentioned that she has consistently urged people to report noise pollution issues to the police from the very beginning of her term. Despite her efforts, the problem remains unresolved. Recently, MLA Lobo convened a meeting with Alex Sequeira, the Minister of Sound and Noise Pollution, along with the Deputy Collector, the SP of North Goa, and the Director of the Noise Pollution Control Board. During the meeting, it…

Warsaw: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that India has always advocated for dialogue and diplomacy and wants to see lasting peace in the region while addressing a community event in Poland’s Warsaw. “India is an advocate of permanent peace in this region. India’s concept is clear – this is not an era of war… India believes in dialogue and diplomacy to resolve conflict,” PM Modi told Indians who had gathered at a community event. Modi, who is visiting Ukraine on Friday after finishing his two-day Poland trip, at the invitation of President Volodymyr Zelensky, has said that he…

Goemkarponn desk Anjuna: In a landmark moment for Goa’s tourism sector, the Goa Tourism Development Corporation (GTDC) conducted the Bhoomi Pooja and laid the foundation stone for Taj Anjuna Goa, a 5-Star resort in Anjuna, Bardez- Goa, on private investment mode. The ceremony was attended by esteemed dignitaries including Hon’ble MLA, Sanvordem Constituency & Chairman, GTDC, Dr. Ganesh Gaonkar, Hon’ble MLA, Siolim Constituency and Vice Chairman, ESG, Smt. Delilah Lobo, Director, Department of Tourism & Managing Director, GTDC Shri. Suneel Anchipaka, IAS, along with MD, Myrayash hotels SPV of Bharat Realty Venture, Shri. Dhaval Bharot and Senior Vice President (Operations)…

Goemkarponn desk ARAMBOL: One Kerala tourist died due to drowning at Harmal Beach, Pernem today. As per SDPO Pernem Jivba Dalvi the deceased person namely Mr. AFTHAB K.S S/O K.S SAINUDHEEN, Age- 25 years, R/o Palluyruthy, Kochi had come to Goa along with his friends for a visit who went to the sea for a swim and accidentally drowned in the water due to rough sea. The deceased person was fished out by locals and shifted to CHC Tuem, where he was declared dead. Mandrem Police have registered a case of unnatural death and further investigation is in progress.