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Goemakrponn desk CANACONA: ‘We for Palolem’ celebrated ‘World Environment Day’ on Wednesday by distributing over 200 Fruit bearing Saplings in the world-famous Palolem beach area. In a Door-to-Door visit to several residential houses in Palolem, ‘We for Palolem’ members led by its president Gasper Coutinho handed over different types of Fruit bearing plants, requesting the residents to plant and take proper care of them till they grow big and give fruits. The members reminded the residents of the urgent need to protect and beautify the environment around us and one of the best ways to protect and beautify nature is…

Goemakpronn desk CANACONA: Crediting the local elected representatives for their tireless work in garnering so many votes for BJP, Canacona Mandal president Vishal Dessai regretted the BJP’s South-Goa candidate Pallavi Dempo loss as unfortunate. “We are really saddened that BJP’s South Goa candidate Pallavi Dempo lost by 15 thousand votes. But we are satisfied with our performance, all Councilors, most Sarpanch and many sitting and past panchayat members, besides BJP workers worked tirelessly round the clock at all the 59 booths in Canacona and gave record and maximum votes of 16318 votes and a promising lead of 7184 votes to…

As the political landscape in India continues to evolve, speculation is growing about the future of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Whether the coalition with TDP and JD (U) will survive and if does how long? With the BJP currently holding 240 seats in the Lok Sabha, the party is 32 seats shy of the majority mark. The question on everyone’s mind is whether Modi will make an effort to secure a majority of his own by breaking parties and asking smaller ones to merge, or if he will be forced to rely on alliances…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Goa government made a significant decision by requiring all government vehicles to be electric, with a Rs 30 lakh price limit. This announcement, made on World Environment Day, does not apply to utility or emergency vehicles. The Department of Finance (Expenditure) released an Office Memorandum on Wednesday that modifies one of the guidelines to require the purchase of electric vehicles (EVs) for government use, while still referring to the department’s standing instructions regarding the purchase of EVs by corporations, government departments, and autonomous bodies. “Any proposal for the purchase of new vehicles shall be made against…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Goa Children’s Court, Panaji has sentenced a government employee to undergo one-year imprisonment and to pay a fine of Rs one lakh for raping a minor girl. Judge Sayonora Telles Laad, the president of the Goa Children’s Court, found the accused guilty of violating Section 354-A (1) (iii) of the IPC, which carries a one-year prison sentence, and Section 342 of the IPC, which carries a six-month prison sentence. According to Section 8 of the Goa Children’s Act, the accused was found guilty by the court and given a one-year prison sentence along with a fine…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Disappointed over their inability to get the desired lead for the BJP in the Lok Sabha elections from his constituency, Vasco MLA Krishna Salkar has admitted that mistakes had been made and lessons were learnt. Speaking to The Goan on Wednesday, Salkar said a joint meeting would be convened with the Vasco BJP Mandal President Deepak Naik and other councillors and leaders to introspect the factors leading to a drop in margins as compared to the previous Lok Sabha elections in the Vasco constituency. Admitting that there could have been confusion after former MLA Carlos Almeida was…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: On the occasion of World Environment Day, the Indian Coast Guard District Headquarters No. 11 Goa, organised a walkathon and tree plantation drive in Chicolna, Vasco, on Wednesday. The event was aimed to spread awareness about a clean & pollution-free environment and its benefits on human life. Keeping with the motto “Let us unite and plant trees and clean the Environment”, service personnel, Coast Guard Wives Welfare association ladies, DSC, civilian staff & their families participated enthusiastically and planted more than 250 saplings. World Environment Day is celebrated annually on June 5 across the globe and is…