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Goemkarponn desk FATORDA: Fatorda MLA Vijai Sardesai said that new revelations of irregularities are emerging and the refusal to act on these makes one term of the entire cabinet to be brokerage for unscrupulous builders. “New revelations of irregularities are emerging and the refusal to act on these makes one term the entire cabinet to be brokerage for unscrupulous builders,” said Sardesai. He further said that yesterday’s incident where the Goa CM refused to meet activists opposing Bhutani’s Sancoale project whilst attending a function sponsored by this company makes Goemkars wonder whether our CM has become the CEO of the…

Goemkarponn desk OLD GOA: Due to religious services on September 18, the Basilica of Bom Jesus in Old Goa will be closed to tourists, visitors, and other people for the entire day, from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Catholic Masses will be held on Wednesday at 7 a.m. in Konkani and 8 a.m. in English, as usual. Three Jesuit deacons will receive their priestly ordination at ten a.m., administered by Daman Cardinal Filipe Neri Ferrao, the Archbishop of Goa. According to a news release from Fr. Patricio Fernandes, S.J., Rector of the Basilica of Bom Jesus, admission to the services…

Goemkarponn desk CURTORIM: Curtorim MLA Aleixo Reginaldo Lourenco, made a noteworthy announcement when he said that the State administration has chosen not to approve the contentious Sunburn EDM festival to be hosted in South Goa. Widespread objections from the community prompted this decision. Lourenco said that some MLAs, including Mauvin Godinho and Antonio Vas, met with Chief Minister Pramod Sawant before taking this position. He claimed that before this, he had personally followed up with the CM numerous times and that they had all expressed their opposition to Sunburn taking place in South Goa during the meeting. Lourenco emphasized that…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said that 100 % of mining operations in Goa will be starting this year. “100 % mining operations starting this year; govt also implemented dump policy; handling of dumps from mines has already begun in Goa,” said CM Sawant. He further said that the Goa government will conduct an e-auction of around 2 million tons of mining dumps lying at various jetties and other locations in the state, as informed by CM Pramod Sawant. “This will be the 30th e-auction conducted by the mines dept. Ore is to be auctioned in 4 lots…

Goemkarponn desk Pernem: Pernem police have arrested one Karnataka native for causing the death of another driver on NH 66 Highway. Early morning a truck had dashed to a pickup vehicle on NH66 Highway causing the death of the driver namely Niyaz Zari, R/o Dabolim, Vasco. Further, the truck driver fled from the spot along with the truck. Upon receiving information Pernem Police managed to trace the truck bearing reg no MH-08-AP-6543 along with its driver Mr.Mutappa Kolakar, age 37 yrs N/o Bijapur, Karnataka and placed him under arrest under sections 281, 106(1) of BNS and Sec 134(a)(b) of MV…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Dr. Pramod attended the CM Plenary Session of the 4th Global RE_INVEST, 2024 inaugurated at the hands of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi Ji, under the Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy. CM stated that the platform brings together stakeholders working towards sustainable energy and presented Goa’s efforts for the development of New & Renewable Energy, and attracting investments in public-private partnerships. CM said that Govt of Goa is creating Infrastructure to get the Zero Carbon Emission Tag before 2050. He additionally mentioned that Govt of Goa has launched the Goem Vinamulya Veej Yevjan…

Goemkarponn desk Panaji:  After recently clocking a century of life packed with resilience and untold bravery, Goan freedom fighter and advocate Libia Lobo Sardesai, recently walked through the gates of the Aguad Port and Jail Complex. She revisited a chapter of her remarkable past that has contributed to Goa’s independent present, memories of which are preserved at the historical site. Accompanied by ‘hands-on historian’ Sanjeev Sardesai, she was taken on a tour of the newly restored Sinquerim-based heritage site. It is home to the ‘Aguad Interactive Museum: Goa – The Land, The Struggle, The People’, where the story of her…