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Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Political analyst Trajano D’Mello harshly criticized the project, calling it “a real estate scam in the State.” He demanded the immediate revocation of all permissions granted to the proposed mega project at Karapur in Bicholim Taluka, which he claimed would destroy the village’s tranquility as well as the surrounding areas and leave the Goans strangers in their own State. Declaring that the Department of Town and Country Planning (TCP) is working to complete Goa, Trajano drew attention to the fact that TCP Minister Vishwajit Rane had previously declared that the Outline Development Plans (ODPs) of five villages…

Goemkarponn Desk DUDHSAGAR: A three-year-old child was saved from drowning at Dudhsagar, by lifesavers. A man from Hyderabad and his three-year-old daughter slipped from a rocky area and fell into the water, after which the child began drowning. She was rescued by the lifesaver. Over the weekend, there was a triple rescue incident at Palolem beach, where three women from Karnataka, all college students aged 20, were caught in a rip current and dragged underwater. A 29-year-old man from Karnataka faced a leak in his kayak at Palolem beach was rescued. There were three rescue incidents also reported over the…

Goemkarponn Desk BETALBHATIM: Colva police have issued lookout notice against the duo whose robbery attempt at Betalbhatim Bunglow on April 15 was captured on CCTV camera. The lookout notice is in connection with a robbery that occurred on April 22 at a house at Vaswaddo Colwaddo, Benaulim. One Rosario Francisco Rodrigues has complained that Rs 17.96 lakh worth cash and gold ornaments have been stolen by the unidentified duo from his house. They effected entry in the complainant house by opening the rear door of the house and stole the valuables from the complainants cupboard. When the owner saw someone…

Goemkarponn Desk BICHOLIM: Since Shreya Dhargalkar was arrested by Cuncolim police on Sunday, her troubles appear to have gotten worse. Devi Lairai, Shirgao devotees are now calling for both her immediate arrest and externment. Devotees marched to the Bicholim police station on Monday and met with Bicholim Public Investigator Rahul Naik. They demanded that Shreya and her accomplice be charged for their remarks about the Devi Lairai devotees and the Dhond community. Shreya Dhargalkar was detained by the Cuncolim police on Sunday for her social media post that offended the religious sentiments of Mahajans of Shri Shantadurga Kundalikarin. Together with…

Goemkarponn Desk VASCO: The entire Vasco city and its suburbs will witness a major power shutdown on 26th May for over 7 hours between 8.30 am to 4 pm on account of maintenance works on 33/11 KV Kadamba Substation yard feeders According to the information from a notice issued by The office of the Sub divisional engineer , Electricity department , the works of maintenance will be carried out on 6 feeders ” The maintenance works on 11 KV city feeder will affect power supply to parts of Vasco city from St Andrews College to Railway circle .The maintenance works…

Goemkarponn Desk DONA-PAULA: The Harbour coastal police have registered an offence against two persons for operating boats without licence and endangering lives of people at Sea. An offence was registered to the effect that on Sunday at about 6.30 PM ,off Coast Dona Paula, accused person Vasudev Calangutkar, resident of Tita wada, Nerul who is the  owner of the boat  “MV Nerul Paradise'”, allowed accused person Abhishek Rathod, (20 ), a resident of Candolim but native of  Bijapur Karnataka to operate the inland Passenger vessel/Boat without any documents/license from the competent authority to operate the vessel/boat and with…

Goemkarponn Desk VERNA: Around 47 workers of a company based in Verna Industrial Estate agitated for the 50th day in a row outside the company premises against their retrenchment. All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) Goa State President Prasanna Utagi joined the workers in their agitation on Monday evening and demanded that the company management roll back its decision and take up and amicable settlement with the workers. Speaking to reporters, Utagi said it was the 50th day of the protest by workers who had been retrenched from work. “It was Easter Sunday on March 31 when the company management…