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Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Forest Minister Vishwajit Rane chaired the monthly review meeting of the Forest Department, taking stock of the progress made on key initiatives and outlining priorities for the months ahead. The meeting was attended by the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF) and senior departmental officers. Discussions centred on assessing the implementation of decisions taken during the previous review, identifying gaps and strengthening the department’s action plan. Among the key issues reviewed were monsoon preparedness, implementation of the Human-Wildlife Conflict Management Plan, and the identification of ecologically sensitive stretches along the Mandovi and Zuari rivers. The department also…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Goa Forest Department has registered a case against five persons for unauthorised entry into the prohibited Barazan (Delta) Waterfall, situated within the core zone of the Madei Wildlife Sanctuary, following the recent drowning of a tourist from Odisha. The action follows an inquiry into the incident involving a group of six persons who had entered the waterfall area through the Karnataka side without obtaining the mandatory permission from the Forest Department. During verification, officials confirmed that the group had illegally entered the protected area despite restrictions and warning signages installed at the entry points. One member…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Goa government is considering withdrawing plots allotted to companies in the Electronic Manufacturing Cluster (EMC) that have failed to make progress on their proposed projects, Information Technology Minister Rohan Khaunte has said. Speaking about the status of the cluster, Khaunte said the majority of the plots have already been allotted. However, a departmental review found that some companies have neither started construction nor initiated manufacturing activities even after more than two years of receiving possession. He said the government had repeatedly given these firms time to begin work but several allottees were yet to even lay…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority (GCZMA) has endorsed the River Navigation Department’s proposal to reconstruct and expand the existing jetty opposite the Old Secretariat in Panaji, forwarding it to the Goa State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) for environmental clearance. The recommendation was made during the authority’s latest meeting after the River Navigation Department (RND) submitted a Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and an Environmental Management Plan (EMP), as directed earlier by the GCZMA. The project had remained pending until the environmental assessment was completed. After reviewing the findings and deliberating on the proposal, the authority…

Team Goemkarponn KUDAL: In one of the biggest anti-liquor operations carried out by Kudal Police, a truck transporting a large consignment of illicit liquor from Goa was intercepted after a dramatic high-speed chase on the Mumbai–Goa Highway late on Sunday night. According to police, the incident occurred while a patrol team was on duty at Bibavane. The officers spotted a suspicious truck coming from Goa towards Kudal and signalled the driver to stop for inspection. However, the driver ignored the police signal and sped away in an attempt to evade capture. Police immediately launched a chase and pursued the truck…

Team Goemkarponn MARGAO: Preparations for the Goa Legislative Assembly Elections 2027 gathered momentum as South Goa Collector and District Election Officer (DEO) Ms Egna Cleetus, IAS, chaired a review meeting with designated nodal officers to assess the readiness of various election-related activities. The meeting was attended by Additional Collector-I Shri Srinet Kothwale and Additional Collector-II Shri Ramesh Gaonkar, along with nodal officers responsible for Law and Order, EVM Management, Manpower Management, Training, Material Management, Systematic Voters’ Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP), the Media Certification and Monitoring Committee (MCMC), IT Applications, Postal Ballots, Election Expenditure Monitoring, Strong Room and Counting, Medical…

Team Goemkarponn VASCO: The fishing community of Kharewado and other coastal areas of Vasco celebrated the Feast of St Peter and St Paul, popularly known as Sangodd, with traditional rituals and religious devotion on Monday, praying for a safe, prosperous and bountiful fishing season. The annual feast holds special significance for fishermen as St Peter, one of the apostles of Jesus Christ and a fisherman by profession, is revered as their patron saint. The celebration marks the traditional blessing of the sea, fishing boats and fishing equipment before fishermen resume venturing into the Arabian Sea following the annual monsoon fishing…