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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Goa unit of Congress on Wednesday held a day-long maun satyagraha’ (silent protest) at Azad Maidan-Panaji against the disqualification of the party’s former President Rahul Gandhi from Parliament following his conviction in the Modi surname defamation case. The leaders wore black bands on their mouths to symbolically convey that freedom of speech has been stifled by the BJP. Speaking to reporters, GPCC President Amit Patkar said that ‘maun satyagraha’ is staged nationwide in support of Rahul Gandhi. “BJP government has murdered the democracy of the country. This became clear after they hatched a conspiracy against Rahul…

Goemkarponn desk MAPUSA: Mapusa police have arrested one person for committing housebreaking and theft. As per SDPO Mapusa Jivba Dalvi, Sheshishekhar Shivanand Patil, aged 31 years R/o Dhuler, Mapusa, Bardez, Goa N/o Bijapur, Karnataka, has been arrested for committing theft at Jolly Hotel, Dhuler, Mapusa. Kissan Narayan Shetkey R/o Mala, Panaji, Tiswadi, Goa owner of Jolly Hotel located behind Chapel, Dhuler, Mapusa, Bardez, Goa, had lodged his complaint that on the intervening night of 07-08/06/2023, some unknown accused person break opened the lock installed on the Complainant’s business outlet and decamped with valuable items from the Complainant’s business premises. In…

While Congress President Amit Patkar takes the Mining delegation to meet another Party’s president, he skips meet of the delegation with LoP. Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The differences between Goa Pradesh Congress Committee president Amit Patkar and Leader of Opposition Yuri Alemao are wide open. On Wednesday, Goemkarponn broke the story of how President Patkar ignored his own party’s Leader of Opposition, Yuri Alemao and took the retrenched mining workers delegation to Goa Forward President Vijai Sardesai to take up the issue on the floor of the House when the Assembly session begins next week. The issue had not gone well…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Goa government has instructed the Department of Forest to outlaw drinking and the usage of plastic bottles in forest areas. Alcohol and plastic bottles will be inspected at the entry point for anyone entering a forest area. Today, CM Sawant issued instructions to that effect. During its meeting, the State Wildlife Board addressed the plan to construct a dam at Charavne, Sattari, inside the Mhadei wildlife sanctuary. At the State Wildlife Board meeting held at Mantralaya, Sawant approved the Water Resource Department’s request to construct a dam at Charaunem Village in Sattari Taluka in the Mhadei…

Goemkarponn desk PONDA: The Villagers of Bethora Nirnakal Konshem Kodar Panchayat continue to wait for the inauguration of the new Panchayat building. The locals said the work on the Panchayat building is completed after six years of delay, and now the locals are eagerly awaiting its inauguration by the government. According to Villagers, the new Panchayat building comprised of ground plus a fully equipped 700-sitting capacity hall, and there was a demand for this hall from locals of Bethora. A newly built spacious auditorium for Betoda Nirankal Konshe Kodar Gram Panchayat is equipped with all facilities and built ready at…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: With Rajya Sabha elections on July 24, Sadanand Shet Tanavade resigned today as EDC Chairman. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had announced BJP president Sadanand Shet Tanavade as the party’s candidate for the lone Rajya Sabha seat from Goa for the upcoming Rajya Sabha election. Tanavade filed his nomination papers on Tuesday at the Goa Assembly complex in the presence of Goa chief minister Pramod Sawant and party MLAs. “I am thankful to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP national president J P Nadda, BJP national general secretary B L Santhosh, Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, my party…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant approved the proposal of the Water Resource Department for the construction of a Dam at Charaunem Village at Sattari Taluka in Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary at the State Wildlife Board meeting held at Mantralaya today. Chief Minister said that constructing a dam at Charaunem will benefit 250 farmers’ families to have sustainable water for irrigation and indirectly benefit wild and domesticated animals as it will develop a new ecosystem. The meeting was also attended by Shri Vishwajit Rane, Forest Minister, Dr Deviya Rane, Chairman Goa Forest Development Corporation (GFDC) Chairman, Shri Ganesh Gaonkar,…