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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: As many as 13 FIRs have been registered against AAP and TMC for displaying their displaying political banners and hoarding on government properties and public places during the February 2022 assembly elections. As per the information, the FIRs have been registered at Panaji, Mapusa, Pernem and Colvale police stations. 12 FIRs have been registered against Aam Aadmi Party, while 1 FIR has been registered against the TMC. The PWD had written to both collectors about the defacement of government property by political parties. The political parties had defaced the government property, especially the piers/walls of vehicular underpasses…

Goemkarponn desk PONDA: Around 200 Kundaim Farmers demanded the construction of a new Bhandara before monsoon to protect the paddy fields. They say the Kundaim Bhandara is several centuries old, is weakened in several places, and may collapse at any time. For the past five years, the Chikhalpaine-Kundaim farmers left their once-fertile agricultural fields fallow due to frequent breaches of Banharas bordering their khazan lands. After spending most of their savings repairing multiple saline water flooded fields due to the damaged bhandara breaches in July this year, the farming community has noticed that the bundh has yet again been breached…

Goemkarponn desk PONDA: The Stray cattle claimed yet another life on Saturday morning in Goa. Ramlal s/o Prakash Salunke, age 20 yrs, r/o H.No.81, Metawada, Dharbandora-Goa rider of Activa scooter died in an accident at Khandepar Usgao Junction today early morning. According to Police, the scooter rider bearing No. GA-12-B-4452 was proceeding from Khandepar to Usgao, and when he reached the junction, he dashed to one buffalo that was crossing the road and lost his control and fell down along with the scooter, which skidded and collided with an oncoming Pulser bearing No. GA 05-M-3592, wherein he sustained bleeding injuries.…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Directorate of Mines and Geology (DMG) Director Dr Suresh Shanbhogue said that the four iron ore mining blocks for e-auction have over ₹43,000 crore iron reserves. “The resource value of four mining blocks at Mulago, Sirigao-Mayem, Monte-de-Sirigao and Kalay, which have 135 million tonnes approx. Of iron ore reserve, is estimated at Rs 43,000 crore,” said Dr Shanbhogue. He further said that as per the tender document, the successful bidder of each mine will have to pay an advance premium of 0.05 per cent of the total 43,000 crores. “The figure which comes to around Rs 215…

Highlight effects of Plastic on Environment Nearly 100 students and faculty members of Aakash BYJU’S from Goa enthusiastically participated in removing unwanted plastic waste from the famous Miramar beach in Panjim Initiative is part of Aakash BYJU’S “Junk the Plastic” campaign with the focus: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Goemkapronn desk PANAJI: In its continuous efforts to give back to the society, Aakash BYJU’S, the national leader in test preparation services, today kick started its “Junk the Plastic” campaign at the Miramar Beach in Panjim by removing unwanted plastic waste from the famous beach in the City. Plastic waste today is a…

Goemkarponn desk NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday remarked that PILs were becoming an instrument of blackmail when infrastructural and building projects were concerned. The remark came up in a matter heard by a bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud and Justice PS Narasimha. An appeal had been filed against an order of the Bombay High Court which had imposed costs of Rs 1 lakh on a society for filing a PIL devoid of any public interest. The petitioner in the matter, Sarthi Seva Sangh had moved the Bombay High Court challenging redevelopment of a plot at Worli, citing ecological…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Rajaram N S Bandekar and Company Private Limited has retained its Monte de Sirigao mines by winning the bid for the mineral block during the third round of e-auction. As per information, the company bid at 111.28 per cent over the average sale price fixed by the Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM). Bidding for the block opened at a high and crossed the 100% revenue-sharing mark soon after the auction commenced. As per the information available, the Monte de Sirigao block in Bicholim taluka is over a total area of 95.7 hectares, of which 29.8 hectares is…