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Goemkarponn desk PONDA: Minister for Labour, Revenue and Waste Management today visited Ponda Ponda Municipal Council (PMC) waste disposal site at Kerya Ponda along with Local MLA and Agriculture Minister Ravi Naik, PMC Chairperson Ritesh Naik and officials of various departments. After inspecting the PMC waste disposal site, he said that the present waste disposal plant can treat 1.5-tonne wet garbage while, on average, around 6.5-tonne wet garbage is generated daily, with around 5 tonnes sent to Saligao Treatment Plant. He said the government will extend the PMC wet waste plant capacity from the existing 1.5 per tone day to…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Observing that several villagers from Mayem illegally constructed new houses on the evacuee property post legislation in 2014, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has warned to demolish all such houses sans legal documents. Sawant said that several people have encroached on government land, which otherwise would have been used for establishing educational institutions or other government projects. “On request of MLA and villagers of Mayem, we have agreed to accept only one document to transfer the land ownership to the villagers, who have had their houses on evacuee property for several years. But now, we have seen that…

Locals Fear…If this highway takes its route through Bhoma village then •Seven shops including hotel will go for demolition •Four residential structures fear to be bulldozed •Temple premises will fear contraction STRIGDHARA NAIK/ Goemkarponn BHOMA: The part of Mollem-Patradevi NH4A proposed to pass through Bhoma village is facing continuous opposition from the villagers fearing loss of their local businesses, destruction of holy architectures (temple, Tulsi Vrindavana, tree) and age-old houses with the implementation of this project. Highlighting the issue, Sunil Naik, a Panch member of ward no. 2, grilled VP Sarpanch over his indecisive statement. Naik said, “Panchayat is by…

Goemkarponn desk CALANGUTE: The Village Panchayat of Calangute has started a house-to-house survey of the people renting out the premises to migrants without proper garbage and sanitation facilities and so also the hotels which are letting out sewerage in the open. Speaking to Goemkarponn, Calangute Sarpanch Joseph Sequeira said that the panchayat has taken a string cognizance of the hotels and locals who let out the sewerage out in the open. “On Sunday, I was informed by a Calangute resident Kundan Kerkar about the sewerage being let out in the open by one such premise at Tiwaiwaddo, and we immediately…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa Forward Party (GFP) President Vijai Sardesai today alleged that illegal casinos have been mushrooming across the state under the blessings of the state government. Goa Forward President today, via a video, exposed illegal casinos running in Pernem. The license fees for permissions for operating slot machines onshore range from Rs 11 crore and above, depending on the size. “Today, we have exposed a video where Bailey illegal casino is operating in Pernem. This has been functioning in there, and a lot of people are seen in the video. Their faces can clearly be seen in the…

Goemkapronn desk PANAJI: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Monday condoled the death of Samajwadi Party founder and former defence minister Mulayam Singh Yadav. Yadav, 82, the three-time chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, passed away at the Medanta hospital in Gurugram on Monday after a prolonged illness. “Saddened by the passing away of Former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh & Former Defence Minister of India Shri Mulayam Singh Yadav. My deepest condolences to the family. May God bestow Sadgati on the departed soul. Om Shanti,” Sawant tweeted. Goa Health Minister Vishwajit Rane also expressed grief over Yadav’s demise. “Saddened by…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA – Goenkar (An NGO) objecting to the 4-Laning of Karmalghat section of NH-66 and demanding a tunnel to protect Nature, on Sunday met Speaker and Canacona MLA Ramesh Tawadkar and explained their view and stand on the issue. According to Goenkar General Secretary Vikas Bhagat, Speaker, after holding a productive discussion and understanding the gravity of the concerns raised by people, also explained the technical hitch/difficulty of constructing a Tunnel and instead explained how a Slit Road can be demanded and assured his complete support on the stand taken by Goenkar on Karmalghat issue. According to Goenkar,…