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Goemkarponn desk FATORDA: Goa Forward Party (GFP) and Fatorda MLA Vijai Sardesai has urged Chief Minister Pramod Sawant to sack his cabinet colleague Mauvin Godinho for his anti people and anti democratic statement. Vijai was reacting to Mauvin’s statement wherein he had said that that there is too much of democracy in Goa. “I’m surprised that nobody has reacted to the BJP4Goa minister’s ridiculous comment that there’s ‘extra democracy’ in Goa. CM Pramod Sawant should sack Minister Mauvin Godinho for his anti people and anti democratic statement,’ said Vijai. He he further said that sis words reflects nothing but sheer…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) today has demanded strict action against the person responsible to post defamatory statements on social media thereby hurting Muslim sentiments. AAP Minority Wing also submitted a memorandum to DGP Goa demanding arrest of culprit. “We have submitted letter to DGP demanding strict action against the culprit. If the Chief Minister Pramod Sawant is with the minorities of Goa, they he should immediately take strict action,” said AAP Minority Wing letter. AAP said that this post has not been posted by a Hindu, Muslim or Catholic, it has been posted by a demon. “Some…

Goemkarponn desk PONDA: Goa Police on Monday registered an offence against one Facebook profile for posting objectionable remarks against Lord Ram, a police officer said. “The Hindavi Swarajya Sanghatana has lodged a complaint at Ponda police station stating that Nazim Aslam has tried to disturb communal harmony of the state by posting objectionable comments against Lord Ram. We have registered an offence and are investigating the case,” police said. According to the Hindavi Swarajya Sanghatana, Nazim Aslam commented on a live stream of a news channel on Facebook. The incident happened on Sunday, when people from the Muslim community had…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: FC Goa head coach Manolo Marquez expressed dissatisfaction with his team’s performance despite securing a 1-0 victory in the Indian Super League (ISL) against Punjab FC at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Goa on Monday. Both teams had numerous opportunities throughout the match, but it was Carlos Martinez’s goal that ultimately made the difference. While FC Goa started their ISL 2023-24 campaign with a win, Punjab FC remained winless after two games and had yet to earn any points. Marquez didn’t mince words when assessing his team’s performance and conveyed his disappointment. “The best thing that I…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: A 536-page charge sheet has been filed against the duo in the Jayesh Chodankar murder case in Chimbal-Mershi. The Old Goa Police has filed a chargesheet in the Panaji First Class Court against both suspect Kripesh Valwaikar and Pritesh Adkonkar. Jayesh Chodankar, a taxi owner in Merces, was beaten up on July 5, 2023 in an argument over parking. Both the legs of Jayesh were crushed. He died on July 6 while undergoing treatment at Gomekot. The police registered two cases of hit and run and assault and arrested both Kripesh and Pritesh. After that, both were…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa Police has constituted an eight member team to investigate the source of a social media post that allegedly insulted the sentiments of the Muslim community. The team was constituted based on the complaints by members of the community who had gathered in large numbers outside the Margao Police Station to protest the post. “An FIR has been registered and a cyber team has been constituted to thoroughly investigate a case registered against an unknown person regarding a defamatory post on Instagram hurting religious sentiments,” said South Goa superintendent of police, Abhishek Dhania. Chief Minister Pramod Sawant…

Bicholim Mineral Block-Block 1, which has an area of 478.5206 hectares, is spread across the villages of Bicholim, Bordem, Lamgao, Mulgoa, Mayem and Sirigao in North Goa’s Bicholim Taluka. Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) of the Union Ministry for Environment, Forest and Climate Change has deferred its decision on a proposal to grant environmental clearance to M/S Vedanta Limited for the resumption of iron ore mining at Bicholim mineral block in Goa. The Indian Express reported that in a recent meeting, the EAC for environmental appraisal of non-coal mining projects directed the project proponent to submit a…