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A letter is being circulated to voters in Sattari for signature, claiming closure of mining in the area will result in locals losing their only source of livelihood The Letter will be submitted to MoE&FCC Goemkarponn desk SAKHALIM: Locals of Sattari are startled to receive a ‘Signature Campaign letter’ addressed to the Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) allegedly circulated through Village Panchayat members to raise objections to the draft notification, citing that the closure of mining in the said area will result in locals losing their only source of livelihood, as one of the clauses. Highly reliable…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Scheduled Tribes Delegation today said that Goa Government has no political will to make political reservations for their community. “When our delegation met the Centre representative, they said that the Goa government has not sent any proposal regarding reservations. Goa govt doesn’t have the political will to make reservations,” said General Secretary Rupesh Velip. He further said that in the petition submitted to the Election commission of India, the delegation has warned the election commission India that if the demand of Political Reservation to reserve the seats in the Goa assembly and house of the people…

Goemkarponn desk PONDA: Kavlem 15 MLD Sewerage Treatment Plant (STP) was inaugurated by PWD Minister Nilesh Cambral, Power Minister Sudin Dhavlikar, Agriculture Minister Ravi Naik, Kavelms Sarpanch Manuja Naik, former Sarpanch Rajesh Kavlekar, Officials of SIDCGL were present. During the function, Minister Nilesh Cabral said the 15 MLD Kavlem STP was completed after many hurdles, and the Government desired to complete the long pending work of two other STPs for Curti and Undir. He said roads in Ponda would be soon restored after work on underground Power cables is laid. He said Rs 30 crore is sanctioned for Marcaim hot…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Cortalim MLA Anton Vas said that he is willing to intervene and resolve the double-tracking issue if the issues raised by locals are genuine. “If people approach him with their real issues, I am ready to help,” he said. He charged that Congress leader Olencio Simoes is misguiding and instigating people to revive his political career. Former Panch Roquezinho D’Souza also challenged leaders to prove that Railways have encroached on their land. He assured to give free advocate to file a case against Railway and stay the project if the encroachment is proven. D’Souza says it’s almost…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: The meeting convened to elect a Shigmotsav committee for the upcoming Shigmotsav celebration in Vasco turned stormy at Ravindra Bhavan Vasco on Wednesday. After proposing names to elect the president, MMC chairperson Leo Rodrigues who chaired the meeting declared Vasco MLA Krishna Salkar as the president of the Shigmotsav celebration. Some of the members have raised strong objections to the election of the new president, which they alleged that it was against the bye-laws and rules of the Shigmotsav celebration. The meeting, however, was concluded without the election of other executive committee members for the shigmotsav celebration.

Goemkarponn desk FATORDA: Goa Forward Party (GFP) President and Fatorda MLA Vijai Sardesai today said that Mhadei Water Authority (PRAWAH) has been constituted to distract Goa from its demand to revoke the DPR. “The real purpose of constituting PRAWAH (Mhadei Water Authority) is to distract us from our demand to revoke the DPR and expedite Karnataka’s Mhadei projects,” said Vijai. He further said that Chief Minister Pramod Sawant’s in-born talent to celebrate his utter failures as victories and show falsehood as truth will not fool Goans. “Chief Minister Pramod Sawant is complicit in both. No Mhadei Water Authority will distract…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa Pradesh Congress Committee President Amit Patkar has strongly criticised Goa CM Dr Pramod Sawant for accepting the Central government decision on Mhadei PRAWAH in a hurry. He said the CM’s reaction proves that he has already accepted the Centre’s decision to divert Mhadei. “The Chief Minister has forgotten Goa has challenged the Mhadei Water Tribunal’s order in Supreme Court, and the decision is still pending. Or has the CM conveniently decided to forget that and allow water to be diverted to Karnataka as his late boss Manohar Parrikar did by granting a letter of approval for…