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Goemkarponn desk MANGALURU: Amidst ongoing inter-state controversy and debate surrounding the Mhadei river diversion by Karnataka, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, who was in Mangaluru on Wednesday, preferred not to comment on the issue but hipped praises for the Centre and Karnataka government. CM Sawant was addressing the gathering after inaugurating the Canara Cultural Academy (CCA) at Canara High School Hall on Wednesday. “Only the double-engine government will help realise the dream of Nava Karnataka (New Karnataka). With the BJP coming to power, once again, there will be a double-engine government,” said CM Sawant. He further said that a new India can…

Goemkarponn desk MAPUSA: One Pawan Kumar, aged (58 years of Begusarai-Bihar, died accidentally on Wednesday morning after falling from the first floor of an under-construction building at Arpora. The information about the accident from the health centre at Candolim was given to Anjuna police. The police have sent the dead body to Bamboli mortuary for autopsy. The police said that the family of the deceased labourer Pawan Kumar has been contacted. Meanwhile, it was reported from the sources that the concerned construction owner has assured to deliver of the dead body of Pawan Kumar to his village by air and…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Chief minister Pramod Sawant today informed that he would be writing to the Union Minister for Railways, Ashwini Vaishnav, to introduce Vandhe Bharat trains between Mangaluru and Goa. CM Sawant was speaking to the media after arriving from Mangaluru via train. “I would be writing to the Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw urging him to install wifi facility in the Railway coaches and also start with a Vande Bharat train from Goa to Mangalore,’ said CM Sawant. He further said that he ravelled by train and noticed a couple of issues, the most important being a lack…

Goemkarponn desk MARGAO: Farmers of Benaulim on Wednesday marched to the Benaulim Panchayat to question the local body about its progress in support of the construction of the Western bypass on stilts. The farmers said that they had marched to the Panchayat to understand the reason behind the court’s delay in filing the petition in view of the resumption of mud filling being carried out at the Tolleaband water body. Farmers further informed that they discussed this matter with the Sarpanch Xavier Pereira. The discussion also included a word about the recent decision taken by the Panchayat and Western bypass…

Goemkapronn desk MAPUSA: Pandurang Khorjuvekar was elected unopposed as the new Sarpanch of Camurlim Panchayat in a recent special meeting at the panchayat. On Monday, a special meeting was held at the panchayat office wherein the presiding officer received only the nomination of Pandurang Khorjuvekar. After following the process, the presiding officer declared Khorjuvekar as the new Sarpanch. During the meeting, four members, namely Deputy Sarpanch Sanjana Mashelkar, Dharmendra Parab, Sangeeta Naik Pednekar and Khorjuvekar, were present. While the other three members were absent. The post of Sarpanch was lying vacant after a no-confidence motion was moved against former Sarpanch…

Goemkapronn desk VASCO: Vasco MLA Krishna Salkar, on Thursday morning, inspected the works on the tarring of the road at the KTC Bus stand. Salkar speaking to reporters after the inspection, said that the works on tarring of roads inside the Depot will also be taken up simultaneously. “We have seen how the people of Vasco had to face inconvenience for many years due to the Kadamba Bus stand issue. The project plans will come by this month’s end, and the works on the modern Kadamba Bus stand may begin in a year or two with all financial and administrative…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Vasco police have nabbed four persons in Uttar Pradesh in connection with the burglary at a bungalow in Dabolim on January 15. The accused have been identified as Jitendra Bhediye (30), Vijay Mohan Lal (23), Umesh Mohan Lal (20) and Rohit Dev Singh (19), all residents of Sambhal in Uttar Pradesh. Vasco PI Kapil Nayak said police had registered an offence on January 15 under Sections 454, 457, 380 IPC following a complaint by Shashikant Hanabarahatti of Shantinagar that an unknown accused had broken into the bungalow at Dabolim belonging to his employer and had stolen gold…