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  Goemkarponn desk SANQUELIM: The Government of Goa Department of Tourism in association with the Directorate of Art & Culture and the Department of Information & Publicity, organized Tripurari Poornima- a traditional festival, in collaboration with Deepawali Utsav Samiti Vithalapur and Shree Dev Vitthal Panchayatan Mandir Samiti, on Sunday, 26th November 2023, at Vithalapur, Sankhali- Goa. Tripurari Poornima is deeply rooted in Hindu mythology and symbolizes the victory of Lord Shiva over the demon Tripurasura. It represents the triumph of good over evil and the establishment of justice. The festival is celebrated with great enthusiasm and is a time for spiritual…

AERIAL VIEW Pangam said that Karnataka cannot start any construction activity in Mhadei river basin without obtaining permissions from the Ministry of Environment and Forest & Climate Change (MoEF&CC). Karnataka does not have forest clearance or the clearance from the Chief Wildlife Warden as per the Wild Life Protection Act, 1972 and therefore they cannot go ahead with any construction activity, he said. However, Pangam seems to have failed to understand that Karnataka has already diverted the water and question is not of diversion but restoring the original flow of the river. Hence, only fighting to stop diversion will not…

Goemkarponn desk Margao – A Study Report by IIT – Bombay shows the picturesque UNESCO World Heritage Site of 1600 kilometres Western Ghats Region (WGR), with one of the 35 Bio Diversity Hotspots on the planet Earth is plagued with heavy and rapid soil erosion. The Report shows almost 80 per cent of soil erosion. This is one more “Warning Bell” for the BJP Government to rethink Destructive Three Linear Projects, stated Leader of Opposition Yuri Alemao. Reacting to the recent study by Prof. Pennan Chinnasamy and Ms Vaishnavi Honap, at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB), revealing rapidly…

Goemkarponn desk RAIA: The Raia gram sabha has opposed the village’s two lakes, Bebki and Bachbhatt, being designated as wetlands. Sarpanch Peter Quadros revealed that the National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) report was the source of the draft notification, but he also stated that the panchayat was not consulted at all in the process. Savio Gomes, a former sarpanch who spearheaded the opposition to this draft notification, bemoaned the fact that the locals were not consulted in the notification’s issuance and insisted that it be challenged. There was opposition because it was noted that many people who had either built…

Loliemkar’s resolves not to allow ‘Film-City’ even before the panchayat receives ESG’s proposal. Sarpanch will submit resolution to concerned, but says will call special gramsabha if receives ‘Film City’ project proposal officially. Goemkarponnd esk CANACONA: In a direct and hands-down retort to the Loliem Communidade, Entertainment Society of Goa (ESG) and Canacona MLA/ GLA Speaker Ramesh Tawadkar, residents of Loliem-Polem successfully passed an unanimous resolution at the Sunday’s opposing any ‘Film-City’ project at Bhagwati Plateau or any non-traditional developments in the village. Sunday’s gramsabha began with the presence of eight of the nine panch members including the newly elected Sarpanch…

Goemkarponn desk BHOMA: The villagers’ strong opposition to the National Highway (NH) widening caused a heated confrontation during the Bhoma-Adcolna gram sabha, which was marked by high tension. A ten-year dispute between the villagers and the Sarpanch over the recent land acquisition notice from the Central Government necessitated the presence of police to keep the peace. The Bhoma gram sabha vehemently opposed the proposed NH widening, especially the part that would have extended through the center of Bhoma village, out of fear for its destruction and the displacement of multiple houses. Villagers who said they were never consulted on the…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: Foundation Stone was laid for four different conversions of existing 33KV and 11 KV overhead network to underground network worth 150 cr of rupees in Canacona on Saturday. Power Minister Sudhin Dhavalikar assured that though the works while executing may hinder normal life and inconvenience a few, will be completed in six months time. In the absence of Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant, the Foundation Stone plaque was opened at the hands of Speaker and Canacona MLA Ramesh Tawadkar and Power Minister Ramkrishna alia Sudin M Dhavalikar and Quepem MLA Altone D’Costa for the works of Conversion…