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A video purportedly showing the tourists being stopped at the railway tracks has gone viral on social media. Goemkarponn desk MOLLEM: Days after Goa’s forest department barred visitors’ entry at waterfalls inside wildlife sanctuaries in the state, hundreds of tourists were on Sunday morning seen walking along railway tracks near the picturesque Dudhsagar waterfalls, and were stopped by officials of the Railway Protection Force (RPF) and the forest department. The tourists were on their way to the waterfalls, officials said. A video purportedly showing the tourists being stopped at the railway tracks has gone viral on social media. After the…

Goemkarponn desk MAPUSA: Anjuna police have arrested the 4th absconding accused in the Siolim firing case. As per SDPO Mapusa Jivba Dalvi, the accused is identified to be Laxman Harijan @Vishwas R / o Pernem. The Maruti Zen Car bearing reg no GA-01-S-2608 used during the commission of the crime has also been seized from the accused. Akshit Shetty had lodged a complaint that accused James, along with four others, had entered his Restaurant at Vaddy Siolim, assaulting him with some hard object, abusing him, damaging the glasses and after that, removing Pistol and firing on his business partner Mr…

Goemkarponn desk MAPUSA: Mapusa police have arrested father and son for doing stunts with the scooter on a public road. As per SDPO Mapusa Jivba Dalvi, one video was viral on various Social media sites wherein one person could be seen doing stunts in public near the Mapusa Court building, Bardez, Goa. Accordingly, taking cognisance of the video Mapusa Police have identified the accused to be Yasin Mulla S/o Abdul Mulla, aged 20 years R/o Dangui Colony, Mapusa, Bardez Goa and the scooter bearing reg no GA-03-AQ-7945 was also seized by the police. The interrogation with the rider of the…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: The Mhadei Bachao Abhiyaan criticised the Goa government for its alleged reluctance in declaring the state’s forests as a tiger reserve. ”If the tiger reserve demand was accepted, then it would have strengthened Goa’s case against Karnataka in the Mhadei river dispute. One step would have solved the entire issue. The state government’s refusal is another nail in the coffin of Mhadei river,” MBA president Nirmala Sawant told reporters here. Goa and Karnataka are embroiled in a dispute over the sharing of Mhadei river water and the former has often accused its southern neighbour of going ahead…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: The Goa government’s reluctance to go for a Tiger Reserve has raised serious worries for environmental crusaders, who fear “end of road” for the State, for its over two-decade old Mhadei river diversion battle against Karnataka. The recent decision of the State Wildlife Board is termed as a “nail in the coffin” for Mhadei river. The activists call the decision as “politically motivated” and with “vested interest” , which has weakened Goa’s legal battle to save Mhadei river from being diverted. They feel that the declaration of Mhadei wildlife sanctuary as tiger reserve would have strengthened State’s…

Goemkarponn Desk TALEIGAO: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant today awarded apprenticeship contracts to unemployed youth who registered and secured apprenticeship contracts. The Directorate of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship today celebrate World Youth Skill Day at Taleigao Community Hall, Taleigao. During the program Chief Minister will be awarding apprenticeship contracts to unemployed youth who have registered and secured apprenticeship contracts. Over 6000 apprenticeship opportunities have been created in Government establishments and also over 5000 opportunities created in Private Sector. “Apprenticeship certificate will be valid in private organisations too and also for applying to any vacancy created in Government sector,” said Sawant He…

Goemkarponn Desk CANACONA: Stating it is high time not to leave anything to chance, Sarpanch of Loliem-Polem Pratiza Bandekar called on the villagers to help protect the nature and presence the village’s rich biodiversity for future generations. Bandekar was speaking at the specially convened gramsabha of village panchayat of Loliem-Polem on Friday, to approved the People’s Biodiversity Register (PBR) prepared by Biodiversity Management Committee of the Loliem-Polem village. Speaking on the occasion, Sarpanch Bandekar in her key note address stated, villagers should strive to protect the environment, and rich biodiversity of the village without harming any of the natures gift…