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House witnesses heated arguments over Railway Double Tracking Project Opp demands immediate scrapping of the project; alleges it’s only for coal transportation CM says the project has nothing to do with coal handling; no damage to heritage houses Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: The House on Monday witnessed chaos with a heated debate on the double tracking of the South Western railway line with the Opposition demanding immediate scrapping of the project that will lead to demolition of several structures including heritage properties. The opposition MLAs also alleged that the project is to facilitate coal transportation. The State government, however, defended the…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: Stating we have the earth’s mantle to let us live happily, Goa State Biodiversity Board Member Secretary Dr Pradeep Sarmokadam said ‘Nature has enough to satisfy everybody’s needs’. Speaking further Dr Sarmokadam said “But, as the development wave has engulfed mankind, we are degrading the soil on a day-to-day basis. There are no answers to some of the questions, but we are unknowingly spending our lifetime earnings, mostly on hospitals and medicines as our health is deteriorating due to climate change. Items like plastic are being burnt in the open aggravate and create lung disorders,” he said.…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: S S Angle Hr Secondary School, Maxem won the Canacona Taluka level U-17 Subroto Mukherjee Football Tournament organized by the Director of Sports and Youth Affairs. S S Angle Hr Sec School, Maxem beat Government Higher Secondary School, Canacona 2-0 in the final match played at Karvem Grounds, Gaondongrim. Aniket Velip and Vaishab Pagi scored the goal to give the maiden victory to the invincible S S Angle Hr Sec School, Maxem In the preliminary round, S S Angle Hr. Sec team did the short work of St. Anne’s Institute, Agonda by 3 -0. All three goals…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: Keeping touch with the families, Canacona Congressmen meet women of the remote Khotigao village. According to congressmen, the women expressed the tough life they are going through in Khotigao village. “It is very sad and heart-touching hearing the grievances and problems faced by the women of that remote part of Khotigao in their day-to-day lives. We spent a few hours talking, listening to them and promised them that we will definitely take their problems and issues ahead and help them in the best way possible through the congress working style’”, informed Canacona Congress Block Mahila President Mrs…

Goemkarponn desk SALIGAO: The Waste Management Minister Atanasio postponed the reply on the Saligao waste treatment plant to the last of the Assembly. This is the third postponement sought by the Minister on calling attention tabled by Calangute MLA Michael Lobo on bringing additional 30 tonnes of waste to the Saligao plant for treatment. Now he has assured to answer on the last day of the Assembly on August 10. The garbage issue at Saligao Gramsabha took an ugly turn on Sunday as two groups fought with each other over the garbage plant at the plateau. The gram sabha resolved…

Goemkarponn desk OLD GOA: The Goa Police have arrested a man on charges of culpable homicide after the car he was travelling in crashed into four vehicles at high speed, killing three people and injuring six others, some of whom are said to be serious. According to the police, the accused Paresh, alias Shripad A Sinai Sawardekar, (48 years) was allegedly under the influence of alcohol when the accident took place and was travelling with a woman in their Mercedes SUV when the speeding car veered into oncoming traffic around 8pm on Sunday on a bridge in Banastarim, around 15km…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Office of the State Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities, Goa and Lakshya Foundation, Pune is proud to announce a special felicitation program on the momentous occasion of the 25th Anniversary of the Kargil war. State Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities, Guruprasad Pawaskar said that his office would like to take this opportunity to bring to the fore and celebrate the resilience and talents of the gallant, serving and retired, officers and soldiers of the Indian Armed Forces who have sacrificed for the Nation and in doing so sustained a disability. There will also be interactive sessions of…