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Goemkarponn Desk MARGAO: Justice F.M. Reis said that Environmental law has steadily grown in the last few decades and Indian judiciary has exonerated the growth of Indian environmental awareness and even in the international arenas. Justice Reis was speaking after inaugurating the Goa Foundation/Kaere Law College Public Interest Law course. “Environmental law has steadily grown in the last few decades and Indian judiciaryhas exonerated the growth of Indian environmental awareness and even in the international arenas. India is known to have rich natural resources which have a lot of minerals and a vast fertile land for agriculture,” said Justice Reis…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Clarifying that he didn’t do any ‘setting’ with ruling party BJP, Congress MLAs Adv. Carlos Alvares Ferreira on Tuesday stated that if the government accepts the suggestions given by opposition then it should be recognized as ‘victory’. Adv. Carlos Alvares Ferreira was reacting to the allegation made by AAP MLA Venzy Veigas stating the former helped the government to pass the bills by undermining the voice of opposition during the recently concluded assembly session. Ferreira on Tuesday addressed a press conference and rejected the allegations made by AAP MLA. Congress Media cell Chairman Amarnath Panjikar was also…

Goemkarponn Desk Mangaluru: A man who was arrested here on Tuesday, April 4 by the city police for allegedly keeping an unauthorised pistol with a bullet inside it at his rented accommodation was given the weapon by his friend who is an accused in a murder case. The arrested youth identified as Shishir had connections with Goa-based Andrew Rodrigues, an accused in Kumar’s murder case of 2014 that happened in Hampankatta. Rodrigues was later arrested in Goa and had obtained bail from a court. However, he had remained absent from court for some time and was reported absconding. On the…

Goemkarponn Desk DABOLIM: BJP National Gen Sec (Org) B.L.Santosh when questioned about the possible Cabinet Reshuffle says “Sab Hoga, Chinta Mat Karo”. “Sab Hoga, Chinta Mat Karo” said B.L.Santosh when questioned about the possible Cabinet Reshuffle But a senior BJP leader said a reshuffle was likely in the next few days as the party would need to accommodate at least a couple of Congress MLAs who have crossed over, including former Chief Minister Digambar Kamat. The BJP now has 28 MLAs in the 40-member Assembly after eight Congress MLAs switched sides. MLAs — Digambar Kamat, Rajesh Faldesai, Aleixo Sequeira, Michael…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: It was not a normal Wednesday for the commuters entering the Porvorim-Panaji side as traffic snarls offered no relief. Commuters heading to work had to wait hours in traffic including emergency services like Ambulance. Bumper-to-bumper traffic was witnessed right from the morning at Porvorim and along D B Marg in Panaji. Entry into Panaji was restricted to just one lane, resulting in a massive traffic jam and forcing motorists to venture into Patto, Bhatulem and Altinho to escape it, thus blocking all the entry points. The closer of Atal Setu for resurfacing has come as worst nightmare…

Goemkarponn Desk PONDA: Sacorda Panchayat in Dharbandora Taluka has issued notices to around Seven Kiosk Owners operating in premises world famous heritage site Mahadev Temple at Tambdi Surla warning to issue fines if found with garbage menace, while the Kiosk Owners were unhappy over notice blamed monkeys for garbage menace. Sarpanch Priya Khandeparkar said there were complaints from some people after noticing garbage in area at this famous spot, and acting upon it Panchayat had issued notice to kiosk owners for maintaining cleanliness in area. She said that she understood the difficulties of kioskowners and there was no intention to…

Goemkarponn Desk PONDA:KTC bus stand road plagued with huge potholes at various places at entry and exit road,besides parking bay also plagued with potholes making it hard for bus drivers to proceed through it. The Kadamba bus terminus in Ponda happens to be a major interstate bus stand where commuters occupy the premises on a regular basis for travelling various parts of Goa, however the KTC bus stand parking bays as well as entry and exit roads are full of potholes and dangerous for commuters. The existence of several large potholes not only looks ugly, but also causes inconvenience to…