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Goemkarponn desk MAPUSA: Shack Owners Welfare Society has expressed displeasure over the harassment meted out to the beach shack owners. They have threatened to come on the streets and close all shack operations if the government fails to heed their demands. It may be recalled that Goa Tourism Department had informed the High Court that they had ‘discovered’ that shack owners had illegally dug 23 bore wells along the Candolim beach stretch without any permissions from any authority and had also dug soak pits despite conditions of the shack licence explicitly stating that no soak pits can be explored. Submitting…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Health Minister Vishwajit Rane today has assured the smooth and efficient functioning of Goa Medical College and Hospital. Rane today chaired a meeting with the doctors of Goa Medical College (GMC). “Met with the doctors of GMC to address their concerns. I have assured them that we will take issues head-on and ensure smooth and efficient functioning of Goa Medical College and Hospital,” said Rane. Rane said that the institute is presently under construction in the Goa Medical College and Hospital (GMC) complex premises at Bambolim and is likely to be completed within the next 15-16 months.…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Vasco MLA Krishna Salkar on Friday said that it was extremely vital to impart quality education to the students of Government and Municipal schools in the state Salkar speaking to reporters after jointly launching the refurbished Municipal School along with Mormugao MLA Sankalp Amonkar in the presence of Mormugao Municipal Council (MMC) Chairperson Leo Rodrigues, Chief Officer Jayant Tari, City ward councillor Shami Salkar and the chairman of the MMC school Sub-Committee Yatin Kamurlekar said that he had already taken the initiative of restoring Government schools in Vasco city through CSR funds. “This is the only Municipal…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) today questioned the silence of BJP MLAs, including those eight legislators who had defected from Congress, on the crucial and much-debated Mhadei river diversion issue. “I want to ask these 8 MLAs who have defected. They are not talking on Mhadei, even they are not speaking in assembly because they are puppets like CM Sawant,” said GPCC President Amit Patkar. He further said that these 8 MLAs are gone to BJP only for Money, and I allege that Adani only must have given the Money. “In the past, Congress had made it…

Goemkapronn desk VASCO: A large number of local residents, along with anti-coal activists and leaders, on Friday issued a final warning to the Railway authorities, warning of mass agitation and even taking the law into hands if the need arises. Velsao villagers accused the railways of forcibly damaging fences of private properties to bring in heavy machinery to carry out double-tracking works. The villagers also said that the Railways had begun entering the people’s houses under the police protection for demarcation while claiming private properties and houses as the Railway properties. The Velsao villagers put up a United front on…

Goemkarponn desk MAPUSA: Calangute Veterans defeated Arambol Vailankani Veterans 7-1 to move ahead in the 1st All Goa Agnel (Sulcar) Memorial Cup (Veterans Football Tournament organized by Calangute Veterans, held at Poriat ground, Calangute. Both teams started cautiously in the first session and created many chances. However, the deadlock was broken by Calangute in the first half through Seby. The goal brought the match to life as Calangute veterans got a good boost. Calangute had their plans and waited patiently to strike again, and they got their second later again through Seby, and the latter Alwyn Fernandes scored another, giving…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Goa unit of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday revoked the appointment of its spokespersons in the state with immediate effect, and the names of new appointees will be announced in the next couple of days, the party’s senior functionary said. At present, the party has at least six spokespersons in the state. Goa BJP chief Sadanand Tanavade said the appointment of all spokespersons of the party in the state has been withdrawn with immediate effect. The party’s central leadership had asked for reconstitution of the panel of spokespersons, he said. ”We will be…