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Goemkarponn desk PONDA: The Ponda Police booked one Sarvesh Gaonkar of Wadi Talaulim Village Panchayat for alleged illegal hill cutting at survey no.30/0 & 34/0 allegedly being carried out. The accused is also charged with illegally possessing a huge amount of Gelatine explosives. The offence registered under u/sec 286, 336 IPC, Sec. 17-A of the Goa TCP Act and Sec.5 of the Explosive substances Act. TCP report says hill cutting carried out at 1″ site bearing survey. No. 34/0 has an approximate length X breadth x-height of 80 mts. X 22mts X height verifying from 5mts to 3.00mts Cutting carried…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) Scientist has claimed that water diversion will have repercussions on the salinity of River Mandovi and the green cover of Goa. “Goa will face some of the worst consequences if Mhadei is diverted. The salinity of River Mandovi will be badly affected, and this will have a catastrophic effect on the wildlife in the Western Ghats forest areas,” said Scientist Dr Anil Kumar. He further said that Mhadei’s diversion will also leave the wells and other water bodies dry and the people. House Committee meeting on Mhadei has demanded nationally reputed environmentalists…

Goemkarponn desk PONDA: In an accident reported between four-wheelers and an Interstate tours & travel bus at Nandran-Mollem turn, 4 occupants from the Car injured shifted to GMC, while 3 were shifted to Ponda Sub District Hospital. The four-wheeler Car was proceeding towards Belgaum while the Bus carrying passengers was travelling from Mangalore, and when it reached Nandran Mollem’s turn, the Car crashed on Bus. The Bus driver said he tried to avoid a collision. He said bus passengers took part in the rescue operation for the Car occupants trapped inside Car. The Car is badly damaged.

SC order on Mahadayi protects Goa’s interests:Sawant No Interim Relief, says Vijai According to the apex court, Karnataka still cannot carry out diversion of the river water until all requisite permissions are obtained Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and Goa Forward President Vijai Sardesai sparred over the Supreme Court order on the Mhadei dispute. While CM welcomed the Supreme Court’s order in the Mahadayi water dispute case against Karnataka, Vijai said it was a huge setback for the State. According to the apex court, he said that Karnataka cannot divert the river water until all requisite permissions…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa Assembly Speaker Ramesh Tawadkar said that the budget session will be held from March 27 to 31. “It will be a five-day session and will be held from March 27 to 31,” he said. Last year, soon after the swearing-in of his government for the second time, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant presented a budget focusing on the revival of mining and fostering the economy with no new taxes. He had presented a budget (expenditure) worth Rs 24,467.40 crore of which Rs 17,097.50 was revenue expenditure, while Rs 7369.90 was capital expenditure.

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: State’s Leader of Opposition (LOP) Yuri Alemao has urged the government to extend the ‘Restoration and Renovation of Temples Scheme’ to the places of historic importance, forts, churches, mosques, and relics of religious shrines. “I have written to Chief Minister Pramod Sawant urging him to restore places of historical importance, including Shrines without discrimination. Chieftains Memorial, Lohia Maidan, Azad Maidan, Martyrs Memorials, churches, mosques, shrines, forts are craving for attention. These places need to be notified and protected immediately, ” he said. “I appeal to the government to extend the Restoration and Renovation of Temples Scheme to…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Sunday met Goa Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant in Goa and discussed ways to promote tourism in both states. “Issues related to Himachal’s development, promotion of tourism and trade in both the states and prevention of drugs and intoxicants were also discussed,” an official statement said. Stressing a joint strategy, Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said that “Himachal and Goa are the best tourism states in India and have tremendous potential to become a combined unique destination for the world, thereby boosting the economy and providing more job…