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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Former Goa PCC President Girish Chodankar has cautioned Goans not to fall prey to the “well-scripted drama” of the BJP to fool Goans and misguide the Save Mhadei movement of the people. He has sharply reacted to the statements made by Goa’s two BJP ministers on the revelation made by Union Home Minister Amit Shah in his attempt to woo Karnataka voters on the eve of the Assembly election there. By objecting to Shah’s statement, two ministers, Subhash Shirodkar and Nilesh Cabral, are trying to divert the issue by referring to the delegation that met Shah in…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Town and Country Planning (TCP) Minister Vishwajit Rane said that the entire one-kilometre stretch of slope on Kadamba Plateau, where the alleged illegal hill cutting is underway, would be declared as a No Development Zone. Minister Rane, along with TCP officials, inspected the construction site by Mangalam company where the alleged hill cutting is currently underway. “The entire one-kilometre stretch of slope on Kadamba Plateau, where the alleged illegal hill cutting is underway, would be declared as No Development Zone; TCP had already issued a stop work order,” said Rane. He further said that the proposal would…

Goemkarponn desk PONDA: A Tata company Truck number KA 22 D 1544, while proceeding from Goa towards Bangalore, at Anmod Ghat, caught fire near the RTO check post in the Karnataka border. The driver tried to douse the fire by using branches and bushes, but as the fire broke out, the fire brigade was called; as the fire brigade from Goa was near it tried to reach the spot, it was not permitted since the fire incident occurred in Karnataka Jurisdiction. When the fire brigade from Khanapur was again called again and reached the spot, the vehicle was gutted. The…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: A family on their way to Karnataka for a pilgrimage escaped safe and sound after their Car turned turtle at Shellim in Loliem-Polem early Tuesday morning. According to sources, the family from Margao was travelling towards Karwar when their Swift Car bearing registration no.GA-09 A 5198, moving at high speed, turned turtle at a slight turn on reaching Shellim at about 5.30 am early Tuesday morning. All four occupants are safe and sound except a woman who had a slight cut above her eyes and is provided first aid at CHC Canacona. According to Sandeep Kudalkar, driving…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The COVID19 Pandemic has not only claimed 4013 lives in Goa but has also put 43 per cent lives, which comes to roughly around 6.5 lakh population in Goa. Sounds Strange but true. If the State government’s clarification on the Mhadei diversion by Karnataka is to be believed, COVID-19 has been the main culprit for Goa being on the verge of losing “Mai” Mhadei. Water Resources Minister Subash Shirodkar says that teh State Government’s case in Supreme Court has been delayed for three years due to the pandemic. “A contempt Petition was filed in the Supreme Court…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa Forward Chief Vijai Sardesai has written to Chief Secretary over the Corlim-Bhoma NH4A road widening issue stating that development has to be with consent; you cannot just bulldoze the voice of the people. “You cannot just bulldoze the voice of people. Have written to Chief Secretary over Corlim-Bhoma NH4A road widening issue stating that development has to be with consent,” said Vijai. He further said that the present land acquisition process, too, has been met with opposition from the locals. 50 objections have been submitted to the land acquisition officer from Corlim village residents, and 10…

Goemkarponn desk PONDA: In the late evening yesterday three-meter-long concrete portion of the retaining wall beside the four-lane highway on Dhavlim-Farmagudi four-lane Highway collapsed in front of the house of one Shashikant Kavlekar due to vibration on NH traffic. The other support portion also does not have bonding or steel, and the locals have expressed concern over substandard work of the 100-meter-long wall posing a risk to lives. Sarpanch Manuja Naik, deputy Sushant Kapileshwarkar, Panchmember Supriya Naik and locals inspected the site. Sarpanch Manuja Naik said the two-year-old child was lucky, and this baby playing in front of the house…