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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa Forward Chief Vijai Sardesai has written to WRD Minister Subhash Shirodkar demanding an urgent meeting of the House Committee on Mhadei and summoning of Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant in the light of Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s public statement in Belagavi. “Amit Shah’s latest revelation has confirmed what Goans knew all along: A foul play by Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and his government on this matter that has led to the meek surrender of our rights over Mhadei to Karnataka and the loss of the river for Goa forever,” said Sardesai. He further said that…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Former Vasco MLA Carlos Almeida on Sunday said that it was time to defeat both the BJP MP Candidates in Goa during the upcoming MP elections for fooling the people of Goa. Almeida was speaking to reporters after pouring water from the Mhadei River into the Maimolem Lake along with Vasco Block Congress committee president Adv Melwyn Fernandes, Former Vasco MLA Herculano Dourado and other Congress members as a protest and a show of solidarity in the fight to protect river Mhadei. “The BJP Government stands totally exposed, and it was the CM Dr Pramod Sawant who…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: North Goa SP Nidhin Valsan said they are exploring whether Russian tourists’ alleged black magic activities are a cognizable offence for registering the case. “We are exploring whether Russian tourists’ alleged black magic activities is a cognizable offence for registering the case,” said SP Valsan. He further said that they have to see whether it is covered under the law; if not, necessary action will be taken. A shocking incident was reported where a group of Russian tourists were allegedly found practising black magic at Bhomwada-Palyem. A group of tourists are seen in a dark place with…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Chicalim Panchayat on Sunday resolved in its Gramsabha meeting to oppose the water diversion from River Mhadei with Sarpanch Kamla Prasad Yadav stating that the Mhadei River was the lifeline of Goa. The gram sabha meeting also rocked om various other issues, including the sewerage system, with people demanding the setting up of a sewage pumping station. Social activist Pratap Mardolkar said that the future of Goa was at stake if the water of the Mhadei River was diverted. “We all have to unite and join hands to protect the Mhadei River because we have our sentiments…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Sunday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for lauding the festival for differently-abled persons recently organised by the state government. Taking to Twitter, Sawant thanked the prime minister for taking the Purple Fest, a first-of-its-kind inclusive festival held in the state, to the “lengths and breadths of India” by making a special mention of it in his “Mann Ki Baat” address. “Hon’ble PM Shri @narendramodi Ji made a special mention in today’s #MannKiBaat about the unique #PurpleFest, India’s first inclusive programme organised by the Goa government at Panaji,” the chief minister tweeted.…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Expressing happiness over the “success” of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ from Kanyakumari to Kashmir, the party’s Goa unit has said that the yatra will bring a “wave of change”. The Goa Pradesh Congress Committee has congratulated Rahul Gandhi for achieving success in the yatra. “This historic march with a message of unity will bring a wave of change in the country. Rahul Gandhi kept up with his commitment given to the citizens at the beginning of the yatra and unfurled the Tiranga (Tricolour) at Lal Chowk,” said Goa Congress President Amit Patkar. “Tiranga has…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said that the state has a legal case and that soon, people will see the results of the Mhadei matter. “The state has a strong case legally, and soon people will see the results in the Mhadei matter. The state will work towards protecting Mhadei”” said CM Sawant on the sidelines of a programme. He further said that they have asked for an early hearing by the Supreme Court in the Mhadei matter. “”We will continue to fight for every drop of water that rightfully belongs to Goa. The DPR of Karnataka has…