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Goemkarponn desk ROORKEE: Indian cricketer Rishabh Pant has sustained injuries after his car collided with the divider and caught fire while he was travelling from Delhi to Uttarakhand. Pant was driving his Mercedes car, which met with an accident near Roorkee in Uttarakhand. Director General of Uttarakhand Police, Ashok Kumar, has confirmed that the cricketer was alone in the car at the time of the accident and broke the windscreen to escape from the vehicle after it caught fire. He has sustained injuries to his head, knee and shin as a result of the accident. There could be a fracture…

Goemkarponn desk AHMEDABAD: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s mother, Heeraben, died in the early hours of Friday. She was 99. “A glorious century rests at the feet of God… In Maa, I have always felt that trinity, which contains the journey of an ascetic, the symbol of a selfless Karmayogi and a life committed to values,” the Prime Minister posted a heartfelt tribute informing about his mother’s death. PM Modi, who was scheduled to visit West Bengal to launch a series of projects, arrived in Gandhinagar. The Prime Minister’s Office or PMO tweeted that he will join today’s scheduled programmes in…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari today criticised the Goa Forest department for failing to provide timely clearances for various projects. Gadkari was speaking after the inauguration of the new Zuari cable stayed bridge on River Zuari in the presence of Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and PWD Minister Nilesh Cabral. “There is a delay from the Goa forest department for clearances for various projects across the state. I request CM Pramod Sawant to look into the matter and expedite the entire process of releasing clearances,’ said Gadkari. He further said that he would find out a way to finish…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa Forward President Vijai Sardesai has alleged that the Mhadei deal was struck during Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant’s visit to New Delhi. “The deal was finalised during CM’s visit to Delhi, wherein he met the top leader of the country. BJP leader CT Ravi and Karnataka CM Basavraj Bommai were also present,” he said. Vijai added, “at that meeting, Goa CM was clearly told Centre is granting approval for the Mhadei project.” He added, “our spineless CM came back shamelessly without uttering a word.” Earlier, Vijai took to Twitter to react to CWCs approval saying, “LAST…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Reacting to the announcement of Karnataka Chief Minister in the Karnataka Assembly on the Kalasa Banduri (Mhadei) project, Leader of the Opposition Yuri Alemao said that the claims of the double-engine sarkar of protecting interests of Goa fall hollow and flat. “BJP will not even bat an eye-lid to go all out in making Goa the sacrificial lamb for their political interests,” he said. He added, “I expect the Chief Minister to sink political differences on Mhadei and lead an all-party delegation to the Prime Minister immediately. I had made this demand earlier, but as usual, it…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Reacting to the development of approval for Karnataka’s DPR for the Kalsa Bhandura dam, Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant said that despite the approval, the State cannot divert water. “Despite the approval of DPR, Karnataka cannot divert the water of Mhadei River because, under the Wild Life Protection Act 1972, no water from Kalasa Rivulet can be diverted in any manner,” he said. Sawant further added the State shall fight to the hilt for each drop of Mhadei water. “We demand and request the central government to immediately constitute the Mahadayi Water Management Authority which would ensure…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Central Water Commission (CWC) has cleared the diversion of 1.72 TMC of water from the Kalasa Dam and 2.18 TMC from the Bhandura dam.  Following the clearance, the Central government accepted the Detailed Project Report (DPR) of the state government. Based on the technical appraisal by the CWC, the DPR of the Kalasa Nala Diversion Scheme and Bhandura Diversion Lift Scheme are found to be acceptable from hydrology and inter-state aspects. Since the DPR is now approved, the state government will ensure that the tender process is started and works are taken up at the earliest.  While…