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Goemkarponn desk PONDA: The Bhoma Villagers have given a 15-day deadline to government for scrapping the national highway widening project failing which they have threatened to stage a massive agitation along with families and childrens. The 1meeting, the women said they are willing to die to save their village. They said the politicians and government is forcing them to come on road. Braving hot sun in a nearly three hour long meeting at Bhoma today the Bhomkars strongly opposed NH widening and stressed on bypass. In one voice they said they are ready to die to save village from destruction…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: Amidst unconfirmed claims of sightings of striped tigers, leopards continue to foray in residential areas often targeting and taking away livestock in Canacona. A resident’s CCTV has lately captured a large Leopard foraying aside the bungalow at Agonda is the latest sighting of the wild cat now commonly feared often taking away livestock from the people. The CCTV footage shows clearly as to how the leopard is preying on a dog safely inside the dog-house, not once but several times (a little past 11pm) coming in the camera frame virtually exploring to pounce on his prey. Incidentally,…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra on Sunday scripted history yet again as he became the first Indian to win a gold medal in the World Athletics Championships with a big throw of 88.17m in the men’s javelin final here. In another first, three Indians finished in top eight with Kishore Jena (84.77m) and DP Manu (84.14m) taking the fifth and sixth spots respectively. Never before did three Indians finish in top eight of an event in the World Championships. The 25-year-old Chopra achieved his best throw of the day in his second attempt. He had a foul to…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Vasco Police has arrested three persons for committing theft of supply fitting worth Rs 12.85 lakhs from Public Works Department (PWD) storeroom at Sada. The accused have been identified as Nagu Gollar (age 50 years), Onba Rathod (age 40 years) and Apanna Rathod (age 40 years). The stolen goods have been recovered from Gollar’s scrapyard at Birla. Vasco police apprehended the trio after they were found moving suspiciously near Chicalim joggers park. All the three accused have confessed to the crime, informed the Vasco police. “During interrogation they have confessed that they had stolen some water fitting…

Goemkarponn desk MARGAO: Permanent invitee to Congress Working Committee Girish Chodankar has rejected allegations that he has named anyone in his post against a minister. He stated, “I never named anyone. The Goa Chief Minister, Dr Pramod Sawant, should investigate the matter, and sack the minister involved in the matter.” On Saturday, Chodankar took to X, formerly Twitter, and posted a news piece, which stated that news of a Goa cabinet minister being involved in a sex scandal is spreading like wildfire. It was mentioned that a ‘powerful’ minister allegedly lured a young lady panch to his farmhouse in North…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Shocked by the allegations made by Congress’ permanant invitee to CWC Girish Chodankar against a Mormugao based minister in Govt of Goa, the lady panch has written a open letter to him. Dear Mr. Girish, Greetings to you from an unfortunate lady victim who has been a target of your latest political conspiracy and prey of your false and fictitious defamatory tweet. On 26th August 2023, you have irresponsibly posted a tweet with the caption ‘Who is this another #Goa Cabinet Minister of @bjp4-goa involved in SEX SCANDAL’ Along with this tweet, you have attached a text…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: The office of Goa Minister for Panchayat Mauvin Godinho has lodged a police complaint over a “derogatory” and “false” message being circulated along with photographs on social media linking his name to a woman deputy sarpanch of a village in the state, an official said. The minister’s personal secretary Nehal Damodar Keni lodged the complaint at Vasco police station, he said. The complaint said that a derogatory and false message was being widely circulated on social media platforms from Saturday along with the photographs of Godinho with a woman deputy sarpanch of a village in Dabolim constituency.…