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Goemkarponn Desk BENAULIM: The Aam Aadmi Party Benaulim MLA Capt. Venzy Viegas on Sunday took the pledge along with Congress Margao MLA Digambar Kamat to conserve the Sal River on the occasion of World Environment Day. The Sal river was neglected for decades. The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) had in 2015 identified the Sal river stretch at Navelim as one of the 302 polluted river stretches across the country based on bio-chemical oxygen demand (BOD) levels – a key indicator of organic pollution showing water quality. Viegas said, “The river Sal, and the quality of its water, is of…

Goemkarponn Desk CALANGUTE: In a continuing drive, Calangute Police Station staff conducted a narcotic raid and apprehended one Vikas s/o Chandu Rathod, age 27 years r/o E6/97 Khobrowado Calangute Bardez Goa who was found in possession of consignment of narcotic substance Ganja weighing 10 kg of worth Rs. 10,00,000/- approximately. Credible information in this regard was received by the Calangute Police Station who under the Supervision of the Police Inspector Shri Laxi Amonkar laid a trap and accused person with the said narcotic consignment was apprehended. The accused is being remanded to Police Custody in-order to find out the source…

Goemkarponn Desk SANKHALI: With the rise in COVID-19 cases, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant today said schools will re-open as per schedule but the situation will be monitored till the next fort night. “The number of Covid cases is increasing but schools will start from Monday 6th June. The situation will be monitored for the next fortnight ,” said CM Sawant Sawant also urged people to follow Covid-appropriate behavior. “I appeal to the people to follow Covid appropriate behavior as the cases are increasing in the state. Have directed Directorate of Health Services to take precautions,” he told reporters on the…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Forest Minister Vishwajit Rane today said that his department will not allow any project that will destroy Goa’s Mangroves. Today on the occasion of World Environment Day, Rane along with Forest offiicials planted 200+ mangrove saplings on the newly surfaced Mankule Island. “We will not allow any project that will destroy our Mangroves; forest department will plant 1500 Mangroves at Mankule island,” said Rane He further said that being the Forest Minister, it was his duty to ensure the conservation of our ecosystems and their biodiversity as it has numerous co-benefits, both for the locals who depend…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said that his government would soon begin e-policing so that citizens could submit their complaints online. “The state government is contemplating to begin e-policing so that citizens can submit their complaints online; the government will introduce reforms in the old police laws that will be shortlisted,” said CM Sawant. He further said that the draft would be sent to the Advocate General for a legal opinion before implementation. Maximum crimes are committed by those who come (to Goa) from outside. Such crimes can be reduced with popular support,” Sawant told reporters after the…

AERIAL VIEW But how efficient are our Goa police when it comes to high-profile cases? The remaining ten per cent of cases that the police have failed to solve are the ones which could prove the ability of our police to investigate the cases. For example, police have no clue in cases like Siddhi Naik. A year on, and there is not a single arrest. Why? In the last week the, we have seen drugs being seized from Goa Medical College hostel, an institution where students slog to get admission and the second one is Colvale jail, where a guard…

Goemkrponn desk MAPUSA: It has been three months since the Assembly election results were announced, and subsequent swearing ins and the distribution of Corporations to MLAs followed. Many BJP MLAs are upset for either being denied a Cabinet berth or a good Corporation. One such case is of Mapusa MLA Joshua de Souza. Even two months after the letter of appointment of vice-chairperson, Joshua has refused to take charge. Joshua, the son of former Dy Chief Minister Francis D’Souza.- who served the BJP till his last breath, had demanded a place in the Dr Pramod Sawant Cabinet. His supporters had…