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Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Chicalim panchayat secretary filed a counter-complaint with the Vasco police on Wednesday night against four panch members for allegedly defaming him. A counter-complaint against four panch members, including the lady panch member of Chicalim panchayat, has been filed by the Chicalim panchayat secretary in Vasco police station for reportedly defaming his image in print and electronic media recently. It may be recalled that a few days ago some panch members from the Chicalim panchayat had filed a police complaint against the village panchayat secretary for allegedly verbally abusing one of the lady panch members in the Panchayat.…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Team of Vasco police has already left for Bihar after identifying the person connected with the sexual assault on a minor girl. According to reliable sources from the police, a team of one police sub-inspector and two police constables have already left for Bihar state on Wednesday afternoon to search and arrest the person allegedly involved in the sexual assault case over a minor girl from Vasco. It may be recalled that Vasco police registered an offense against an unknown person on Wednesday under section 376 of IPC and section 8 of the POCSO act. Now that…

Kiran Tare / India Today MUMBAI: The Supreme Court on May 9 cancelled the clearance given by the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) to doubling of the railway track between Tinaighat-Castle Rock in Karnataka and Kulem in Goa. The railway line is proposed to pass through 120.8 hectares of protected area in the Bhagwan Mahavir Wildlife Sanctuary in Goa and 10.4 hectares in Karnataka’s Dandeli Wildlife Sanctuary. The ruling is based on the recommendations of a Central Empowered Committee (CEC) that the SC had appointed in September 2020 on this contentious matter after NGO Goa Foundation filed a petition seeking scrapping…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Goa Against Corruption (GAC) has demanded the immediate demolition by the Calangute Panchayat of an illegal structure on the Calangute beach, which has flouted all Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) norms and GCZMA rules. According to social activist Minakshi Shinde and convenor of the GAC, the Calangute Panchayat had issued a notice for demolition of the structure, dated 22nd March 2021, which was signed by the Calangute VP secretary Raghuvir D. Bagkar, revoking the construction licenses granted earlier in the year 2019 for House No. 5/154 situated in Survey No. 176/16-B on the beachfront. The construction license…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Incomplete project of Missing Link road in Vasco has led to the rampant dust pollution and speedy movement of heavy vehicles from the city road making it a dangerous situation for the common commuters and pedestrians. The state government needs to set its priorities right. Several projects which are being rapidly inaugurated are incomplete or non-functional for many months. This nonfunctionality is proving to be painful for common people. One such mega project known as the Missing road link project, which connects the road to MPT port, has remained incomplete partly. The incomplete connectivity project has continued…

Goemkarponn desk MARGAO: Govind Gaude, Sports Minister, inaugurated the month-long Summer badminton coaching camp organized by Salcete Badminton Club in collaboration with Goa Badminton Association and the Sports Authority of Goa at the multipurpose stadium, Navelim, on Monday. Narahar Thakur (President, Goa Badminton Association), Sandeep Heble (Secretary GBA), Rajesh Naik (Stadium Manager), and club officials Siddharth Rivonkar (President) and Santosh Lotlikar (Secretary) were among those who graced the occasion. The month-long camp is being conducted by Sharmad Mahajan (Chief Coach) and former Goa State champion Govind Navelkar (NIS Coach). The camp is restricted to 23 young trainees working out in…

Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: Porvorim Police have seized cannabis-based medicinal products from a store at Porvorim – Goa. Porvorim Police, on 10/05/2022 at late evening. Police said they received information that a store cum pharmacy, namely Cannadoc Clinic is operating in a building nearby NH-66. Accordingly, police visited the said store and found various medicinal products containing Cannabis being displayed for sale. Upon inquiring about the permissions or licenses required for selling cannabis-based products in a store in Goa, the staff could not provide any documents. Accordingly, as no permission was found for selling the cannabis-based medicines/products in Goa from any…