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Goemkarponn Desk PARRA: Leader of Opposition Michael Lobo reacting to illegal hill cutting allegations said that FIR filed against him by NGPDA was on the instructions of TCP Minister Vishwajit Rane. Lobo also said that he and his wife are being targeted purposefully. “The FIR filed on me and my wife by NGPDA was done on the instructions of TCP minister Vishwajit Rane.We are being targeted purposefully,” said Lobo addressing the media He further said that TCP minister Vishwajit Rane was trying to defame him by posting wrong photos on social media. “Rane is targeting the opposition. I will be…

* Complaint filed against LoP Michael Lobo and his wife Delilah for illegal landfilling at Parra * NGPDA files FIR against International Aircon Pvt. Ltd for illegal cutting of hill at Arpora Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: North Goa Planning and Development Authority (NGPDA ) has registered an F.I.R. under Section 17-B of the Town & Country Planning Act against International Aircon Pvt. Ltd for illegal cutting of hill. In another case, NGPDA has written to Mapusa Police to file FIR against Congress MLAs Michael Lobo and his wife Delilah for illegal landfilling at Parra. In the first case, the authority…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Tourism Minister Rohan Khaunte today said that his government has decided to freeze the process of granting permissions for water sport activities across Goa. “We have currently suspended and decided to freeze the process of granting permissions for water sport activities across Goa owing to irregularties in the processes involved. He further said that every NOC to be given to the watersports industry has been freezed until and unless the matter is reviewed. The minister said that Water Sports Activity Operators will have to take permissions from Tourism Department first and then from Captain of Ports. Meanwhile,…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Bombay High Court at Goa today refused to stay the NGT order directing Deltin Caravela to stop operations in River Mandovi pending CRZ clearance. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has restrained Casino and Floatel Deltin Carevela from conducting its operation on the Mandovi River, Goa, unless it has Coastal Regulatory Zone (CRZ) clearance with immediate effect. NGT had directed the Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) to assess and recover compensation for damage to the environment on account of operations of the project proponent with the requite CRZ clearance. The NGT said after the money was…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant today said that at least one event of the G-20 Summit is likely to be held in the state of Goa. CM Pramod Sawant said this while he addressed the gathering on launching online tourism registration services. “At least one event of the G-20 Summit is likely to be held in the state of Goa. This will help us boost the tourism industry; I have already spoken to PM Narendra Modi in this regard,” said CM Sawant. He further said that there was a need to bring in tourism-related services in online mode…

Goemkarponn desk CURCOREM: Mega Solid Waste Treatment plant from Cacora-Curchorem worth crores of rupees will be inaugurated on Goa Statehood day. Waste from all four constituencies, Quepem, Sanguem, Curchorem, and Sanvordem, will be treated here, PWD minister Nilesh Cabral. The mega solid waste management plant, whose foundation stone was laid in December 2019 by Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant, has almost completed and inaugurated on Goa’s statehood day, informed PWD minister Nilesh Cabral. Minister Cabral was speaking during the inaugural function of beautification of the surrounding of Xeldem lake in the Xeldem panchayat area. Local MLA Nilesh Cabral, during his…

Goemkarponn desk PONDA: Under the new ‘Samadhan’ initiative by the Goa Police department, DySPs will take up public issues on Saturdays between 11 am to 2 pm. Samadhan scheme now offers an opportunity for the citizens and members of the public to take their grievances before a Sub-divisional Police Officer of DySP and get their issues redressed, said Ponda DySp CL Patil. He said Samadhan – an initiative by newly-appointed Director General of Police, Jaspal Singh, to resolve public grievances by police officers at the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Police, got underway at the Ponda Police Station on Saturday.…