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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Goa Bench of the Bombay High Court recently expressed its displeasure with the non-compliance of the state government in implementing the various mandates under the Tree Act. “Have you carried out a census of a single tree?” a division bench of justice M S Sonak and justice R N Laddha asked. In their compliance report, the state had informed that they would carry out a census in Panjim and Margao. The court, however, noted that the provisions of the Trees Act are quite clear that the census is required to be carried out in the entire…

AERIAL VIEW Soon after the order of allotment of portfolios, Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant said he would give Zero corruption government in his tenure. Well, Mr Sawant, if corruption was to end, three of your ministers – facing grave corruption charges should not have been in the Cabinet. Trere is a famous Hindi idiom, “‘Sau Chuhe Khaake Billi Haaj Ko Chali’ (After killing/eating 100 mice, the cat goes on a pilgrimage). Well, if the CM has forgotten, we must remind him that the Ventilator scam, COVID19 purchase scam, recruitment scam and Oxygen scam – all by his colleague Vishwajit…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA – An upcoming Journalist, Writer and Poet Devidas Gaonkar is selected by the Government of India’s Center for Cultural Resources and Training(CCRT) to conduct research work on Dhillo Festival under the Junior Research Fellowship Scheme(JRFS). A communique to this effect is received by Gaonkar, a Tribal youth belonging to a farming family from Baddem-Khotigao village within the precincts of Khotigao Wildlife Sanctuary of Canacona taluka. Gaonkar is given the fellowship for research work on the Dhillo festival, traditionally celebrated by the tribal community in remote areas of Canacona, Sangem and Quepem talukas of Goa. Devidas Gaonkar, in…

Goemkarponn news PANAJI: Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari has stated that the work on the Mumbai-Goa highway will be completed within the next year. Gadkari was speaking at the inauguration of three national highway projects worth Rs 131.87 crore in Raigad district and held a ground-breaking ceremony for 42 km of roads worth Rs 430 crore. The work on the Mumbai-Goa highway is underway in eleven phases. He said the initial work was delayed due to land acquisition and obtaining permissions from railways and the forest department. “Mumbai-Goa is the heartbeat of this region. So we…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Exercise Varuna 2022 (Varuna 22) — the 20th edition of the Indo-French naval exercise — is being conducted this year off Goa, in the Arabian Sea. Paris regards itself as an Indian Ocean power and carefully husbands its island territories in the ocean such as the Réunion Island. Given the French Navy’s stakes in the region, New Delhi believes there is a serious strategic dimension to Exercise Varuna. “The exercise (Varuna) has been a principal driver for operational level interactions between the two navies and has underscored the shared commitment of both nations to security, safety and…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: In a significant boost to Amche Mollem Citizens Groups’ tireless fight to protect the state’s environment and biodiversity, leaders of the state opposition parties reiterated their continuing support for the cause. The opposition leaders vociferously urged the government to heed the pleas of the people of Goa and put a stop to these destructive projects immediately. Captain Viriato Fernandes from the Congress Party said: “Ecologists and environmentalists have warned against the three linear projects that will create havoc to the lives and livelihoods of Goans. The Mollem project needs to be scrapped with immediate effect. “I would…

Goemkarponn desk Vasco: Less number of Motor vehicle act violation cases were booked in the Vasco area on the very first day of implementing the new MV act. A total of 21 cases and a total Rs.11,100 fine were collected by Vasco traffic cell on Friday. The new Motor vehicle act came into force in the state with sky-high penalties for traffic rule violators from April 1, 2022. Many people got the taste of this new act and violators had to pay through their noses. When contacted by Jitendra Naik, Vasco traffic cell in charge, he informed that on the…