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Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: Goa Legislative Assembly Speaker Ramesh Tawadkar today has granted six weeks to eight Congress MLAs who had defected from Congress to join BJP to file their reply in a plea seeking their disqualification. Speaker has also granted 15 days to MLA Digambar Kamat and Michael Lobo to file replies in yet another disqualification petition filed against the duo by Congress President Amit Patkar. Both the disqualification petitions filed by Patkar and Dominic Noronha were listed for hearing today. Speaking to reporters after the hearing, Tawadkar said that the disqualification petition filed against 8 MLAs is adjourned till…

Goemkarponn desk MAPUSA: Acting on reliable information, the Colvale police team led conducted a narcotic raid near Chapel, Lobowado in Thivim and arrested the accused person, namely Bapun Barik (25) Odisha Native, for possession of a dried Greenish Color leafy and flowery substance suspected of seeds and stalks to be Ganja weighing 515 grams worth Rs. 51500. In this connection, Colvale police registered an offence under section 20(b) ii (A) of the NDPS Act 1985 against the accused and arrested him. PSI Kunal Naik is further investigating the case.

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: A garbage-laden pickup truck that was dumping waste by the roadside at Cumbharjua was intercepted by an alert resident on Sunday. North Goa District President of Goa Youth Congress Rinaldo Rozario, who is also a resident of Cumbharjua, was passing by and spotted the pickup truck driver illegally dumping a full load of mixed garbage along the Cumbharjua ferry road waste near Funskool on Sunday morning. He pulled up the driver and another three persons who were accompanying him for indulging in indiscriminate roadside dumping and reprimanded the four persons. Rosario confronted the persons and contractor, especially…

Union Defence Ministry is positive towards handing over the major portion of Kranti Maidan land back to Ponda Municipality. Chairperson Ritesh Naik says Union Defence Minister took cognizance of his letter, and he received a letter from Home Minister Rajnath Singh. Goemkarponn desk PONDA: Pondaitees hopes to get possession of the entire Kranti Maidan land from the Military. Recently Union Defense Minister Rajnath Singh has taken note of the letter of Ponda Municipal Council (PMC) Chairperson Ritesh Naik regarding handing over the remaining portion of the Kranti Maidan in Ponda from the custody of the Army to PMC. Union Minister…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Citing reasons behind irregular ferry services operating on various routes of Goa, Minister for Department of River Navigation Subhash Phal Dessai hinted towards the necessity of its privatisation. Phal Dessai said that the RND is not only facing the issue of lack of staff but their proposals of recruiting the staff have been reverted back from the concerned government department due to a lack of proper analysis. Phal Dessai emphasised the issue of frequent breakdown due to lack of maintenance as the prominent one. Stating that the Department of RND will try to add the novel concept…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: In what could give some relief to the Goa government, the Supreme Court has restrained Karnataka from undertaking any construction work of its proposed Kalsa-Bhandura project without obtaining all the requisite permissions from the concerned authorities including Goa Chief Wildlife Warden. The matter is now listed for a final hearing in July 2023. The Supreme Court, while hearing the IA filed by the Goa government, today said that under Section 29 of the Wildlife Protection Act, the Goa Chief Wildlife Warden’s permission is mandatory for the diversion of the River from the sanctuary area. The Court said…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: Bombarded with several demands and requests from gram sabha members, Agonda Sarpanch Fatima Rodrigues informed that all decisions cannot be taken by Panchayat alone but needs government support and the cooperation of the MLA. Sarpanch ofAgonda Fatima Rodrigues chaired the well-attended gram sabha on Sunday in the presence of Panchayat Secretary Amol Naikgaunkar and in the presence of all the six panch members, including Dy. Sarpanch Prettal Fernandes In the 7-member Agonda panchayat. Panch members Ramnath Velip, Canisha Fernandes, John Fernandes, Nilesh Pagui and Karuna Phaldessai attended the gram sabha, showing 100 presence of the elected body.…