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Goemkarponn desk QUERIM: The Querim-Sattari gram sabha on Sunday witnessed heated arguments on various issues, with the villagers of Querim raising slogans against the government of Karnataka on the Mhadei issue. Villagers demanded that the Central Water Commission revoke the permission granted to the revised Detail Project Report (DPR) submitted by Karnataka for diverting the Mhadei river water. The gram sabha also resolved to strike a protest if permission to DPR is not revoked. The resolution regarding the Mhadei water diversion was given by social activists Sitaram Gawas and Vishnu Parodkar. The villagers of Querim at this gram sabha also…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: A group of 40 people were trained in the profession of Bee Keeping by the Goa Khadi and Village Industries Board ( GKBVIB ) headed by Cortalim MLA Anton Vas. The training program was conducted by Leslie Pereira, who trained the group on the benefits and income aspect of the Bee Keeping initiative in the presence of Cortalim MLA Anton Vas, GKVIB Member Roquezinho D’Souza and Cortalim ZP Member Merciana Vas. Speaking to the media later, Anton Vas said that the initiative was taken by GKBVI to provide self-employment opportunities to the Goans. “We had an awareness…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: At a time when the Opposition has been demanding the resignation of CM Dr Pramod Sawant following the statement of Union Home minister Amit Shah in Karnataka, Cortalim MLA Anton Vas became the first MLA to come out in support of the CM Dr Pramod Sawant. Vas speaking to reporters after a new keeping training program conducted by the Goa Khadi Board and Village industries department in Cortalim, said that Sawant, as the CM of Goa, would do what it takes to save the Mhadei River and prevent the diversion of water. “Mhadei River is a very…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa Forward Chief Vijai Sardesai has written to WRD Minister Subhash Shirodkar demanding an urgent meeting of the House Committee on Mhadei and summoning of Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant in the light of Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s public statement in Belagavi. “Amit Shah’s latest revelation has confirmed what Goans knew all along: A foul play by Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and his government on this matter that has led to the meek surrender of our rights over Mhadei to Karnataka and the loss of the river for Goa forever,” said Sardesai. He further said that…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Former Vasco MLA Carlos Almeida on Sunday said that it was time to defeat both the BJP MP Candidates in Goa during the upcoming MP elections for fooling the people of Goa. Almeida was speaking to reporters after pouring water from the Mhadei River into the Maimolem Lake along with Vasco Block Congress committee president Adv Melwyn Fernandes, Former Vasco MLA Herculano Dourado and other Congress members as a protest and a show of solidarity in the fight to protect river Mhadei. “The BJP Government stands totally exposed, and it was the CM Dr Pramod Sawant who…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: North Goa SP Nidhin Valsan said they are exploring whether Russian tourists’ alleged black magic activities are a cognizable offence for registering the case. “We are exploring whether Russian tourists’ alleged black magic activities is a cognizable offence for registering the case,” said SP Valsan. He further said that they have to see whether it is covered under the law; if not, necessary action will be taken. A shocking incident was reported where a group of Russian tourists were allegedly found practising black magic at Bhomwada-Palyem. A group of tourists are seen in a dark place with…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Chicalim Panchayat on Sunday resolved in its Gramsabha meeting to oppose the water diversion from River Mhadei with Sarpanch Kamla Prasad Yadav stating that the Mhadei River was the lifeline of Goa. The gram sabha meeting also rocked om various other issues, including the sewerage system, with people demanding the setting up of a sewage pumping station. Social activist Pratap Mardolkar said that the future of Goa was at stake if the water of the Mhadei River was diverted. “We all have to unite and join hands to protect the Mhadei River because we have our sentiments…