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Locals Fear…If this highway takes its route through Bhoma village then •Seven shops including hotel will go for demolition •Four residential structures fear to be bulldozed •Temple premises will fear contraction STRIGDHARA NAIK/ Goemkarponn BHOMA: The part of Mollem-Patradevi NH4A proposed to pass through Bhoma village is facing continuous opposition from the villagers fearing loss of their local businesses, destruction of holy architectures (temple, Tulsi Vrindavana, tree) and age-old houses with the implementation of this project. Highlighting the issue, Sunil Naik, a Panch member of ward no. 2, grilled VP Sarpanch over his indecisive statement. Naik said, “Panchayat is by…

Goemkarponn desk CALANGUTE: The Village Panchayat of Calangute has started a house-to-house survey of the people renting out the premises to migrants without proper garbage and sanitation facilities and so also the hotels which are letting out sewerage in the open. Speaking to Goemkarponn, Calangute Sarpanch Joseph Sequeira said that the panchayat has taken a string cognizance of the hotels and locals who let out the sewerage out in the open. “On Sunday, I was informed by a Calangute resident Kundan Kerkar about the sewerage being let out in the open by one such premise at Tiwaiwaddo, and we immediately…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa Forward Party (GFP) President Vijai Sardesai today alleged that illegal casinos have been mushrooming across the state under the blessings of the state government. Goa Forward President today, via a video, exposed illegal casinos running in Pernem. The license fees for permissions for operating slot machines onshore range from Rs 11 crore and above, depending on the size. “Today, we have exposed a video where Bailey illegal casino is operating in Pernem. This has been functioning in there, and a lot of people are seen in the video. Their faces can clearly be seen in the…

Goemkapronn desk PANAJI: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Monday condoled the death of Samajwadi Party founder and former defence minister Mulayam Singh Yadav. Yadav, 82, the three-time chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, passed away at the Medanta hospital in Gurugram on Monday after a prolonged illness. “Saddened by the passing away of Former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh & Former Defence Minister of India Shri Mulayam Singh Yadav. My deepest condolences to the family. May God bestow Sadgati on the departed soul. Om Shanti,” Sawant tweeted. Goa Health Minister Vishwajit Rane also expressed grief over Yadav’s demise. “Saddened by…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA – Goenkar (An NGO) objecting to the 4-Laning of Karmalghat section of NH-66 and demanding a tunnel to protect Nature, on Sunday met Speaker and Canacona MLA Ramesh Tawadkar and explained their view and stand on the issue. According to Goenkar General Secretary Vikas Bhagat, Speaker, after holding a productive discussion and understanding the gravity of the concerns raised by people, also explained the technical hitch/difficulty of constructing a Tunnel and instead explained how a Slit Road can be demanded and assured his complete support on the stand taken by Goenkar on Karmalghat issue. According to Goenkar,…

Goemkarponn desk PERNEM: BJP State President Sadanand Tanavade has refuted rumours and informed that Pramod Sawant will complete the entire term and that there will be no change in Chief Minister. “There are rumours going on the cross the state on Goa Chief Minister change, but the question does not arise. CM Pramod Sawant will complete the 5-year tenure. There will be no change in Chief Minister,” said Tanavade. On cabinet allocation to Digambar Kamat and Micheal Lobo, Tanavade said that the central leadership had just told the state BJP to take them into BJP, and no such proposal of…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: “When Bharat Jodo Yatra concludes in Kashmir, “Antim Yatra” of BJP will begin. Rattled Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant has taken Lessons of Hate on Shakhas. He must learn the History of India to understand the contribution of the Congress Party in the Independence of India & Liberation of Goa,” said Congress President Amit Patkar. Sharply reacting to the statement made by Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant at Udupi in Karnataka stating that Congress should have taken up Bharat Jodo Yatra in 1947, which would have helped Goa get liberated early, Congress President shot back at Dr…