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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: A division bench of the Bombay High Court at Goa comprising Justice Mahesh Sonak and Justice M.S. Jawalkar today stayed further work on the proposal of the PWD to construct a pucca road to replace the kaccha road from Collem to the Dudhsagar waterfalls through the Bhagwan Mahaveer National Park. The Court permitted the Forest Department to carry out only the routine post-monsoon repairs for the past few years, but no further. The Court has ruled that the project requires approval of the Standing Committee of the National Board of Wildlife in terms of the order of…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant today announced that state government will be providing free of cost digital meters to all taxi operators in the state for which the state has she’ll put Re 34 crore. CM also informed that Goa Miles too will have to install digital meters. “Govt will give free digital meters, which are made compulsory for all taxis in the state. Also the app based taxi provider Goa Miles too have to install meters,” said CM Sawant speaking to reporters He further said that taxi badges and 15 years domicile of Goa is compulsory to…

Quotes… “The Goa Police brutally lathi-charged the members of the Youth Congress and then arrested many members, but the Youth Congress is not going to back down from such use of force. Indian Youth Congress will continue to raise its voice against the government’s corrupt policies.” Rahul Rao IYC, National Media In-charge Rahul Rao. “If you cannot answer questions of the locals who have voted for you. Please refrain from visiting the village and having public meetings.” Vishvesh Naik Revolutionary Goans leader Goemakrponn desk PANAJI: In the last two days, Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant seems to be in an…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The medical Board appointed by the Goa Medical College to review the cause of the Siddhi Naik death case has 10 days to submit the report. Sources said in the 10 days, the three-member Board will have to review the cause of death and submit the report. Speaking to Goemkarponn, Dr Wiseman Pinto, heading the Medical Board to review this case, said that it is a sensitive issue and that he will have to maintain confidentiality. “I cannot discuss the issue with anyone. I have got the letter from the Dean, and I will give my report…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: Promises are made to be broken, this the hundreds of roadside vendors selling their produce beside the NH66 from Balli to Canacona has learned the hard way, they say that they innocently believed when the late Manohar Parrikar assured them that roadside markets will be built if he comes into power. It is common to see hundreds of locals, most of them women and some men selling their seasonal produce by erecting stalls at the edge of the NH66 during monsoon. They primarily sell cucumber, mesh melon, bottle gourds, ash gourds, and leafy vegetables grow in the…

AERIAL VIEW Interestingly, coming back to the SOPs of the Expert Committee, one has to agree that nothing was wrong with it. Mind you, the expert committee has renowned medical experts, doctors and bureaucrats who may have taken a decision keeping in mind the situation in neighbouring States. They may have taken into consideration what has happened in Kerala post-Onam. So issuing strict SOPs is nothing wrong. How can we forget after the Zilla Parishad and Municipal elections and the tourism season last December, we have seen over 2000 innocent Goans lose their lives? For flouting all norms at the…

Goemkarponn Desk Panaji: The Aam Aadmi Party on Wedness stood by Goan Industry and businesses and slammed the increase in commercial water tariffs. Goan Industry and commercial establishments have been reeling due to the pandemic and the lockdown’s double whammy. Instead of coming out with new steps to protect them the Sawant Sarkar has increased commercial water tariffs as part of it’s eye wash of a scheme for free water. It seems very clear that after coming for the pocket of common Goenkars the Sawant Sarkar is not coming for the pockets of Goan business and kicking them while they…