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Goemkarponn desk VALPOI: Due to heavy rainfall in Sattari taluka, the water level in the Anjunem dam has increased dangerously. The level has reached 87.50 meters and the water will be discharged in the coming days. A press release released here said that t is expected that water will be discharged in the next two days. As the level reaches 89 meters the water would be discharged, informed WRD officials. At present, the level is only 1.50 meters lower than the threshold. It is raining heavily in the area, and the level is expected to reach 89 meters in two…

Goemkarponn desk VALPOI: The passengers travelling to Belgaum from Goa via Chorla Ghat have to suffer a lot due to the bad condition of the highway between Jamboti and Goa border. Goa government has spent crores of rupees to repair the highway to Goa, but the road on another side of the border is in precarious condition. The road from Goa to Jamboti in Karnataka has deteriorated and the commuters have to bear the brunt of vehicle damages and accidents. More importantly, the number of vehicles on the road has started increasing as the Anmod highway is closed for traffic.…

Goemkarponn desk SANKHALI: Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant has informed that his government has written to the union health ministry requesting to reduce the gap between the COVID-19 vaccines from the current 84 to 30 days for both the teaching and non-teaching staff. CM also informed that the state government would be waiting for approval from the health ministry. “Government has written to the union health ministry requesting to reduce the gap between for both COVID-19 vaccine from the current 84 to 30 days for both the teaching and non-teaching staff,” said CM Sawant speaking to reporters at Sankhalim event…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Following the Supreme Court of India dismissing review petitions of Goa Government and Vedanta, the Goa Foundation has said that the Government is itself to be blamed. “The Supreme Court has been true to type and protected the sanctity of its decisions. It has also highlighted the mala fides of the two Review Petitioners: the State of Goa, and the Vedanta Co. The Review Petitions were filed to recall the judgement of Justice Madan Lokur and Justice Deepak Gupta dated 7.2.2018, cancelling the grant of second renewal of 88 mining leases in Goa.,” The Goa Foundation said.…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant today said that state governemnt will pass the mining corporation bill in the upcoming assembly session. CM also said that govt will auction mining leases along with forming mining corporation in a bid to re-start mining in Goa. “State governemnt will pass the mining corporation bill in the upcoming assembly session; also we will pass the mining corporation bill in the upcoming assembly session, says state will auction mining leases, with mining corporation will try to start mining as soon as possible,” said CM Sawant He further said that the state government…

Goemkarponn Desk Panaji: Mining activities in the state have been at a standstill since 2012 after the Union Ministry of Environment and Forest had announced suspension of environmental clearance of all 139 mining leases in the state. The mining sector contributed of about 40% of Goa’s economy and on which almost 3 lakh families were completely depended upon are now finding themselves in even more difficult situations due to this ongoing pandemic and the closure of mining in the state of Goa. The BJP government in Goa due to its utter callousness has not only added to the collapse in…

Gaurang Prabu/ Goemkarponn MARGAO: With the influx of migrants and the rise in the number of vehicles, the commercial capital of the coastal State is facing a significant issue of parking and traffic congestion. The Margao Municipal Council (MMC) has certainly failed to regulate the traffic, haphazard parking via pay parking lot by earmarking more parking slots in the city. Both side parking is causing traffic chaos in the city, which leads to traffic jams, especially on old Hari Mandir lane, new market, station road, few parts of Comba, Khareband road leading towards Railway station and many other places have…