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Goemakrponn desk VALPOI: Following the rise in some unruly picnickers and tourists, the villagers in Sattari have blocked the entry to the waterfalls falling in different parts of the taluka during the monsoon season. Even though the District Collector issued an order last year, locals say it is not appropriately implemented. Due to this, the demand increases at the panchayat level to take action and stop tourist arrivals on weekends. While despite complaints, the authorities have refused to act, the villagers, at Honda Panchayat area, have taken the initiative to ban the tourists from the waterfall. Villagers of Nagargaon panchayat…

BICHOLIM: The farmers from Mayem in Bicholim have stated that they are suffering losses for the last two years, and this year they have a new challenge to face as pigeons are seen destroying their seeds. The farmers are also worried that there have been very little or no rains since the last ten days, which they claim would further damage the crop. “There is a delay in sowing the seeds, and now since last few days, there is very little rain which is a cause of worry,” Kashinath Mayekar from Mayem said. In Mayem, there is Mula khazan, Sonarbhat…

Goemkarponn Desk ANJUNA: The Anjuna Police has arrested three accused in Roy Fernandes attack case. The accused have been identified as Durgadas @ Durga s/o Chandrakant Morajkar, age 34 yrs , Shivesh @ Pollard s/o Shivanand Divkar, age 24 yrs and Vinay @ Milkha s/o Kamlakant Divkar, age 25 yrs U/s 326, 341, 365, 506(ii) R/w 34 IPC. An FIR has been registered by Anjuna Police against five persons for assaulting and threatening businessman Roy Fernandes from Verla-Bardez and others. It may be recalled that Roy was spearheading the protest against the alleged Verla-Bardez hill cutting after which he along…

Canacona. Rajeev Vijayan, 38 a native of Kerala and temporarily residing at New Wado, Bhatpal was arrested by Canacona police for alleged illegal possession of substance suspected to be ganja worth close to one lakh rupees in the wee hours of Wednesday. Police informed that he is arrested under section 20(b)(ii)(A) of NDPS Act 1985. Police also informed that upon receipt of reliable information the raiding party lay in wait from 10.30pm of Tuesday at New Wado, Bhatpal and intercepted Rajeev Vijayan aged 38 and a native of Kerala with illegal possession of 921 grams of dry greenish colour leafy/flowery…

Canacona Indian made foreign liquor (IMFL) worth about 10 lakh was siezed from a lorry which had arrived from Goa and was proceeding to Andhra Pradesh in the early hours of Wednesday by the Karnataka Excise sleuths at Mazali checkpost. The differences in the rates in the duties and other levies on IMFL liquor in each state of India has always attracted bootleggers to smuggle the booze from Goa and are always looking for ways to hoodwink the authorities at the check posts at the border. In a similar case a fish carrying insulated truck registered in Andhra Pradesh was…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Goa today reported 192 new covid positive cases. While there were 196 recoveries and 3 deaths today. As per DHS bulletin, A 66-year-old man from Bicholim, 74-year-old man from Narve and a 64-year-old man from Pernem succumbed to covid in last 24-hours. All the 3 deaths were recorded at GMC. Cumulative mortality toll of the state now stands at 3082 and the positivity rate is 3.8 percent. The active cases stand at 1950.

GCZMA says… No structures on draft CZMP No port limits to be shown in new draft CZMP Mangroves that come in khazan lands would not be shown in buffer areas Hazard line is a tool for disaster management & not a regulatory line 100 meters line is drawn along the coast to allow traditional communities to construct dwelling units between 100 to 200 meters What is CZMP CZMP depicts high and low tide lines, ecologically sensitive areas (CRZ1), areas of no development (NDZ), developed areas (CRZ2), underdeveloped rural areas (CRZ3) & water areas (CRZ4). CZMP demarcates fishing wards, fishing zones…