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* Elgar Parishad Case: Stan Swamy and other accused in the case had repeatedly complained of inadequate health facilities in the Taloja prison near Mumbai, where they had been jailed during their trial. New Delhi: Activist Stan Swamy, arrested under an anti-terror law in the Elgar Parishad case last year, has died, his lawyer informed the Bombay High Court on Monday. The 84-year-old Jesuit priest had been on a ventilator since his health worsened yesterday. Stan Swamy, who was jailed in Mumbai, was being treated at the Holy Family Hospital in Mumbai following a court order on May 28. Last…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Within two days AAP campaign reaches out to angry Goans. 26,000 plus Goans pledge to boycott BJP Congress and turncoat MLAs. More than 26,000 Goans pledged to boycott the BJP & the Congress in the upcoming elections for engaging in blatant horse trading. On Saturday 3 July AAP launched its campaign to unite Goans to get rid of those who disregarded their votes, both the BJP who stole them and the Congress who sold them. Suffice to say Goans have taken well to this campaign that has struck a resonance with them. Many supporters of the Congress have…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant today informed that the procedure has begun to declare Wild Boar as vermin. “Government has begun with the process to declare Wild Boar animal as vermin,” said CM Sawant speaking to reporters Goa State Wildlife Board on Wednesday recommended the National Wildlife Board (NWB) to declare wild boars as vermin because of the damage they allegedly cause to agriculture in the State. Wild boars are common in the regions of the Western Ghats traversing through Goa. Wild boar meat, banned officially, is commonly served in homes and eateries in forests South of…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant today said that the state government will launch a survey to find out how many people are left for COVID-19 vaccination in each panchayat across the state. He said that the state government will soon launch another round of Tika Ustav 1.3. “We are coming up with a survey to ascertain the number of people left for COVID-19 vaccination; this survey will be conducted at all panchayats across the state. Soon the government will launch Tika Ustav 1.3,” said CM Goa extended the current coronavirus-induced “curfew” in the state till July 12.…

Goemkarponn desk MARGAO: Former Tourism Minister Micky Pacheco said that he would join the Congress party in the next few days. Addressing a press conference, Pacheco said he would join Congress in few days. He said he had long discussions with party high command in Dehli and submitted preliminary reports on Goa Congress. Pacheco says he expressed his desire for contesting the forthcoming Assembly election from Nuvem or Benaulim. He also said that there is no need for an alliance with any political party. If any regional party dreams of the coalition, they should now think about the merger with…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa has rich potential for cultivating seaweed along its coast. But it also urgently needs to take care of its coastal water quality and ensure the sector is smartly regulated to avoid excessive exploitation. Young marine conservationist Gabriella D’Cruz, who has a Master’s in biodiversity from Oxford, said this at a seminar on seaweed organised by the Collaborative Learning Cafe-Goa. D’Cruz has also worked to restore reefs in Thailand and has spent 4-5 years on seaweed. Tamil Nadu’s Gulf of Mannar national park has a huge seaweed industry. India seaweed mainly comes from TN and Gujarat, and…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant informed that the state government is engaged in talks with a private pathology lab to set up testing facilities at Goa’s major railway stations. “My government is in talks with private path labs to set up testing facilities at Goa’s major railway stations; the positivity rate was likely to drop to five per cent in the coming days,” said CM He further said that the COVID situation is coming under control, positivity rate is also declining. “I am sure that by July end, 100 per cent first dose coverage will be done.…