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Kiran Tare / India Today MUMBAI: The Supreme Court on May 9 cancelled the clearance given by the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) to doubling of the railway track between Tinaighat-Castle Rock in Karnataka and Kulem in Goa. The railway line is proposed to pass through 120.8 hectares of protected area in the Bhagwan Mahavir Wildlife Sanctuary in Goa and 10.4 hectares in Karnataka’s Dandeli Wildlife Sanctuary. The ruling is based on the recommendations of a Central Empowered Committee (CEC) that the SC had appointed in September 2020 on this contentious matter after NGO Goa Foundation filed a petition seeking scrapping…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Goa Against Corruption (GAC) has demanded the immediate demolition by the Calangute Panchayat of an illegal structure on the Calangute beach, which has flouted all Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) norms and GCZMA rules. According to social activist Minakshi Shinde and convenor of the GAC, the Calangute Panchayat had issued a notice for demolition of the structure, dated 22nd March 2021, which was signed by the Calangute VP secretary Raghuvir D. Bagkar, revoking the construction licenses granted earlier in the year 2019 for House No. 5/154 situated in Survey No. 176/16-B on the beachfront. The construction license…

Goemkarponn desk VASCO: Incomplete project of Missing Link road in Vasco has led to the rampant dust pollution and speedy movement of heavy vehicles from the city road making it a dangerous situation for the common commuters and pedestrians. The state government needs to set its priorities right. Several projects which are being rapidly inaugurated are incomplete or non-functional for many months. This nonfunctionality is proving to be painful for common people. One such mega project known as the Missing road link project, which connects the road to MPT port, has remained incomplete partly. The incomplete connectivity project has continued…

Goemkarponn desk MARGAO: Govind Gaude, Sports Minister, inaugurated the month-long Summer badminton coaching camp organized by Salcete Badminton Club in collaboration with Goa Badminton Association and the Sports Authority of Goa at the multipurpose stadium, Navelim, on Monday. Narahar Thakur (President, Goa Badminton Association), Sandeep Heble (Secretary GBA), Rajesh Naik (Stadium Manager), and club officials Siddharth Rivonkar (President) and Santosh Lotlikar (Secretary) were among those who graced the occasion. The month-long camp is being conducted by Sharmad Mahajan (Chief Coach) and former Goa State champion Govind Navelkar (NIS Coach). The camp is restricted to 23 young trainees working out in…

Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: Porvorim Police have seized cannabis-based medicinal products from a store at Porvorim – Goa. Porvorim Police, on 10/05/2022 at late evening. Police said they received information that a store cum pharmacy, namely Cannadoc Clinic is operating in a building nearby NH-66. Accordingly, police visited the said store and found various medicinal products containing Cannabis being displayed for sale. Upon inquiring about the permissions or licenses required for selling cannabis-based products in a store in Goa, the staff could not provide any documents. Accordingly, as no permission was found for selling the cannabis-based medicines/products in Goa from any…

Goemkarponn desk BICHOLIM: The demolition of the Bicholim KTC bus stand began today after a long wait with a ray of hope for its renovation. The Bicholim bus stand has a long checked history with the laying of foundation stones several times, but the work did not begin inspite of several protests. The Bicholim block Congress had threatened to go on hunger strike if the government failed to take up the work of the Bicholim KTC bus stand with immediate effect. It may be stated that the foundation stone of the Bicholim bus stand was done almost a year ago,…

Directs Council to renew the registration of a doctor without without a single ME credit point Dr Dhanesh Volvoikar blows the lid on the mess in the functioning of the Goa Medical Council Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: After creating a total mess in the Goa Medical College and the Health Department, the Health Minister is now interfering in the functioning of Goa Medical Council, a doctor has alleged. Dr Dhanesh Volvoikar says the outgoing Council lost its autonomy when the Council President allowed the renewal of a doctor’s registration without a single ME credit point, based on Health Minister’s written…