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Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: MGP Supremo Sudin Dhavalikar today informed that the Water level of Mhadei river has come down to zero for almost 20 Km stretch of its basin due to diversion of water by Karnataka. Dhavalikar also produced photographs of the dried Mhadei river basin taken by Environmentalist Madhu Gaonkar during the last 3 days, to corroborate his statements. “Mhadei has slipped out of our hand. Water has been diverted to Malaprabha river through Kalsa Bhandura project,” Dhavlikar lamented. CM Sawant needs to bring this to notice of Prime Minister Modi, he asserted. Meanwhile, a joint team of…

Goemkaponn Desk PANAJI: The month long low key Election campaign for 6 municipalities and Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP) ended today at 5.30 pm, 48 hrs before poling day on Saturday. Today also brings ends to campaigning for the by Elections scheduled for Navelim Zilla Panchayat, 22 different wards for several panchayats and also ward 9 of Sankhalim municipality. A total of 423 candidates are in the fray for the March 20 election. The counting will take place on march 22. With end of campaign, section 144 of CrPC has come into force in the poll bound areas.…

Goemkarponn Desk Navelim: Aam Aadmi Party today appealed to the electorate from Navelim ZP constituency to give them a chance and see changes within 10 months. Addressing the last public meeting at Navelim campaign manager Capt Venzy Viegas said a ward clinic will be commissioned before Christmas. “In Benaulim where our candidate is elected to ZP the ward clinic will be commissioned in September,” he said while pointing out that medical equipment distribution has already started in all the villages of Benaulim ZP. AAP candidate Matilda D’Silva said the ward clinic, anganwadi and improving street light would be her priority.…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: The State governemnt has finally appointed retired IAS Officer W.V Ramanmurthy as the new State Election Commissioner (SEC). W.V. Ramanmurthy has immediately taken charge soon after the official order was cleared by the Governor. Former Joint Chief Electoral Officer Narayan Navti, who had earlier given his consent to be the Goa State Election Commissioner (SEC) had backed out due to lack of requisite experience of 20 years in civil service. The Supreme Court had ruled that no serving government official be appointed as Election Commissioner as the independence of the EC is sacrosanct. A bench headed by Justice…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI:Canacona police acting swiftly on a complain arrested a BJP leader Mahesh Naik’s son, Pratik Naik for stalking, out raging modesty, causing hurt, abduction and criminally intimidating the victim girl on Wednesday, the accused will be produced in a local court for remand on Thursday evening informed sources at Canacona police station. The news was doing the buzz in Canacona since Wednesday evening that a son of a high profile BJP leader is arrested by Canacona police for allegedly raping a girl. But Canacona police who were tight lipped on Wednesday informed that they have in fact arrested…

Goemkarponn desk VALPOI: A thirty five year old lady named Dipashri Vasu Gawas, resident of Harvale, Bicholim has been arrested by Valpoi police for duping a job-seeker of ₹95,000. A pump operator working at WRD department Rajaram Desai, a resident of Dessaiwada, Advoi, Sattari has registered a fraud complaint against Dipashri for taking cash of ₹95,000 for getting him a government job in the WRD department. The complainant said she works in the land survey department and has good influence. Further, he said, the lady also gave him a fake appointment letter and order for medical. But when the youth…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: The Bombay High Court has adjourned Goa Foundation’s PIL on Khazan Lands till April 26 while also ordering that National Coastal Zone Management Authority to be made a ‘party respondent’ into a PIL challenging amendment to CRZ notification. It also permitted the petitioner to file a fresh affidavit bringing additional information on record. The Court decided it would also hear the Goa Foundation PIL WP No.21/2019 which challenges the CRZ notification 2019 (which seeks to replace the 2011 CRZ notification). This the Court decided after it was informed that the khazan system loses its protection under the…