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Goemkaponn Desk PORVORIM: As the support pour in for Shel-Melauli villagers, protesting against the proposed IIT Goa project, the Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant has once again said that govt is open for dialogues with the villagers. However, Sawant maintained that let the villagers visit him to Panaji for talks, as in the past, on two occasions, he had travelled to Shel-Melauli for discussions. “I will not go to Melauli again. I have held meetings with them thrice. Even went to Melauli once but they are adamant. Maybe they want to come to meet but somebody is instigating them,” said…

Goemkarponn desk Valpoi: The protest by the Melauli villagers got a short in the arm as the neighbouring villages have started showing support to their cause. Around 300 villagers from Mauxi held a protest march from their village to Melaulim to extend their support to the anti-IIT agitation of the Shel-Melaulim villagers. Police attempted to stop the rally near the Valpoi market but villagers managed to continue with their march. Not just Mauxi, the youth of Dhamshe also extended their support to Shel Melauli villagers and will march towards the IIT Goa proposed site to support the protestors. For seventh…

PANAJI: The President of Goa Pradesh Congress Committee on Sunday stated that Aam Aadmi Party leaders in Goa & Delhi have loud and clearly accepted that ‘their party’ is created by RSS with one agenda of ” Congress Mukt Bharat”, to begin with Goa. This fact was also exposed by their own leaders who had left the party a month back. “In Delhi, majority assembly seats are won by AAP and in Loksabha election the victory of seats goes to BJP. This also proves that both are teams of RSS.” He said. Chodankar said that many Congress supporters, wellwisher, AAP…

PANAJI: Congress on Sunday alleged that human rights violations are taking place by BJP government in the state and demanded a high level impartial investigation into the assault of Shailendra Velingkar by police. Shailendra Velingkar, son of former RSS Goa chief Subhash Velingkar, was arrested by police for partaking in Shel Melauli protest. Shailendra was the arrested and assaulted by police, leading to loss of his hearing. The Goa Pradesh Congress Committee president Girish Chodankar on Sunday addressed a press conference in Congress House- Panaji and said that BJP government is doing human rights violation by using police force to…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Bailancho Saad has strongly condemns the brutal violence unleashed on the peaceful protestors, mostly women of Mellaulim, who are demanding that the government stop grabbing their native lands for projects. Bailancho Saad also demands that PI Ekoskar be suspended immediately and prompt action be taken by the authorities. “The tribal people, who have nurtured their lands and forests are the first stake holders and cannot be dispossessed. Bailancho Saad supports the rights of the people of Melaulim. The government has taken anti people decisions and used its police force to suppress dissent. Physically stomping on the women…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Goa today reported 66 new COVID-19 positive cases today. While there were 100 recoveries and 1 death reported today. As per DHS bulletin, the active cases now stand at 832, the death toll is now 747. The samples tested in last 24 hours is 1523 while the recovery rate is 96.95 percent.

Apparently Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant’s government has a lot of things to hide or do not want the people to know about many things and that is why it has till date not appointed a Lokayukta or Information Commissioner said Aam Aadmi Party. It may be recalled that the previous Lokayukta Justice (retired) Prafulla Kumar Misra who left Goa in October 2020 as a completely dejected man had recommended that the institution of Lokayukta be abolished as it was amounting to a colossal waste of public funds. AAP Goa Convener Rahul Mhambre pointed out that the Dr Pramod Sawant…