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Goemkaponn Desk PANAJI: Central Empowered Committee(CEC) constituted by Supreme Court of India will visit Goa and Karnataka from January 20-24 to study the three infra projects passing through Goa and Karnataka forest. During the visit, the CEC comprising of Chairman Amarnath Shetty, Member Secretary Mahendra Vyas and A D N Rao, Amicus Curie will visit the site of proposed 4 lane highway, Tanmar Power line and double tracking of railway from Jan 20 to 24. They will hold meetings with the project officials, government officers and locals. Their visit is connection with the application filed by Goa Foundation regarding three…

Goemkaponn Desk DELHI: Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant today called on Home Minister Amit Shah in Delhi to dicuss issues related to resuming mining and coal. CM Sawant is in Delhi and will hold series of meetings with union ministers on various issues pertaining to the state. “Dicussed various issues related to resuming mining in Goa and Coal,” said CM Sawant “Shah was happy with performance of BJP winning 33 ZP seats in last month ZP elections; assures full support from center to fight COVID 19,” said CM Sawant in a statement He further said that the vaccination drive &…

07 Jan 2021: Calangute and Candolim witnessed double rescues earlier today. There was a double rescue at Calangute today of two youth aged 20 yrs. A group of 11 people were in the sea at Calangute where two individuals started calling out for help. Drishti Lifesavers Rupesh Gawas, Haresh Kadrekar, Sidhesh Bhosle and Vinod Salelkar rescued the victims with the use of a rescue tube and rescue board and brought the duo ashore. Candolim witnessed a double rescue at Candolim of a male from Chattisgarh aged 25 yrs. Drishti Lifesaver Krishna Siddekar and Sushant Gaonkar together conducted the rescue.

Speaking to the media this evening, Goa Women Forward President Adv. Ashma has condemned the brutal attack on women at Shel-Melauli yesterday by the Police. “The shameful act of walking upon elderly women protestors by the P.I Sagar Ekoskar on the Melauli site was nothing short of shameful and horrifying. Is this so-called development in Goa” Ashma said and further alleged that the “Attack on the women at melauli was directed by Chief Minister Sawant.” Ashma further noted that “Goa definitely has a very arrogant CM who knows nothing except for bull-dozing everyone that comes in his way. He has…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Goa today reported 119 new Covid-19 cases. While there 90 recoveries and zero deaths were reported today. As per DHS health bulletin, the active cases now stand at 899 while the total death toll is 744. 1865 samples were tested in the last 24 hours. The recovery rate in the last 24 hrs is 96.82 percent.

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Aam Aadmi Party strongly condemned the brutal lathi charge and tear gassing by the police against the peaceful residents of Melauli yesterday and christened Goa Chief Minister as Salazar Pramod for using such brutality against common people. Briefing media persons AAP spokesperson Sandesh Telekar said the police lathi charge yesterday was a clear sign that democracy is no longer prevalent in Goa where it is dictatorship that has taken over and said these are bad days for the people. “The BJP has launched a war against farmers whether it is in Melauli or Sanguem or for that…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI:Goa Pradesh Congress Committee today held a protest outside Goa Police Headquarters demanding sacking of PI Sagar Ekoskar. The protesting congress workers said that CM Pramod Sawant will not succeed to suppress their voices using SEC 307 of IPC. LoP Digambar Kamat said that the arrest of Protestors & selectively targeting Congress functionaries by Goa Police will further escalate the Agitation at Shel-Melauli. “I demand immediate intervention of Goa CM to release all those arrested so far & withdrawal of all FIR’s filed against Villagers,” said Kamat Meanwhile, GPCC President Girish Chodankar said that the BJP has directed…