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Goemkarponn desk MARGAO: Following the disaster of tarballs turning up on many beaches of Goa, AAP Goa Vice President Capt Venzy Viegas Swung into action at Benaulim. After making a public call yesterday, Capt Viegas, with 50 AAP volunteers and many Benaulim residents, turned up on Benaulim beach at the wee hours of Thursday morning. The team painstakingly cleaned the tarballs from the beach, even digging out those that had been covered up by the sand. 36 bags of Tarballs were cleared by the volunteers, and the bags will be deposited at the contractor whose job it was to clean…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Governor of Goa, on the eve of his 71st birthday of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has announced financial aid for 71 old-age homes, orphanages and other such institutions. Governor also declared that 71 persons would receive financial assistance from Raj Bhavan for dialysis treatment from Governor’s Discretionary Fund. In his message, he said that the country is blessed to have such a visionary leader devoted to the nation’s service and welfare of the people. He complimented the Prime Minister for his brilliant management of the Covid-19 pandemic and his ideas for a fully-developed India, i.e. “Atma Nirbhar…

Goemkarponn desk MARGAO: Fatorda Police conducted a Narcotic raid at KTC Bus stand Margao and arrested one Mantesh Nevaragi s/o Malikarjun Nevragi, age 26 yrs, r/o Hno. 28, Near Hanuman Temple, Zuarinagar, Sancoale, Mormugao-Goa, in possession of 2.05 Kg Ganja W/Rs.2 Lakhs. Fatorda PI Kapil Nayak received reliable information that one person will be coming near KTC Bus Stand Margao to deliver Ganja to the prospective customer. Accordingly, the said information was conveyed to the patrolling team consisting of PSI Sarvesh G Bhandari, HC Nilesh Kaskar and HC- Mahendra Gaude, who apprehended the accused near KTC Bus stand and his…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Porvorim MLA Rohan Khaunte said that Chief Minister Pramod Sawant’s repeated claims to revive mining sector are fake. “Repeated claims of CM to revive mining sector are fake. His Govt is favouring the mining moneybags on the lease fiasco & dragging it instead of working towards a settlement formula. Election funds are more important than economy of Goa,” said Khaunte He further said that this shameless government got rapped for its highhandedness in bypassing Supreme Court permission before announcing the Goa Mineral Ore Permanent Fund Trust. “Is this Administrative idiocy or purposeful intent to avoid keeping promises?,”questioned…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: The High Court of Bombay at Goa has come down heavily on a resort built in an eco-sensitive zone affected by CRZ. The Division Bench of Justice M S Sonak and Justoce M S Jawalkar has not only slapped a fine of Rs 5 lakh on the resort owner but also direct the North District Administration to seal the premises within 24 hours. “The Government land, cannot be usurped or encroached upon or frittered away in this manner to assist Respondent Nos.9 and 10 for their business activities. Similarly, the environment cannot be degraded in this manner…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Today, BJP State President Sadanand Shet Tanawade slammed the opposition for criticizing the state government for over 100 per cent vaccination, stating that they should help identify those left to be vaccinated. “The opposition is blaming state government led by CM Pramod Sawant for achieving 100 per cent vaccination of the first dose. Instead of blaming, help the state government to identify those still left to be vaccinated,” said Tanawade Further reacting to LoP Digambar Kamat’s statements on 100 per cent vaccination, he said Digambar should help us identify people who are still left without vaccination. Tanawade…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Former Chief Minister of Maharashtra and Goa BJP’s election in-charge Devendra Fadnavis will be in Goa on September 20. The party’s central leadership had recently announced his appointment as Goa election in-charge. He was appointed for the post, considering the culture, arts, sports, social and geographical continuity of Maharashtra and Goa, and the language similarity, the party sources said. Experts say that Mr Fadnavis appointment will be beneficial for the BJP for the forthcoming Assembly elections. Chief Minister, BJP State President Sadanand Shet – Tanawade, have welcomed the decision. Fadnavis is coming to Goa for the first…