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Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant today announced 16,000 litres of free water to every Goan household beginning from September 1. CM Sawant also said that government will never compromise on Mhadei river issue. “Today on the occasion of Independence Day, I announce that every Goan household will get 16,000 litres of water at zero cost starting September 1; my government is committed for betterment of state,” said CM Sawant in his address during the Independence Day function in Panaji He further said that government will never compromise on Mhadei river issue and will fight it will state…

Former Tourism Minister Francisco Xavier Pacheco joins the Indian National Congress in the presence of General Secretary in charge of organisation KC Venugopal and in charge of Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Goa Dinesh Gundu Rao in New Delhi on Saturday. PANAJI Former Tourism Minister Francisco Xavier Pacheco vowed to bring the Congress party back to power in the upcoming assembly elections to be held in Goa, and assured his support to State president Girish Chodankar and team after joining the Indian National Congress in the presence of General Secretary in charge of organisation KC Venugopal and in charge of Tamil…

Our mothers, sisters, daughters have become vulnerable to the anti-social elements, who seem to be on the prowl all the time. There have been several cases of rape, kidnapping and murder of the girls across the country and more so in Goa of late. There was a case of gang rape in Benaulim recently while a girl’s body was found in a “questionable” condition at Calangute beach this week. This has put a huge question mark on the safety of women in Goa. Why can’t we change this mentality? Why should a girl or woman think twice before moving out…

Goemkarponn desk VALPOI: In a shocking revelation, it has come to teh fore that there has been large scale smuggling of Khairi tree (Acacia Catechu) from Sattari taluka. While the Khair smuggling was rampant in the past, one incident was reported of the trees cut down and smuggled at Murmune in the IIT proposed area in the Guleli Panchayat area on Wednesday night. This has created a stir in the surrounding areas. Shockingly, the trees were cut very next to teh main roads and was probably done in the dead of night. The incident came to teh fore when the…

Neha Masurkar, Psychologist The crime rate in India has been on the rise for more than a decade, and Goa has been a part of it for quite a long. From murders to robbery to gang rape, Goa has experienced it all. If good human beings exist, then there is no question about the existence of the bad ones. With 3884 registered cases in Goa, crime has been on the rise even more since the pandemic. The real question is, how do we make our Goa our India safe again? When, where and why the crime has occurred may not…

Goemkarponn News Panaji: Over a 100 residents a large number of them women, of Nunem village in Sanguem attending a meeting in the village with AAP Leaders Sandesh Teleikar Dessai and Gaurisha Gaonkar. The residents told them of how the village lacks basics necessities like water and electricity. Connectivity is a major issue as the residents have to walk at least 6-7 km to the nearest bus stop to get to work. Like many other villages in Goa Nunem too has long been ignored by their MLAs and the Govt at large. AAP’s outreach on development based politics was a…

Goemkarponn Desk Mapuca – It is high time that Goa emerges as the Model State in the Country with complete wipe out of corruption. Congress Party after coming to power in 2022 will bring in a strongest Lokayukta Act to put an end to corruption in Goa announced Congress President Girish Chodankar while speaking at ‘Swatantra Senani – Shahid Sanmaan Diwas” organised by North Goa District Congress Committee at Mapuca as a part of AICC program to celebrate 75th year of independence. Senior Leader & Former Union Minister Adv. Ramakant Khalap, District President Vijay Bhike, GPCC Vice Presidents Dharma Chodankar,…