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Goemkarponn Desk Mapusa: After years of planning and assurance, the State government finally started work on the Bus stand for Mapusa, which is known as the commercial capital of North Goa. The bus stand work was initiated by former DY CM Francis D’Souza but that remained a dream and was never fulfilled during his tenure. The foundation for the first phase of the new bus stand was laid by Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant on Wednesday in presence of KTCL Chairman and Vasco MLA J.L. Carlos Almeida and Mapusa MLA Joshua Peter De Souza, Mapusa Municipal councilors and chairperson were…

Goemkarponnd desk Mormugao: In a shocking development, the Dy Conservator of Forest has alleged that 3000 saplings in Mormugao have gone missing with six month of being planted. The DCF has further said that the offence cannot be investigated by the Forest department and required to be enquired by some other agency. He has marked the CC of the letter to the Directorate of Vigilance, Altinho. The enquiry has been ordered following allegation made by one Damodar Divkar of Mormugao. “As alleged by the Complainant around 3000 trees were planted in the monsoon of 2019 and the same were found…

Goemkarponn desk Panaji: Gearing up for the 2022 general elections to State Assembly, the Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant today expressed confidence to regain trust of the minority community. Sawant was addressing BJP Minority Morcha State Executive Committee meeting in party head office in Panaji. During the meeting, Sawant said that the government is committed towards resolving the Kabrastan issue in the State. He said that directions have been issued to the District Collectors to identify suitable sites for Kabrastan in major cities. He also slammed opposition for politicizing the Margao Kabrastan issue while informing that an inquiry has been…

Goemkarponn Desk Mapusa police on Tuesday arrested one Sidhu Virdikar and one Santosh Talwar both residents of Mapusa for allegedly assaulting 12 construction site workers and for further threatening them with dire consequences. According to Mapusa police, incident occurred on Monday evening at around 9pm when both the accused allegedly assaulted 12 construction workers who were at the construction site and further threatened to be buried alive at site. Police informed that construction site supervisor Sanjay Bhangari then lodged a complaint with Mapusa police and acting on complaint Mapusa police registered offence under section 447, 452, 504, 324, 306 and…

Goemkarponn Desk PORVORIM: As the coastal belt of North Goa faces serious water woes, the State government has proposed to tap water from the iron ore mining pits. Nearly 10 MLD of water for the area would be pumped in from the mining areas, which are currently without any activities owing to closure of the industry since 2018. The Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant today chaired a crucial meeting on water woes in the densely-populated coastal taluka, wherein instructions were issued to the State Public Works Department to chalk out micro plan for seven coastal constituencies. Speaking to reporters post…

Mapusa: Amita Vasudeva Korgaonkar was elected unopposed as the new Sarpanch of Verla-Canca village panchayat on Tuesday. The election of the new sarpanch was necessitated followed by the death of the former Sarpanch Milton Marques. The post of the sarpanch had subsequently fallen vacant from December 25th. Candidature of Amita Korgaonkar was proposed by Panch Laxmikant Bicholkar and Digambar Kalangutkar. Stating that Panchayat ghar and overall development of the village will be taken up on priority, newly appointed Sarpanch Amita Vasudev Korgaonkar said,” There are several works which are pending and needs to be looked after. There is a major…

Goemkarponn Desk Panaji: AAP members along with the residents of vagator marched today at the PWD office in Mapusa over water issues that are plaguing for years. AAP member Pujan Malvankar said that this issue is going on for a year now and no one has taken any heed of it. The pipelines running for household purpose are smaller than the commercial pipeline, why this injustice? The residents have to get tankers every day and that is not a solution. We have asked the PWD OFFICE in-charge to come and inspect the site. He further went on to say that…