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Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant today announced that the state governemnt is ready to close down coal handling if possible by starting separate activities at Mormugao Port Trust (MPT). Several children who are serious about Goa’s enviroment today met Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant demanding answers on coal being handled and transported at Goa. “State government is ready to close down the coal handling if possible by starting separate activities of MPT,” CM Sawant said in a reply to the questions posed by kids He further said that Rope Way and Roro Boat Services at MPT will be started soon.…

Porvorim: Independent MLA Rohan Khaunte has demanded inquiry by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the murder of Vilas Methar at Porvorim, while alleging that IPS officers were setting up wrong trend of political victimization during the investigation of serious offence like murder. Khaunte said that the state government has been using police force to silence their opponents, who have been exposing all the illegal deeds in the favour of the public. The MLA said that he is silent on the investigation in Methar murder case, but that does not mean he is approving whatever police are doing in the…

Panaji: The members of Salvador do Mundo panchayat has condemned the “politically motivated” candle light march held by BJP-Congress combine in the state while expressing sympathies towards the families of late Vilas Methar, who was murdered at Torda. Salvador do Mundo Sarpanch Sandeep Salgaonkar said that the candle light rally held at Porvorim was “not to sympathise with Methar’s family” but to “earn political brownie points out of it.” He said that it is shameful and condemnable that BJP-Congress combine were trying to get political mileage out of a murder. “I would have really appreciated if the candle light rally…

Railway Protection Force Konkan Railway caught one thief and recovered all gold and valuable items worth 2.2 lakhs from him which he had stolen from AC 2 coach from a women passenger. On 13.11.2020 passenger Vonita Diwakar Shetty reported that her ladies hand bag was stolen from her berth no. 8 & 10 in coach no.A1 of train no.02617 of Mangala Exp. while traveling from Udupi to Mumbai. Hand bag contained one gold Bangle, one gold Mangalsutra, one Mobile, Key bunch, Aadhar card, ATM card, Mediclaim card, one Purse with 6,000/- rupees total valued Rs-2,20,000/-. She informed to on duty…

PANJIM: Goa today reported 84 new COVID-19 positive cases. While there were 145 recoveries and just one death. As per DHS bulletin, a 71 year old patient from Dona Paula with HTN +IHD succumbed to the virus.

The Government intends to make Goa poverty free, aim to generate self employment to make people self reliant said Chief Minister, Dr Pramod Sawant after inaugurating newly constructed building for Parra Village Panchayat today. Dr Sawant was speaking at a function organised by The Goa State Infrastructure Development Corporation at Parra Bardez today. The Chief Minister said Government is making every effort to provide toilet for every household to make Goa open defecation free in the days to come and called upon the people to cooperate with the Government to accomplish the objective . The objective of Self reliant Goa…

The Muslim community in the port town are upset after Dabolim Airport was recently removed as embarkation point for the Haj Pilgrimage. Social worker Riyaz Qadri said Dabolim airport catered to Muslims not only from Goa but also the from neighbourhood states as well. “Due to Covid, many Muslims could not undertake the Haj Pilgrimage in 2020, but the good thing is that people will get a chance to undertake this pilgrimage next year. However, what has upset us is the cancellation of Dabolim airport as the embarkation point. Dabolim airport had been an embarkation point for the Haj Pilgrimage…