Govt assures a new CZMP with people’s views
Plan to be drafted by Environment Department in consultation with CZMA, GSPCB, scientists PORVORIM: In a major victory to the people, the State government on Tuesday announced it woud draft a fresh
Herald (Panjim)
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Toxic waste being dumped at discarded Bainguinim site
The Corporation of the City of Panjim (CCP) may have virtually abandoned the proposed garbage treatment plant at Bainguinim, but truckloads of highly toxic industrial waste and domestic garbage are clandestinely being dumped by miscreants at the site.
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Rave party to clean Canacona beaches
A three-day rave party is reportedly being planned in a dense forest in Agonda from February 5 , with the organizers planning to use the resources to organize a beach clean up initiative at Agonda, Palolem and Patnem.
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Dont water down this resolve
C hief Minister Digambar Kamat chose the right forum on Sunday to announce that Goa would never bow down on the Mhadei
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Matanhy calls CMs bluff on CRZ houses
Convenor of Goenchea Ramponkarancho Ekvott Matanhy Saldanha (GRE) on Monday asserted violence was the only way left with the coastal people to save demolitions of their houses lying in the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) areas.
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CRZ-hit structures dominate Khola meet
The villagers at Khola gram sabha on Sunday took the panchayat to task for succumbing and preparing to demolish 19 CRZ-related structures in the village.
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Camurlim deliberates on rain harvesting
The Camurlim gram sabha meeting on Sunday discussed matters pertaining to inclusion of BPL families and rain harvesting schemes in the village.
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Raia residents oppose mega housing project
Residents of Manora in Raia village have resolved to oppose a mega housing project coming up in the locality saying the proposed project is against the interests of the villagers and the farmers dependent on agriculture. The residents received a big boost to their agitation as local MLA Reginaldo Lourenco has offered his full support to the movement.
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Songhottna calls for stop to acquiring tribal land
Scheduled Tribes under the banner of newly-formed Mull Goencharanchi Songhottna has called for a stop to the acquisition of tribal land and demanded implementation of Panchayat Extension to Scheduled Areas Act (PESA) in Goa to protect the rights of the scheduled tribes in all sectors.
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Hitting them where it hurts
E ver since politics became big business, the best place to hit a politician
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Hundreds protest against mining traffic in Bicholim
Hundreds of people blocked the Bicholim Bridge on Thursday while protesting against mining traffic across the bridge. Incidentally, they also assaulted a truck driver and damaged his vehicle when he was trying to cross over the bridge. The traffic was also paralysed along the route for over four hours.