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It seems BJP's sole priority is to convert green areas

It is becoming clearing evident that the BJP's sole priority is to convert as much as possible of Goa’s green areas including trees, water bodies, hills, fields, etc under the garb of development. The latest “assault” in my view is with the prized land from the Loliem-Pollem comunidade!  The government fails terribly new developments and we are witnessing so many negative effects including flooding, sewage, garbage, pollution, crime etc. Smart City Panaji is just one of many examples. Even existing infrastructure including hospitals, food markets, govt offices etc is very poorly maintained and in substandard state, without any maintenance and proper up-keep! So all this excuse of new development for benefit of people is just a poor excuse ! Not to mention Goa is heating up and water resources dwindling on account of all this “mindless” destructive development!  This land at Loliem-Pollem has be kept for posterity and people should not let it go for concretisation which in my view is for the huge monetary benefit of the ruling party coffers, ministers and ruling MLAs.



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Anti-tobacco drive near schools must be intensified

ADELMO FERNANDES, Vasco
Published Jul 9, 2025, 7:52 PM IST
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South Goa police reportedly carried out a series of drives across the district to crack down on drug-related activities and sale of tobacco products near schools in order to ensure a smoke-free school zone. It is learnt that 167 shops near school premises were inspected during the drive and surprisingly 141 shops and establishments were found violating the law and were prosecuted under appropriate law. This amounts to 84 per cent of the shops near educational institutions…

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