The Navhind Times I Friday January 15, 2016 navhindtimes.com D’Souza maintained that the sustainability of the project was studied in detail by the State Environment Impact Assessment Authority 3 Raheja protestors should Lobo praised for bagging ‘best young legislator award’ „„NT NETWORK Modi on January 27. Naresh Sawal along with and hard-working legisla- leaders. The congratulatory mo- leg- tor. MGP legislator Lavoo The state assembly also approach courts if they feel PANAJI tion was moved in the as- islators commended the Mamledar and BJP legisla- passed a resolution of con- Legislators cutting across sembly by St Andre MLA contribution of Lobo as tor Subhash Faldesai also gratulating Dr Shivanand party lines praised the Ca- Vishnu Wagh. Congress legislator during the last congratulated Lobo. Bandekar and his team of langute MLA Michael Lobo MLAs including Vishwa- four years. Dedicating the award doctors from Orthopaedic nod is on false grounds: CM for being chosen as the best jit Rane, Chandrakant Most of the legislators to the people of Goa and department of Goa Medi- young legislator award in- Kavlekar, Digambar Ka- including Chief Minis- his constituency, Lobo ex- cal College and Hospital, „„NT NETWORK Deputy Chief Minister Francis D’Souza, stituted by the MIT, . mat, Leader of Opposition ter , pressed gratitude to his Bambolim for successfully who holds Town and Country Planning The award will be con- Pratapsing Rane, besides Tourism Minister Dilip party as well as Parsekar, performing advanced knee- PANAJI portfolio, assured that the government ferred on him at the hands Independent MLAs Vijay Parulekar and opposition, Defence Minister Manohar implant surgery called ‘at- The state government on would focus on improvement of of Prime Minister Narendra Sardesai, Rohan Khaute, said that Lobo is an active Parrikar and all his party tune’. Thursday said that it is infrastructure facilities seized of the matter of the mega project of Raheja In- ternational, comprising 88 spite of gram sabha reso- units and a hotel of 150 villas and a club house in lution. He also accused rooms. Now, the proposal Carmona village in Salcete the former PWD Minister as approved by the govern- and studying about ap- Churchill Alemao of sup- ment is for much lesser prehensions raised by the porting the project and de- built-up area after the pro- locals, thus a decision on manded to probe alleged ject proponent has scaled the issue would be taken money exchanged un- down”. shortly. der the table to favour the D’Souza maintained Replying to a calling- mega project during the that the sustainability of attention motion moved Congress rule. the project was studied in the state assembly by Reginaldo pointed out in detail by the Goa State Benaulim MLA Caitu Silva that there is no proper Environment Impact As- and Curtorim MLA Aleixo road in Carmona village sessment Authority, which Reginaldo Lourenco, and demanded to revoke granted clearance on Feb- Chief Minister Laxmikant all permissions if BJP gov- ruary 26, 2015, certifying Parsekar said that Raheja ernment feels that the then that the empirical data has followed all the proce- Congress government had along with the simulation dures while getting all the committed a mistake. of traffic density on the ad- permissions, adding that if Replying to the calling jacent and the main road somebody feels that it has attention motion, Dep- suggests that the exist- got permissions on false uty Chief Minister Fran- ing road is commensurate information, then con- cis D’Souza, who holds with the current and pro- cerned party should go to Town and Country Plan- jected traffic density. the court. ning portfolio, said, “The D’Souza assured that the Silva, who is a Goa Vikas project proponent had government would focus Party legislator, demanded obtained environment on improvement of infra- to revoke the permission clearance from the Union structure facilities, thus given to the mega project Ministry of Environment there should not be any on the grounds that the and Forest on February fear and anxiety in the process was arbitrary and 26, 2009 for a total built- minds of the people about people not taken into con- up area of 1,72,315 sq me- sustainability of the pro- fidence besides there is no tres for the construction ject and its possible ad- proper infrastructure in of around 561 residential verse effects. ‘Lynched’ tourist had made donations to Delhi temple US consulate in touch with family The US consulate here on Thursday said it is in touch with the family of the American tourist who died in Goa two days ago. “I can confirm that we are aware of this case. The passport of the deceased Our consular staff has been in contact with the „„NT NETWORK marks are not visible. family and is actively PI Devendra Gad said that working with the Indian MAPUSA inquiry is in progress add- government and police In connection with the ing “Some records suggest officials,” Heidi Hatten- case of ‘lynching’ of US that he may have arrived in bach, spokesperson of the tourist Caitan Vholte, aged Goa from Kolkatta on Janu- US Consulate General in 30, allegedly by some vil- ary 5. The post-mortem has Mumbai, said in a state- lagers of Korgao and per- not been conducted.” ment. PTI sonnel of Pernem police, Sources also informed statements of over 10 lo- that police have recovered cals were recorded on a passport from the bag Thursday by police. There which he had left in the is still no clarity on when bag in the house at Deul- the tourist had arrived in wada in Korgao which the state and whether he is around 4 km from the was alone or accompanied spot in khazan land where by someone else. he died. Sources informed Sources also claimed that Caitan had visited a that the tourist sustained famous Lord tem- head injuries which were ple in Delhi and made do- covered with mud so that nations.

Cops act swiftly, arrest 6 youth for Sancoale dacoity „„NT NETWORK committed theft of clamps, turn buckets, alumini- VASCO um grip, hellicks, ladder Verna police arrested six and other material totally youths in connection with amounting to Rs 1 lakh. the dacoity case reported The complaint further in Sancoale late night on states that the accused per- Wednesday within hours. sons also damaged elec- A complaint in this re- tric panels and boards, ca- gard was lodged by Mun- bles, and food items in the nalal Halwai of Vasco that house and fled in a mini Nivas Sharma (27), Chan- rickshaw. dradeep Tantpade (30), Acting upon the com- Dharmendra Kumar (25), plaint, police swung into Jagnath Jagtap (29), Mohan action and nabbed the ac- Kumar (20) and Birendra cused persons at Upasna- Atal (20) all residing at Pilar gar during the wee hours on criminally trespassed into Thursday at around 4 am. the multi-storey building Police in this connection of his brother Bharatlal detained a mini rickshaw Halwai at Sancoale and at bearing registration num- knifepoint threatened the ber GA-08-U-6926 used for workers of his brother with transportation of stolen dire consequences and material.