PANJIM, March 27 -- Team Herald

First the Se Old Goa Panchayat said it was "clueless" about the project. Now with the Church clarifying that it had not issued a no-objection certificate (NOC) to the controversial construction project under the central PRASAD scheme in the heritage area, the activists protesting against the tourism department initiative have asserted that an FIR should be lodged against the workers and contractors who had excavated the area and carried away suspected historical artefacts.

Speaking to O Heraldo, Peter Viegas, Coordinator of the Save Old Goa Action Committee (SOGAC), demanded a full investigation into the matter. "The government claims that the police will look into the rumours about a mall being built, bu...