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Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant told the Legislative Assembly that the Goa government has only borrowed Rs 1,500 crore out of its Rs 4,500 crore borrowing cap. Sawant said, “I have not borrowed the full amount permitted,” during the debate of the Goa Appropriation Bill 2024. I only took out a loan for Rs 1,500 crore, even though my maximum was Rs 4,500 crore. The double-engine government has also given us additional money totaling Rs 300 crore and Rs 1,185 crore. He added that the government only borrowed Rs 2,500 crore for capital expenditures during the previous fiscal…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant gave the Legislative Assembly his word that none of the new railway stations in Goa that were being considered would become coal hubs. “If new stations are announced in other States, people welcome them,” Sawant stated in response to a calling attention motion made by Velim MLA Cruz Silva. There are objections here. Those who are protesting ought to put their issues in paper. We’ll carry out a thorough investigation and send the Center the objections,” said Sawant Previously, Sawant admitted that the Central government has authority over railway projects, restricting the State’s…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Goa Legislature Secretariat, Porvorim has organized Student’s Parliament Competition for the year 2024-25 in co-ordination with Goa Legislators’ Forum to inculcate amongst the students community the qualities of self discipline, right of expression, tolerance of the opinion of others, improved debating and expose themselves to various virtues of democratic living. The Student’s Parliament Competition for the year 2024-25 will be held from February 10 to 18, 2025 in the PAC/PUC Room, Assembly Complex, Porvorim. Altogether 24 Colleges from State of Goa will participate in the Students Parliament Competition, 2025. The Inaugural function of Students’ Parliament Competition,…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Department of Home has informed the Private Security Agencies in Goa operating in Goa should be registered online on the portal www.psara.gov.in of Home Department. Any private security agency operating in the state of Goa without registration with the Home Department is punishable offence with fine of Rs.25,000 imprisonment up to 1 year or both. All the establishments in the State of Goa are requested to appoint security guards only through private security agencies who are having valid PSARA 2005 license from Goa State. The list of registered private security agencies can be viewed on the…

Team Goemkarponn CALANGUTE: In a bid to curb the nuisance of public drinking, Calangute Police Station has launched a drive to book cases against individuals found drinking in public places. This move comes after numerous instances of tourists throwing alcohol bottles on the beach, leading to injuries from broken glass and even drowning cases after consuming alcohol. Calangute Police Station has booked 21 cases against individuals found drinking in public places from January 1st to till date and have collected a total of Rs. 42,000/- in fines from the accused and this drive will continue to ensure the safety of…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Raising a strong appeal for the protection and revival of Goa’s traditional salt-making industry, Goa Forward Party MLA Vijai Sardesai urged the government to declare salt pans as protected areas and provide incentives to salt makers to sustain this centuries-old occupation. Supporting MLA Viresh Borker’s proposal to make Batim a model village for traditional salt production, Sardesai emphasized the need to recognize and promote Goan salt as a cultural and historical heritage product. Citing the example of Japan, where traditional bamboo salt is sold for $100 per 250 grams, he stressed that Goan salt has immense potential…

Team Goemkarponn MAPUSA: In a significant crackdown on job scams, the Goa police have arrested a skin specialist, Dr. Meena Pooja Gop, for her involvement in a lucrative overseas job scam that duped 13 victims, including a complainant from Guirim Badez, Goa. The scam, which spanned from September 2020 to the present, involved Dr. Gop and her accomplice, Arvind Gop, who posed as recruiting agents promising jobs in sales departments in New Zealand. The complainant, Miss Sanjana Mahesh Bhicholkar, a resident of Sorvem Waddo Guirim Badez, filed a complaint against the duo after they induced her to send Rs. 8,50,000…