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Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Pramod Sawant government, which recently imposed strict austerity measures in an effort to reduce government spending and limit the revenue deficit in the final quarter of the current fiscal year, received a boost on Friday when the Center’s Finance Ministry released a tranche of Goa’s tax share of Rs 667.91 crore. In addition to Goa, the Centre concurrently disbursed Rs 1.73 lakh crore in funding to other State governments as part of the devolution of tax income to States. A significantly smaller portion of tax revenues—Rs 89,086 crore—were transferred to the States by the Union government…

Team Goemkarponn MARGAO: Renowned author and businessman Datta Damodar Naik, who was arrested by the Canacona Police for allegedly offending religious feelings, showed up at the police station on Friday. On Monday, January 13, the Sessions Court in Margao posted his motion for anticipatory bail. Naik received a notice under Section 35(3) of BNSS 2023, and he and his legal counsel showed up at the police station. After recording his statement, the cops let him leave. After hearing arguments on Naik’s motion for anticipatory bail, the Sessions Court scheduled a hearing for Monday, January 13 at 2:30 p.m. Naik has…

Team Goemkarponn MAPUSA: For raping twin younger sisters, a 39-year-old man from Deulwada-Hankhane, Pernem, was sentenced by the Goa Children’s Court, Panaji to 20 years of harsh jail and a fine of Rs 5 lakh, or five years of simple imprisonment if he doesn’t pay. In accordance with Section 8(2) of the Goa Children’s Act, the court also found him guilty and sentenced him to 10 years of harsh imprisonment, a fine of Rs 2 lakh, or, in the event that he did not pay, two years of simple jail. In addition, the court found him guilty under Sections 5…

Team Goemkarponn BICHOLIM: Sanjay Singh, a Rajya Sabha MP for the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), has promised the court that till the next hearing, he will not speak negatively about Sulakshana Sawant, the wife of Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant. At a hearing before the Civil Judge, Senior Division, Bicholim, on Friday, Singh’s attorney, Adv S Bodke, gave the guarantee. Singh will not restate any of the claims that Sulakshana Sawant, the plaintiff in her defamation lawsuit, had contested, according to Adv. Bodke’s submission to the court. Additionally, he asked for more time to reply to the plaintiff’s plea for…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Three IAS officers, Ramesh Verma, Sandip Jacques, and Sarpreet Singh Gill, have been appointed by the State government as “Commissioner-cum-Secretary” to the government. The Department of Personnel issued the directive on Friday after the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) promoted the three officers to the L-14 Super Time Scale. Ramesh Verma (IAS-AGMUT-2009), Sandip Jacques (IAS-AGMUT-2009), and Sarpreet Singh Gill (IAS-AGMUT-2009) have been appointed by the Governor as Commissioners-cum-secretaries to the government. The directive, which was signed by Under Secretary (Personnel-I) Eshant Sawant, states that the aforementioned officers will remain in charge of the departments they currently oversee.…

Team Goemkarponn BORIM: An estimated Rs 10 lakh was lost when a fire destroyed a residence in Borim on Friday. Residents are urging the government to help the impacted family rebuild their house. Around ten in the morning, a fire started in Zuvan Minin Vaz’s home in Karsange, Borim. The family members were at work when it happened. When locals saw the smoke and flames, they promptly called the fire department. However, a large portion of the house’s belongings, including clothing, furniture, kitchenware, and even gold decorations, had already been destroyed by the time the fire department arrived. The house’s…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Directorate of Tribal Welfare appeals Schedule Tribe Students to take advantage of Gagan Bharari Shiksha Yojana Scheme which aims to provide a financial assistance to the Schedule Tribe Students. The scheme aims to provide additional financial assistance to the Schedule Tribe Students to meet the expenses on food and travel. The scheme also aims to provide additional disability allowance to cover the expenses of students belonging to Schedule Tribes community with disability. Students belonging to Schedule Tribes community in the state of Goa with family income not exceeding Rs. 5,00,000/- per annum and studying post matriculation…