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Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Fifteenth Finance Commission Grants for rural local bodies for the state’s Fiscal Year 2024–2025 have been made available by the Union Government. The 191 panchayats in Goa will receive the second installment of Untied Grants for the Financial Year 2022–2023—a total of Rs 9.69 crores. A press statement from the Union government states that the awards are a portion of the funds made available by the Ministry of Finance in response to suggestions made by the Ministry of Jal Shakti (Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation) and the Ministry of Panchayati Raj. Every year, the money…

Team Goemkarponn CORTALIM: Cortalim Zilla Panchayat (ZP) member Merciana Vas on Tuesday morning inaugurated the construction of an internal road at Prial in Cansaulim. The launch ceremony was attended by Cansaulim Sarpanch Savio Pereira, Ward Councillor Jessica D’Silva, and several local residents. Speaking to the media, ZP Merciana Vas highlighted that the road construction project, costing Rs 6 lakhs, was a long-awaited demand of the residents. “This stretch of road at Arossim is widely used by the public, and the panchayat members have consistently followed up with me on this issue. I am glad to fulfill this need through the…

Team Goemkarponn VASCO: Vasco MLA Krishna Salkar, along with Ward Councillor Deepak Naik and Mormugao Municipal Council (MMC) Chairperson Girish Borker, conducted a joint inspection of the ongoing construction work of the Baina Power House project on Tuesday morning. Speaking to the media, MLA Salkar emphasized the significance of the project as a revenue-generating initiative for the MMC. “The construction is progressing well, with foundation works nearly complete and expected to be finalized by January-end. Following this, we plan to add a slab every two months, aiming for full completion by March 2026,” he said. The Rs 18-crore project, sanctioned…

Team Goemkarponn VASCO: The Taekwondo Academy of Vasco, with the approval and support of the Taekwondo Federation of India and in association with the Taekwondo Association of Goa, is set to host the 4th India Open National Taekwondo Championship at the Peddem Sports Complex, Karaswada, Mapusa, Goa. The championship will be held from December 13 to 15, 2024. In a Historic First, the event will be Live Telecast on DD Sports Adv. R. D. Mangueshkar, Secretary General of the Taekwondo Federation of India, announced that for the first time in India, the Taekwondo Championship will be broadcast live on DD…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: In a major relief to rape-murder convict Mahanand Naik, the High Court of Bombay at Goa has set aside the trial court’s order denying eligibility for premature release. Additionally, the Sentence Review Board was instructed to reevaluate his appeal for early release by the Division Bench of Justices M S Karnik and Nivedita Mehta. Last month, Naik filed a challenge in the High Court against the Sessions Court’s decision to deny him the opportunity to set off his sentence. He noted that, as a result of his conviction in a 2009 rape case, he was not eligible…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Union Fisheries Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh revealed in a written response that the Goa government has brought 10 cases against fishing boats from Karnataka in the 2022–24 timeframe, bringing up the ongoing threat of Karnataka fishing trawlers breaking into Goan waters in the Lok Sabha. The total fines levied against these trawlers during that time period came to Rs 14.8 lakh. Illegal fishing has been a persistent problem, and the High Court of Bombay in Goa is currently considering the case. Local fisherman in Nerul, Bardez, assisted the Coastal Security Police in capturing and seizing two trawlers…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: In accordance with the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) Panaji zonal office has begun looking into the state’s cash-for-jobs fraud. To look into the purported cash-for-jobs fraud that has been reported in the state, the ED has filed an enforcement case information report. It has been learned that the ED had previously asked the police for information regarding the cases that were lodged at various police stations, despite the senior officers’ silence. The police have filed more than 30 cases in connection with the cash-for-jobs scam, and they have arrested roughly…