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Raises concern over12 projects coming up within the vicinity of Old Goa Team Goemkarponn PORVORIM: The Save Old Goa Action Committee (SOGAC) submitted a memorandum to the state government on Friday, raising concerns about suspected unlawful developmental operations that are proliferating in the Old Goa heritage zone. Bringing up the fact that there are twelve projects planned in the area around Old Goa, SOGAC asked the public to fill out forms available on the Save Old Goa Action Committee’s Facebook page and send them to the Chief Minister along with signatures expressing their opposition to the projects being built in…

Team Goemkarponn MAPUSA: Mapusa Municipal Council (MMC) today has enforced the demolition of four unauthorized shops near Karaswada Junction along NH-66. The structure was deemed illegal as it lacked necessary permissions. Shop owners vacated their premises as officials proceeded with the demolition.MMC officials were present during the inspection process. The inspection revealed that nearly all the establishments were operating without the necessary health No Objection Certificates (NOCs) and in unhygienic conditions. The unauthorised shops and kiosks, primarily situated on tenanted land belonging to the Mapusa Comunidade, lacked approvals not only from the MMC but also from crucial government departments such…

Team Goemkarponn BICHOLIM: In a shocking incident, a 25-year-old lost his life after coming in contact with a live wire at Karapur-Bicholim. As per information, the deceased has been identified as Vaibhav Bhide (25) n/o Zolambe- Maharashtra. Witnesses say Bhide died in an electric shop while he had gone to repair an electrical fault at the temple.

The recent actions taken by the Department of Commercial Taxes to identify and demand GST payments from cab operators have sparked a debate about whether taxi operators should come under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime. This move, based on data intelligence, has targeted individuals running taxi businesses, rent-a-cab, and rent-a-bike businesses with more than 10-12 vehicles, who might not have been paying the required taxes. The department’s efforts to track down tax evaders involved collecting information from various organizations over a period of three months. According to the department, businesses must register for GST and pay taxes if…

New Delhi: The Government of India said it was cooperating with the United States on charges levelled against an Indian national in plot to kill Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun who resides in New York City. Top sources said no such individual was working with Indian Intelligence agencies as was being claimed by the US. Sources stated that Indian intelligence agencies do not hire any hitman. Sources also questioned if Vikash Yadav, the individual named by US, could have an issue with Pannun at an individual level. “It is important to probe where is this individual and what is his…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Department of Commercial Taxes used data intelligence to identify about 260 cab operators who might not have paid the GST. According to sources, the department demanded GST payments from the cab operators and sent them notifications. The Department of State Tax collected information from banks, the regional transport office, the IT department, and other organizations over the course of three months in order to identify companies that were dodging taxes in the state. “We found that many individuals running taxi businesses, rent-a-cab and rent-a-bike businesses have more than 10-12 vehicles, but are not paying any tax,”…

New Delhi: Byju Raveendran, the founder of troubled edtech firm Byju’s, on Thursday said that he is willing to pay back all the money owed to lenders if they are willing to work with him. During a two-and-a-half-hour call with the media, Mr Raveendran said lenders will not get any money if the process of insolvency against the company continues. “If they are willing to work with me, I am willing to give them money back before I take a single rupee out. We paid $140 million but they wanted the entire $1.2 billion which we had already committed or…