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Team Goemkarponn MORMUGAO:Mormugao municipal councillor of ward-22 Sudesh Bhosle provided immediate financial assistance of Rs 10,000 from his own pocket to the house owner whose house was gutted in flames in a massive fire incident that reported at Bharat Nagar area in New Vaddem in Vasco during the late evening on Thursday. Bhosle visited and inspected the ill fated house on Thursday and Friday and met the house owner. He requested the Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and Transport Minister Mauvin Godinho to sanction all necessary help and financial aid to the house owner from government side and also from the…

Team Goemkarponn VELSAO: After several days of inconvenience and safety concerns, the South Western Railways (SWR) has finally completed work on the uneven road near the Velsao railway gate crossing, much to the relief of the locals. The road, which had been left bumpy and uneven due to previous railway construction work, had become a source of numerous minor accidents and significant challenges for traditional fishermen transporting their fresh catch. Local fishermen had long complained that the road’s condition caused fish baskets to topple off their vehicles, resulting in financial losses and disruptions. “The uneven surface made it extremely difficult…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Revenue Minister Babush Monserrate today has demanded an independent probe into cash for jobs scam. Monserrate demanded that those who gave money for employment should also be booked under stringent sections, as they were out to deprive those who qualified for the jobs. “My stand is very clear. Govt should book both the giver as well as the takers. Givers paid money to buy the job as they knew that their children could not meet the criteria of recruitment and tried to deprive those qualified for the job,” The BJP minister said that govt is not a…

Team Goemkarponn PONDA: Agriculture Minister and Ponda MLA Ravi Naik today said that police have already taken strong action in cash for job scam, soon police will nab Godfather and Godmother: “Police have already taken strong action in cash for job scam, soon police will nab Godfather & Godmother,” said Naik Hundreds of Goans have been duped of crores of rupees in a cash-for-jobs scam. Goa police have so far registered 20 cases across state including 12 in North Goa district and eight in South Goa district – and arrested 19 people for promising to secure govt jobs in exchange…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Government of Goa is launching India’s first fully tech-based online lottery, with the first draw scheduled for November 24, 2024. Rhiti Sports has been awarded the license to market and sell Goa State Online Lottery schemes, promoted by the Government of Goa. As India’s first fully technology-based online lottery, this app-based platform is poised to revolutionize the lottery landscape with its seamless technology, transparency, and unprecedented accessibility. With the marketing license issued by the Directorate of Small Savings and Lotteries, Government of Goa, Great Goa Games is set to become a trailblazer in India’s lottery industry, which currently…

Mumbai: BJP star campaigner Yogi Adityanath’s “batenge toh katenge” slogan, at the forefront of the party campaign in Maharashtra, is not only making its allies squirm, it is also causing deep discomfort among a section of BJP leaders, which has been voiced by Pankaja Munde and Ashok Chavan. Among allies, Ajit Pawar, the leader of the Nationalist Congress Party, has already shared his misgivings, saying while such slogans may work in the north, it is not appropriate for Maharashtra, the “land of saints and followers of Shiva”. The “batenge toh katenge (Division is destruction)” slogan, which the Opposition alleged has…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) Goa issued a Yellow Alert for Goa, predicting light to moderate rainfall over the next two days. Before and after the rainfall, there was high humidity and dry weather in a number of areas of the state. A cyclonic circulation that was over the southeast Arabian Sea off the coast of Kerala has now moved to the Lakshadweep region and the nearby southeast Arabian Sea, up to 3.1 km above sea level, according to the IMD, and is affecting the current weather. In spite of this, Goa nevertheless saw morning and evening…