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Team Goemkarponn MAPUSA: Two defendants in the alleged Cunchelim land swindle were placed under 14 days of judicial custody by a Mapusa court on Thursday. In relation to the scam, the Mapusa Police had already filed a complaint against six individuals. Shakil Sheikh and Ramesh Rao, a Mapusa Municipality employee, were taken into custody by police late on Wednesday night. Nobert, Ravi, Raju Mandrekar, and Raja Anthony are the other four defendants who are still at large. Police sources claim that attempts are being made to track down and capture the fugitive criminals. The four fugitive defendants have already submitted…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Goa Police’s Crime Branch detained a 20-year-old Porvorim youngster on suspicion of narcotics possession and confiscated money, a motorcycle, and a cell phone from him. Nihal Panwale is the name of the accused Police claim that after the accused was allegedly caught in possession of a suspected MDMA substance weighing 15.640 grams, he was placed under custody. According to the police, the suspects also had one scooter, Rs 1,200 in cash in various denominations, and a cell phone, which together were valued at almost Rs 2.5 lakh on the global market. An offence has been registered and…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Puneet Kumar Goel, the former chief secretary, has denied that he corrected the zone in accordance with Town and Country Planning (TCP) Act 17(2). Additionally, he has denied knowing of any purported building on the land he purchased in Aldona after turning it into a community. Goel in his affidavit filed before the High Court of Bombay at Goa, has stated that in October 2023, he sold his flat at Gurgaon for Rs 3.10 crore and decided to invest the said amount in buying a residential property in the State since he had plans to settle down…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The granting of licenses for sand mining may take a backseat as the Goa State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (Goa – SEIAA) has referred the application for sand mining in Zuari and Mandovi rivers, back to the South Goa District Collector and Directorate of Mines and Geology, for reappraisal and proper determination of Zones of North and South Goa District. Because there shouldn’t be any conflicts in the near future regarding the implementation and execution of the conditions imposed in the Environmental Clearance on administrative and geological matters, the Authority believes it is appropriate to refer the…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: A Parliamentary Standing Committee on Housing and Urban Affairs assessed key urban development initiatives implemented under flagship missions such as the Smart City Mission (SCM) and other transformative national programs during a two-day visit to Goa. This visit aimed to evaluate Goa’s strides in urban development with the committee engaging in comprehensive discussions with stakeholders and reviewing landmark projects. The delegation, comprising of around 25 Members of Parliament and senior officials, focused on initiatives under flagship missions including Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT), Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban (SBM-U), Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U), Deendayal Antyodaya…

Team Goemkarponn PORVORIM: Census is conducted across the country once every five years. It is the main source of livestock data which provides details about the number, breed, age and sex of various species of animals across the State and country at large stated Minister for Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services, Nilkanth Halarnkar after launching 21st Livestock Census. The Minister informed that the data collected during this livestock census would be useful for proper planning and formulation of programme meant for improvement in the livestock sector in the State and Country. So far 20 Livestock Censuses have been conducted in…

Team Goemkarponn MARGAO: Congress leader and former Chairperson Savio Coutinho charged that the recruitment of Site Supervisor is illegal and in violation of the recruitment rules(RR) laid down in the Municipal act. Coutinho recalled that when the notice inviting applications for various vacancies was published by the MMC, an objection was raised over the omission of the requirement of “knowledge of Konkani” for the post of Site Supervisor. Following my objections, the Margao Municipal Council published a corrigendum making the “knowledge of Konkani” essential. “What is shocking to note is that the corrigendum Notice published neither has the date nor…