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* All business scheduled on Feb 6, will now take place on Feb 10 Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: With Prime Minister Narendra Modi scheduled to visit Goa on February 6, the Business Advisory Committee (BAC) today has extended the Assembly session by 1 day till February 10. As per the information, the business that was to be conducted in February has now been shifted to February 10. Sawant on Wednesday had hinted that the schedule of the six-day budget session of the Goa legislative assembly may be altered due to the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Sawant had said, whether…

LoP also slams the Assembly secretariat for repetitive and false replies Demands change in rules for sub-questions and allow to seek replies on issues more than 5 years Goemkarponn desk Panaji: With Prime Minister Narendra Modi set to visit Goa on February 6, in the midst of the Goa Assembly’s Budget session (starting Feb 2), there are speculations on the curtailment of the Assembly and Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant has said the Business Advisory Committee will decide on the matter. Reacting to the Chief Minister’s statement that the Business Advisory Committee will decide the duration of the Sixth Session…

Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: Leader of Opposition (LoP) Yuri Alemao today said that the Congress party will contest both Lok Sabha seats in Goa. “Goa needs an alliance, it is best if we do not split up; Cong should run for both LS seats, and the central leadership should determine whether or not an alliance will occur in Goa,” said Alemao. He further said that AAP has two MLAs in Goa and they might have asked for a seat in Goa but it’s up to the central leadership of the Congress party to decide. However, Kejriwal did not specify which of…

Goemkarponn desk Panaji: A Goa-based retired scientist and philatelist has a collection of more than 300 postage stamps depicting various characters and scenes from the epic ‘Ramayana’ that he has gathered from various countries, especially those located in Southeast Asia. Dr M R Ramesh Kumar, 64, who was a scientist in the CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography, said he has been collecting stamps since the last 50 years as part of his hobby and considers his father M V Ranganatha his “guru” in the field of philately. “I have a collection of more than 300 stamps on the Ramayana and over…

Bhagwant Mann’s remarks came hours after Mamata Banerjee’s explosive announcement that there is no tie-up with the Congress in Bengal Chandigarh: The unity of INDIA opposition bloc has suffered back-to-back setbacks within hours, with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) declaring that it will contest all Lok Sabha seats in Punjab, shortly after Trinamool chief Mamata Banerjee ruled out any alliance with Congress in West Bengal. “The Aam Aadmi Party has shortlisted 40 candidates for the 13 Lok Sabha seats in Punjab. We are getting a survey done before finalising candidates,” Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said today. The remarks came…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Supreme Court has upheld the revised criteria laid down by the Government of Goa in 2005 with reference to delimitation of private forest areas. According to advocate general Devidas Pangam, the state government uses two criteria to identify private forests: first, the area must be adjacent to government forest lands; second, if the area is isolated, it must be at least five hectares in size. A canopy density of no less than 0.4 is acceptable. The third requirement is that forestry species account for 75% of the trees on such lands. The Goa Foundation contested these requirements,…

 Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Imagine Panaji Smart City Limited (IPSCDL) today announced the completion and opening up for the use of the general public, three key roads in the heart of the capital city, Panaji ahead of its deadline. These roads are Dr. Wolfgango de Silva Road (from EDC House to ORRA Jewellery Store) – length of 0.27 km), Dr. P. Shivgaonkar Road (from D V Road (Mahalaxmi) to M G Road) length of 0.20 km and Dr. Roque D’Souza Road (from Church Square to M G Road) – length of 0.20 km. Sanjit Rodrigues, IAS, MD & CEO of IPSCDL…